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Moon Days

Both full and new moon days are observed as rest days in the Ashtanga tradition.

Both the sun and moon exert a gravitational pull on the earth and create different energetic experiences for us. The full moon makes us feel energetic and emotional, but not well grounded. When the moon is full we tend to be more headstrong.

The new moon makes us feel calm and grounded, but dense and declined towards physical exertion.

Practicing Ashtanga yoga makes us feel more attuned to the natural cycles of life. Observing moon days is one way to recognise and honour the rhythms of nature so we can live in greater harmony with it.

On moon days we practice a revised version of the Ashtanga sequence devised to work with the body’s energy levels.

The moon days for 2007 are as follows:

		Full Moon	New Moon
January:	Wednesday 3rd
	Friday 19th
February:	Friday 2nd
	Saturday 17th
March:	Saturday 3rd
	Monday 19th
April:	Monday 2nd
	Tuesday 17th
May:	Wednesday 2nd
	Wednesday 16th
June:	Friday 1st
	Friday 15th
	Friday 30th
July:	Saturday 14th
	Saturday 30th
August:	Sunday 12th
	Tuesday 28th
September:	Tuesday 11th
	Wednesday 26th
October:	Thursday 11th
	Friday 26th
November:	Friday 9th
	Saturday 24th
December:	Sunday 9th
	Monday 24th