This new moon, heralding in the last few weeks of 2020 and the end of the Piscean age , is also a total Solar eclipse. This solar eclipse and Luna cycle also initiates the beginning of a new 200 year cycle on our planet with the Aquarian Age. The breaking up of old ways of living and being has been evident like never before during 2020. No one could have ever predicted a year quite like this as we sat around our Christmas tables last December! This will just keep on unfolding as the consciousness and evolution of mankind continues to grow. If we can stay aligned to our own individual and collective desires for our world, inwardly and outwardly, that support life on our planet thriving , than we will see the most miraculous changes take place in our lifetime.

So what can we do individually to assist in all the change , and to ensure that we stay calm and centred in the eye of the storms around us?

Practically, the new moon in Sagittarius focuses the energies around your thighs and legs.  This is the area of the root chakra, or muladhara.  Sagittarius invites you to strengthen your connection to your roots, grounding firm like the archer or centaur that represents this astrological sign.  

Connection with the earth, through your root chakra, is key at this time of upheaval and change.   Grounding into the earth at this time of year, as we head into the season of Yule, with the light at its most limited, there’s an invitation to set new intentions for rebirth when the light returns.  With the waxing moon cycle beginning again, it’s a good time to reconnect with you inner light and set clear intentions for what you want to bring into your life during this next lunar cycle.  Grounding your intentions into the earth helps create stability, rooting those intentions into the material world.  

During this next waxing phase of the luna rhythm, what practical steps can you take towards your visions?

Root chakra imbalances can manifest as fear and uncertainty.  Not knowing which steps to take to move your life forward, or knowing what you need to do but feeling unable to do it.  Yoga asanas for strengthening muladhara include many standing poses.  Virabhadrasana I, II and III, the Warrior poses, strengthen your thighs and bring you into deeper connection with the earth.  The Warrior poses can look and feel like the Sagittarius archer or centaur as you practice them, so you can imagine yourself standing firm and taking aim.  Grounding down into the earth with a clear vision for where you are going, releasing the arrows of your intentions.

How Luna Rhythms Yoga can support you during this Sagittarius New Moon:

At Luna Rhythms, our unique system of yoga integrated with the lunar cycles and solar seasons teaches techniques from the ancient yogic practices of asana, pranayama, mudra, bandha and mantra in alignment with the energies of the day, season and cycle.  This New Moon in Sagittarius is the perfect time to give your thighs some loving attention and help to rebalance your root chakra.  

One of our core practices at Luna Rhythms is the Grounding Cord.  From a comfortable sitting or standing position, eyes closed and with a firm connection to the floor beneath you, imagine a ruby red cord that is attached just below your navel and grows deep down into the earth.  You can imagine your grounding cord as a root, or as a ruby red cord connecting you to the earth.  With your grounding cord in place, feel the support that the earth gives to your body.  Breathe deep into your belly and feel the sense of stability your grounding cord gives you.  Drawing energy up from the earth into your belly as you inhale, and releasing anything that no longer serves you as you exhale.  Stay with this practice for as long as you feel comfortable.  When you feel ready to open your eyes, connect in to your firm intentions for this waxing cycle and put practical steps in place to achieve them.

Luna Rhythms Yoga is based on a range of different techniques from the yogic tradition that enable us to embody and integrate the monthly and daily rhythms of the lunar cycle, ensuring that our practice is always in alignment with exactly what we need when we need it.

For more practices, tips and videos, visit the Luna Rhythms Facebook Page.To deepen your practice with Luna Rhythms Yoga, you are invited to join my online membership group, Luna Rhythms Wisdom, where we meet together and practice with the five phases of the moon each month: New Moon, Waxing Moon, Full Moon, Waning Moon and Dark Moon. Membership of the group is £29.99 per month for all your Luna Rhythms Yoga practices.

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I would also love to invite you to my Luna Rythms Coaching Academy. As we head now into the Winter Solstice, and the darkest time of the year, it is time to take these teachings deeper within, and to ignite the light. 

I am thrilled to be able to offer a selection of divine teachings from The Soulstice Spirit Festival, that would be an amazing gift for a friend or loved one at this time. It’s the perfect time to step into your soul light and be the most authentic, genius, loving you you can be, by either offering this wonderful Activation of Light Package as a gift to either yourself or someone you care for.

Take advantage of the Winter Solstice offer, for £35.99 you can sign up to the Luna Rythms Coaching Academy and enjoy the whole package at a discounted price for a limited time only!