Astrology of the Moon Restorative & Yoga Nidra
Welcome to your Permission Slip to REST.
Livestream Tuesday nights
LET yourself RELAX
Yoga Nidra
Restorative
Astrology of the MOON Restorative
Like a WARM HUG from the Stars
When was the last time you just LISTENED to what your body asked for and HONORED it?
Most of us from the West are conditioned to continuously PUSH ourselves BEYOND our limitations of injury, illness, simple pain, to achieve and WIN, our energy is fast and fierce, and because of it, we are often EXHAUSTED and SORE; we don’t take enough time to slow down and integrate all that we are experiencing: physically, mentally, emotionally, as well as spiritually.
This practice is one ANTIDOTE to RUSH & PUSH-through-it culture.
HOW it works:
We open with a Pranayama aligned with the Archetype of the Moon for that day.
We practice postures that focus our Prana on the metaphysical centers of the body that are mostly affected with this lunation. They are mostly seated or lying down positions that encourage the focus on relaxation, stress reduction, and rejuvenation…
allowing you to just BE.
We UTILIZE gravity (instead of fighting reality) and in return it helps us to deepen the grounding without any active engagement of muscles. This is designed to help the body and mind achieve a state of deep rest and healing.
What makes this type of Restorative so special is that as an Accredited Holistic Coach, I offer coaching questions based on the themes of the current Astrological sign the Moon (representing our emotional world) is in, as I guide you through a journey of ponderings for your busy mind to connect with your emotions.
We base the theme around which sign the Moon is currently transiting through.
We will focus on the part of the physical body governed by the energy of this Sign to support your ease through this transit.
Since coaching questions will be provided, it will be a great time to bring your journal along.
I look forward to supporting you on your journey deeper within yourself.
Come give your BODY what it deserves… EASE (not dis-ease).
Who|When|Moon
*Great for HIGHLY ACTIVE people who find themselves saying
- “I don’t allow myself breaks, naps, or to rest.”
- “I can’t meditate.”
Tuesdays:
9:30pm EST USA
8:30pm CST USA
7:30pm MST USA
6:30pm PST USA
Wednesdays:
8:30am Cambodia/Thailand
9:30am Bali
1:30pm NZ (Auckland)
(You will be shown times in YOUR timezone.)
This weekly livestream class is themed to the Astrology of the moon for that day.
We LIVE by the Sun;
We FEEL by the Moon.
Most of us know our “Sun Sign”, the Zodiac sign where the Sun was located in the exact moment we were born. This tells us how our ego interacts in the world. It is the “Who I THINK I am” energy.
But the MOON speaks to our EMOTIONS. HOW we engage with and form a relationship with how & what we FEEL. The moon represents our emotional “body”, and transits through each of the Astrological signs, shifting every 2-3 days, thereby shifting our COLLECTIVE emotional experience. We ALL feel this & if we pay attention, we stand to gain an enormous insight into what needs our attention in our lives.
The Moon represents our emotional realm, and the sign the Moon is currently in speaks to our collective emotional experience- so this class is infused with “meditative” and powerful thought questioning Coaching suggestions for things to ponder during your relaxation, so it’s like “active rest”.
(Yes, I AM trying to trick your mind into thinking it’s doing something active, WHILE actually giving it SPACE to CALM THE FUCK DOWN. Because you not only NEED it ,but you DESERVE it as well.)
Join me as we dive deeper into our emotional world THROUGH relaxing the physical body, Anamaya Kosha, to allow the energetic body, the psychic centers of the Chakra system and all your auric field, Vijnanamaya Kosha, to slow, calm, and allow, thereby practice EMBODIMENT.
These classes, held EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT, give you that time to rest and CALM not only your aching body and muscles, but your rapid-paced mind.
It gives you the BREAK you need and deserve, but may be too afraid to take because you have been conditioned to believe the STOPPING is “BAD” and that you will “miss opportunities” or get “weak” if you rest…
in fact, when you REST- you allow your body – down to the cellular level- to RESTORE & come back STRONGER.
(This INCLUDES your BRAIN- it is an organ, after all!)
*To find out when the Moon will be New, Full, and to learn what sign the Moon is in EVERY day this month, join my email list to get your FREE download of the Moon Stations for the current month.
Astrology of the MOON Yoga Nidra
DEEPLY RESTORE YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM.
Let’s face it, we DO NOT meditate.
We WANT to; we KNOW the BENEFITS of it:
• increases grey matter in the brain
• brains that meditate even just a little remain “forever young”
• connects us to ALL that is, so we dissolve our fears
AND, whenever we DO it: on a retreat, during a Vipassana, or in a group, we feel:
• AMAZING • LIMITLESS • PURPOSEFUL • AT EASE (untouchable by stress)
We achieve a similar euphoria to psychedelics.
Make NO mistake; meditation IS the ORIGINAL psychedelic, and you DO NOT NEED DRUGS NOR PLANT “medicines” to achieve the effects of this incredibly powerful, sustainable technology.
It connects you to your RIGHT BRAIN hemisphere, which is the Divine Feminine, which views the ENTIRE UNIVERSE as infinitely & inextricably interconnected.
So, why not let a GROUP, VIRTUAL class support you in having YOUR OWN personal, private experience, while ALSO being connected to a group of people who are sharing the same desire for connection to Higher Power and all that is?
We will be working with the energy of the Moon of the day, to guide you through a visualization and imagery that is very powerful as a method for RESOLVING:
• SUPPRESSED CONFLICTS
• SAMSKARAS (guilt, shame & negative memories)
• TOXICITY that holds us back from living as an expression of the Divine in waking life.
from the areas of your life the Moon is inviting you to see & FEEL.
“… it is the KEY to the awakening of a new creative individual with unlimited resources of knowledge readily accessible.” – Swami Satyananda Saraswati
It is what Joe Dispenza refers to as “Re-Wiring” your brain synapses, and you don’t have to DO ANYTHING by lay there, not move, and not sleep…
in a meditative state..
Come lay down with us & ACTUALLY rest.
Restorative
HEAL YOUR BODY
Restorative yoga is a very gentle and therapeutic style of yoga, influenced by the Divine Feminine Energy principles of nourishing, nurturing, and tender care for oneself.
Unlike a Yin Yoga class, where the focus is on “finding your edge” & holding there, in Restorative we JUST LET GO. There is only tension you place on yourself; the invitation is for you to stop holding and pushing.
The only movement is setting up in the posture or gentle transitions between positions, and we hold each posture for up to 5 minutes or more to allow the body to truly release. . .
This is NOT actually a practice of “exercise” nor is it “stretching”, it is a practice of sharpening the MIND to be able to be still, practice breathing techniques for regulation, and “sink in” to the truth of your WORTH as the miraculous human BEing that you are, regardless of what you are DOing each day.
The class will close with a Yoga Nidra-esque grounding Savasana and rejoining into waking life with ease (or leaving you to fall FULLY into DEEP sleep).
You will return to your evening feeling fully refreshed and rejuvenated, ready for a deep sleep.
What you need for class:
- GRAB LOADS of cushions, pillows, bolsters, yoga foam blocks, ANYTHING SOFT, and so you can create some HEIGHT with stacking or the thickness of pillows.
- Your yoga mat (I highly recommend no mat, and doing it from your bed, but if you must, make it a very soft one)
- Play your favorite music, light a candle, burn incense, put on your favorite oil, this is YOU time… do
whatever makes you FEEL LUXURIOUS, SUPPORTED, and COZY.
*NO EXPERIENCE WITH YOGA OR ASTROLOGY REQUIRED
LOVE YOU,
Beth
Yoga Nidra
Yoga Nidra is translated from Sanskrit as “Yogic Sleep” or “Yogic Rest”
It is a fully guided meditation done lying down in Savasana, corpse pose. You are instructed not to move or sleep, as you journey through your subconscious mind.
It was developed by Swami Satyananda Saraswati to support the seeker’s experience of the SUBTLE energies of self, of the psychic centers. As our Chakras do not exist in our physical body, Anamaya Kosha, but rather metaphysically, we need an altered state of consciousness to recognize our psychic body, Vijnanamaya Kosha, in order for our mind to perceive them.
DEEP RELAXATION IS this “altered state”.
And, in today’s post-apocalyptic world, we ALL need a little bit of “altered” reality to make sense of this one.
Who is Yoga Nidra for?
If YOU:
- CAN’T sleep regularly (children, work too much, NEVER get enough time to yourself, insomnia, anxiety)
- WANT TO MEDITATE, but CAN’T STOP THINKING! (entrepreneurs and women who LITERALLY “do it ALL” yet NEVER do ANYTHING for themselves)
- CANNOT sit still (nervous, always shaking, feel like if you stop, you’ll die or nothing will get done)
THIS IS FOR YOU!
This is a PROVEN system of:
- RELEASING the physical body from stress
- CALMING the monkey mind
- LETTING YOU SLEEP! (1 hour = 3 hours R.E.M. sleep)
So, who’s in? Take time for yourself babe.
You DESERVE IT.
Because you EXIST for a purpose that you can’t even CONSIDER when you haven’t even slept!
All you will need are:
- your bed or a soft mat
- a bolster or two pillows for behind your knees if they are sensitive
- a small hand towel rolled under your neck (instead of a pillow propping up your head- unless it’s also under your shoulders)
- I always recommend having a journal handy, so that you can write down any awarenesses that come to you after class (if you aren’t asleep).
Set up your space by being in a quiet place where you will not be disturbed, perhaps light some incense or wear a favorite oil of yours.
We won’t be moving at all, as Yoga Nidra is done in Savasana and in complete stillness.
You will be instructed to STAY AWAKE, but if you do fall asleep, fucking ENJOY it, and stop beating yourself up about everything. My friend doesn’t deserve that shitty treatment from ANYBODY.
See you soon to get you loving YOU even more.
*NO EXPERIENCE WITH MEDITATION OR ASTROLOGY REQUIRED
Big hugs,
Beth
Welcome to your Permission slip to REsT.
We have the gentle nudge of the Universe reminding us with EVERY sign that the moon traverses, just how powerless we are over the cosmic forces, and letting us know, in sometimes subtle, but mostly NOT-SO-SUBTLE ways to S L O W the F U C K D O W N Our Moon is the planet most responsible for CONTROLLING our collective emotional experience. She represents our emotional “body”, and transits through each of the Astrological signs, shifting every 2-3 days into the next one. She doesn’t follow the Gregorian calendar, created by a Pope to ensure the clergy remembered to pay their taxes, she follows HER OWN rhythm, and she does so FLUIDLY, without formal structure, and so her changes; her peaks and valleys can seem chaotic to those who ascribe to the very structural, systematic box-like formalities of the modern world.
The Moon does not care if you have a presentation tomorrow, if you lost your password and can’t get access, if your car broke down or you missed the train, or you “got sick” on the most important day you perceived in your life.
The Moon works within the realm of the Divine Feminine Energy principle of:
The CHAOS of creation energy.
But the Moon also works within the unconditional mothering love principles of :
- Nourishing
- Nurturing
- Tender care for oneself
Have you chosen yourself, yet?
The Moon is not going to remind you to set your alarm so you wake up in time, but she WILL KEEP YOU UP all night if you’ve neglected to address an aspect of yourself that needs your ATTENTION, because that is how her messaging comes through.
It is NOT direct. It is the “strange pull of that which you truly love” –Rumi, and she will NEVER lead you ASTRAY, but it may FEEL that way at MANY times on our journey, because she works within the MATRIARCHY- the Feminine realm that doesn’t see:
- Letters & Numbers
- Calendars & Timetables
- Separation & Segregation
It is not pushy, it is in FLOW with the entire Universe, but it IS POWERFUL.
After all, the Moon rules the very Ocean Tides. And, as we humans are made up of 75% water, she rules US, too.
Join me each week as we ALLOW ourselves to TRULY REST in the KNOWING that:
- Everything in the Universe is connected
- We ARE all fully loved & guided & being supported
- You have a UNIQUE magic to share with the world
But first, we MUST REST.
WATCH/listen to Past EVENTs:
NEW MOON
ANCIENT WISDOM KNOWN NOW
Saturday April 26th 6-7:30pm
JOIN ME LIVE IN AUsTIN!
Join me as we are embraced by the light of balance, beauty, and justice.
With the Full Moon in Libra, we will welcome ourselves into harmony with all that has been shed through the Solar Eclipse Portal and see even more fully our patterns for release.
Come be supported by soft, cushiony pillows and an elegant space as you are guided through the archetypes of this lunation, placing yourself in soothing positions to allow the body to melt and linger, to clear space for channeled messages to arrive from Source. This Full Moon in Libra is a great EQUALIZER… but not in the Kumbaya Kinda way - we also have Mars in Cancer- poking hot rods into our inner sanctuaries of peace
WITH
• Venus stationing DIRECT
• KAZIMI with Chiron- Wounded Healer recognizing our own MEDICINE to self-heal and our wounds
• & Saturn bringing depth of CLARITY into focus, & demanding it to facilitate TRUST
around the themes of collective justice.
This is the Moon of “TIPPING THE SCALES” to OUR needs - it’s a fantastic time to get CLEAR on what we truly do so we can support one another from a place of HEALED, HEALTHY LOVE.