Opening Thoughts✨

Some lessons don’t whisper, they linger. Patterns repeat, emotions resurface, and the same doors swing open until we finally pause and listen. Nothing ever goes away until it’s taught us what we need to know. The universe isn’t punishing you, it’s patiently guiding you toward clarity, alignment, and self-trust. This week, don’t rush the process. Honor the message. Let the moment be your mirror.

In Today’s Email 📩

• As Above, So Below💫: Weekly Cosmic Insight

• Rich Rising🌻Affirmation

• Mirror Mirror🪞: Journal Prompt

• The More You Know🌈: Pranayama for Anxiety…

• Yogapedia🧘🏽‍♀️: An Asana For Root Chakra

• Crystal of the Day🔮

• The Real World🌍: Reclaiming Our Roots for Mental Wellness

• What’s Blooming🌸: May’s Upcoming Wellness Events

Mirror Mirror 🪞 (Journal Prompt)

• When I feel like I’m “going backwards,” what truth about my growth am I being invited to see instead?

• When I slow down and tune into my breath, what emotions, thoughts, or sensations rise to the surface?

• What might my anxiety be trying to teach or protect me from—and what would it feel like to offer myself safety instead?

The Art of Being 🎨

The More You Know 📚 (Wellness Wisdom)

Breathe Like You Mean It: Pranayama for Anxiety

When your mind feels like a storm and your heart’s doing the most, the breath is your anchor. One of the most powerful tools for calming anxiety lives within you, your breath.

Meet: Anulom Vilom (aka Alternate Nostril Breathing)

This sacred technique balances the body, quiets the mind, and gets your nervous system to finally chill. It’s like a spiritual reset button, especially when anxiety won’t loosen its grip.

Beginner-Friendly Breakdown:

• Sit comfortably, spine tall.

• Close your right nostril with your thumb. Inhale through the left.

• Now close your left nostril with your ring and pinky fingers.

• Exhale slowly through the right.

• Inhale through the right, switch, and exhale through the left.

• That’s one round. Keep going for 1–5 minutes (or longer if it feels good).

Try it: Once you’re comfy, try the 4–4–4 count:

Inhale for 4.

Hold for 4.

Exhale for 4.

Or go deeper: To really relax your body, let the exhale be longer than the inhale (e.g., inhale for 4, exhale for 6–8). That’s where the nervous system surrenders.

Why it works:

When we’re anxious, our breath gets short and our heart races. Alternate nostril breathing slows everything down, activating your parasympathetic nervous system (aka rest + digest mode) and reminding your body that it’s safe.

No need to stress about perfect ratios or mudras. Just show up and breathe. The magic is in the practice.

Yogapedia🧘🏽‍♀️(Pose of the Day)

Malasana — Garland Pose (Yogi Squat)

Benefits:

• Grounds the energy into the hips and pelvis

• Strengthens the ankles and lower body

• Activates the root chakra (security, stability)

The Real World🌍(Wellness News You Can Feel)

Nature as Medicine: Reclaiming Our Roots for Mental Wellness

In a world buzzing with notifications and neon lights, our nervous systems are begging for the original medicine: Earth. Nature therapy, also called ecotherapy, is the intentional practice of connecting with nature to support mental health—and science is backing what mystics have always known.

Whether it’s a barefoot walk in the grass, gardening with your hands in the soil, or simply sitting beneath a tree, these grounded rituals can lower stress, soothe anxiety, and lift the weight of depression. Studies show nature boosts mood, sharpens focus, and even improves cognitive function. And no, it’s not just about wild forests. Even houseplants, sunlight, and nature sounds indoors can offer calm and clarity.

This week, let the Earth remind you: you belong here. Slow down. Touch the ground. Heal forward.

Curious how deep this goes? Read the full article on nature therapy here and let it be your permission slip to go outside and feel something real.

What’s Blooming?🌸(Upcoming Events)

Here’s what’s blooming in our sacred garden this month…

May 12 – Shed + Rise: Full Moon in Scorpio Circle

Sacred shedding. Soul reclamation. Movement, reflection, ritual.

Reserve your spot here.

May 26 – New Moon in Gemini

Ground your visions. Plant new seeds. Manifest with heart.

Reserve your spot here.

& One More Thing✌️

You’re not broken because you sometimes feel broken. You’re healing because you keep coming back to yourself.

That’s the real flex.

Meme😹