INSIDE THE NEW MOON EDITION:
- LOVE NOTE FROM CHRIS
- MOON WATCH: New Moon
- CIRCLE THEME OF THE MONTH: Delight in the Doing
- HERBS FOR THE NEW MOON with Cole
- ANNOUNCEMENTS: Fall Circle Leader Training (Early Bird Tuition Ends Tomorrow)
- WILD WOMAN CELEBRATION
- QUOTE OF THE WEEK
NOTE FROM CHRIS
Dearest,
It is with a tender heart that I write you today. I’ve just come home from teaching a my Sunday Morning Yoga Class in my community. This class was dedicated to the life if B.K.S. Iyengar who passed earlier this week. I find myself so moved by the level of service he provided to the world in his 95 years. Most any yoga class you will walk into in the west, was somehow touched by his teachings. Isn’t that amazing?
And he was just one man, with one body and a dedication to his practice.
What if you, with your perfect body and dedication to YOUR practice(whatever it may be) could bring a profound service to the world? Hmmm…
Brings to mind a line from a Mary Oliver poem:
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
Hmm…good New Moon question, no?
If WILD Woman Circle Leader Training is tugging at your heart strings, you will be rewarded by Applying and Registering Early. Early Registration Discount ends Tomorrow at Midnight. Apply Here.
Sending you a Sunday kind of love,
C
P.S~If you Applied for Circle Leader Training & have not heard back in 3 days, please email info@thewildwomanproject.com and let me know. Spam filters have been eating applications! Silly robots:)
MOON WATCH
3 Delicious Ways to Celebrate the New Moon
In these Next couple of days, especially on the true New Moon (Monday, August 25th), you are supported to go inward, get clear on new seeds you are planting in your own heart & life.
You will want to make SPACE for yourself to truly inquire and hear your own guidance.
Here are some suggestions for delightful things to do on the New Moon this Month.
- Do extended versions of your favorite spiritual practice. If you go to yoga as a spiritual practice, you may want to sit in extended meditation afterward. Perhaps add some chanting. If you do walking meditation, you may want an extended walk and a longer sit after. You get my drift. Allow more time and space than usual.
- Make a moon cave. Use one of the rooms in your house for the day (or heck, longer if you like). Put up tapestries or sheets. Gather all the pillows in the house lay them out. Light candles & incense. Have your favorite music, books of poetry, journal & colorful writing utensils. Be soft and receptive, let your guidance be heard. ENJOY.
- Attend a WILD Woman Moon Circle. Every detail about the circle journey is aimed at providing totally support to go inward, get clear & walk away with a specific intention. You’ll get the bonus warm and fuzzy feelings that come when you are really seen (& you will be). This project was build around the desire to bring this experience to as many women as possible.
Enjoy this time for yourself. The veils between your conscious mind and your guidance are thin at this time. Listen, dear ones, listen.
CIRCLE THEME OF THE MONTH
Delight in the Doing
Each month, in Wild Woman Circle, we gather around a different theme, inspired by the Astrological placement of the new moon. This Circle Journey is inspired by the earthy, Mercury Ruled, pragmatic, taskmaster of the Zodiac, Virgo. Ruler of the 6th House of Work & Health.
Key Words for this circle: Delight, To Do Lists, Soul’s House, Self Care
Our aim is to honor the body (the soul’s house) by delightfully doing on her behalf.
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HERBS FOR THE NEW MOON WITH COLE LOPEZ
Health is Wealth
The New Moon in Virgo is the time to delight in the doing. Embody this energy of sacred service and relish in every detail of the experience. The health of our bodies is a divine gift and a direct reflection of the radiance of our planet. Take this time to honor yourself and all the acts of self care that have brought you to this very moment in time. The more we pour our energy into our own healing the more we can be of service to our planet. Our healing is bigger than us. Our planet is surviving on it!
Herbal Blend: Dandelion Root + Milk Thistle Seed
Just add a tablespoon of each to a cup and steep for as long as you like. Just remember, the longer you steep the more medicinal. I usually make a half gallon Ball jar full before bedtime I enjoy it in the morning, which is an 8 hour steep. For best results, put the dandelion roots into boiling water for a few minutes. Then, remove from heat and add the milk thistle seeds and steep everything together overnight. (If you have a mortal and pestle give the seeds a good mash so they will release more into the hot water.) This blend nourishes the digestive system and loves up the liver!
Quality organic herbs are available at Flower Power Roots & Herbs. Visit or have herbs delivered.
Ball jars (canning jars) are available at most hardware stores!
As founder of House of Magick, Cole Lopez brings a unique yet cohesive blend of offerings. Her old-world herbal remedies which draw upon her lifelong kinship with plants, her practice of healing traditions, and also her astrological amulets that are beautifully crafted and bound to powerful stones, texts, essential oils and Reiki blessings.
Www.houseofmagickny.com
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ANNOUNCEMENTS: Fall Circle Leader Training + Coaching
This week’s announcements:
- Early Registration (discounted) ends Monday, tomorrow at Midnight. Fall 2014 Session of Wild Woman Circle Leader Training begins September 22nd. Take a close look at the training & Apply now.
- I have expanded my 1-on-1 offerings. If you want to go very deep with this WILD Woman Work, this is a juicy, life changing way to do it. Choose Your Own Adventure Here.
- Elephant Journal Published my latest post, wander over, enjoy & share: Waning & New Moon, Honoring the Other Half of the Moon Cycle
WILD WOMAN CELEBRATION
After WILD WOMAN CIRCLE LEADER TRAINING:
“Meeting Chris Maddox and discovering The Wild Woman Project reactivated a part of me that was frozen in time, waiting to be reborn.
I think I did the training at exactly the right time, and since then, a huge part of myself has come alive and found what was lost. It has also kept me connected to a community of women and support network that I deeply needed after a huge geographical shift as I moved from NYC to Trinidad and Tobago.
Receiving weekly words of wisdom and empowerment from the training gave me the confidence to establish my career as an art therapist in a new country. It is also helping me build my tribe and a circle of women who can grow together and support each other in a safe space where we can be our authentic selves.”
Emily Alvarez
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
You don’t need endless time and perfect conditions. Do it now. Do it today. Do it for twenty minutes and watch your heart start beating.
Barbara Sher
On the Horizon
Join an international, intergeneration group of weird and wonderful wild-hearted Women in our online Cave (which lives on an app)!
We meet weekly in Circles, Workshops, Practices to keep our wild spirits lit!
Upcoming Weekly Gatherings:
Join us for an hour-long New Moon Meditation Adventure on May 7th!
Online, from anywhere.
Using a dynamic meditation journey, we will tune into the New Moon, to your own Inner Guidance, synced up with wild-hearted women from around the world. This offering will include music, storytelling, meditation, journaling prompts & intention-setting.
Can’t make it live? No worries. All participants will receive a copy of the recording with 24 hours of the session.
We have Wild Woman Project-trained Circle facilitators is 26 countries, and 44 out of the 50 United States.
Chris Maddox is the founder of The Wild Woman Project where she teaches women how to utilize the gifts of the Wild Woman Archetype in their everyday lives & how to lead women’s circles in their local communities. She is the organizer & facilitator of the beloved annual WILD WOMAN FEST, a women’s retreat-festival hybrid which fosters a deep connection to nature, a direct experience of the divine feminine & profound spiritual sisterhood among the women in attendance.
An ever student of the great mysteries of existence and nature itself, Chris believes women are holding innate gifts & tools that society at large needs – now more than ever. She is committed to helping women remember their special magic and to bring it forward into every corner of their lives, for the greater good of the planet.
