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06/03/2026

Witchy Wisdom Wednesday, loves, and this week the sky is dripping in honey.

Venus and Jupiter meet exactly on June 9th at 25° Cancer, but we are already swimming in this energy. This is one of the most beloved conjunctions in astrology. The planet of love and beauty wrapped in the arms of the planet of abundance and expansion, both in tender, nurturing Cancer. It doesn't get much sweeter than this.

This aspect favors abundance, harmony, beauty, relationships, and pleasure. It's the cosmos saying: you are allowed to have good things. You are allowed to feel good in your body. You are allowed to receive.

That last word is key for dancers and yogis. So much of our practice is about giving — energy, presence, performance, and effort. This week, the medicine is receiving. Let the music hold you in belly dance instead of driving it. Let gravity do the work in your yoga practice instead of fighting it. Feel the ground rise up to meet you.

Create a small abundance altar this Wednesday with flowers, honey, and/or something golden. Write down three things you're ready to receive without guilt. Let Venus and Jupiter do the rest.

What are you finally ready to let in? 👇

06/01/2026

Welcome back to Movement Monday! Today we are talking about how to make your hip figure 8s look and feel absolutely JUICY, and it all comes down to your setup.

Here's the technique breakdown:
🔹 Feet hip width apart — a stable, balanced base that lets the hips move freely without compromising your foundation
🔹 Knees bent and soft — this is the one most dancers skip and it makes an enormous difference. Soft knees unlock mobility through the hips and give your figure 8 depth, fluidity, and that full, luscious quality
🔹 Neutral pelvis — getting out of a tucked or overarched position and into neutral puts the whole system in alignment so the hips can move through their complete range without restriction
🔹 Obliques firing to isolate the hips from the chest — and this is the real magic. When the obliques engage and create genuine separation between the upper and lower body, the hips move independently and with full expression. That isolation is what makes a figure 8 look like it has a life of its own

Get all four of these working together and everything changes. Your figure 8 stops being a shape you're making with your body and starts being a movement you're fully inhabiting, and that is when it gets truly juicy.

In this video I'm demoing the full movement and walking you through each element of the technique so you can feel the difference in your own body.

👍 Like this video if you want more belly dance technique breakdowns
💬 Comment below — which of these four was the missing piece for you?

05/20/2026

Happy Witchy Wisdom Wednesday, rebels and revolutionaries! The Sun meets Uranus at 1° Gemini today, and this conjunction is a cosmic lightning bolt to the identity.

Uranus is the great awakener. The rule-breaker. The planet that shows up, flips the table, and says "but what if you didn't have to do it that way?" When the Sun, your core self, your vitality, and your life force, merges with Uranus, something in you is ready to break free. A new version of you is flickering to life.

In Gemini, this energy is electric and curious. It wants to try new things, speak new truths, move in new ways. This is the perfect Wednesday to shake up your practice. Try a style of yoga you've never done, learn a new belly dance technique, move to music that surprises you. Let your body be the experiment.

This is also powerful magic for releasing outdated identities. That version of you that played small, stayed quiet, or followed someone else's script? Today, she gets a lightning bolt.

Light a yellow or electric blue candle, write down one identity you're releasing and one you're stepping into, and let Uranus do the rest.

What version of yourself are you ready to become?

05/19/2026

Day 18 of the and the prompts were Jazz and Serpentine. This was a fabulous combination. Thank you .shimmies for videoing while my phone played the music, and for being an amazing dance partner!

Thank you and for these superb prompts.

And thank you and for this challenge that keeps me thinking.

05/17/2026

Day 16 of the and the prompts were transcend and slippery. This was a tough one, but my friend .shimmies and I took some time after a private performance to make it happen.

Thank you .fusion & hajiyoga for the special prompts.

And thank you & for this fabulous challenge.

05/16/2026

Day 15 of the and the prompts were reverse and mythical. Tonight I was exhausted, but I forced myself to do this quick before going to bed. I tried reversing some of my movements, but I think i mostly succeeded with my arms. I tried throwing in a mythical creature move from , too, but I think it could use some work,especially at that faster pace.

Thank you & for the crazy prompts.

And thank you & for this fascinating challenge. I'm seeing a little growth in my improv movements.

05/15/2026

Day 14 of the and the prompts were iridescent and levels. I don't have any veils, but an iridescent one would have been perfect for this. So, I chose my purple aura quartz crown, which is a little hard to see in this light.

Even still, I managed to get some different movements in, which is really my biggest goal with all of this. To filter through my large file of movements quicker so I don't get stuck doing the same thing all the time.

Thank you & for this fun challenge.

And thank you & for the interesting prompts.

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05/13/2026

Witchy Wisdom Wednesday falls in the glow of this week's New Moon in Ta**us energy, and witches, this New Moon at 25° Ta**us is exalted, conjunct both Mercury and Uranus, and sextile to Jupiter.

That is potent soil for planting intentions.

Ta**us is the sign of the body, the earth, self-worth, and abundance. A New Moon here is your invitation to ask: what do I want to grow? Not just in your garden or your bank account, but in your body. In your practice. In your sense of what you deserve.

Mercury conjunct Uranus adds a spark of unexpected insight to this lunation. You may receive a flash of clarity about your path, your value, or your next creative leap. Write it down immediately. That's the spell.

For belly dancers: Ta**us rules the throat and the neck. This is a beautiful New Moon to work on your fluid neck slides, your chest circles, your connection to the lower body. Let the music move through you like roots moving through soil.

For yogis: slow it way down today. Restorative postures, hip openers, savasana with intention. Ground your body into the earth and feel the earth hold you back.

What are you planting this New Moon? Tell me below.

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