An alignment with the Moon and its many phases is instinctive for our body, emotions and our moods. It is in our conscious minds that we seem to have lost conscious awareness of this connection with the lunar cycle, one of the most visible cycles of the natural world.
Nilakshi Sharma
An alignment with the Moon and its many phases is instinctive for our body, emotions and our moods. It is in our conscious minds that we seem to have lost conscious awareness of this connection with the lunar cycle, one of the most visible cycles of the natural world.
Sharad rtu, is the season of festivals and is considered a time of beauty, grace and benevolence. And the apotheosis of this season is the Full Moon of the month Ashwina, also celebrated as Sharad Purnima.
Moon Rhythms is Paro’s monthly newsletter. It helps us align our bodies and minds with the waxing and waning rhythms of the Moon through ritual practices of the Self
Sharad or Autumn in India is the season of sustenance. Sharad rtu consists of the time span encompassing the Indian calendar months of Ashwina and Kartika
Grishma Rtu arrives in a blaze of light – searing, intense, scorching. The two lunar months of Jyeshta and Ashadha are quite possibly the two most difficult months in many parts of India
The sweet, amorous intoxication of Spring is referred to time and again in classical Sanskrit poetry. Basant Rtu – Spring – is the season that is traditionally seen as the joyful renewal of nature and desire
The seasons are a part of our calendared lives. But we have, in a sense, distanced ourselves from their impact and meaning
Rta is integral to the Vedic worldview. Beginning with the Rig Veda, Rta is a consistent principle that permeates and underpins many different strands of Vedic philosophy and worldview
We all have our rituals. The things that we do for ourselves. The small actions that make up our personal routines
