I’m excited about this new format! It’s meant to be more actionable and skimmable (and shareable)!

I hope it makes it easier for you to integrate practices, transform routines to rituals, and take advantage of what the Universe is offering. The Insight Timer recs are under “Read, Watch, Listen” where all of my personal recommendations will be from now on.

One note: the price on the website for the Care, Compassion & Abundance for All workshop was incorrect until this morning. It is $18. Details below.

*That photo is a full moon in Libra, the complement to the full moon in Aries, and a reminder to reflect on the last six months.

Our biggest lessons about not resourcing ourselves—skipping exercise, short-cutting sleep, not meditating, ignoring our needs for a cat nap, avoiding nature—arise when we neglect ourselves. And the negative results are much greater than the effort and energy required to take care of ourselves proactively. Pro tip: this isn’t just about myself or yourself: how we ARE affects everyone we interact with and the way we approach everything throughout our day. So resourcing ourselves is good for all of us.

One day recently, I hit my midday wall and didn’t feel I had time to resource myself. Normally this would be with a 30-minute yoga nidra nap. So I got creative. Legs-up-the-whatever (a phrase I’m borrowing from Hannah Brown on top of the couch and that’s my whatever. So that was my first layer. I then decided to add listening to a meditation on Insight Timer. I chose 10 minutes. Then the phrase “layers of support” bubbled up, and I grabbed my acupressure mat and placed it under my back as I threw my legs up and over the whatever.

I was resourced in 10 minutes, and was able to be clear and productive for the remainder of the afternoon. A friend once said she’s done 7-minute naps on the floor. I’ve tried it, and it’s much better than nothing.

What can you do in 10 minutes, whether you work from home or in an office, or don’t work a traditional 9-to-5 job, to recharge and expand your capacity? Walking meditation? Is there something you can do in 5 minutes? A body scan? Add it to your toolkit.

To see how I layer support when I have more time, here’s a weekend combo for when you have an hour or two. I also get into how a deeper self-care session generates insights.

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Fall Workshops at Mr. Rabbit

What if self-care wasn't selfish—but sacred preparation for service?

This isn't another workshop about self-optimization. This is about reclaiming Audre Lorde's radical truth: "Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare." When you resource yourself deeply, you have overflow to offer the world.

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The Universe is conspiring to support this work right now. Venus in Virgo (service) sextiling Jupiter in Cancer (care, compassion, abundance, optimism, generosity, expansiveness); Venus moving into Libra (social cohesion, justice, relationships, connection); Pluto direct in Aquarius (rebirth and transformation in the sign of the Collective, community, and futurism); Venus opposing Neptune (ditching our rose-colored glasses and the veil between delulu and reality); and finally Venus trining Uranus and Pluto, the two planets incremental to long-lasting societal change, through breakthroughs and transformation).

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The upcoming astrology is BIG. Not only do we have a Super Full Moon in Aries while Mars is in Scorpio (Mars on Mars on Mars), but Venus and Pluto are making moves involving a number of other planets. I’m connecting this to the energy of the following week because Venus, the planet of relationships and social cohesion, makes most of the moves and links it all together from October 8 through the 14th.

I’m giving newsletter readers a sneak peek, and you can read it all for yourself on the blog later this week. But the overall theme, taking all of these aspects together, is care, compassion and abundance for all, which is why I scheduled the next Mr. Rabbit workshop for October 9.

Remember that Mars on Mars on Mars? We’re going to add some Pluto on October 7, plus more Scorpio. (There’s also some Pluto infused in the week otherwise, because we associate Scorpio with Pluto and that’s the sign Mars is in.) It’s a rough day already, and we’ve got a loud full moon the day before. Tense conversations: what goes on beneath the surface? Scorpio likes to get to the heart of the matter. Mercury brings us the message Pluto is sharing, but it’s a square, so it’s TENSE.

Venus in Virgo (devoted duty and Acts of Service) sextiles Jupiter in Cancer (care, compassion, abundance, optimism, generosity, expansiveness). This tells us that compassion, care, and generosity are the order of the day. It’s a manifesting day. This is the first time these two have made an aspect to each other since August 11 when they were conjunct in Cancer.

How to use this signature: For tender, loving care, of course! Who can you bestow generosity or compassion on? With whom do you need to reconnect? A renewal of romance? Is there a leap of faith you’ve been waiting for? The optimism and expansiveness of Jupiter are here for it. The energy is also tinged with spirituality: what is in service of the Greater Good? If you’re feeling more of a Venus in Virgo vibe, make dinner (or breakfast) for your beloved(s), change their oil, pack them a lunch, or give them a foot massage. Because Venus is in Virgo, she’ll keep an eye on the budget, so don’t go too overboard. Think small, meaningful points of connection. It is a Wednesday, after all. And don’t forget the gratitude. If you set intentions in June with the Jupiter signatures or on August 11, this is a delicious touchpoint to reconnect with those intentions. How have they manifested?

Venus in Virgo makes an opposition to Saturn retrograde in Pisces. This calls us to tend to our connections and lean into grace. Both Saturn and Virgo can tilt us toward self-criticism and the antidote to that is self-compassion.

How to use this signature: It’s a good day for boundaries. With Venus in Virgo and Saturn involved, we’re encouraged to practice self-compassion around our self-worth and observe our tendency toward self-criticism and low self-worth. Review: How are we showing up for ourselves? How are others showing up for us? What boundaries have we declared and how are we maintaining them? Virgo and Saturn would be happy for you to stay home and get organized. Fall cleaning, anyone?

Venus moves into her domicile Libra (she’s in a position of strength at home, meaning she can support us more) where justice, harmony, fairness, and unity take center stage. On the same day, Pluto, the planet of death, rebirth, and transformation ends its retrograde. In Aquarius, Pluto stations direct where its concern is community and The Collective. Pluto’s transits are looonnnggg—it’ll be here until 2044; change doesn’t come overnight. You can see how these transits come together.  Are you catching on to the theme?

More on the 13th, (I know, it’s a lot) Venus in Libra also makes an opposition to Neptune in Aries. When Neptune is around, the best question to ask yourself is: “Is this too good to be true?” Neptune is the veil between fantasy and reality. In its best condition, Neptune represents our spirituality, the ideal, and our dreams. In poor condition, we identify Neptune with erosion, disillusion, and delusion. No big decisions about love today, sad to say.

Venus in Libra (harmony, fairness, justice) makes trines to Uranus in Gemini and Pluto in Aquarius. Uranus (the planet of awakenings, rebellion, liberation, technology, and breakthroughs) is also associated with Aquarius, and therefore The Collective, while Gemini is the sign of communication, intellectual processes, duality, and curiosity.  This energy is ginormous for society. Between Libra, Pluto, Aquarius, and Uranus we cannot escape the focus on community and the Collective. Venus is asking of us something greater than ourselves.

First of all, no rash decisions. When Saturn and Neptune are in play (in addition to Mars), we slow down our decision-making. Impulsivity linked to anger, agitation, anxiety, inflammation, self-criticism, or anything that seems too good to be true is to be avoided. Contemplate how you are caring for yourself. Are you resourced? Do you have support? Do you have anything to give? How can you call in self-care and to what end? Jupiter also expands our capacity for generosity and optimism, and in Cancer that especially applies to nurturing, empathy, and care. Look for opportunities to express care and compassion, nurture loved ones, and care for the home. Examine how you can extend your own bounty to your community or to the Collective. Contemplate collective liberation: how are you contributing to social cohesion?

I couldn’t imagine adding the app Insight Timer to my toolkit in 2025. There are nearly 300,000 free meditations and tracks, and more than 20,000 teachers. I’ve been on the app for around 10 years, but some of you are just now using it. So occasionally I’ll share some of my favorite teachers (I follow over 200). When you find a teacher you like, be sure to follow them so you receive notifications when they are hosting a live mediation or they publish a new track or course. (I do not receive any commission for posting about IT, I just really like the app; I was for years very anti-guided meditation and anti-app).

I’m sharing these in no particular order. I’ll try to note if someone if in my top ten, but some of my favorites may be in the next batch or the batch after that. I hope by paring them down, you’ll find some teachers who fit your needs.

Hannah Brown Yoga (Top 10 for me)— she offers several live classes a week, but I’m loyal to her REST restorative class. Some people do it from bed. It involves a lot of lying down and her fantastic sense of humor. I credit Hanna’s REST class with helping to re-regulate my nervous system after long COVID. She has a recorded practice called Ease. (Top 10 for me)

Mariya K (Top Tier for me) offers the best intermediate power yoga class on the app I have stumbled on thus far. She's lovely and a lovely instructor.

I recently came across Jessica Haessly's no-nonsense classes. I attend her sun salutations, Vinyasa flow, and strength and mobility classes, but she also does chair yoga. Highly recommend.

I love Joanna’s Morning Energizer. Under 7 minutes, it’s beautiful for feeling confident and envisioning an intentional day. She’s added the original as well, which is the one I listen to.

Mel Schweder’s Inner Sunshine Meditation - The vibe is bright and the structure truly guides you toward illuminating your body as you wake up and feel into your day.

Morning Ritual by Jason McGrice guides us through an intentional start to the day that includes gratitude, deep breathing, and expanding our light. Also great for a morning shower.

Josephine Sorciere (Top Tier for me) goes deep. Her visualizations range from a full moon release (use it every month) to the goddess series and more.

Dakota Earth Cloud Walker (Top Tier for me) has composed some of favorite journeys for hot bath meditation. Empowering My Soul and Rise of the Phoenix are two of my most-listened to.

Ana Barreto’s work (Top Tier for me) focuses on empowering women and her live meditations are quite transformational, as are her recorded tracks. 10 out of 10 recommend.

Larissa Hall Carlson’s seven-minute Bedtime Gratitude Mediation is lovely for winding down and transitioning to bedtime. I use it during my evening shower. She’s an Ayurvedic practitioner, and has other lovely meditations.

I use Andy Hobson’s Just Got Home in the same way as Larissa Hall Carlson’s, but this one is 12 minutes. Some of his other meditations are among my most-listened to. His live sessions are quite laid-back.

108 Chant of a Mantra on Fear (Top Tier for me)- This 13-minute track by Deva Vasuda invokes supreme peace and surrendering fear to the Universe. Great for when you’re stuck in a cycle of rumination, feeling anxious, or overwhelmed.

David Gandelman (Top Tier for me) has a fantastic sense of humor and a wide range of meditations and talks. He also hosts live meditations occasionally. Highly recommend.

Sleep Hygiene

A delicious way to end the day, especially before bed, is to make a gratitude list. It’s hard to be anxious if your blessings are the last thing you think about before you go to sleep. The trick is to pick a number (before you begin this ritual) so that it does not become a mindless task and remains a true moment of honor for the abundance that came your way that day, in whatever form. Some people choose three, and I wouldn’t recommend going higher than 10.

While writing before bed, I might listen to The Wong Janice’s Gratitude Meditation with Root Chakra C Drone (she’s a cellist, it’s super-soothing) or the shorter, 4-minute Under the Stars, Too, also instrumental.

There are numerous health benefits to a gratitude practice, and you can read about them here from UCLA, here from Calm, and here from HelpGuide.org.

I can help you personalize your routines so that you can actually implement your own sleep hygiene rituals. We can also combine sleep hygiene personalization with another session for a special price (I recommend either the Mindfulness Map or the enhanced version, Mundane to Magical, which is on sale this season.)

❔❓ 99 Questions to Ask Yourself for Personal Growth - The Good Trade offers a pretty good newsletter, and this article was in one of the most recent editions. These are excellent questions, especially for when you are in a rut. I recommend bookmarking this and use it this winter as you contemplate your intentions for spring.

😷 New research sheds light on why brain fog is a common symptom of long COVID. #BelieveUs Why care so much about the nervous system and neurosomatic work? Over 400 million suffer from long COVID, and 80 percent of those suffer from brain fog, or more accurately, traumatic brain injury (TBI). Long COVID notoriously wreaks havoc on the nervous system as well. So consistent somatic care is key to staying “well enough” and avoiding relapses (I’ve had two in the past year, notably when I was so stressed I didn’t take the time to resource myself.) I heard an interview between Sarah Tacy and Ted King in which he cited that traditional hetero marriages where the husband has a TBI (and thus the wife is the caregiver) more often last longer than marriages where the wife has a TBI (and thus the husband is the caregiver.) Guess who’s at higher risk of having Long COVID?

🧘 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.

🛌 Have you heard of maintenance insomnia? The Guardian digs into the phenomenon here. If this is you, sleep hygiene is one of my specialties; I don’t just counsel you on the “rules” of sleep hygiene, I help you personalize your routines so that you can actually implement your own sleep hygiene rituals. We can also combine sleep hygiene personalization with another session (I recommend either the Mindfulness Map or the enhanced version, Mundane to Magical, which is on sale this season, for even less.

This week we’re looking forward to Wednesday, when Venus and Jupiter, again, remind us how we can show up for ourselves and each other.💛

(And then, of course, Thursday, when we meet at the Care, Compassion, and Abundance for All workshop.)

Yours in peace,

💚 Alexis (Lex)