We’re over the moon about striking a pose
IT’S a concept not many of us have stopped to think about: can the moon really change the way we behave?
SoulMotion owner and advanced yoga teacher Jeany Schall says it does.
She leads a yoga group that practises under the rising full moon in a bid to enhance the way its energies influence the body.
She told Well and Good the influence of the moon was widespread.
“We are all interconnected with the phases of the moon. We’re 70 per cent water and so we are hugely influenced by the moon’s cycles,” she said.
“Energies are heightened during a full moon and you can see that across the world in nature. The moon runs everything.”
She said those who practised yoga had to take into consideration the energies in the world around them.
“Taking an hour and a half to practise and be in contact with yourself can help use those energies,” she said.
“Whether you can do poses really isn’t that important, but checking in with yourself and knowing your mental abilities is important.
“If you’re eager to take part and throw yourself into it then your yoga experience doesn’t really matter.”
She said it was the best time of the month to connect with your intentions for life.
“With so much energy in the atmosphere it can go either way, but when on the mat we have to think about our lives, what we want, what is happening and adjust to use those energies for good,” she said.
She said yoga was the perfect kind of exercise for anyone to throw themselves into in order to make the most of their internal energies while harnessing the energies of the universe to find inner peace.
“I would invite everyone to practise yoga, whether you’re young or old or fit or unfit, you can always learn something about yourself,” she said.
“It’s a way to take away all other distractions. When you’re lying on your mat at the end of practice and connecting with yourself you can think clearly about how you react to the things around you.”
ENERGIES ARE HEIGHTENED DURING A FULL MOON . THE MOON RUNS EVERYTHING YOGA TEACHER JEANY SCHALL