New Year AstroYoga reflection
- Angela (Dharma) Fears
- Jan 15
- 3 min read
Updated: Jan 19
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Sacred Sovereignty
AstroYoga Weekly Blog | Jan 15–21, 2026
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Celestial Focus: Capricorn’s Quiet Power & the New Moon’s Truth
This week begins in the reflective stillness after the New Moon in Capricorn / Uttara Ashadha Nakshatra on January 16 — a place in the sidereal sky ruled by the Vishvadevas, deities of universal order and purpose. Capricorn’s energy is rooted in dharma — enduring purpose, aligned action, and committed being — not merely doing. The lessons this lunation brings are about steering life from internal stability rather than external validation.
Capricorn asks us: Are we building from shadow avoidance… or from soul clarity? In Uttara Ashadha (“the later invincible”), we are urged to stand in the ongoing rhythm of our own evolution — with patience, endurance, and sovereign heart.
During this time the Sun and New Moon united in Capricorn, steeped in stable structure, while Ketu continues in Virgo and Rahu in Pisces, reverberating the tension between precise service and flowing surrender — a cosmic reminder that our highest form of sovereignty is the artful balance of control and surrender.
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Embodied Sovereignty: Yoga & Somatic Practices
Theme: Stability + Heart Fluidity
Capricorn governs the bones, joints, knees, and Earth grounding; this week’s somatic focus is establishing a strong physical foundation from which luminous expression can emerge.
Suggested Practice:
Tadasana — Feeling the earth through your feet; spine like a column of light.
Malasana — Open hips and lower back; soften the inner tension stored in structure.
Utkatasana — Build heat and resolve; feel the lower limbs engage and melt.
Ardha Matsyendrasana — Twist with breath; invite balance into the central channel.
Prānāyāma:
Sama Vritti (Equal Breath) — inhale & exhale in 4-count cycles — stabilizes nervous rhythms and calms Vata tendencies that Capricorn’s austere power can stir.
Mudra:
Dhyāna Mudra (hands in lap) — cultivates rooted inner focus and stable attention during meditation.
Meditation Invitation:
Find a seated posture or lie supported. Place the right hand over the heart and the left hand over the belly. Inhale to feel the body expand; exhale to feel it soften. Whisper:
“May my structure be a vessel for my soul’s radiant expression.”
Feel the breath as both support and release.
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Ayurvedic Insight: Grounding Warmth + Aligning Rhythms
The Capricorn New Moon amplifies Vata qualities — dryness, unpredictability, and internal restlessness. Our Ayurvedic response this week is to kindle warmth, lubricate the tissues, and strengthen rhythm.
Favor warm, nourishing meals: barley, rice congee with ghee & spices, root vegetables.
Use sesame or ghee in abundance — support asthi dhatu (bone tissue) and calm Vata.
Integrate daily rhythm: consistent waking, eating, movement, sleep.
Abhyanga (warm oil massage) before morning bath — sesame oil warmed with ginger and turmeric — brings deep nervous system regulation.
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Mantra, Bhakti & Community Offerings
Our next deep Bhakti event — a Sedona retreat centered on mantra, voice, and embodied devotion — begins Feb 27, 2026 and continues through March 1. This gathering invites us to vibrate from the spine outward, honoring the body as a temple of sound and presence.
In that spirit, this week’s mantra practice is drawn from the tradition of using Beeja (seed) and planetary mantras to align inner vibration with cosmic resonance:
🕉️ Primary Mantra:
Om Suryaya Namaha — reverence to the Sun, nurturer of identity and conscious will.
🕉️ Bhakti Mantra:
Om Aim Hreem Kleem Shrim Namaha — a composite for clarity (Aim), heart devotion (Hreem), attraction + harmony (Kleem), and abundance + beauty (Shrim) — a practice to soften into devotion while affirming authentic presence.
These chants are best synchronized with slow exhalation, gentle drishti (soft gaze), and subtle awareness along the spine.
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Closing Song & Sound Medicine
This week, let your heart-beat be your guide and your voice, your compass. As you walk your sovereign path, carry with you the song:
🎶 “Walk the Path That Is Yours” — Forest Sun
Let this melody be a companion to your embodied practice — a sound‑current that honors the unique rhythm of your being, weaving devotion into every step.
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Journal Invitation
Prompt:
“Where in my body do I feel rooted? Where do I feel called to soften? How does my breath become my guide?”
Sit with these questions in stillness, then gently move with them on your mat or in nature.
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This Week’s Sky Guide
Transit / Theme
Meaning
🌑 New Moon in Capricorn (Uttara Ashadha)
Grounded intention & heartfelt resolve
Ketu in Virgo → Rahu in Pisces
Precision vs. surrender — refine, then release
Emphasis on structure + fluid heart
Wisdom through balance of form and feeling
May your bones be as prayer, your breath as devotion, and your presence a living hymn.
With grounded radiance and wide‑open heart,
Heart Soul Bhakti
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