Lunar Flow
Since I was 6 I’ve always had a strong connection with the Moon. I remember making rose perfume at Full Moon on the balcony with my mom. We’d leave a bowl of fragrant rose petals with water and let them get charged with lunar glow. Then we’d say a personal prayer of release and gratitude as we welcomed the energy of fullness and plentitude in our life. The next day we’d wash our face with the lunar scent, as we opened to inner voice and insight. Today 32 years later I am still aligning my life to the waxing and waning of the Moon. In all ancient cultures the Moon is associated with the receptive powers of Nature and the ability of the Earth to nurture and sustain. It rules the tides and rhythms of the body, as well as the oceans. It represents the personality, the subconscious mind and our instinctual behavior. It rules the emotional, imaginative, creative aspects of our existence and enhances our ability of tolerance and compassion.
From New Moon to full Moon, the first two quarters, the Moon is increasing in light, waxing. The period of increasing light is traditionally the time for new beginnings, new projects and ideas of growth. The waxing Moon is a time of spontaneous and instinctual action. Should your new ideas or projects come to an impasse, this might be broken at the Full Moon. The waning Moon, from one Full Moon to the next New Moon, is a time for conscious growth as the Moon dissipates its collected solar potential. The time of the waxing is in many traditions concerned with mundane outer matters, while as the period of the waning Moon deals mostly with subconscious enlightenment leading to the clarification of conscious values. The waxing Moon brings instinctual growth. The waning Moon brings a conscious process of creative release.
Because the New Moon seeds a new cycle I always set my intentions clearly in space, articulating them in present tense, as if they are currently occurring. The First Quarter is the initiation of the second phase, where seldom growth in consciousness might be impeded by obstacles from the past. This stage illustrates the necessity for change. I often utilize the potential energy of the coming full Moon for this release. If rejection of the shackles from the past is incomplete, then the illumination and growth offered in this cycle cannot be fully integrated. The thirds quarter from Full Moon to last quarter usually brings clarification to the influences in the entire lunar cycle. If a positive attitude of growth has developed and if the restrictions of the past were thrown off during the waxing Moon, then the Full Moon can now bring fulfillment and a renewed sense of determination and resolve. The lunar cycles allows us to swing from latency to potency and back with a sense of receptivity and acceptance without getting attached to the results of our intentions and letting them unfold naturally through the cosmic flow. And don’t hesitate, next full Moon infuse a bowl with moon shine, splash it on your face and open up to receive lunar guidance.
Women’s Free Style Yogea Routine: Lunar Flow
This Yogea sequence opens up with a variation of Moon Salutations to warm up the whole body harmoniously and subtly without exerting any pressure on specific ligaments, joints, muscles or tendons. The kinetic meditation is further informed by a forward bending quality of surrender and back-bending quality of ecstasy and devotion. The free style which intentionally doesn’t follow any traditional sequencing rules is meant to unleash spontaneity and creativity and usher you through an energetic membrane of rippling waves of energetic transmission and conscious realization that wax and wane like the Moon. The body folds and unfolds seamlessly as the actual stretching happens in the fluid transitions of an organic “Vinyasa” based routine. The mind transcends its cognitive fluctuations and the heart opens unconditionally, as the soul is released as a genie through a bottle. The hip flexors are warmed up and gradually stretched as the lower, mid and upper back undulate into constant flux, becoming stronger while being supple. Ultimately, the individual is open to emotional and energetic release and new intentions are coined, new realities are perceived. Because of the well-rounded nature of this sequence all the body parts are coherently integrated through conscious breathing and the organs are infused with life force and a spirit of vibrancy and flow.
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