4/18/2023 0 Comments New moon yoga sequence![]() ![]() Because this is a time for commitment, consider taking time for active listening in meditation. ![]() Expressive forms of intuitive moment are also encouraged like trance dance, freedom flow, 5 rhythms, or turn on some music and invent your practice as you move. Approach this time with strong vinyasa and hatha yoga practice with long holds. Perfectly split in the mind's eye between dark and light, the first quarter moon is a time of balance and tension. We call it the first quarter because the moon has traveled about a quarter of the way around Earth since the new moon. In this phase, the moon is 90 degrees away from the sun and half-illuminated from our point of view. Actions supported by the New Moon:įirst Quarter Moon affirmation: I take responsibility for my actions. Meditation can also help us gain clarity for manifestation. Practice gentle pranayamas like alternate nostril breathing and ujjayi breath. The energy of the New Moon may call on you to turn inward and make space. Apana is a contracting, downward moving force that makes us feel calm and grounded, but dense and disinclined towards physical exertion." If you practice yoga during the New Moon, it is a wonderful time to set intentions. One reason is that “New Moon energy corresponds to the end of exhalation when the force of apana is greatest. In some traditions, like Ashtanga Yoga, there is no physical practice on moon days. But it is through the darkness that we uncover the True Self. Often we avoid darkness because it feels scary or uncomfortable. The darkness of the New Moon directs us to our inner wisdom. Stay for 10 breaths if you can and then return to a standing forward bend and rest.įor the waning phase of the moon repeat Half moon and Crescent Moon on the opposite side and finish with a nice long rest in Child Pose.New Moon affirmation: I am willing to start again.Īt the moment of the New Moon, there is little moonlight in the sky. Feel the nicely energised spine and glowing body as you breathe and illuminate every cell with fresh lunar energy. You may be able to bring your hands to your feet or you can keep them at your lower back. Stay calmly balancing for 10 breaths and then lower your leg and return to rest in a standing forward bend.īring your knees to the floor and staying upright on your knees lengthen through the front of the torso and arch back into a full moon shape in Camel pose. Feel it flowing around your hips and chest and freshening every part of your body. Half moon time is a gathering of quiet and calm energy. Stay for 10 breaths if you can and then slowly come out of the pose.įrom a standing forward fold with your back parallel to the floor and your hands on the floor under the shoulders (you may need to have your hands on blocks), take your left leg back and lift it level with your hips, open your chest and pelvis to the ceiling and bring your left hand to reach up in line with your shoulder. As you breathe and open up into the pose allow your pelvis to sink towards the floor but meet that release with the soft strength of your legs and feet. Stay here and breathe deep down into your lower lungs letting the rib cage expand and feeling the freshness of the open chest and arching back. Keep your knee in line with your ankle, your hips upright, lift your arms and gently arch back into a Crescent Moon shape. New beginnings require closure of the old, so let all the thoughts on your mind float away on every outward breath and just focus on relaxing.Ĭome into an upright kneeling position and take your right foot forward into a lunge. ![]() Breathe deep down to your abdomen and feel the breath opening up into your lower back. Kneel down, curling yourself up into a little ball and resting your head on the floor. Practice them mindfully thinking of the soft illuminating energy of the moon and feel how the each pose has it’s own unique ability to reflect its phase of the moon. Following are some poses which reflect the phases of the moon. We often replicate this in our asana practice as a slow building of energy, reaching a peak and then a slow closing down and resting. From the time of new beginnings of the freshly dawning new moon to the energy charged full moon and then to the slowly waning of the second phase of the moon we may notice a very subtle change reflected in our energy levels. While the influence of the sun is felt strongly in the change of seasons and in the passing of the daylight from dawn till dusk, the influence of the moon is more subtly felt throughout each monthly phase of the moon.
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