The link between weather and emotion
When we talk about Yoga and emotions, we usually imagine the practice, the postures, and the breathing. But behind every practice lies a broader context: that of the environment around us. And that environment is constantly changing. One of the most common mistakes is to pretend we can maintain the same routine and energy level year-round, ignoring how the weather and natural cycles affect us biologically and emotionally.
From the perspective of yoga and other ancestral traditions Like Ayurveda, we are beings deeply connected to the cycles of nature.
Light regulates our melatonin and serotonin levels, cold slows our metabolism, heat speeds it up, and all of this has a direct impact on how we feel and move. The energy flowing through us is synchronized with what's happening outside. Denying this or trying to maintain a constant rhythm is going against the natural flow of life.
When we adapt our practice to the seasonal environment, everything changes. The practice becomes more consistent with our needs, more meaningful and aligned with the environment. We begin to feel that yoga is not a fixed routine, but rather a constant dialogue with our nature.
The body as a mirror of cycles: How do the seasons affect us?
Our body reacts to changes much sooner than our mind. We may experience feelings of emotional instability, slower digestion, or a need for more (or less) sleep. And this is no coincidence: we are organisms sensitive to light, temperature, and humidity.
In my personal practice, I've noticed that when I don't listen to these cues, my energy drains faster and my mind becomes filled with noise.
What we feel—apathy, agitation, restlessness, expansion, withdrawal—can be valuable signals of our internal state. If you feel restless or even somewhat irritable in spring, it's not because you're doing something wrong: It's your body responding to the emotional thawIf you're more introspective in winter, it's not weakness: it's somatic intelligence.
Yoga invites us to recognize these messages before they accumulate. Instead of imposing a sequence out of inertia, ask ourselves: What does my energy need today? What does my breathing require? What kind of movement harmonizes me with my surroundings?
In times of transition, cultivating inner serenity is key to maintaining balance., and in this sense, meditation can become a very powerful ally. Here I share a simple practice that can help you face change with more calm and presence.
Emotions and seasons: a map to understand yourself better
Seasons are much more than temperatures. They are emotional pulses that pass through us, often without us even realizing it. If you've ever felt sadness in the fall for no clear reason, or elation in the spring for no apparent reason, you've already experienced this.
Each season brings with it a particular energy that awakens specific emotions.
And every emotion is an invitation: autumn invites us to let go; winter to gather ourselves; spring to wake up; summer to open up. It's not about pigeonholing ourselves, but about recognize subtle patterns that can help us live in greater harmony with ourselves.
When we understand that what we feel is in dialogue with the season, we stop fighting with our emotions.
This emotional map, integrated into the Yoga allows us to cultivate compassion for what we feel, and adjust the practice to what we really need.
Seasonal Pranayama: Your Breath as an Anchor
Breathing is an incredibly powerful tool for regulating the nervous system. With each season, the way we breathe unconsciously changes: the cold of winter tends to close the chest; the heat of summer agitates the breathing. Therefore, Seasonal pranayama is not just another resource, it is a physiological necessity.
Breathing is a direct bridge between the body and the mind.
Each pranayama technique It not only works on the physical body, but also on the emotional and energetic body. For example, Nadi Shodhana, by balancing the cerebral hemispheres, it is perfect during moments of emotional transition such as the equinoxes. KapalabhatiBy activating the digestive fire and cleansing toxins, it is ideal for breaking out of winter lethargy. Sitali and SitkariBy cooling the system, they are essential for regulating the “emotional fire” of summer. And Sama Vritti, with its symmetrical rhythm, is perfect for any moment of instability.
When you make pranayama a conscious and seasonal habit, can help you better navigate what you're experiencing emotionally. Not only do you breathe better, but you also understand what's happening inside you without having to overanalyze it. Because sometimes, what we need isn't to think more, but to breathe better.
Seasonal Meditations: Connecting with What the Season Is Asking of You
Seasonal meditation invites us to observe the present from where we are: external time and internal time. How is the sky? How is your mood? What do you feel moving within you?
Each season has a dominant emotional theme that can guide our meditation practice:
- Autumn: let go, let go, be grateful for the cycle lived.
- Winter: reconnect with inner silence, cultivate introspection.
- Spring: visualize new ideas, open space for what wants to be born.
- Summer: celebrate, expand, cultivate gratitude.
Each season brings a different energy, and our meditation can accompany that energy to facilitate connection with the present.
The beauty of seasonal meditation is that does not seek to change anythingJust observe. It's not about pushing emotions away, but rather inviting yourself to sit with them. Like someone sitting on a park bench watching the leaves change or a branch blossom.
When we stop resisting and start feeling, that's where yoga comes alive in its purest form, as we explore in yoga and meditation for emotional well-being.
Seasonal Asana: Adapting the Practice to Your Emotional Climate
One of the biggest mistakes when practicing yoga year-round is doing it mechanically, without considering the physical and emotional state we experience in each season. Asana and postures aren't just physical exercise: they're tools for emotional adjustment.
Yoga practice, when sensitively adapted to these rhythms, can be a powerful tool for balancing body, mind, and emotions during each seasonal transition.
In autumn, the body needs to ground and release. Sustained standing postures, such as Virabhadrasana I either Trikonasana, offer emotional stability. Gentle twists help release excess accumulated thoughts and emotions.
In winter, the ideal is a gentle and deep practice: restorative postures such as Supta Baddha Konasana, Balasana either Paschimottanasana They promote emotional contemplation. They are moments to feel the support of the ground, to reconnect with the pause.
In springThe body is asking to move, to cleanse, to renew its energy. Gentle sun salutations are a good idea here. Utkatasana, Dynamic twists and vinyasa-type sequences that allow you to move what is stuck and flourish.
In summer, we need to cool down, regulate internal heat. Opening postures such as Anahatasana, Setu Bandhasana and Supta Matsyendrasana They help release accumulated tension. Also, light arm swings and spine extensions, if you have enough energy.
Asana shouldn't be a physical challenge, but rather an emotional mirror. Practicing with seasonal awareness means practicing from a place of listening, not from a place of demanding.
Emotional diary: observing yourself in words
For me, an emotional journal is one of the most valuable tools for self-knowledge. Not only because it allows you to empty your mind of what weighs you down, but because it helps you recognize cyclical emotional patternsRecommended for understanding ourselves and discovering our changes, a nice example is how yoga applies it to all stages of menopause.
Writing is not about deep analysis; it is, above all, a practice of presence and honesty.
A good seasonal practice is to write at the beginning and end of each season, answering simple but powerful questions like:
- What do I feel most frequently at this time of year?
- What do I need from myself?
- Which parts of me flourish? Which ones recede?
- What do I wish to let go of with this season?
Over time, you will begin to notice that There are emotions that are repeated every year, that there are habits that reappear, and that your emotional system responds to certain rhythms quite precisely. This allows you to design a more honest, realistic, and compassionate self-care plan. We can advise you on how to achieve this with well-being and massages configured for you.
Self-care: rituals according to the weather
Yoga doesn't end when you roll up your mat. Everything you do afterward—what you eat, how you sleep, how you talk to yourself—is part of your practice. Seasonal self-care is key to the practice having a profound and sustained effect.
Yoga off the mat starts here: in how you talk to yourself, how you treat yourself, and how you adapt your life to what you truly need.
In autumnSelf-care focuses on order, warm nutrition, digestive infusions, and emotional rest. Establishing routines helps calm the system.
In winterThe body craves warmth, shelter, substantial food, fewer screens, and more stillness. Short naps, short meditations, lit candles, and warm baths are all helpful.
In springWe need a physical and emotional detox. Eat more green food, get outdoors, cleanse our spaces and relationships.
In summerSelf-care is about slowing down, protecting ourselves from excess fire (internal and external), practicing guilt-free joy, and seeking emotional support when the external is too much.
When self-care is seasonal, it stops being an imposition and becomes a gesture of true love for yourself.
Yin yoga and seasons: the art of slowing down
Yin yoga is probably the most therapeutic practice for navigating intense emotional seasons. Its passive approach, with postures held over time and low muscular effort, allows the body to "shed" physical and emotional layers we sometimes didn't even know we were carrying.
We don't need complicated formulas, just a willingness to stop and be.
In autumn and winterYin yoga is a direct invitation to contemplation and listening.
In spring and summer, yin is also useful for slow down, prevent excess movement, and keep the core stable while everything outside expands.
Yin is not just relaxation, it is a form of restore emotional balance from the deepest part of the body. And when practiced in sync with the seasons, it becomes a precise medicine.
Living yoga beyond the mat: surrender to the life cycle
The greatest gift that seasonal yoga has given me is teaching me to surrender to changeYoga and emotions: how the environment influences us, not as resignation, but as inner wisdom: accepting that everything has its time, its rhythm, its phase.
When we stop fighting the natural rhythm of life and start flowing with it, something very profound is transformed.
This means not forcing myself to produce in the winter, not worrying if I get more tired in the summer, not worrying if I cry in the fall, or if I get distracted in the spring. I understand it as part of being alive.
Live the Yoga beyond the mat is accepting that you are also natureThat your sadness isn't a mistake, your enthusiasm isn't an excess, your need for a break isn't laziness. These are emotional seasons. They're part of the cycle.
And yoga, when lived like this, becomes not a routine, but a map for navigating your life with more authenticity. Describe how you can apply the Yoga in your office and enhance your practice wherever you are.
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