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🧧 Happy Lunar New Year! Wishing you all good health and prosperity 🎍 in the Year of the Fire Horse! 🎆

The rundown:
🧘‍♀ I’m collaborating with our very own local studio, THRIVE Pilates & Yoga, to offer a brand new workshop. Deets below.
💕 Per usual, I have much to share regarding your own self-care.
💸 And, over the next month or so I’m offering discounts on individual consultations. The only way out is through, and I want to help you do that.  

The astrology is so deep right now, we’re talking womb-space, rebirths, and our collective reimagined present and future. We do not have a choice, unless (I paraphrase Chani Nicholas) ‘we want someone else to write the ending for us.’

So let’s be clear: we do not want someone else writing the ending for us, especially the fashees. The new world order can be ours. This cosmic beginning can be one of community, care, compassion, and abundance for all.

The astrology now and upcoming is WILD. I don’t expect you to memorize it—just know that it is BIG.

PS: I do not receive a commission for links to Insight Timer or anything else in my newsletter. I link to what I find truly valuable. If ever I do get a commission, I’ll let you know :-)

🧧 🐴 In the Chinese zodiac, February's new moon—Tuesday—escorts us into the Year of the Fire Horse. Whatever energy we enter the year of the fire horse with is what the fire horse will expand as it gallops forward. So we want to go in well-resourced. And we want to go in with our ducks in a row.

🧲 On her blog, Ana Barreto has a brilliant self-assessment exercise in preparation: For example, in regards to your health, have you scheduled all your doctor's appointments? Are you caring for your well-being? For career: what energy do you want ignited? What seeds do you want to plant -- a promotion? a new job? new clients? more growth? more rest? How do you need to set yourself up for that? Same goes for your relationships, finances, family, etc.,

This is not to encourage you to start running around doing things--it is still winter--but how can you lay the foundation for your success once the year of the horse and spring arrive? How can you nurture the seeds you've been planting?

NOW, on top of utilizing the remainder of winter with coziness not capitalism, we have eclipse season. Eclipse energy is unstable. The light gets obscured. It is unpredictable. Much like Mercury in retrograde, it is a time for slowing down and paying attention. What downloads will you experience? They will be quick. We emerge from eclipse season transformed from when we went in. This is a portal.

What needs a reset? What is your inner voice telling you? We're not full steam ahead. We are taking in information, digesting it, and most of all, resting and rejuvenating. Hydrate, nourish yourself, nap, exercise, meditate. The idea is to expand your capacity for responding to stress, engaging with life, and meeting the moment(s) when they arrive. I have plenty of self-resourcing insights below.

Be open to what presents itself and see where it leads you.

The most significant question for you: What are you doing so you that run on life force, and not on expectations and urgency? How can you harness 20- or 7- or 3-minute nuggets throughout your day to nourish your nervous system?

If you haven’t this season, now truly is a time for us to really embrace the darkness. To sink into winter, to prioritize rest, and purposefully rejuvenate.

How do you want to spend these last few weeks of winter? How do you want to resource yourself so that when the days get longer and nature starts bursting forth, you are ready?

In this 90-minute session, we'll identify your current obstacles to clarity, calm, and agency. Examining your routines and day-to-day, we'll craft your personalized map to establishing and maintaining new rituals and your agency. We'll explore what sacred living means to you, identifying where magic is already trying to emerge in your routine. We’ll transform some of those ordinary moments into ritual experiences tailored to your lifestyle, schedule, and nervous system needs. This session is specifically focused on rest for the remainder of this winter, and flowing into spring and that renewal energy.

What You'll Leave With:
A new relationship to self-care and self-resourcing • Specific practices you can actually sustain • Permission to find the divine in the ordinary • The understanding that you don't need to escape your life to transform it • Tools for turning transitions, meals, commutes, and bedtime into medicine for your soul

Investment: $108
Investment before March 13: $72

This is presence that fits your real life, not Instagram's version of what spiritual practice should look like.

90 minutes • In-person (Philadelphia) if this is your first session with GlobalGalLexi, or online if we’ve had a previous session together.

In this magical cauldron, we'll co-create next steps for your manifesting. We'll review your natal chart and the upcoming transits, and identify the path to maintaining and manifesting your intentions as the cosmic new year begins at the Equinox. This session is similar to the Embodied Astrology Reading, but we are applying the current transits, of which there are many powerful signatures right now.

If you already have a chart with GlobalGalLexi, the energy exchange is $72. To do this with a new chart the investment is $108.

This is for you if: You already have some understanding of astrology and/or your birth chart • You're ready to work with universal energy for manifestation • You want strategic support for your intentions • You're curious about astrology as spiritual technology.

(For sessions from February 14 through March 13.)

I am now offering individual sessions virtually if you cannot make it in-person (for co-creators with whom I’ve had at least one session previously.)

💝 If you have had a birthday since the first time we worked together, my gift to you is a complimentary one-hour session. Contact me to book.

Last month I had the honor of being invited to host a private workshop. It was so much fun! One of the participants told me later that one of the reasons she enjoyed it was because they got to get together with friends and have fun doing an activity that wasn’t just getting together for drinks—and they learned something new.

Reach out if you’d like to host one yourself (minimum of four participants).

*The heavens are ACTIVE. Here’s a rundown on the BIG (as in significant) energy we’re working with. Within the chaos, there are delicious moments for manifesting. Embrace those, noted below.

Pisces is the end of the zodiac. You have your own 12th house, which has the style of whatever sign is in your chart. In the big Z zodiac, Pisces is the 12th house, and all our 12th houses align with the qualities of Pisces. Aries is the 1st house.

Saturn and Neptune have been traveling closely together for the past couple of years, mostly in Pisces. They dipped into Aries this summer, then back into Pisces as they retrograded. As of Friday, February 13, they are both solidly in fiery Aries for the foreseeable future.

The beginning of the cosmic year is always the Equinox, which happens at 0 Aries. That is exactly where Saturn and Neptune meet on the 20th of February. Some astrologers have provided the metaphor of the last trimester, right before birth, as the period that we have been in--the womb, in the dark waiting to be born. February 20 is a rebirth. Pisces, and particularly these two signatures at the end of Pisces, could signify a loss of faith, a loss of trust. Aquarius is the last human in the zodiac, that is where Pluto (the planet of death, rebirth, and transformation) is now. Gemini is the first human sign in the zodiac, that is where Uranus, which just stationed direct, re-enters April 25th. It's at the 27th/28th degree now. Aries, in human terms, is the infant. It is characterized by ego and drive and action, but also by intuition. Aries is highly instinctual. These are the major signatures we’re working with. At a 2026 forecast presented by Astrology Hub, one of the panelists reminded us that we are the progeny of centuries of people who survived, many of whom on instinct. Do with that what you will. For most of you, the symbolism of the moment is less significant now as what we need to do personally.

We see what is happening around us as a society. We see the loss of trust, the lack of unity, the disdain of facts, and the proliferation of disinformation and misinformation. We see the dissolution of systems (Neptune). 

What’s helpful for you to know is that Saturn is a builder. The architect. It provides a structure and a framework, a container. Saturn is all about the long game, karma, discipline, boundaries, and constraint. Saturn erects, Neptune erodes. Neptune is fantasy and the ideal, mysticism and spirituality. Escapism and dissolution. These two planets, earth energy and water energy, meet in fire energy at a highly significant point in our universe.

What to watch out for: How this is playing out in society. To manifest the ending you want, envision how you meet this moment (or series of moments, or era rather). For Neptune, envision the ideal and the dream, and for Saturn define the container for that vision.

How to use this energy personally: If you know what house in your chart Aries occupies, that’s where the disruption happens. What are the stories in that house? What might be in conflict within that house—building vs. eroding. For Neptune, envision the ideal and the dream, and for Saturn define the container for that vision. That’s how you manifest with this energy.

You can read more about Neptune in Aries here, and more about Saturn in Aries here. The mix of energy we experienced last year between Pisces and Aries can be found here. I’ll holler when I update the blog with the now.

I include recent dates because the outer planets move slooooowly, but their current placements are significant. NOTE: There are actually some beautiful dates to manifest with here. Embrace them!

Feb 3rd: Uranus stations direct in Taurus (having ingressed Gemini once already).

February 5th: Mercury and Uranus are in a square 🛑 (significant natal placements in fixed signs Scorpio, Aquarius, Leo, and Taurus, that's us). Experiencing your own personal Mercury Rx, yes, yes you are.

February 6th: Mercury takes that energy and rolls into Pisces, it hits the 0 degree while Saturn is at the 29th. Mercury in detriment in Pisces will also feel like Mercury in retrograde but more mystical.

💜 Set intentions here 🌟 February 10: Venus enters Pisces. This is our bright spot. Venus is exalted in Pisces. The planet of social cohesion, relationships, harmony and unity is in the last sign, entering as Saturn makes his exit.

February 13: Saturn re-enters Aries for the final time, where it will stay for the next few years.

🧧 February 17: Lunar New Year, Year of the Fire Horse. Annular solar eclipse/new moon in Aquarius. This is the first eclipse in Aquarius in our new eclipse cycle. The North Node, the hungry head of the dragon (insatiable) is in the sign of community, the future, and the greater good. This is also where Pluto is, the planet of death, rebirth, and transformation. The South Node is where the eclipses will happen in Leo. Together we are moving away from the self and toward the Collective. Saturn rules this eclipse because it rules Aquarius. The eclipse is in a square to Uranus—electrifying and disruptive.

February 20: Saturn and Neptune meet at the zero degree of Aries. Mars rules this conjunction. ⚠ 🚦 This is the point where the cosmic new year begins annually. They are each leaving Pisces, which is the end of the zodiac, staging a rebirth in Aries. It's a big deal. Significant placements in Cardinal signs: Aries, Libra, Capricorn and Cancer: this is HUGE for you, but it's huge for all of us. This is not the end of the story. We don't know the end of the story, but we sure as hell can write it. The last time Neptune was in Aries, was the Civil War--but also the abolition of slavery. Remember we don't fear the astrology, we work with the astrology. How can we merge the strategy of Aquarius with the action of Mars?

❤‍🔥 Set intentions here 🌟: February 22 - When a planet is exalted, it’s the best possible place it can be in the course of its cycle. Venus exalted in Pisces trines Jupiter exalted in Cancer. During eclipses season each will reach its exaltation degree (the best degree in the best, exalted placement). Compassion, care, relationships, connection, social cohesion, and harmony are present amid the chaos—if we cultivate them. This is a beautiful signature. 🎁

📡 February 25: Mercury retrogrades in Pisces. Not its best sign to begin with. Communication, technology, accounting, and technology—that’s where the disruption occurs. This will likely feel similar to when Mercury was in Sagittarius last fall and retrograded there. That period of time was also known as November and December. But the good news is that Mercury will be done with its two worst signs for a long time.

🌕 March 3: Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Virgo - This full moon closes out the eclipse axis of the past two years, with the South Node in Virgo (releasing, letting go, sweeping away), and the North Node in Pisces (expanding, ravenous, insatiable). Reflect on the last six months to the TWO (2!) new moons in Virgo we had last fall, and if your memory serves you, what you’ve released over the last two years.

💝 Set Intentions Here: March 5 - The sun in Pisces trines Jupiter in Cancer. Again, when a planet is exalted, it’s the best possible place it can be in the course of its cycle. Jupiter is a benefic (planet that brings abundance) and expands what it touches. This is glorious energy. (Where Pisces and/or Cancer are in your chart are the best areas, but with this signature, it all works).

😎 Manifest Here: March 7 - Mercury Cazimi, a sun-Mercury conjunction, bringing insights and clarity. “Cazimi” means the heart of the sun. It’s the most beautiful moment of a Mercury retrograde, a new cycle for the speedy messenger planet. 🔮 💟 Venus-Neptune conjunction in Aries: Find the beauty, harmony, and connection in the fantasy, just be sure it’s not too good to be true.

🪐 Set Intentions Here: March 8 - Venus-Saturn conjunction in Aries. Honor your self-worth, values, and relationships with commitment. If any boundaries need to be shored up, now’s the time.

💙 Manifest Here: March 10-11 -Jupiter goes direct in Cancer. Again, when a planet is exalted, it’s the best possible place it can be in the course of its cycle. Now through June 30 is our last call to work with this glorious, abundant energy for the next 12 years.

❤‍🔥 BRING IT ON❣ March 20- the Equinox and the cosmic new year. Mercury goes direct in Pisces. I'm coming out...this is our great emergence ‼ Intentions ready, restored from winter, feeling aligned...no pressure. How do you want to bloom or emerge?💐

🌩 ⚡ 🚦 June 14: New moon in Gemini, where Uranus is, and 45-47’s birthday. It's his Uranus return. Uranus awakenings and breakthroughs are sudden and disruptive. This new moon will aspect the other outer planets, and by this point, we’ll have more concrete insight into what the Saturn-Neptune conjunction of February 20 has ushered in.

One of my favorite ways to trick myself into self-resourcing is to put it on the calendar. If you’re unfamiliar with live sessions on Insight Timer, the process is a gem for “appointment wellness.” Appointment wellness is putting your health needs (exercise, meditating, naps, mindful walking, breaks, nervous system resets, etc.,) on the calendar.

On Insight Timer, there’s a Live section, where you’ll find all the upcoming live events and their details. When you find one you want to attend, RSVP and then “Add to Calendar.” I do this even when I’m not sure I can attend. For me it works because not only will it be on my calendar, but also I’ll get the notification. Then, if I’m able to join and need a breathwork break or am at a point where I can listen to a sound bath while I work, I will. If I can’t, I don’t.

*To help folks with the overwhelm that comes with downloading and using Insight Timer in its 9th or 10th year, I’m highlighting some of my favorite teachers, artists, and tracks. Check out previous lists here.

Resourcing yourself is more than self-care. When we think of self-care, it’s often as a reaction to life. It's something we do after we're burnt out, after we're exhausted. We do it to recover. I like to think of self-resourcing as something we do to ignite and rejuvenate our life force without waiting until we're worn down. The target is our nervous system--to expand our capacity for engaging in this life--but without self-harm and creating more anxiety and overwhelm.

There were moments in 2025 when working with co-creators that an idea has really lit them up. And as we all try to find ways to resource ourselves, attain moments of space and calm, and/or establish somatic routines, it seems like a good time to share those ideas.

If you want to dive deep into the astrology, CHANI is offering 30 days of free access to the CHANI app to support you through eclipse season. Use the code SUPPORT30.

My new favorite way of making home a little more cozy that is both simple and scared is with a simmer pot. I usually put it on once I’m done cooking and turn it off when I’m done cleaning up the kitchen, but you can use it any time. When I start a new one, I throw the herbs and spices in so it’s ready, and then as we use citrus fruits and apples, throw in the skins and cores. It’s adds a lovely bit of hygge to our home. I found a great little graphic with a key to what each ingredient does.

Insight Timer started a Nervous System Reset challenge today. All of the meditations/practices are under 10 minutes. If you’re new to IT, you can use the free version (I do), or pay for premium access (I’ve done this and it’s worth it if you have the funds.)

Meditation Gurus Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield are offering a FREE 40-day online training in mindfulness meditation. Daily lessons are 15 minutes or less.

I have a friend who says ‘if I want something done, I give it to the busiest mom I know.’ It’s counterintuitive, much like pausing when we’re overwhelmed. When we suggest people make space for self-resourcing—even just a few minutes—the most frequent response is “I’m so busy,” or “once things slow down.” But we don’t have time not to. We’ll chat next edition about pattern interrupts. You don’t need a 2.5 hour nap; you need a few minutes to do something different with your body (and good for your nervous system) to interrupt the patterns that keep us in a near-constant state of near-panic.

In a yoga session the other night, the teacher, who also does art with folks at a facility in her area, said that one of the patients kept fretting about being there and not being able to “accomplish” what she “needed” to. The thing is, she landed there because of that drive to constantly accomplish. Slow down, for a few minutes, move differently, change your frequency.

Reach out to me to take advantage of the current discounts. I hope to see you in a session, or in the THRIVE Self-Care for Stress Reduction pop-up next month.

Yours in peace,

💚 Alexis (Lexi)