Moon Cycle Magic

In this lesson, we talk about the energies and meanings of the New Moon, how you might feel it in your body, and practices that can support you during this time, especially if you are working on a change or goals in your life. You can listen to this lesson on the actual new moon or just take it into account for the next time a New Moon arises.

This meditation is designed to be done on or around the New Moon phase. It includes some contemplation about desire and intentions, and we focus some attention on the low belly and pelvis, an area that relates to our desires and creativity. You may like to have a pen and paper handy so you can write down what comes up for you.

In this lesson, we talk about the energies of the Waxing Moon phase and the practices that might be supportive of this particular time in the month. You may like to listen during a Waxing Moon phase, the peak of which is called the First Quarter, about a week after the New Moon, or just listen when it works for you and apply the ideas when the next Waxing Moon comes around.

This is a meditation oriented around waking up, setting your intentions, and going for it. This is the ideal energy to work with around the Waxing Moon and can be done any morning during the Waxing Moon cycle.

If you menstruate, does your menstrual cycle line up with the moon? In this lesson, we explore how a menstrual cycle can reflect the energies of a moon cycle. We also talk about the White, Red, Pink, and Purple moon cycles and what they might indicate about the energies that are playing a role in your life right now.

In this class, we explore the mood of the Full Moon and practices that might be most supporting during this phase. This is for the three-day period when the moon is at its most full, including the day before, the day of, and the day after the full moon.

This meditation can help you align with the clearing and letting go aspect of the Full Moon phase. It can also help with looking at where you're at in your life and what you might want to change. You could do this outside or near a window where you can gaze at the full moon itself, if you'd like.

The moon has a long relationship with menstruation, but what if we don't menstruate? There are other ways of looking at how a 24-hour cycle might feel if you don't have a menstrual cycle to compare it to. Here are some thoughts on how the cycle of a day could work if we were in alignment with our energies and the light of the moon as well as the sun.

In this lesson, we explore the mood of the Waning Moon and the practices that might best support you during this time. It's all about being boring--in the best possible way. This is for the period between the full moon and the new moon.

This is a practice from the yogic tradition which is technically the preparation stage before meditation in the same way that the Waning Moon is, in some ways; it's a preparation for the deep reflection of the New Moon. We use the sense of hearing, in this case, to allow our focus to soften on simply where we are and what is happening in the present moment. Rather than trying to "do" anything in particular, we work with the stimuli available to draw deeper into ourselves.