A common celebration in the yoga world for the summer solstice is to practice 108 sun salutations. If that sounds hard and like a lot, you are right. It is. For a full practice of 108 salutations in one session, it takes about two hours (including some warm-up and a very important and well earned...
Committing to completing 108 of anything is a big commitment. Committing to doing 12 of something each day for nine days is still challenging but doable, and the end result is the same: a sense of achievement and a beautiful way to welcome a new season. Instead of all at once, this year I hope...
Frequently around a seasonal equinox or solstice, especially the summer solstice, the practice of 108 sun salutations comes around. But why 108 and why sun salutations? 108 is seen as an important and symbolic number for several reasons. 1. The diameter of the sun is 108 times the diameter of the earth. 2. The distance...
