Mandi Garrison Yoga

09/10/2026

Today’s theme: Divine Alignment

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Suggested Practice: Lunar Mandala - Yin for Calm and Flow (click on Calendar and Daily Themes link in bio)

Dynamic Yin

This dynamic Yin practice follows a lunar mandala, moving through a complete sequence on one side of the body before returning through the same postures in reverse — creating a gentle, wave-like rhythm that encourages balance, integration, and the steady movement of energy. With shorter holds and the option to incorporate subtle movement throughout, this practice is especially supportive during times of stress, anxiety, or emotional overwhelm.

Astrological Overview: Today's Virgo New Moon offers a powerful reset for your routines, well-being, work, and everyday practices. Mercury enters Libra, encouraging thoughtful communication and balanced decision-making, while Uranus stations retrograde in Gemini, slowing the pace of change so that recent shifts can be integrated. Rather than reinventing your entire life, choose a few intentional changes you can genuinely sustain.

Lunar Gateway 🌑 Virgo New Moon: Virgo teaches us that transformation is often found in the smallest choices: how we begin the morning, nourish the body, organize our surroundings, tend our responsibilities, and care for what has been entrusted to us. This New Moon invites you to create rituals and routines that make your ordinary life feel more intentional.

Celestial Stargate ☀️ Asterion: Asterion, associated with one of the Hunting Dogs of Canes Venatici, carries themes of loyalty, companionship, and purposeful direction. Its symbolism reminds us that devotion is demonstrated through what we consistently choose to tend.

Reflection: What daily practice would help me become the person I want to be?

Crystal: Moss Agate

09/09/2026

Today’s Theme: Preparing and Recalibrating

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Suggested Practice: Clearing the Subtle Channels - Hatha Slow Flow and Pranayama (click on Calendar and Daily Themes link in bio)

Level 1/2 Hatha

This hatha slow flow is designed to gently awaken the body while clearing and balancing the subtle channels through breath, spinal movement, and intentional sequencing. The practice unfolds slowly, beginning low to the ground and building toward expansive movement and focused pranayama to support energetic clarity.

Astrological Overview: The Moon moves from expressive Leo into practical Virgo, turning our attention toward routines, organization, and the small details that shape everyday life. As we approach tomorrow's New Moon, today is less about beginning and more about preparing — clearing the ground for whatever you want to cultivate next.

Reflection: What can I simplify today to make room for something new?

Crystal: Clear Quartz

09/08/2026

Today’s Theme: Wisdom Descending

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Suggested Practice: The Body Is the Cosmos (click on Calendar and Daily Themes link in bio)

Level 1/2 Kundalini

This kundalini-focused practice will elevate, uplift, and raise your vibration! We also connect with Shakti Goddess Bhuvaneshari, "she whose body is the world." (Sally Kempton, Awakening Shakti)

Astrological Overview: The Moon joins Jupiter in Leo, amplifying generosity, creativity, optimism, and the desire to live wholeheartedly. As we approach the Virgo New Moon, today's expansive energy invites us to consider what deeper wisdom wants to guide our choices.

Sacred Spotlight 🌹 The Descent of Holy Sophia: In modern Sophianic and Divine Feminine traditions, this day honors Holy Sophia — Divine Wisdom — and her descent into the material world. Sophia reminds us that wisdom becomes sacred when it is embodied through how we live, love, create, and serve.

Celestial Stargate ☀️ Mizar: Mizar, part of the handle of the Big Dipper, has been observed alongside its close companion Alcor for centuries. Their pairing offers a beautiful symbol of perception: looking carefully enough to recognize what isn't immediately obvious. This Stargate invites us to see beyond appearances and listen for the wisdom beneath the surface.

Reflection: What wisdom am I being asked to embody rather than simply understand?

Crystal: Sapphire

09/07/2026

Today’s Theme: Rest is Part of the Work

Monday, September 7, 2026

Suggested Practice: Into the Current (click on Calendar and Daily Themes link in bio)

Restorative

This restorative Full Moon Temple is an invitation to practice the art of surrender — softening resistance, releasing the need to control what comes next, and remembering how to move with the currents of life.

Astrological Overview: The Moon enters playful Leo and harmonizes with Uranus, encouraging creative change and reminding us that inspiration often appears when we step outside our usual routines. With the Moon still waning toward the New Moon, today favors spaciousness rather than relentless productivity.

Seasonal Spotlight 🇺🇸 Labor Day: Labor Day honors the contributions and achievements of workers while offering an important cultural pause from work itself. In the spirit of Virgo Season, today can also remind us that meaningful work requires meaningful restoration. Our worth is not measured by how constantly productive we can be.

Reflection: What becomes possible when I allow myself to rest without needing to earn it?

Crystal: Hematoid Quartz

09/06/2026

Today’s Theme: Honoring the Sacred Feminine

Sunday, September 6, 2026

Suggested Practice: An Expansion of the Mystery (click on Calendar and Daily Themes link in bio)

Level 1/2 Transformation Flow

Connect to the sacral chakra, the water element, and the Shakti energy of desire and bliss in this hip-focused flow. "Reach down into your deepest being. Take a stand in eternity. Walk through this world, see every situation as an expansion of the mystery." (Radiance Sutras, Yukti Verse 93)

Astrological Overview: The Cancer Moon harmonizes with the Virgo Sun, creating a gentle relationship between nurturing and practical care. Today asks us to recognize that tending the body, home, heart, and everyday rhythms can be sacred acts in themselves.

Sacred Spotlight 🌹 World Goddess Day: World Goddess Day offers an opportunity to honor the Divine Feminine in her many expressions across cultures and traditions — as creator, mother, healer, warrior, lover, wise woman, earth, mystery, and transformative power. It is also an invitation to recognize qualities of receptivity, intuition, creativity, compassion, and embodied wisdom within ourselves.

Reflection: How can I honor the sacred through the way I care for myself and my life?

Crystal: Rose Quartz

09/05/2026

Today’s Theme: Nourishing the Inner World

Saturday, September 5, 2026

Suggested Practice: Attend to the Inner World (click on Calendar and Daily Themes link in bio)

Yin

This stretchy yin practice opens the lower triangle (legs, hips, and pelvis) with a focus on anxiety-relief and inner contemplation. "Even when the senses are turned outward, your attention on the external world, attend also to the inner throb, the pulsing of the creative impulse within you." (Radiance Sutras, Yukti Verse 2)

Astrological Overview: The Gemini Moon harmonizes with Venus before entering Cancer, shifting the emphasis from conversation and connection toward emotional nourishment. As the Moon wanes, allow yourself to retreat from unnecessary demands and tend to what helps you feel safe, supported, and restored.

Celestial Stargate ☀️ Coxa: Coxa lies within Leo and carries the symbolism of the lion's strength and forward movement. Today it reminds us that sustainable strength begins with a strong foundation. Before asking yourself to move farther or faster, tend to what supports you.

Reflection: What helps me feel deeply supported?

Crystal: Moonstone

09/04/2026

New class! Chakra Balancing Meditation

This meditation journeys through the seven primary chakras for alignment, clearing, and balance.

This meditation journeys through the seven primary chakras for alignment, clearing, and balance.

09/04/2026

Today’s Theme: The Joy of Devotion

Friday, September 4, 2026

Suggested Practice: Abundance, Devotion, and Joy (click on Calendar and Daily Themes link in bio)

Yin

Reclaim the energies of abundance, devotion, and joy in this yin practice to integrate planetary energy and intention.

Astrological Overview: The Last Quarter Moon in Gemini encourages sorting through ideas and completing what needs attention before the next lunar cycle begins. Its harmonious connection with Jupiter adds optimism, curiosity, and a willingness to see possibilities beyond what you already know.

Sacred Festival 🛕 Janmashtami: Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Krishna, an embodiment of divine love, wisdom, joy, and devotion. His teachings remind us that spirituality need not be separate from life itself: the sacred can be encountered through love, relationship, beauty, play, and wholehearted participation in the world.

Celestial Stargate ☀️ Zosma: Located along the back of Leo, Zosma invites reflection on strength tempered by compassion. Its symbolism reminds us that sensitivity does not diminish courage; sometimes our ability to remain tender in a difficult world is itself an expression of strength.

Reflection: What changes when I approach my spiritual path with more joy?

Crystal: Ocean Jasper

09/03/2026

Today’s Theme: Opening to Possibility

Thursday, September 3, 2026

Suggested Practice: Root to Rise - Lower Body Strength and Heart Opening (click on the Calendar and Daily Themes link in bio)

Level 1/2 Hatha

A mindful hatha practice designed to build stability and strength in the lower body, creating a steady foundation for the heart to open and expand.

Astrological Overview: The Moon enters curious Gemini and forms a supportive sextile with Neptune, stimulating imagination and encouraging you to gather information without needing immediate answers. A conversation, insight, or unexpected piece of information may offer a new perspective.

Reflection: What might I discover if I remain curious?

Crystal: Celestite