The April full Moon arrives on the 28th at 18:58 MT while Moon transits sidereal Libra and Swati nakshatra. Moon is conjunct retrograde Jupiter and receives gaze from exalted Sun. This expansive full Moon invites movement towards balance and integration in the coming weeks. Seek support, stability and integration within the body and relationships. Take steps towards goals, desires and dharmic action. What direction are you going? Be intentional with your actions and choices. Align with purpose and your dharmic path. Spend time honoring relationships and shine the light on your support systems. What do you need in order to feel more balanced, integrated and whole? Who or what is feeling really supportive right now? What is missing and needs to shift?

Swati nakshatra is ruled by the wind god, Vayu. He brings movement, strength and momentum. Whether small shifts, or big immense changes, Vayu inevitably offers something different. Where are you directing these winds of change in your life? What direction are your sails taking you in? Are you being conscious about your path or just going wherever the wind takes you?

Vayu is also connected to Prana, the life force energy and inner winds. If you do not direct the Prana within, your energy will be wasted unnecessarily. Honor your inner Vayu and direct this life force energy through yoga, movement, pranayama, proper diet and meditation. Balance rest and activity and don't deplete yourself. As a Rudra, Vayu offers immense strength and power. He is one of the eight Vasu Devas, or sources of illumination. Often Vayu will not support grounding, landing or stability as his nature is to move frequently and be like the air- always moving. Staying grounded under the influence of Vayu is a challenge and requires diligence and intention. Honor your emotions and don't neglect your feelings as Vayu can cool off the emotional body excessively. Your inner winds may be Vata aggravating in the cycle ahead. Land in the body and attend to your emotional body consistently.

In the cycle ahead, expand your reach and broaden your dreams and desires. Take bold action steps and reach out to new people. New actions and choices, will yield new and different results. Relationships become vital resources in the coming days. Let them teach you more about yourself and your needs. Get clear on what feels supportive, solid and safe. Expand what you believe is possible for yourself and your life. Where are you staying grounded, when you should be moving? Where are you moving, when you should be staying grounded? Seek balance, integration, the middle way. Identify where you are lost in binaries, polarities and right and wrong. Is there another way to see this situation? Is there another possible option beyond black and white mentality? Crack open your belief systems and ideologies. Expand your options. Seek help, resources and guidance for the journey and don't limit yourself. Love yourself and allow yourself to receive love and support from others.

Rahu has entered the sattvic and nourishing constellation of Pushya nakshatra (mean node calculations). He will be here until December of this year. Rahu amplifies and intensifies whatever he comes into contact with. Emotions have been bigger and more volatile since he entered Moon's sign of Cancer many months ago.

The shift out of Ashlesha and into Pushya will bring a softening and nourishing quality that has been missing in the emotional body. Pushya is a Laghu constellation, meaning light, graceful, easy and quick. This is a powerful contrast with the past many months of Ashlesha which is a Tikshna constellation- sharp and dreadful- especially impacting the mind.

Pushya nakshatra is ruled by the planet Saturn which expresses the need for contraction, structure and honoring your grief. Brihaspati is the ruling deity- a personification of the planet Jupiter. Jupiter brings expansion, benevolence, the wisdom and nourishment of a sattvic Guru. Thus, Pushya expresses the balance and integration that arrives when we honor both expansion and contraction. This is the wisdom of the emotional body, the journey of life and grief, the breath, cycles and rhythms of the Moon and nature.

In the coming months, honoring the emotional body is key. Clarify and release toxic, adharmic mental/emotional body stories, beliefs and choices. Seek balance, harmony, ease and gentleness. Honor lightness and simplicity. Not through bypassing the shadow, but in honoring the duality of life- both shadow and light. Honor your gurus, seek nourishing wisdom, guidance and support. Move towards grace, ease and simplicity.

Rahu in Pushya can support nourishing expansion- if the contraction and release qualities are also honored and acknowledged. What needs to be closed, released and let go of, in order to make space for more of what you want and need?

Notice where Cancer lives in your Jyotish chart. This is the area of your life that Rahu's transit through Pushya will support you. Set your intentions and clarify your desires for the coming months. This is a powerful time to gather more resources, support and guidance and deepen your self growth. What needs are surfacing? What support do you need for your journey right now?

New Moon arrives in sidereal Aries on April 15th at 19:58 MT. Sun has just shifted to exaltation in Aries and both Sun and Moon will be in Ashwini nakshatra at the time of the new Moon.

The Vedic New Year begins on Friday April 13th at 20:19 MT as Sun arrives in Aries- though officially the start of the New Year comes with the New Moon on Sunday. As Sun and Moon begin anew, a fresh start arrives for the masculine and feminine within.

Sun completes a year long transit through the zodiac and steps into Aries on Friday, jump starting the beginning of a new cycle. Sun loves being in Aries because he can fully express his power, light, clarity and purpose. He is exalted in this sign because he can use his power at 100% capacity.

Expect more energy, strength and precision in the coming weeks. Use your power and clarity wisely and take life supporting action steps. Purify and clean up diet, behaviors and choices that are keeping you disempowered. Watch for anger and rage. What boundaries need to be clarified in order to honor your power more fully?

This is a powerful time of year to step into your inner strength, purpose and dharma. Take action steps to fulfill your dharmic path. Honor your power and strength. Clear and release what is holding you back from your strength, power and purpose- physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Ask for resources, support and guidance in order to maximize this time.

Sidereal New Moon in Aries on Sunday April 15th jump starts the Vedic New Year, followed by the most auspicious day of the year Akshaya Tritiya on the 18th. On this day, Sun and Moon are both exalted, bringing energy, power and strength to all actions. This planetary alignment happens once per year. It is said that all actions will be fruitful on this day and expand exponentially. It is a powerful day to take dharmic steps and any action step you want a positive result from. Donate to charities, share, teach, connect and offer your services.

Renewal, awakening, release and opening are arriving. Use this time wisely! Step into your power! Get new results and make more empowered choices! Awaken the light within.

The new Moon is in Ashwini nakshatra, the domain of the Ashwini-Kumara twins. Ayurvedic experts, the Kumara twins support healing, transformation and awakening through the creative and healing arts. The symbol of this constellation is a horse's head, which expresses the strength and power possible within this portion of the sky. The influence of this nakshatra awakens the immense vitality and wisdom of the horse. Horses create an antivenom that heals snake bites, symbolizing their power to fight poison- especially physically. What poisons need to be healed and released within? What purification and clarity does your body need? What poisons are you ready to eradicate from your life? Clear the body of the past and make space for the new. Keep the gut clear and support the digestion of the mental body.

In the cycle ahead, relationships, support and stability are the primary focus. Seek new balance and integration between self and other. Clean up relationship messes within and attend to the relationship with self. Where are you burning yourself out? Who and what are you allowing to burn up your life force energy? What behaviors, choices and actions are keeping you less than vital? Where do you need to reconnect within your body in order for more strength, support and stability within?

The process of integration, alignment and gathering support will require that you retrace your steps and cover old ground. Relationships will ask you to revisit and recalibrate in order for you to gather the insights and wisdom you seek. Build a solid support system by getting clear on what you need and reaching out for the resources, guidance and team members you need. There are new answers arriving. Create space for the clarity and be specific about your desires. You will be asked to restructure your heart and find a new way of relating. Learn to love with boundaries and honor your sacred inner temple above all.

What does empowerment feel like? How do you feel this energy in your body? Use my Tapping Meditation below to support an increase in  your power. Then use this awareness to create an image and identify your needs. Take this surge of energy and channel it into powerful action steps!

Once you create your image of power, share it with us in the Embodied Moon FB group!


Step #1

How do you know if you are disempowered, disconnected from your inner source?

When your breath is short, body is tight and mind is running the show, you are likely disconnected from your inner wisdom and power.

This may present itself through emotional body reactions, mental stories that seem to be on repeat in your head, and physical body responses that constrict you, leaving you closed off to possibility, options, new choices.

Read More and Listen to my Tapping Meditation for Empowerment

Step #2

Create an image of what it feels like to be empowered, connected and feeling your inner strength. What colors, textures and images arrive? Using craypas, paints or pencils, create an image of your power. Create an image that expresses this feeling using colors, textures and shapes. Allow 20 minutes at minimum for this nourishment image. Title your image.

Step #3

Use your image to inspire a movement exploration. Let your body move in response to your image with the intention of "moving with your feelings". What feelings emerge for you during your dance? What awareness? Allow 5 to 10 minutes for this movement exploration. I encourage you to extend this time frame as you recycle this process.

Step #4

Harvesting. In your journal answer these questions:

I am, I want, I need, I sense, I feel, I imagine, I express

Where do I feel support in my life? Where do I need more support?