108 Sun Salutations: Yoga New Year (1/1)

What is a "Sun Salutation"? It is a series of linked postures demonstrated here in 13 stages:

Led by Yoga Ambassador Stella Han, MSW

Buddhism is all about mental cultivation or bhavana, right? Who needs the body?

The fact is the wandering ascetic Siddhartha realized this human body is not "in the way." Like happiness (sukha), it is the way. At least it can be.

The first instruction toward enlightenment is? Mindfulness of the body -- breathing, postures, and so on. It's all detailed in the Satipatthana Sutra.

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What better way to move mindfully than the ancient Vedic rishi magic of "union" (yoga) with the breath (prana, spirit) and the All (advaita, our universal interconnectedness)?

• Yoga Gives Back: Stella Han's fundraiser

Party first: New Year ceremony vegan potluck

The martial arts are martial, that is, related to war and fighting. Qigong and yoga are about peacefully moving energy in the body. Even a very fat, unhealthy, other-abled person could do yoga (e.g., Iyengar Yoga) or begin to move chi (qi, kyi, prana) for health and recovery.

Average Janes and Joes might even be to the point where the practice of saluting the sun (Surya Namaskar) is a good idea. We'll start the New Year doing just that:

• New Year's Day 2025, noon-3:00 pm
• With Yogini Stella Han, MSW
• Kinship Yoga Studios ($25)
• 5612 N. Figueroa St., Highland Park
• Los Angeles, California 90042
• (213) 585-8451
• 108 Sun Salutations Yoga Practice w/ Stella Han (Kinship Studios, Highland Park), Wed, Jan 1, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup
• 108 Sun Salutations Yoga Practice w/ Stella Han (Kinship Studios, Highland Park), Wed, Jan 1, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup
• Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Dhr. Seven, Jen B., Wisdom Quarterly

Yoga: Global Mala Project

(globalmala.org)

Join 1,008 yogis celebrating 108 sun salutations and conscious music at this annual event. Enjoy exceptional yoga teachers, representing the variety in yoga and inspirational speakers, empowering musi-cians, yoga sun salutations, kirtan music, and dance performances. Supported by over 40 SoCal yoga studios, this FREE charity event is open to all. Benefiting Yoga Health Foundation's educational programs to bring yoga and health education into schools.

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Buddhist Yoga; Yoga Month; Raw Spirit

• 30DayYogaChallenge.com 30 Day Yoga Challenge is joining forces with Yoga Month and Global Mala Project. Register now, connect with the global community, and raise the quality of your life to the next level in all areas.
• Perfect10Lifestyle.com
• YogaMonth.org
• GlobalMala.org

• 1959 visit to a Japanese Yoga School: Kiyamizu Buddhist Temple of Kyoto, a Nichiren Buddhist monastery in Minobu, on the slopes of Mt. Fuji. Michael Rogge (DVDs available).