The Cancer time of the year asks us to feel, feel, feel. When we get to the soft bits under our shells, what are the sensations saying to us? Can we find more compassion for it all and nurture ourselves during the process? The Capricorn Full Moon is designed to help, blessing us with the earthy steadiness to catch and name our feeling sensations. Our skeletal structure … [Read more...]
Cancer New Moon Asana
The New Moon in watery Cancer, sign of the crab, can bring a month of deep emotional shifts. It can also launch a period of deep reflection on what kind of nurture you want and need most at this time. Perhaps there is something tender to look at under the shell. Welcoming the light sneaking through the cracks of your shell can bring breakthroughs! I think of the beach now. … [Read more...]
Full Moon Asana with Gemini and Sagittarius
Full Moons send us into the colliding energies of opposition. What better pose to balance and focus these forces than Warrior 2, through which we'll integrate the opposing signs of Sun and Moon. We'll connect with the Sun-in-Gemini through the expansion of our breath, opening into the lungs, ribs, shoulders, arms, and fingers. The Sagittarius Moon invites us to feel … [Read more...]
Gemini New Moon Asana
Melting Heart pose is perfect for a New Moon in Gemini. New Moons are exquisite times to rest and surrender into a more yin-like space, to pause and look inward, and to plant good wishes/goals/intentions for your body, spirit, and behavior in the 28 days ahead. The power for healing at this New Moon comes from the concentration of the Sun and Moon in Gemini. Let this draw … [Read more...]
Taurus New Moon Asana
Moon practice is best when it's embodied practice. We'll bring our awareness to the Earth with a simple seated pose for the Taurus New Moon. On the day of the New Moon, or perhaps, if it's convenient, at the very moment of the New Moon, take precious time for yourself with a simple grounding posture that will also open space in your neck, the part of the body that Taurus … [Read more...]
