Winter Solstice 2019 & New Year 2020 Yoga/Qi Gong/Meditation Sadhana...All welcome!

[yogapam]

May this Solstice and
Returning of the sun
Bring you love, magic, & starlight
~A Mid Winter Blessing

“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.”
~Albert Camus

A warm welcome to all who would like to participate in a Winter Solstice/New Year Sadhana. It’s a great way to finish the year and start 2020 off on a positive note!

Sadhana is a daily spiritual and/or physical practice. It’s not limited to yoga & can also include other practices such as meditation & Qi Gong. A sadhana is often 40 days, but can be any length you choose. You may also set an intention, focus, or goal if you wish. No rules and no pressure! Some of us will start on Winter Solstice, Dec 21, others on Jan 1. Please feel free to roll out your mat & share your Sadhana practices with us!

[yogapam]

Hello & Happy Winter Solstice!

Day 1:
~restorative/yin yoga class - This was a lovely way to start my sadhana. It was listed as a restorative class, but also had a yin feel with a few longer held passive forward bends, hip openers, & twists.

I am aiming for 40 days, focusing on a more active practice with standing poses & wrist friendly flow. I’ve been doing mainly yin for quite a while so this will change things up.

Waves to all!

[sherry7899]

Day 1:


Yoga Upload Morning Flow Yoga

Yoga Upload meditation for stress relief and relaxation

[SpiritYogi]

Day 1:

Yoga: Altar of the Heart with Tilak Pyle.

I also attended a Winter Solstice walk and bonfire at a local Audubon Nature Center.

[Dontmindthemess]

I’m really working on establishing a simple daily meditation practice. I’ll be practicing yoga 3-4 times a week.

Day 1: Ten minute meditation and yoga class

Jane

[Pat58]

I have a few goals for this sadhana. First of all, I need to get back on board with healthier eating habits and "eating to live" versus the alternative. I will be exploring the use of sankalpa and meditation to support nutrition in a more mindful and yogic manner.

Second and third, my goal is to delve into different types of yoga other than restorative and yin, and get into my virgin and dust bunny DVDs.

Day 1 - Yoga Shakti Lunar Flow. in honor of the shortest day.

Jane - your adorable sloth avatar looks great for your meditation focus.

[Pat58]

Day 2 I enjoyed Barbara Benagh's Yoga for Back Care, Rest and Restore to wrap up a gym workout and PT. After that I listened to the guided relaxation on Dr. Yoga House Calls while inverting.

[sherry7899]

Day 3- meditation on my own

[Izzy]

Mary’s log

Dec 21-traveling to Denver
Dec 22-traveling
Dec 23-DIL’s 1 hour yoga class
Dec 24-1 hour hot yoga at studio in Denver
Dec 25-1 hour walk with meditation
Dec 26-Travel day back home
Dec 27-30 mins yoga/Kassandra, QiGong/Back and neck
Dec 28-QiGong Anxiety
Dec 29-Yoga for back and neck/Adriene
Dec 30-Transition yoga/Adriene, QiGong/Energy and Vitality
Dec 31-Yoga Flow/Adriene, QiGong
Jan 1-25 mins yoga, Day 1 QiGong 30 day challenge
Jan 2-Day 1 and Day 2 of QiGong 30 day challenge
Jan 3-Day 3 of Qi Gong challenge ( a long day and I was pooped when I got home. I had serious intentions of doing more yoga but my fatigue won out.)
Jan 4-1 1/2 hour yoga class at a local studio. This was my first time at this studio. This class was tough and a plank marathon.
Jan 5-I was feeling pretty good all day, got in a long walk and came home and suddenly just felt run down. I feel like I am getting a sinus infection. So rather than do yoga, I did some yoga reading as suggested by Beth. The two books I started reading are 40 Days to Personal Revolution and Journey of the Heart.
Jan 6-I stayed home sick most of the day. I went to the clinic and got meds. I read a chapter of both of my books (above).
Jan 7-QiGong Challenge Day 4 and 5, Bedtime Yoga flow, a chapter in both of my books.
Jan 8-QiGong challenge Day 6 and 7, 1 hour barre yoga with weights class at studio. Did reading in my books.
Jan 9-QiGong Challenge Day 8 and 9, Did reading in my books.
January 10-1 hour walk, after work went to clinic for new meds for this sinus infection, then got the stomach flu. So I meditated to the Yoga Gods to stop the vomiting.
January 11-I didn't do much today. No yoga.
January 12- 2 1/2 hours of shoveling then worked at PT job all day. A rough weekend for me. Not feeling any relief with sinus issues and headache so went back to the clinic Friday night. After I got home, I got sick with the stomach flu and was up most of the night in the bathroom. We got Ice and snow on Saturday so Sunday I had to shovel at home and then at the library. Then I worked 7 hours at my part time job. I was wiped when I got home. I am still not feeling very good nor am I sleeping good. Hopefully, this will pass soon. No yoga all weekend.
January 13-Yoga for your lunch break (not impressed with this one), QiGong Challenge Day 10 and 11.
January 14-Eion Finn/Do This Yoga Flow, Eion Finn/10 Min Meditation to self love
January 15-Bliss Wednesday, Bliss Wednesday Meditation
January 16-Meditation
January 17-QiGong Day 12
January 18-Travis, Gentle Yoga, QiGong Day 13
January 19-Qi Gong Day 13
January 20-Bliss Monday, Bliss Monday Meditation
January 21-Bliss Tuesday
January 22-Meditation before bed. I was feeling stressed but not feeling like doing anything but feeling like i needed to settled down. This was good. Though hard for me to sit still.
January 23-Gentle yoga
January 24-20 mins morning yoga practice.
January 25-Meditation. Did 4 hours of hand shoveling today. I needed to just chill so I did.
January 26-Meditation. A long day with work, a good walk, cleaned out a room, closet, desk etc...so when all said and done, I meditated.
January 27-EB/Prayer Flow
January 28-JBrown yoga
January 29-Meditation-I had work training off site from where I work. It was 8:30-5:00 for 3 days about 1 hour drive from me. Plus I had to work my PT job in the evenings. At the training, rather than sit with others at lunch, I went to another room and did quiet reading and meditation.
January 30-Meditation
January 31-Meditation
February 1-Nothing today.
February 2-Fill Your Cup Yoga/Adriene
February 3-Meditation
February 4-Yoga for Strength and Flexibility/Kassandra
February 5-Started a yoga workout and ditched it after 15 mins. ( I can't remember the name, I just didn't like it), did Ruah Release with Leah Sarago and felt better, even after her plank marathon.
February 6-1 hour yoga class at the studio.

[SpiritYogi]

Day 2: Took a toddler sledding and made a snow family. Too tuckered out to do my practice.

Day 3: Yoga: Flow - Saraswati River Tradition