Yoga this Week – Sunday, June 21, 2015

Summer Solstice Blessings and Happy Fathers Day to all,

I offer you one of the oldest Vedic prayers which honors the life giving, divine power of the Sun, The Gayatri Mantra. In Hatha Yoga (Sun & Moon), “Ha” embodies the masculine, yang, sun energy and is based in action-oriented thinking while the “Tha” embodies the feminine, more receptive, yin, moon energies. So it is fitting for us to honor our fathers and the powerful masculine sun energy they possess that has the ability to transform, protect and direct our thinking towards the divine plan. This sun power is within us all to empower and guide as we move into the energies of this active, joyful season.

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ॐ भूर्भुवः॒ स्वः ।

तत्स॑वितुर्वरे॑ण्यं

भ॒र्गो॑ दे॒वस्य॑ धीमहि ।

धियो॒ यो नः॑ प्रचो॒दया॑त् ॥

Oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ

tát savitúr váreṇ(i)yaṃ

bhárgo devásya dhīmahi

dhíyo yó naḥ pracodáyāt

May we meditate on the sun, life giver of all things, that shines upon all living beings and in the space between. May this divine luminous power of surya also illuminate our intellects so that we may make the right decisions at the right times for the good of all concerned.