| Full Moon 2025 | New Moon 2025 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 14 January | Thursday 30 January |
| Thursday 13 February | Friday 28 February |
| Friday 14 March | Sunday 30 March |
| Sunday 13 April | Monday 28 April |
| Tuesday 13 May | Wednesday 28 May |
| Wednesday 11 June | Friday 26 June |
| Friday 11 July | Friday 25 July |
| Sunday 10 August | Sunday 24 August |
| Monday 8 September | Monday 22 September |
| Wednesday 8 October | Wednesday 22 October |
| Thursday 6 November | Friday 21 November |
| Friday 5 December | Sunday 21 December |
There is no early morning Mysore practice on days of New Moon and Full Moon
Evening and weekend classes are running as scheduled.
Why?
For Ashtangis with a daily practice, taking moon days off is a way to have some rest, plain and simple. Ashtanga practice can be strenuous, and some time off may help to “soften” the practice and allow the body to incorporate changes.
“The body is made up of 65% water, and look how the moon influences the ocean tides. The human body is also affected by gravitational forces from the moon.”
The relative positions create different energetic experiences that can be compared to the breath cycle. The full moon energy corresponds to the end of inhalation when the force of prana is greatest. This is an expansive, upward moving force that makes us feel energetic and emotional, but not well grounded. The Upanishads state that the main prana lives in the head. During the full moon we tend to be more headstrong.
The new moon energy corresponds to the end of exhalation when the force of apana is greatest. Apana is a contracting, downward moving force that makes us feel calm and grounded, but dense and disinclined towards physical exertion.