Self Care DIY Retreat: Full Moon Theme (Letting Go, Learning, Self-Reflection)
The Full Moon is an ideal time to let go of something or someone that no longer serves you so you can create space for something or someone better.
This might include releasing stress/tension/anxiety, an unhealthy habit, a toxic relationship, self limiting thoughts or beliefs, physical objects, etc.
Think of it as spiritual/mental/emotional/physical decluttering.
Full Moon retreat themes are around self-reflection, self-improvement, analyzing, learning, releasing and letting go.
Your ideal Full Moon self care / yoga retreat itinerary/activity ideas include:
• Full Moon Vortex Yoga Hike
• Full Moon Yoga & Rituals
• Full Moon Yoga Nidra (Guided Relaxation Video)
• Salt Water Flotation (Sensory Deprivation)
• 15 Recommended Books for Self-Reflection/Self-Improvement
Full Moon Vortex Yoga Hikes
Enjoy a sunset hike and then bask in lunar energy during this mountaintop full moon yoga hike. Less than 2 miles easy-moderate trail guided hike, guided meditation, guided yoga at 5600 feet. This location is said to be a natural vortex of energy. Free lightweight yoga mats to borrow provided by your local guide & certified yoga teacher. Available April - October (weather-permitting).
Full Moon Yoga & Rituals
If you practice yoga, you’ve probably heard of Sun Salutations or Surya Namaskar.
There is also a Full Moon yoga sequence called Moon Salutations or Chandra Namaskar in Sanskrit. It represents cycling through the phases of the moon.
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Full Moon Yoga Nidra
The Full Moon is an ideal time to practice letting go of what no longer serves you (thoughts, habits, relationships, things) with this gentle, 30-minute yoga Nidra guided relaxation. All you have to do is lay down and listen! Practicing yoga Nidra may help you reduce stress and sleep better. This works best with headphones but you can use speakers as well.
Whether or not you practice Yoga Nidra regularly, the Full Moon is one of the most ideal times to do it.
Salt Water Flotation (Sensory Deprivation)
A float tank filled with 1,000 pounds of Epsom Salt is the perfect way to let go of your stress and your senses to reach a deep state of relaxation. You’ll feel like you’re floating weightlessly through space - just like the moon!
No worries if you’re a bit nervous your first time… a float specialist will walk you through the process and answer any questions you have. Sign up for a session at Still Point Wellness in Asheville, North Carolina. They also offer Esalen massage, cranial sacral therapy and somatic experiencing.
60 minute float $69 | 90 minute float $95 | 2 hour float $119
Still Point Wellness 81- B CENTRAL AVENUE, ASHEVILLE NC 28801 | (828) 348-5372
15 Recommended Books for Self-Reflection/Self-Improvement
Here are some of my favorite books to help you with self-reflection, self-improvement and decluttering your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual places. If you start reading a book during this full moon, aim to have it finished by the following full moon. If you do this every month, you would read 12 books a year!
Personally, I find it easier to listen to audio books and use Audible while I’m driving or cleaning or cooking or doing other things.
Which titles appeal most to you right now?
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
To make the journey into The Power of Now you need to leave your analytical mind and its false created self, the ego, behind. Access to the Now is everywhere - in the body, the silence, and the space all around you.
Audiobook
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes tidying to a whole new level, promising that if you properly simplify and organize your home once, you'll never have to do it again.
Audiobook
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering.
Audiobook
The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck by Mark Manson
In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be positive all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.
Audiobook
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
"Newport is making a bid to be the Marie Kondo of technology: someone with an actual plan for helping you realize the digital pursuits that do, and don't, bring value to your life." (Ezra Klein, Vox)
Audiobook
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Learn to speak and understand your mate's love language, and in no time you will be able to effectively love and truly feel loved in return.
Audiobook
Better than Before by Gretchen Rubin
How do we change? Gretchen Rubin's answer: through habits. Habits are the invisible architecture of everyday life. It takes work to make a habit, but once that habit is set, we can harness the energy of habits to build happier, stronger, more productive lives.
Audiobook
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
With profound empathy and radiant generosity, Liz offers potent insights into the mysterious nature of inspiration. She asks us to embrace our curiosity and let go of needless suffering.
Audiobook
The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin
By asking the seemingly dry question “How do I respond to expectations?” we gain explosive self-knowledge. She discovered that based on their answer, people fit into Four Tendencies: Upholders, Questioners, Obligers, and Rebels. Our Tendency shapes every aspect of our behavior, so using this framework allows us to make better decisions, meet deadlines, suffer less stress, and engage more effectively.
Audiobook
You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero
Packed with humor, inspiration, and advice, You Are a Badass is the number one New York Times best-selling self-help book that teaches you how to get better without getting busted.
Audiobook
The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
The Big Leap delivers a proven method for first identifying which fears prevent us from reaching our personal upper limit, and then breaking through that limitation to achieve what Hendricks refers to as our Zone of Genius. Hendricks provides a clear path for achieving our true potential and attaining not only financial success but also success in love and life.
Audiobook
Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
"While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their images with sheer, almost irrational force, I've found that history is also made by individuals who fought their egos at every turn, who eschewed the spotlight, and who put their higher goals above their desire for recognition." (From the prologue)
Audiobook
The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday
"The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way." (Marcus Aurelius) We are stuck, stymied, frustrated. But it needn't be this way. There is a formula for success that's been followed by the icons of history - from John D. Rockefeller to Amelia Earhart to Ulysses S. Grant to Steve Jobs - a formula that let them turn obstacles into opportunities. Faced with impossible situations, they found the astounding triumphs we all seek.
Audiobook
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
An intensely articulate and moving memoir of self-discovery, Eat, Pray, Love is about what can happen when you claim responsibility for your own contentment and stop trying to live in imitation of society's ideals. It is certain to touch anyone who has ever woken up to the unrelenting need for change.
Audiobook
The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
Forget the old concepts of retirement and a deferred life plan. There is no need to wait and every reason not to, especially in unpredictable economic times. For living more and working less, this book is the blueprint.
Audiobook
Which of these practices resonate the most with you? What else to you like to do during a full moon? What are some things you want to let go of?
Let me know in the comments!
Sending you good vibes for your full moon themed retreat.
💖 Miranda
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