12/21/2025
On this Winter Solstice, my pups and I rose with the morning light to honor the shortest day and the longest night with 108 sun salutations.
We honored the light within each of us and the light of the sun that gives life to all things.
And we honored the dark that allows us to appreciate the light a little more. We are both light and dark, after all.
As we move through the final days of 2025, I’ve been guiding my yoga students through what I call the final shed. This is the Year of the Snake, a year that asks us to release old skins. Letting go of who we thought we were can be painful from our identities, our relationships, and the dreams that didn’t unfold the way we imagined.
But 2026 brings the Year of the Horse. A year of strength. Momentum. Forward movement.
To prepare, we move. We shift. We remember the fire that lives within us even on the darkest night. That fire burns quietly but steadily and carries us through the tender ache of shedding and into our next becoming.
As this year closes and the light begins its slow return, what are you ready to let go of as you prepare for the season ahead?