Our 3rd Annual: Eco Yoga Day

Sun, Apr 17, 2p – 4p

Galesville Memorial Hall

$15 Donation (All proceeds go towards a local green project)

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Come celebrate the Earth Day season with our 3rd annual Eco Yoga Day. This is a time to engage in plantings, participate in a community, and recognize our inherent connection to the earth. Along the way we will do yoga and meditation to attune our bodies and minds to nature’s calling.

This year our theme will be: Biomimicry. This is a pioneering field wherein nature serves as the inspiration for all kinds of human activity including building construction, technology and so much more. After discussion this emerging arena with Karen McDonald (Environmental Educator), we will plant some heirloom seeds in newspaper pots that we make. This would be mimicking nature’s process by using seeds that can be harvested again and again (not just store bought seeds). We may also plant flower seeds that could be germinated and then planted around Galesville Hall later.

We will begin the afternoon with a short yoga session. In past years, we have always done tree plantings as well. Our gratitude to both Exterior Image (Lothian) and Greenstreet Gardens (Lothian) for donating trees in years past.

So come on out for this great, local, community gathering.

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Also take a look at pics and read about our past Eco Yoga Day events:

Eco Yoga Day 2010 ~ Eco Yoga Day 2010 Pics ~ Eco Yoga Day 2009

Tour some of the more remote and inspiring places on this earth, contemplating the link that unites us all.

For a full screen, high resolution viewing, click here.

Happy Solstice to One & All!!

The word solstice comes from the Latin sol meaning “sun” and the Latin root sistere meaning “to stand still.”

Why solstice?? Because the sun stands still in declination; that is, the apparent movement of the Sun’s path north or south comes to a stop before reversing direction.

Normally we use the terms summer and winter solstice; but that is not entirely correct since when the northern hemisphere is undergoing summer solstice then the southern hemisphere is undergoing winter solstice, and vice versa. For that reason, some simply use the terms June solstice and December solstice.

The solstice days are also the longest and shortest days of the year.

In some areas, the solstice marks the start of a new season, either summer or winter. This is true in most temperate zones. However in tropical areas like India that have six or more seasons a year – not just four – then the solstice often falls in the middle of a particular season.

Wherever you are – happy solstice day to you – may it be the start of bright new beginnings!!