Full Moon Reflections: An Energetic Shift

Two months ago, I cut my hair short for the first time in 15 years. Right after I cut my hair, I decided to organize my closet, and then got sick for the first time in a while. Simply by making this change, it truly felt like something was altered that was greater than just a haircut. I felt an energetic shift: an unweighting, a shedding, a releasing.

I think that sometimes we make very conscious changes to our lives, and other times they almost seem to happen to us. I had wanted to adjust my daily routines and habits, but have struggled for the past two years of the pandemic to do so. Time management is a big challenge for me, causing me to feel like I don’t have enough time and often ending up late for commitments. Yet after my haircut, I stumbled upon a book, The Power of When, that propelled me into the changes I desired. I found the book at the right time and place to want to make the adjustments. Just small changes in wake time, sleep time, and everything in between based on chronobiology and biorhythms made me feel so much more aligned, joyful, and balanced than I had in years. At the same time, I had started my 4th yoga teacher training with LYT Yoga Method that has transformed the way that I think about posture and optimal movement patterns.

Through deeper inquiry into how to function and live better in my daily life, I have recently been able to implement more shifts for alignment in body, mind, and spirit. The entire journey is still a work in progress, as life always is. Some days seem to flow with ease while other days are still a challenge. But that’s how it is; constantly evolving and staying aware in order to adapt, go with the flow, and live fully in the present moment.

This full moon is the first one of spring, and in Traditional Chinese Medicine, spring is associated with the liver and the idea of going with the flow. As I take time on the full moon today to reflect on the past few months, I realize that our choices can greatly impact our reality. Sometimes it is conscious and other times, like it just happens to us, but in the end, staying open to what may arise allows us greater opportunity to illuminate the fullness of our own being. I continue with the ebb and flow, the changing of seasons, the tides of life.

With love,

Catherine