With the end of August comes the beginning of Virgo season – and the close of Leo season. Virgo is an earth sign, known for its meticulous, organized, yet nurturing, nature. While Leo is a fire sign, known for its determination, leadership, and action.

Can you feel the shift as the summer winds down? From a fiery Leo season to a more gentle and earthy Virgo season?

Is it any surprise that the new school year begins in the sign of working hard, perfectionism, and organization?

You’ll likely begin feeling this subtle shift in different ways. And you may naturally start to alter your routine or activities because of it.

This Virgo season, lean into the changes in season and energy and nourish yourself a little extra during this time. Keep reading to find out how you can do just that, on and off your mat.

With just a couple weeks away from the school year beginning in this neck of the woods, can you already anticipate the sound of morning alarms, grunts, and moans from the dreaded early-morning wake-up call to start the day?

How about the hurried shuffle from school pick-up to sports practices, music lessons, dance classes… and the rushed scurry back home for dinner, homework, and the overall wind-down from the day – just to do it all again the next day.

I know, just thinking about it is exhausting.

That’s why hacks for creating a back-to-school routine are essential for not just surviving this transition, but actually feeling anxiety and stress-free when it is just inevitable that there is a lot to do and different schedules to manage.

But before we begin – and because my anxiety just made a noticeable uptick just thinking about the new school year ahead – let’s first start by taking a nice deep breath in.

Hold it at the top for 3…2…1…

Release.

Deep exhale.

Much better.

Let’s end this summer on a relaxed note and dive into how to create a back-to-school routine that will not only help your family be successful for the new year but you as well! All while remaining stress-free… mostly. Because life.

We’ve just wrapped up our SHINE Youth Yoga Camp this week! Something that all the little ones learned during camp is to keep shining bright – through how you care for your body, how you connect and communicate with others, and how you walk through the world altogether!

Well, sometimes – maybe all the time – adults need gentle reminders to shine bright too. Because we all have so much to offer in this world.

This week, serendipitously, is the New Moon in Leo. And Leo knows all about shining bright. Whether you’re a Leo or not, you still have Leo in your astrological birth chart, and you’re still a human on this planet! So no matter what, you’ll feel the effects of this Leo New Moon.

Learn more about how this Leo New Moon will affect your life, and how you can embody the energies of Leo and this new moon within your yoga practice this week.

If you can believe it, the final weeks of summer are here! Before you know it the school year will resume, vacations will end, and a more structured routine will await you once again.

As you move through this final month of summer, soak up what’s left with some enjoyable activities and outings – either on your own, with your partner, friends, kids, or family. Squeeze in that last-minute trip, or enjoy staying up or sleeping in a little longer!

However you decide to spend your final days of summer, we’ve gathered a list of fun things and ideas you can incorporate into your days to really soak it up. If you have additional ideas to share, leave us a comment below for everyone else to enjoy as well!

Yoga is for all ages and stages of life. In fact, research has shown that yoga can play a beneficial role in the development of children – in many ways. And the great news is, you don’t need a yoga teacher training, or a whole lot of experience in yoga, to begin practicing with your kiddos today!

We’ll share with you some simple yoga poses you can practice with your kids, and tips to help you along the way as you begin your practice together.

Hormone health is a hot topic right now. More and more, people are looking to find ways to balance and heal their hormones as we learn hormones actually play a large role in our overall health. And, unfortunately, as we learn of the many disruptors to our hormones within our current world.

Perhaps still under the radar as a potent healing tool, is yoga. In the mainstream, yoga is sometimes portrayed as a simple exercise routine that can increase flexibility and release stress. And sure, it can do all that. But it can also help you balance and heal your hormones through the various branches and practices within yoga.

I think it’s safe to say that if we – as adults – feel overstimulated by this technology-driven society, our children are probably feeling it as well … and I’d guess maybe even more so.

With nervous systems on overdrive, stress, anxiety, and those seemingly out-of-nowhere-meltdowns abound. Sometimes, kids throwing a tantrum – or giving you that attitude that always hits the perfect nerve – is really dysregulation without the understanding and knowledge of how to come back into emotional regulation.

So, finding ways to create grounding and mindfulness, and promote their overall well-being is crucial.

While yoga is often associated with adults, it’s truly for people of all ages… including kids! Yoga actually offers amazing benefits for kids as well. And really, the younger they become familiar with the practice, the more equipped they’ll be as they enter into adolescence and adulthood… making it easier for them, and you!

I’m sure we’ve all been there – and if you haven’t, tell us your secret! That lower back pain that twinges in just the right area… at the most inconvenient time.

That one twinge makes you feel like you’re decades older than you are and well, now you’re ready to lay flat all day just to avoid it.

Except that option is probably, nearly, … impossible.

Your best bet is, realistically, to find ways to 1.) prevent the twinge from even happening, and 2.) when it does happen, find ways to effectively soothe that area of your body without having to lay flat for hours on end.

Luckily, yoga is an effective way to achieve both. For centuries yoga has been practiced as a natural, safe, and preventative way to alleviate all kinds of illness, ailment, and pain. For today, we’ll just focus on the back.

Whether you come to your mat once, twice, three times a week, month, or daily, your path toward Moksha is never ending, never impossible, and you’re never alone. You already have the freedom within and you are always walking a path toward freedom.

Pitta loves the heat. However, you want to be careful not to stoke that fire too much. Learn about pacifying your Pitta energy this summer.

Summer Solstice encourages you to balance your inner fire as you begin manifesting your dreams. Try this invigorating sequence!

We all need co-regulation. And we need co-regulation as a way to learn and develop self-regulation later on in life. Learn how to co-regulate.

As cyclical beings, our internal world changes right alongside our external world. And as it does, your yoga practice will also ebb and flow.

Bilateral stimulation is a powerful technique that can transform your brain and your life. And it's more accessible than you think!

Mindfulness and its effects on children continue to be studied. Time and again it is shown that mindfulness is incredibly impactful and beneficial, and thankfully is being encouraged more and more within education systems and at home.