Yesterday was the Fall Equinox. All over the earth, people experienced day and night in equal amounts.

For folks in the northern hemisphere (as I am), this means that the days will gradually get shorter until Winter Solstice, around December 21.

What does it mean to have equal amount of light and dark? This reminds me of practicing pranayama with equal amounts of inhale and exhale.

Just as the day and night are balancing, so the inbreath and outbreath are balanced.

Yet, just as we need the heaty excitement of summer and the cool dormancy of winter, so we sometimes need the alertness of a long inhale or the soothing of a long exhale. So, may this Equinox remind us that just as there are seasons to the tilting of the earth, so there are seasons to our breath.