Brahma gives this new year a Sanskrit name based on the energy that it brings. In 2021, on Ugadi, Brahma spoke out plava, meaning “boat.” This was conveyed in our experience of “being in the same boat” and navigating stormy seas. (Not to mention, supply chain issues at ports and cruise ship nightmares!) Shubhakritu is the seed that will sprout as our collective experience in the year ahead. Your lunar sign in Vedic astrology (which you can calculate here) provides the best clue as to what will be “beautifully made” in your life in 2022. It’s good to roll these affirmations around in your mind like mantras as we head for the final shore of last year. Then, watch what sprouts come spring! Dr. Katy received a doctorate in Religious Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2001, taught at the University of Colorado, Boulder and Naropa University, and created Sanskrit for Yogis, an innovative and traditional method for learning the sacred language of yoga. She’s published in Elephant, Yoga Fit, Tarka Journal for Embodied Philosophy, and Yoga Journal, and appears as a regular special guest on Katie Silcox’s popular podcast, The Ghee Spot, among others. She was named “One of 75 Yogis Who are Shifting the Planet” by Origin. After 30 years of traveling and studying yoga & Sanskrit throughout India, Dr. Katy now lives at Dunagiri Retreat (in India’s northeastern Himalayan foothills) which she shares with her husband, five Tibetan mastiffs, and frequent groups of yoga retreatants and spiritual seekers.
