Sun Salutes

Hello my friends!

Let’s salute the sun.

The big event tomorrow is a total solar eclipse across North America. We’ve been waiting for it since our last solar eclipse in 2017. Scientists and civilians from around the world will be travelling to the path of totality to experience it live.

I did a deep dive on NASA’s website and found lots of great information there. The interactive maps are wonderful – you can plug in your zip code to learn about the timing of the solar eclipse in your area.

Let’s salute the sun.

And what about all of the news coverage that this has created (including in this newsletter)? It’s fun to watch the scientists get excited about the event and it’s more fun to watch the non-scientists get excited. There’s even a term for the act of travelling to experience the totality – astrotourism.

Face it, the current world news is frightening. Our national news isn’t much better. But the eclipse offers a breath of positive news that we can all share. This event connects us when there is so much that tries to separate us.

And here’s where we find the yoga of solar eclipses.

Whether we are at the totality or somewhere on the fringes, we’re all part of this historic event. A total solar eclipse is a rare occasion and something to commemorate. We are literally moving from light to darkness and then back to light. It is a shared positive experience – a glimmer perhaps? – and a chance to consider things that are larger than ourselves. It is a brief moment in time, but it is a moment that we can pause and notice our connectedness instead of our differences.

The more of these moments that we can string together, the better we will all be.

Let's salute the sun.

Let's salute the sun together!

Love & sunshine,

Nina G