{"id":12417,"date":"2022-10-07T07:29:38","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T07:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srisrischoolofyoga.org\/na\/?p=12417"},"modified":"2022-10-25T12:59:52","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T12:59:52","slug":"embracing-change-yoga-practices-for-fall-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srisrischoolofyoga.org\/na\/blog\/embracing-change-yoga-practices-for-fall-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Embracing Change: Yoga Practices For Fall Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

The season of fall calls us for a change and detox\u2014physically, mentally, spiritually. These yoga practices including asanas, pranayama, and yogic cleanse will help you move through it with ease.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Growing through the change<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u201cLife is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.\u201d – Lao Tzu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Change is hard and most of us resist any change. Even though change may be beneficial, many of us struggle to change – to change careers, cities, old and bad habits, to leave an unhealthy relationship, to go back to school. Feeling anxious and stressed during the time of change is very common.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ironically, it is only through changing ourselves that we can remain grounded through life\u2019s transitions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fall is the season of transitioning and change<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

If we observe and spend time with nature during this beautiful season, it can <\/span>teach us life-transforming lessons of acceptance, balance, letting go, surrender, and reset. If we can adopt these in times of change, the change will be enjoyable.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Yoga is the journey of the self. If we connect our heart and soul to our practice, it can help us to learn these life lessons and to embrace changes with a lot more ease.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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1. Accept change and impermanence<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

Every autumn we revel in the beauty of the fall colors. The changing fall foliage leaves us wonderstruck, reminding us that change is the nature of life and change is beautiful.\u00a0\u00a0Admiring the changing leaves helps us be open to the surprises of nature and the inevitable twists and turns in our life. It also means having faith that some supreme power always protects us in all the transitions of life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Autumn, with its falling leaves and bare branches, remind us of the fleeting nature of all things. When we contemplate fall’s changes, we grow more appreciative of the beauty that surrounds us. How gracefully the trees accept the changes that they undergo in the natural cycle of life. <\/span>\u201c<\/b>When you can appreciate beauty in every inch of the creation, that is yoga.\u201d<\/i><\/b> \u2013 says Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the founder of Sri Sri School of Yoga.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Breath of Joy <\/b>teaches us to embrace all changes happily and with a smile.\u00a0 It energizes our body and uplifts our spirit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n