21/06/2025                                                                            
                                    
                                                                            
                                            Today we celebrate the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and longest night of the year, and it couldn’t be a more beautiful day to celebrate the start of brighter mornings ☀️ 
Performing 108 sun salutations during the winter solstice is a yogic tradition that marks the transition from darkness to light and celebrates the return of the sun. This practice is a moving meditation that can help to release old patterns and welcome new beginnings. The sacred number 108 holds significance in yoga and other traditions, representing unity, wholeness, and the connection between the physical and spiritual realms.
According to Vedic cosmology, 108 is the basis of creation, represents the universe and all our existence.
108 is strongly represented in Hinduism as well as in Ayurvedic practice, with the 108 Marma Points( vital points of life forces) in the body.  Hindus believe in the 7 Chakra points, the heart chakra, located at the exact center of the chest, is associated with transformation and love energy. It is believed that opening this energy center will lead to joy and compassion. The Heart Chakra said to have 108 Nadi or energy lines, that converge to form this energy center. 
In Buddhism there are said to be 108 Earthly desires, 108 lies, and 108 delusions of the mind.
In Astrology 108 can be noticed with the approximate relationships the Sun, Earth, and Moon. The diameter of the Sun is 108 times the diameter of Earth. The distance from the Sun to Earth is 108 times the diameter of the Sun. The distance from the Earth to Moon is 108 times the diameter of the moon. Lastly, there are 12 astrological houses and 9 planets. 12 multiplied by 9 equals 108.
Even Stonehenge’s diameter has been measured to be 108 feet in diameter.
In the Yogic tradition, 108 is a sacred number. Practicing 108 Sun Salutations is a meditative practice that connects the body, the mind, and the universe specifically when nature is undergoing a change. And coupled with this change in nature, yogis can start once again, fresh, renewed and inspired.