With last month’s New Moon in Pisces, we completed a year’s round of embodiment-through each-sign with a focus on our feet.  With the New Moon in Aries, we begin again.  It’s the zodiacal new year.  Since the Aries region of the body is head, brain, eyes, and face, we start our journey of embodiment at the top—the head. Supported Forward Fold is a shape that acknowledges … [Read more...]

The astrological year begins with Aries and ends with Pisces.   Aries rules the head.  Pisces rules the feet.  From last year’s Aries New Moon until now, we’ve traveled through each region of the body in tune with the seasons.  Pisces calls for the integration of all that we have embodied, sensed, and experienced in the past year. Its New Moon invites an important REST and … [Read more...]

The circle - a timeless image used in Tibetan mandalas, Native American medicine wheels, and astrology - conveys the ever-turning wheel of life.  And indeed, the Pisces New Moon occurs just two weeks before the Spring Equinox.  On March 20th, the Sun will slip out of Pisces and into 0 degrees Aries, signaling the start of a new astrological cycle. Thus this New Moon in watery … [Read more...]

Gentle Yin Dragonfly (upright or reclined) New Moons provide a worthwhile moment to rest, listen, and vision for the cycle ahead. Aquarius is the season for dancing wherever the wind (or inspiration) wants to send you.  Aquarius is the sign of the Water Bearer. A fine posture for this New Moon is one that allows us to perceive the fluids and emotions that are flowing within.  … [Read more...]

The Capricorn New Moon can often inspire a mix of hope, overwhelm, and inspiration all at once.  The remedy for overwhelm lies with this New Moon’s element: earth.  With earth sign Taurus we might think of gardens, but for Capricorn earth, we think of mountains. Capricorn gives us strong structures.  It is resilient.  Its energy helps us to be hardworking, practical, realistic, … [Read more...]