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<h3 id="h-2-give-gratitude-to-the-sun-with-sun-salutations" class="wp-block-heading">Give gratitude to the sun with 108 Sun Salutations</h3>
<p>The summer solstice is also a time to honour the sun. International Yoga Day falls on June 21st each year, and is often celebrated around the world by performing <a href="https://www.ekhartyoga.com/programs/42/108-sun-salutations-challenge">108 Sun Salutations</a>.</p>
<p>The number 108 is a renowned and sacred number in many traditions. This number also connects the Sun, Moon, and Earth: The average distance of the Sun and the Moon to Earth is 108 times their respective diameters.</p>
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<li>108 is the number of "Upanishads" comprising Indian philosophy's "Vedic texts"</li>
<li>108 pithas, or sacred sites, throughout India</li>
<li>108 is the number of names for Shiva</li>
<li>108 is the number of names for Buddha.</li>
<li>108 is the Chinese number representing "man".</li>
<li>108 is the number of beads on a Catholic rosary.</li>
<li>108 is the number of beads on a Tibetan "mala" </li>
<li>108 is twice the number "54", which is the number of sounds in Sanskrit (sacred Indian langauge).</li>
<li>108 is six times the number "18", which is a Jewish good luck number.</li>
<li>108 is twelve times the number 9, which is the number of vinyasas (movements linked to breath) in a Sun Salutation.</li>
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<p id="yui_3_17_2_1_1687260126816_348">So maybe take a moment this solstice to be still, notice what you have achieved and where you want to go. Even commit to the beautiful and meditative practice of 108 sun salutations. </p>
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