Empower Your Inner Warrior
Aries (Mar 20- Apr 19)
Reconnect with your courageous confident self
For astrologers the cycle of the twelve zodiac signs begins with 0-degrees Aries. It is the ignition key of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere it corresponds with the beginning of spring. The Aries glyph represents the ram's horns, which were traditionally used to blow away the old year to make room for the new. This is a time of new beginnings. It was meditating upon the Aries glyph that gave me the inspiration for the Aries-inspired yoga practice, which you will find in the Yoga by the Stars book. In that practice we use the Aries glyph as a yantra (a visual symbol to aid meditation). When I was contemplating on the glyph the image that arose in my mind was of a new green shoot pushing up through the soil in springtime; a sense of new growth, green shoots, grounding, rebirth and renewal.
Aries is ruled by the warlike planet Mars. Its element is fire and its colour red. In the Aries-inspired practice, in the book, we use poses such as Warrior Pose (Virabhadrasana) to build up strength and courage. We fire up our intentions by chanting the seed mantra RAM, associated with the solar plexus chakra (Manipura), and the development of personal power.
The parts of the body associated with Aries are the head and the adrenals. The mental energy required to assert our self and take action can lead to restless agitated states of mind, with adrenalin pumping through our system. It's the same energy we see in the headstrong ram of Aries. Our challenge is to use this surge of energy to achieve our goals, whilst at the same time not getting swept away or overwhelmed by it. Our Aries-inspired yoga practice helps us to ride this wave of energy, calm a restless mind, and to stay grounded and connected to the earth beneath our feet.
Aries is ruled by the warlike planet Mars. Its element is fire and its colour red. In the Aries-inspired practice, in the book, we use poses such as Warrior Pose (Virabhadrasana) to build up strength and courage. We fire up our intentions by chanting the seed mantra RAM, associated with the solar plexus chakra (Manipura), and the development of personal power.
The parts of the body associated with Aries are the head and the adrenals. The mental energy required to assert our self and take action can lead to restless agitated states of mind, with adrenalin pumping through our system. It's the same energy we see in the headstrong ram of Aries. Our challenge is to use this surge of energy to achieve our goals, whilst at the same time not getting swept away or overwhelmed by it. Our Aries-inspired yoga practice helps us to ride this wave of energy, calm a restless mind, and to stay grounded and connected to the earth beneath our feet.
Warrior 2 (Virabhadrasana 2)
Aries-inspired Meditation Questions
- What qualities would I need to possess to be a spiritual warrior?
- What do I consider worth fighting for in my life?
- Which yoga poses help me to build courage?
Aries: Empower your Inner Warrior, reignite your fiery energy, and reconnect with your assertive, courageous, confident self.