Did You See the Full Moon?

If you caught glimpses of the moon growing fuller each night, you know how breathtaking it can be. I recently had the honor (and trepidation!) of a midnight swim under the full moon in a little fishing village in Sweden.

Why trepidation? Because for years, I was afraid of the dark.

But I’ve been working steadily to overcome this fear, and that night, I took a deep breath and dove into the freezing, moonlit darkness. I didn’t tell anyone how monumental that moment was for me—but it was a huge step in confronting and releasing a recurring fear.

Why Do Full Moons Stir Up Our Fears?

Full moons have a way of bringing darkness to light. They illuminate the things we’d rather avoid—hidden fears, painful thoughts, or unresolved emotions. This process can feel uncomfortable or even frightening.

But here’s the paradox:
The quickest way to let go of these feelings is to move through them.

When you embrace the feeling, you allow it to pass. You release its grip on your mind, heart, and body. And while this can be challenging to do alone, the Natural Alchemy method can help. This approach offers a safe space for exploring and healing those dark, hidden corners of your psyche.

Why Can’t We Just “Let Go” of Fear?

Letting go isn’t always easy. Questions like these might spin in your mind:

• “How can I let go when I’m still hurting?”
• “Am I supposed to just forget everything?”
• “Will I be a doormat if I let this go?”

Instead of trying to force yourself to let go, try shifting to a mindset of willingness.

Why Willingness Matters

Every negative habit or thought you experience exists because, on some level, your brain believes it’s protecting you. Over time, this fear or pain becomes a habitual response. Your brain has logged it as important information, even if it no longer serves you.

Your brain isn’t wrong—it’s just trying to keep you safe. But now it’s time to rewrite those neural pathways and create new patterns.

Affirmations to Release Recurring Fear

Choose one of the following statements and repeat it daily:

• I am willing to release the need to feel (this way about my partner).
  
  
• I am willing to release the need to feel (the need to control this situation).
  
  
• I am willing to release the need to feel (broke).
  
  
• I am willing to release the need to feel (ugly).
  
  
• I am willing to release the need to feel (rejected).
  
  
• I am willing to release the need to feel (anxious about my finances).

A Simple Action Step to Start Letting Go

Try this exercise for one week:

1. Lie down on the floor, a yoga mat, or your bed.
2. Play 3 calming songs and breathe deeply.
3. Place one hand on your belly and the other on your chest.
4. Breathe in for 4 counts and out for 4 counts; breathing space into these areas and let thoughts come and go.
5. Repeat your chosen affirmation.

This simple practice helps calm your nervous system, reconnect with your body, and begin releasing old fears.

Journal Prompts to Support Your Journey

1. What’s been frustrating, annoying, or hurting you this week?
2. Are you willing to release the need for this pain in your life?
3. Write your chosen affirmation and repeat it daily.

Need Extra Support?

If you’re ready to dive deeper and release these fears, join a Homebody Yoga class. Our sessions are designed to help you reconnect, restore, and create lasting change.

Book a Class and Start Letting Go

Remember: You have the power to release what no longer serves you. The moon may light up your shadows, but you have the strength to face them and move forward.

Here’s to releasing, healing, and growing!

You Are Not Broken — You Just Need to Reconnect

You know when something’s off, something is off. 

Just like when you know something is right, it’s RIGHT. 

You have a knowing deep within you. It’s more than intuition. It’s an innate, divine intelligence that integrates your mind, body, heart, and spirit. You are never without it, but sometimes, life makes it difficult to hear, follow, or trust your inner wisdom.

Why Do We Lose Touch with Our Inner Knowing?

We live in a world that conditions us to:

• Doubt ourselves
• Prioritize doing over being
• Push through exhaustion and overwhelm
• Suppress our emotions 
• Mess with our natural chemistry

These societal norms, personal challenges, and past experiences can leave us feeling:

• Overwhelmed and anxious
• Disconnected from ourselves
• Exhausted and unmotivated
• Stuck in patterns of worry and self-doubt

But what if you’re not broken and don’t need to be fixed?
What if all you need is to reconnect with yourself, your body, and your innate divinity?

A Simple Practice to Reconnect

Here’s a gentle, easy-to-integrate practice that can help you reconnect with yourself. It’s simple, but the results are profound.

The 3-Song Reset

For the next week, commit to this practice at least once:

1. Lie down on the floor, a yoga mat, or your bed.
2. Play 3 of your favorite songs — ones that make you feel calm, reflective, or joyful.
3. Breathe deeply counting to 4 on inhale and counting 4 on exhale.
4. Place one hand on your belly and one on your chest. (If you come to Homebody yoga class you’ll know this breathing technique; we do it at the beginning of most classes). 
5. Stay present and allow whatever thoughts or feelings arise to flow and go.

Sounds simple, right? So simple that you might think it’s pointless. But believe me — there are gifts waiting for you in this practice.

Bonus points: have your journal or paper and pen beside you and allow yourself to write what comes through you without censorship and judgement.

Why This Practice Works

When you lie down, breathe, and listen, here’s what happens:

• You calm your nervous system.
  If you’re constantly in fight-or-flight mode, this practice helps you shift to rest-and-digest mode.
  
  
• You reconnect with your body. Placing your hands on your belly and chest brings a sense of awareness and safety.
  
  
• You release pent-up emotions. Tears might flow, or tension might dissolve. Let it happen — this is healing.
  
  
• You gain clarity. Solutions, ideas, and insights often arise when you give yourself space to breathe.

My Story: From Burnout to Balance

When I started practicing yoga in 2013, my life ran on adrenaline. I was always go-go-go, taking on more than I could manage, rushing through tasks, and crashing into exhaustion.

In every class, I’d fall asleep during savasana (the final resting pose). My body was crying out for rest, but I wasn’t listening.

Eventually, I made a rule: if I fell asleep in savasana, I’d skip the next class and take a nap instead. My body needed rest more than it needed another workout.

That simple commitment to listening to my body changed everything. I realized there was another way to live — one that didn’t involve constant tension and burnout.

How to Stay Present During the 3-Song Reset

Your mind might try to hijack the experience with thoughts like:

• “You’re wasting time.”
• “You have too much to do.”
• “This won’t help.”

Stay with your breath. Stay with the music. Remind yourself: It’s just 3 songs.

Repeat to yourself:

• I can stay here for 3 songs.
• I can give this to myself.
• I can breathe with myself.

Ready to Reconnect with Your Inner Wisdom?

Start today. Lie down, press play, and breathe. This simple practice can help you break old habits of stress, worry, and self-doubt — and reconnect with the calm, wise, powerful you.

Remember: You are not a problem to be fixed. You are a beautiful being with an infinite intelligence within you. It’s time to tap back into your power.

Make this your priority this week. Your body, mind, and spirit will thank you.

Need to Recharge? Homebody Yoga Is Here for You  

If you’re ready to:

• Ground your energy.
• Release stress and overwhelm.
• Fill your cup so you can give from a place of vitality, abundance and strength.

Join Homebody Yoga every Tuesday and Thursday — designed to help you feel relaxed and strong.

Live Classes: Tuesdays & Thursdays, Full Moon Restorative, New Moon Restorative 
Where: Online on Zoom (Replay available for 7 days)
Bonus: Each class comes with an acupressure guide to deepen your practice.

Your intuition — will thank you.