Ease into the energy of letting go during the waning moon with our Stretch & Journaling - Reflect & Relax session. This powerful time offers the opportunity to break free from old habits and patterns. Trust your inner guidance as Alexe guides you through a gentle candlelight stretch and journaling practice tailored to the current moon sign. Allow the soothing ambiance to enhance your reflective journey, promoting relaxation and self-discovery.
Your Stretching and Journaling guide: Alexe @Lunarlexe
Alexe, Universal Movement founder who loves to weave her practices together to give you a unique and profound experience. Alexe has over 20 year experience in teaching and was the co-foundered of London Dance Academy many moons ago. Now she blends magical slow flow yoga, visualisation techniques and yoga Nidra with her expertise in moonology and medical astrology that creates the UM methodology of cyclical and lunar living.
Our stretching class can offer several advantages when it comes to releasing tension in the body:
✨ Increased Flexibility: Regular stretching can improve flexibility by elongating muscles and increasing their range of motion. This can help to counteract the stiffness and tightness that often accompany tension in the muscles.
✨ Improved Circulation: Stretching encourages blood flow to the muscles, which can help to alleviate tension and promote relaxation. Increased circulation also aids in the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the muscles, facilitating their repair and recovery.
✨ Reduced Muscle Tension: Stretching can help to relieve muscle tightness and tension by promoting relaxation and decreasing muscle stiffness. This can alleviate discomfort and promote a greater sense of comfort and ease in the body.
✨ Enhanced Posture: Tension in the muscles can contribute to poor posture, leading to discomfort and pain. Stretching can help to release tension in the muscles that support good posture, allowing for improved alignment and reduced strain on the body.
✨ Stress Relief: Stretching promotes relaxation and can help to reduce stress levels by releasing physical tension in the body. Incorporating stretching into your routine can provide a calming effect on both the body and mind, helping to alleviate stress and promote a sense of well-being.
✨ Injury Prevention: By increasing flexibility and range of motion, stretching can help to reduce the risk of injury during physical activity. Flexible muscles are less prone to strain and are better able to withstand sudden movements or impacts.
✨ Improved Performance: Stretching can enhance athletic performance by improving flexibility, mobility, and coordination. This can help you to move more efficiently and effectively, leading to better overall performance and reduced risk of injury.
✨ Better Joint Health: Stretching helps to maintain joint health by promoting flexibility and reducing stiffness. This can improve joint function and range of motion, making daily activities easier and more comfortable.
What's the importance of doing a class like this during the waning moon?
In many spiritual and esoteric traditions, the waning moon is associated with the process of letting go, releasing, and refining. The lunar cycle is often divided into different phases, with the waning moon representing the period when the illuminated part of the moon visible from Earth decreases, transitioning from the full moon back to the new moon.
During the waning moon phase, the energy is often considered conducive to introspection, reflection, and shedding what is no longer serving us. This phase is seen as an opportune time to release negative emotions, habits, or situations that may be holding us back. It's a period for letting go of anything that no longer aligns with our goals, values, or highest good.
Additionally, the waning moon phase can be a time for refining and reassessing ongoing projects or goals. As the moon decreases in illumination, it symbolizes a time to review and refine our plans, strategies, and actions. It's a time to assess what is working well and what needs adjustment or improvement. This phase encourages a more inward focus, allowing us to fine-tune our efforts and make necessary revisions for greater effectiveness and success.
During this stretching class and journaling practice we offer you a gentle stretch to realise tensions and journaling prompts to guide you to let go and refine your goals to manifest abundance and let go.