Overwhelm and letting go in eclipse season

Yes, it’s true, we are in eclipse season with a total lunar eclipse approaching on Sunday and people are feeling the pressure - there are big changes taking place this year and overwhelm is definitely in the air.

This is not helped by the relentless wind as the seasonal shift takes place from summer to autumn and ALL the letting go this brings, look at the trees, and the wind is shaking this up a little, adding extra air and ether to this Vata time of year.

This is a fabulous time to embody the wisdom of the first sutra of chapter two of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and turn to the benefits of kriya yoga, namely;

Tapas - self-discipline - this means doing all the things you know will help to ground and stabilise your mind such as getting on your yoga mat for a gentle, allow and introspective yoga practice (free videos on this website for those of you who can’t make it to class), eating well, getting good sleep, engaging in Yoga Nidra (lots of free ones of these on the website too) and working with a Sankalpa to positively change things, getting hands in the earth weeding, baking healthy treats, walking in nature, sitting under a tree, getting out on the beach, or just lying in a dead sea salted and lavender bath. Basically, doing things to nourish you - so switch off the phone, stop looking at the news, put away the wine and pop the junk food in the bin.

Svadhyaya - self-study - going for a Reiki treatment and working through whatever this eclipse season is bringing up, reading spiritual books, Vedic chanting, meditating and watching the mind. Basically working on yourself to understand yourself and the workings of your mind better so that you can break unhelpful habits and behaviours, and patterns of negative, sabotaging and unhelpful thinking.

Isvara Pranidhana - surrender to a higher power. Give it up! Let go. Recognise that you are not in control. So trust that things will work out for the best in the end. Surrender ego and actions to the divine. We are part of something much bigger than we realise, let go into the flow of cosmic forces.

I am noticing that the energy is currently supporting deep healing. It is also shining a light on the deeper reason for the healing - the shadows are becoming clearer. It is like cosmic forces - certainly the moon - is trying to shift our vibrational frequency and make the unconscious parts of us wake up. In many ways it is exciting but you might be shocked into awakening. Be gentle. Sometimes seeing our shadows is painful. But this is not a time for blame.

This is absolutely a time to let go now, as I am also being encouraged to do in my life. Throw out clutter and anything which you no longer use, let someone else benefit instead, and let go of the person you were, for the person you are becoming. Life changes. We age. And what we need now is not necessarily what we needed 10 years ago. Dreams change too, so give up those that are now outdated and dream again or get out there and make those dreams you have almost given up on, a reality in your life. If the heart still feels it, then there is always possibility and where there is a possibility, magic happens.

Enjoy this transition and come to class if you need to go deeper within.

Love Emma