Planning Ahead: Considerations for November 2025
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Contents
November Holidays & Observations
Seasonal Dosha-Balancing
Moon Phases
Highlights, Timely Themes
Applying Knowledge of Seasons & Cycles
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November Holidays & Observations
Northern hemisphere: Vata Season
Southern hemisphere: Kapha Season
Oct 31-Nov 1 Samhain (northern hemisphere) / Beltane (southern hemisphere)
Nov 27 Thanksgiving in U.S.
Seasonal Dosha-Balancing
Northern Hemisphere
Vata-balancing practices
Vata-balancing asana (poses)
Southern Hemisphere
Kapha-balancing practices
Kapha-balancing asana (poses)
Moon Phases
Aligning with Moon Phases
Moon Phases (use quick menu to navigate)
Highlights, Timely Themes
Oct 31st / Nov 1st — Midpoint between equinox & solstice
Depending upon your time zone, this observance occurs on October 31st or November 1st.
Samhain in northern hemisphere.
Beltane in southern hemisphere
Beltane and Samhain divide the year into the “dark part” and “light part.”
Samhain is about honoring death.
Beltane is about honoring life.
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Nov 27th — Thanksgiving in the U.S.
Thanksgiving is celebrated in Canada on the second Monday of October and in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November. Similar harvest celebrations are held around the world.
It is an expression of gratitude for harvest blessings.
Many of my indigenous brothers and sisters refuse to celebrate Thanksgiving, protesting the whitewashing of the horrors our ancestors went through, and I don’t blame them. But I have not abandoned the holiday. I have just changed how I practice it. The thing is, we do not need the poisonous “pilgrims and Indians” narrative. We do not need that illusion of past unity to actually unite people today. Instead, we can focus simply on values that apply to everybody: togetherness, generosity and gratitude. And we can make the day about what everybody wants to talk and think about anyway: the food… Most of our Thanksgiving recipes are made with indigenous foods: turkey, corn, beans, pumpkins, maple, wild rice and the like. We should embrace this… No matter where you are in North America, you are on indigenous land. And so on this holiday, and any day really, I urge people to explore a deeper connection to what are called “American” foods by understanding true Native-American histories, and begin using what grows naturally around us, and to support Native-American growers. There is no need to make Thanksgiving about a false past. It is so much better when it celebrates the beauty of the present.
Cultivating Santosha and Gratitude
Sutra 2.24 Translations
Yoga Sutra 2.24 teaches santosha. Translations of this sutra include:
The result of contentment is total happiness. – T.K.V. Desikachar
Unexcelled happiness comes from the practice of contentment. – Swami Satyananda Saraswati
When at peace and content with oneself and others (Santosha), supreme joy is celebrated. – Nischala Joy Devi
An attitude of contentment (santosha) gives rise to unexcelled happiness, mental comfort, joy, and satisfaction. – AshtangaYoga.info
One of the most transformative practices we can engage in is the cultivation of gratitude. Patanjali wrote that santosha (contentment, or appreciation for what you have) leads to unexcelled joy, while other yogic texts say that this sense of appreciation is the “supreme joy” that naturally leads to the realization of the Absolute.
Frank Jude Boccio
Take Your Pick. Feelings with Resonant Frequencies.
Whether we are doing practices designed to call forth the experience of santosha, or engaging in consciously invoking gratitude, the feeling or frequency of these states are resonant and one can help to call forth the other.
Get readings on gratitude here.
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
William Arthur Ward
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Applying Knowledge of Seasons & Cycles
If you’re interested in aligning with natural events but not sure where to start, here are some ways you might engage, starting with simple awareness and progressing through more active involvement as desired.
You can simply become aware of the current natural phenomena. You may begin to make observations and associations with the energy of this phase.
You can go a little deeper by educating yourself on related themes and practices designed to align with the energy. You might experiment with practices on your own or in community.
You might be inspired to incorporate a particular element into your teaching or service work, such as a reading aligned with the theme, or a yoga pose, breathing practice or mantra, for example.
You can design a yoga class or other event that is fully aligned with the themes and energy of this phase.
Planning a Yoga Class
Are you interested in planning a class that is aligned with the themes or energies of a moon phase, seasonal event, holiday or other observation? Here’s a step-by-step approach:
Clear your mind and prepare to be open and creative by practicing / meditating. During or afterward, choose your class intention. Strategic Class Planning: A Process for Inviting Inspiration
Explore teachings and curations to support your intention. Seasonal Yoga & Calendars Hub.
Choose an asana focus and select a sequence. Planning & Sequencing Hub (And teaching toolkits include suggestions)
Invite students to the theme-based class.
Create a class plan. Class Builder
Set aside time before class for personal practice (no matter how brief) to ensure you are embodying the teachings. Personal Practice & Study
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