Summer Solstice & Yoga
The Summer Solstice is a fiery, passionate, creative time, when the Sun reaches the fullness of its waxing cycle. This course invites you to connect with your own inner sun, as you step over the threshold and into the second half of the year. During the course you will be given the opportunity to celebrate your outer achievements and to reflect upon which seeds failed to germinate, and how you would do things differently next time. You will integrate your Summer Solstice wisdom into creative explorations of yoga practices, meditations and visualizations. Summer Solstice meditation questions will enable you to connect with the prevailing energy of the season and anticipate how best to direct your energy in the coming season of fruitfulness.
Summer Solstice & Yoga
Connect with your own Inner Sun!
- Enrol on this course to connect with the fiery, passion of the season when the Sun is at the height of its power.
- Discover how to tap into the fertile growing season energy to nurture your own creativity.
- Explore the value of both sunlight and shadow, and look at how you feel about entering the darker half of the year.
- Learn about the importance of yin and yang to our seasonal inquiry. And how to identify whether the prevalent energy of the season is yin or yang, and how to balance your own solar (yang) and lunar (yin) energy.
- Consider how to enjoy the beauty of the season and to connect with the wisdom of the natural world.
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Meditate upon seasonal meditation questions to connect with your own innate wisdom.
Summer Solstice & Yoga Course Info
- This course is designed to be used around the time of the Summer Solstice to deepen and enrich your seasonal yoga practice.
- It is a self-directed, text-based course, that you do at your own pace.
- It is yours to keep forever. So, you can return to it year after year.
- There are no formal written assignments, but you are encouraged to keep a journal to record your insights.
- The course is a treasure trove of seasonal inspiration and will be useful to both yoga teachers and students who are looking for seasonal inspiration.
- The course is not designed for complete yoga beginners.
- The course does not include video, or audio yoga recordings. There is no Zoom element to the course.
- You will need access to a computer and access to the internet. You can view the study material on a mobile device but using a desktop or laptop will enhance your experience and enjoyment of the course. Your web browser must be up-to-date to access the course. Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is recommended.
Praise for this course
“Having read the brilliant 'Yoga Through the Year' book I was intrigued to try out the Summer Solstice & Yoga Online Workbook. What appealed particularly was the self-study aspect …This flexibility means that I can access the course when it suits me and for as much or as little time as I have available…The short, carefully crafted modules will fit into the smallest of windows and there is plenty of new material which is not included in the 'Yoga Through the Year' book.
The layout is visually beautiful and very appealing - the lovely illustrations, colourful photos and short video clips really draw you in…I have found the course both stimulating and therapeutic and it has enabled me to become my own life coach by using Jilly's wise and gentle prompts. If you have been considering trying the course, I would say don't hesitate! I am sure you will love it as much as I do.”
Judy Brenan, British Wheel of Yoga teacher
Example Curriculum
Yoga & Meditation Lammas 7-day Challenge
Life is full of challenges and it’s natural to be focussed on how to resolve these difficulties. However, in the process we can forget to acknowledge the beauty and everyday miracles in our lives. Lammas, the time of first harvest, encourages us to use our yoga and meditation practice to strengthen our gratitude muscles, and in doing so increase our potential for happiness.
The yoga practices in this 7-day challenge are inspired by the abundance of first harvest and they aim to help us to cultivate a sense of gratitude for the earth’s abundance.
Your Tutor
Jilly Shipway is a writer and a qualified yoga teacher with over thirty years teaching experience. Jilly is the author of Yoga Through the Year, Yoga by the Stars, and most recently, Chakras for Creativity: Meditations & Yoga-Based Practices to Awaken Your Creative Potential. She regularly contributes to various magazines and yoga publications.
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