Autumn Letting Go
October 2026 Seasonal Embodied Practice
Autumn offers us an image of change that does not happen all at once.
The leaves begin to turn. Color deepens. What was green becomes vivid, even as the leaves are preparing to fall. Eventually the branches are bare, and the tree remains—not diminished, but revealed in another form.
We often speak of letting go as though it were an act of will: something we decide to release, something we must finally be strong enough to put down. But the natural world offers another possibility. Perhaps letting go begins earlier—with noticing. With seeing differently. With allowing ourselves to feel the tension between what is changing and our desire to hold on.
This month’s Kundalini Yoga practice follows that movement through the autumn season. Across four weeks, we will experience each stage of the arc from an embodied perspective, recognizing that psyche and soma—the inner and outer dimensions of our experience—are deeply intertwined.
What happens in the body can influence how we experience change, resistance, longing, and release; what moves within the psyche can likewise be felt through the body. Rather than approaching letting go as an idea or something we accomplish through will, we will explore it through breath, movement, stillness, meditation, and awareness.
The practices offer a way to notice what is changing, to remain present to what is here, and gradually to discover what happens when we stop asking the body or psyche to hold what is already beginning to change.
Rather than beginning with the question of what should I release?, we begin by becoming attentive to what is already changing.
The Four Weeks
Week One — The Turning
Last Quarter Moon · October 4
The leaves are beginning to turn. Nothing is bare; nothing has fully fallen away.
Our invitation is simply to notice what is changing—within ourselves and around us—without immediately deciding what needs to go.
What is changing that I might not yet have noticed?
Week Two — Coming Into Color
New Moon · October 11
As the leaves come more fully into color, we may begin to see what is here differently. Knowing that something will not remain forever can deepen our appreciation of it.
The new moon also brings us toward inwardness and what has not yet emerged. Something may be ending while what comes next remains unseen.
What can I see anew when I know I cannot hold it forever?
Week Three — In Full Color
First Quarter Moon · October 18
This is the threshold.
Autumn color may be reaching its fullness, even as the falling of the leaves becomes imminent. Beauty can make letting go more difficult, not less. We may want to hold on precisely because we recognize the preciousness of what is here.
The practice turns toward that tension: the possibility of appreciating something fully without needing it to remain.
Can I appreciate something fully without needing it to remain?
Week Four — Surrender to What Is
Full Moon · October 25
The branches may now be increasingly bare.
The full moon offers an image of illumination, while the bare tree reveals what was hidden beneath the fullness of leaves. We can see the structure that was there all along.
Here we turn toward surrender—not resignation, defeat, or passivity, but the willingness to meet reality as it is rather than continuing to insist that it be otherwise.
We do not necessarily make ourselves let go. We stop arguing with what is already happening.
What becomes possible when I stop resisting what is already true?
The Practice
Each week, our Kundalini Yoga practice will offer a different way of entering this seasonal movement through pranayama, kriya, meditation, deep relaxation, and contemplative awareness. Together, these practices create space to encounter the movement of autumn not only through reflection, but through the body itself—where breath, sensation, psyche, and awareness are continually in relationship.
Series Details
- Four Sundays: October 4, 11, 18, and 25
- Time: Sundays at 12:00 PM Eastern / 9:00 AM Pacific
- Format: Live online via Zoom
- Recordings: All registered participants receive access to the class recordings and may practice at their own pace throughout the month.
- Suggested Contribution: $49 for the four-class series (pay what you are able; all are welcome).
About Your Teacher
Founder, MetaHeart Center
Embodied Archetypal Wisdom & Contemplative Practice
Kundalini Yoga • Jungian Depth Psychology • Mythology • Contemplative Practice
For more than three decades, I have explored the intersection of science, psyche, and contemplative wisdom. My work integrates a background in medical biology, Jungian depth psychology, HeartMath, mythology, and Kundalini Yoga to create practices that invite not only stress reduction, but meaningful inner transformation.
At MetaHeart Center, yoga is more than physical exercise. It becomes an embodied conversation between body, psyche, and spirit—a place where ancient contemplative traditions and modern psychological understanding meet in service of the unfolding Self.
Disclaimer
These classes are offered for educational and experiential purposes only and are not a substitute for medical, psychological, or psychiatric care. Please consult your healthcare provider before beginning any new physical, breath-based, or meditative practice.
All practices are invitational. Participants are encouraged to honor the wisdom and limits of their own bodies, modifying or discontinuing any exercise that feels inappropriate or unsafe. By participating, you acknowledge personal responsibility for your physical, emotional, and psychological well-being.
This series integrates Kundalini Yoga, Jungian Depth Psychology, mythology, contemplative traditions, and symbolic reflection as educational and experiential frameworks for personal exploration. While Kundalini Yoga was popularized in the West through various lineages, including that of Yogi Bhajan, I do not endorse or condone the harmful actions and abuses he has been accused of. My teaching is informed by years of study, personal practice, depth psychological inquiry, and deep respect for the timeless wisdom that transcends any one individual or organization.