Trusting the Process

A lunar eclipse happened last Friday and the ups and downs of energy in the past week alone have been surreal. Intense moments of contentment, preceded by long hard looks in the mirror, the weeks of late have forced me to really examine myself before Spring Equinox. All my life decisions darting back and forth in front of my eyes and the question ever looming – “am I making the right choice?” Whilst it can be healthy for us to scrutinise our life choices occasionally, this upheaval of what feels like everything has felt… a lot.

Am I good person because I’ve done XYZ, is this huge life choice really what I want or am I somehow being pressured down one path over another? Is this relationship worth my energy? Is this habit of mine a vice or am I being too hard on myself?

On Friday, moon passed into earth’s shadow and turned red, also known as Blood Moon. This signifies a huge transformation and is associated with the womb space, our intuition and shadow selves. Additionally, with moon in moving through Virgo, this encourages us to return to our own inner strengths while staying grounded. There can be a tenancy to be too judgemental or harsh towards ourselves also. Ah, this might explain a few things…

I’ve certainly had a transformative month with the real nitty-gritty meeting me head on. With the passing of my grandmother, it has caused a sorrow and understanding I cannot express, why is it when a grandparent moves on everything comes into focus? Call me woo-woo or whatever you like but I know my mother’s mother is with me all the more now than when we were an ocean apart. Our legacy continues on and must continue, a line of healers doing their work in their own way.

There are a lot of energies bouncing around right now my little lotuses, with spring in the air your mind might be casting forward to summer, planning your projects and what to do with your year. Perhaps worried about the state of things or what is to come, well let this be a gentle reminder for you – stay grounded, stay present. A lot of my students are neurodiverse which makes staying in the present moment extra hard sometimes, I at least know I have this challenge, so when things feel overwhelming for you, come back to the breath, Name three things you can hear, see, smell, touch. Slow it down, ease out of the anxious mind and into your body.

Yoga helps to rekindle this mind-body connection, in my week off teaching I’ve made sure I take time for my own practice and it helped enormously with grounding. Harmonising the movement with the breath slows our thoughts down and invites mindfulness by giving ourselves the gift to step outside our frayed nervous systems, reminding yourself it is ok.

So take a moment, slow it down, trust the process and you’ll arrive there. Because you already have.

Namaste an’all-that,

~ Wavy ~