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Yoga Challenge

The sun salutation is one of the best-known sequences in yoga, traditionally practiced in a continuous flow and coordinated with the breath. This event offers a playful yet demanding yoga challenge: a true yoga marathon, with the invitation to complete as many sun salutations as feels right for you.

You will practice on your own mat or towel, so there is no pressure and no one needs to know how many rounds you do. Completing 108 sun salutations is a significant challenge, but doing fewer is absolutely fine. You are encouraged to listen to your body, make adjustments when needed, and rest whenever that feels right.

At times when we feel spiritually low or disconnected, this can be a beautiful moment to reconnect with your yoga practice and bring fresh energy into it. What matters most is the intention behind the movement. In that spirit, the ordinary can become something meaningful and uplifting.

Intention / Sankalpa

Practicing 108 sun salutations is a powerful way to strengthen your intention. With each round, you repeat your sankalpa. Yet repetition alone is not the full practice. As the sequence carries you into flow, the mind begins to settle, creating fertile ground for sankalpa work. This practice is rooted in the idea that you have full permission to be yourself and follow your heart.

108

Traditionally, sun salutations are performed 108 times at seasonal transitions. By completing this sequence, we honor the sun, the source of life energy. The number 108 holds symbolic meaning in many cultures, religions, ancient yoga texts, mathematics, geometry, astrology, numerology, and spiritual traditions.

In yoga, 108 represents spiritual completion, which is why malas used for japa contain 108 beads. Pranayama cycles are often repeated 108 times, and the number is also associated with the relationship between one, nothing, and infinity. It appears in Sanskrit, astrology, and in symbolic connections between the sun, moon, and Earth.

Philosophy

Practicing 108 sun salutations brings together several key yoga principles: Bhakti, Seva, Tapas, and Ishvara Pranidhana.

• Bhakti - devotion, offering your effort without attachment to results.
• Seva - selfless service, giving time and energy without expecting anything in return.
• Tapas - effort, discipline, warmth, and strong willpower that support the practice.
• Ishvara Pranidhana - surrender, letting go of ego and opening to a greater purpose.

Live music

This will be a special experience with live music by Wim Dictus and Hubert Aanraadt, who will help carry the practice with their sound. A moment not to be missed.

Yoga and Breathing

The sequence helps you remember the sun salutation so you can practice it at home or wherever you are. These postures build strength and flexibility, support the flow of energy, and help bring balance. They also offer a wonderful way to synchronize breath and movement, deepening your yoga practice.

Flow

Through repetition, you enter a meditative flow where movement begins to feel natural and सहज. You may practice at your own pace or join the shared rhythm of the group.

Version: 2 variants

We begin with a short meditation and an intention-setting moment, followed by calm, meditative sun salutations practiced together. Moving in shared rhythm helps everyone stay in the flow.

We end with stretches and a well-deserved shavasana.

Preparation

If you would like to prepare, you are welcome to attend yoga classes at “You are the Buddha,” where the sun salutation is practiced and adapted to your level.

All levels are welcome, from beginner to advanced.

Resume

• Bring your own mat or towel; if you would like to borrow a mat, please indicate this in advance
• We follow the corona protocol
• Beginners and advanced practitioners are welcome
• Location: Breda center, Valkenberg Park, near the T-huis
• Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
• Register via the online class schedule
• Preparation? Come to the classes of “You are the Buddha”