Monthly Full Moon & Self Care RitualFor thousands of years, the lunar cycle served a purposeful and practical guide to everyday life. We can bring insight and balance to our hectic and chaotic lifestyles by learning and tracking moon cycles. Even a basic understanding of the cycle allows us an opportunity to thoughtfully plan, set intentions, goals, and reminds us to engage in our self-care routines and rituals.
April’s Full Moon presents us with an Airy energy and calls for justice, balance, harmony and a return to equilibrium
This month’s Libra Super Moon pushes an intense energy to us. Air Element energy (Libra, Gemini, Aquarius) tend to make my head feel like a balloon <unlike the intense dreamy energy of the water signs> this is a logical, overthinking, brain full of anxiety feeling. I find that I think and overthink things, maybe obsessively to the point where I neglect the work it takes to keep an inner-balance. Fortunately for me I have the benefits of entrainment (the bodies urge to find inner-balance, aided by frequencies and ᔕꪮꪊꪀᦔ ßꪖꪶꪖꪀᥴꫀ) built into my work with crystal and metal singing-bowls. I encourage readers and fellow moon-lovers to find a ritual or self-balancing hobby to keep a grounding balance during Air Element moon-signs.
Libra is the sign of love, relationships, partnerships and justice. Take time during this full moon to consider shining bright light of love toward a neglected or under-tended relationship or partnership in your life. Consider finding beauty in everything.
Astrologically, Libra’s sign is linked to the back, buttocks, kidneys, and skin. Send love and intention to these places in your body. Find a comfortable place to sit, take a few steady breaths, and relax your eyelids, cheeks, forehead. Imagine shining the vibrant, bright, silvery light of this super-moon on these body-parts. Connect with these spaces in your mind-send awareness there by breathing “into these spaces.” Allow your mind and body a few moments of lunar Yin energy.
Chakra FocusHeart Chakra Themes: Air, breath, chest-openers, LOVE/relationships, harmony. In these times we might focus on our Heart Chakra in terms of healing and health.
<Bring awareness and balance to this heart space by placing your palms on your chest, feel the weight of your hands, the warmth, energy, or any sensations. Think of the color green or pink (or any color that comes to mind)
Throat Chakra Themes: Communication, truth, justice. We consider how our words impact relationships and set the frame in which we interpret what others are communicating to us. Use truthful words to bring justice to the greater collective.
<After a few steady rounds of breath, place your palms on your throat or along side your neck. Sing! Growl! Shout! Feel the vibrations as you express yourself. Think of the color aqua, blue, teal (or any color that comes to mind)
Astro AsanaOpen that heart and bring awareness to the lower-back & buttocks
<Bridge-lower back, kidneys, buttocks (+ backbend chest-opener for Chakra focus)
More love to the heart-center plus shoulders and Throat/communication-center
<Eagle Arm Fold- Shoulders, throat, back
Self-Care TipGet your hands in the dirt, pick up sticks and leaves, walk around barefoot. April’s ground is lush and inviting, take in the earth to stay grounded; keep that Air Energy within reach.
GARDEN~plant something in your windowsill~Use moon-charged water in your plants
I love planting and playing in the dirt. It’s meditative, “dirty hands = clean head”
Crystals, Colors, Teas & ThemesCrystals: Turquoise, Rose Quartz, Jade
Colors: Rose, Green, Turquoise, Blue, AquaMarine
Tea: A calming earthy blend with heart-centered rose hips, & petals
Themes: Beauty, partnerships, truth & justice, a return to balance/equilibrium. Don’t let that flighty Air energy carry you into the clouds. Stay grounded!
Meditation/Affirmationmay the light of the Libra moon illuminate balance and light in my partnerships, allow me to clear what it not serving me, and foster growth from our ever-nurturing Earth Mother in new and exciting endeavors and relationships.
Links:Video from Grassroots Studios ~ Libra ᔕꪮꪊꪀᦔ ßꪖꪶꪖꪀᥴꫀ: https://youtu.be/vG-z9o8O8M4