Intensifying Fire
Last week I wrote about the symptoms that we can experience during this Yang building and Fire element season, and this week I was reminded how it can actually feel in the body. Lucky for me, I had an appointment booked with the pelvic floor acupuncturist in Fremont on Tuesday, so now my Heart feels more balanced and ready for the heat that's coming.
I forgot how uneasy palpitations feel. The heart beating at a rhythm that may or may not feel faster than normal but feels like it's about to fly right out of your chest. A building sensation of something being off and not quite right, often growing into anxiety. The mind racing and hard to settle, even with all the the deep breathing and calming techniques that I know how to do.
I told my acupuncturist that I'd been feeling like I should needle Heart 7 but don't love needling myself. It's exactly what I needed. As she put the needles in me, I felt everything settling into place. My mind slowed, and the Red Bird of my Heart settled back into its nest.
Yesterday, I felt my focus wane when the Qi cycle was in the Heart (11am-1pm) and realized that the days leading up to the palpitations starting, I'd thought about doing a yoga nidra and brushed it off because it was mid-day. Yesterday & today, I listened. It was magic. I plan on intentionally resting in the window through the Summer.
Yoga Nidra has helped me so much in the last 10 years. Thanks for your patience with my longer than expected pause from teaching Yoga Nidra on Sunday. I'm testing my return with the Solstice Acupuncture + Yoga Nidra in two weeks and am anticipating returning July 12th. More to come soon.
We have a Gemini New Moon this weekend (completeness on Sunday at 7:53 pm). Gemini is all about communication, adaptability, duality (represented by twins), quick thinking, holding two ideas at the same time, and being the bridge between them. It's ruled by Mercury and rules the lungs, shoulders, arms, hands, capillaries, and the nervous system.
The Gemini New Moon pattern calms your nervous system during the intensity of the Fire element; helps you to adapt to what you need; and helps you to listen...to what your Heart needs, what you need in relationships, and whether or not your boundaries are healthy & aligned. It'll inspire you to...
👯 be present in the moment and connect with Sun, Moon, & Stars, which are constantly moving & influencing us on Earth.
👯 let go of frustrations & irritations to follow inner vision no matter the weather that comes, preserving in life with inner strength & essence.
👯 open doorways to Spirit and flow of Universal Love with the connection to knowledge, regulating & nourishing life with compassion & joy.
👯 find grounded, rooted support to grow, be nourished, & take action for a plan forward, feeling relaxed & secure to reach your full potential.
👯 understand the experiences that take you to your depths, finding wisdom, respect, & inner knowing in the depths of your being. Let go & simply be you.
👯 works with the Crown, 3rd Eye, Heart, Solar Plexus, and Root Chakras and all 5 elements.
We'll work with Palmarosa "The Great Harmonizer of Thinking & Feeling," which supports the Fire & Earth elements. It helps connect the head & Heart and the Body & Mind, bringing in the mind's clarity and the Heart's wisdom; nourishes the Heart & strengthens the Small Intestine's energy of separating the pure from the impure; and cultivates courageous expression.
Join the Moon Cycle Community Acupuncture session on Saturday at 4:30 or 6 by scheduling online, texting me 512-934-1917, or emailing me at vanessa@mavenalchemy.com.
Not into the group environment? You can also book a private session at any time and request a Moon Cycle pattern for this and any past moon.
Things to know...
Celebrate the Summer Solstice with Acupuncture + Yoga Nidra. It'll be similar to the previous Winter Solstice events, but I'm going to do less education/talking. I'll get you set up in a supported savasana and move around the room needling you with just 5 needles. Then, I'll do a short yoga nidra. It'll be on Saturday, 6/20, during the Fire element window from 12:30-2. $45 & limited to 8. Book here
June 27th is an all-day Alchemical Healing Mentorship session, so the Capricorn Full Moon Community Acupuncture will be on Sunday, June 28th, at 4:30 & 6. Book here
Planning for Yoga Nidra will return in July! I'm thinking Sundays at 6:30 or 7. Please let me know what time you'd prefer!
Sending you so much love. May you intentionally pause and cultivate yin during these days of building yang to support balance, play, and joyful Summer memories. If you need support, come see me! Sometimes just 30 minutes to breathe and let the needles do their magic allows us to recharge our batteries during these long days of sunlight!
xx, Vanessa
