The Rested Rebel Podcast

Full Moon Ritual Holding Fear with the Index Finger

Tonight’s full moon pulls old fear to the surface.Not the obvious fear.The quiet fear that rises when things begin to work.The fear of success.The fear of not knowing how long it will last.In Jin Shin Jyutsu the index finger is connected to fear.When you hold it you are asking the fear to speak rather than control you.You are asking it to show you where it began.You are letting it guide you inward instead of shutting your system down.This three minute ritual is simple.Hold the index finger.Breathe slowly.Let your fear soften enough to be understood.Let the full moon illuminate what you are ready to releaseand what you are ready to grow into. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit restedrebel.substack.com

Scorpio New Moon. Honest Rest.

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MoonNidra | The Body Remembers Safety

Episode Title: MoonNidra – The Body Remembers SafetyTheme: Taurus Moon | Resting into what is realLength: 20 minutesBody Focus: Throat, neck, and lower bodyThis MoonNidra marks a gentle milestone — my first week teaching again in my new hometown, Ronneby, and the beginning of our Yellowmoon Practice Journey Yogakurs, a twelve class exploration through the Five Elements: Earth, Wood, Metal, Fire and Water.We begin with Earth, and the timing could not be more aligned with the Taurus Moon.Both teach us how to stay close to what is steady and to rebuild from simplicity.This practice is an invitation to slow down, to trust your rhythm, and to let the body remember how safety feels.Taurus energy lives through the throat and neck, the bridge between thought and expression.When this space softens, the voice returns, the nervous system settles, and a deep inner calm begins to rise.In this episode I also share a few quiet updates:teaching again at Yellowmoon Studio in Ronneby,offering Spinal Energetics sessions,and returning to Lund for my first post-COVID workshop since closing my studio there.Each moment feels like part of a wider circle — teaching from the heart, creating again,and allowing life to flow as it is.If this practice resonates, join Sunday Reset,my weekly letter about rest, rhythm, and what the elements are teaching us each week.You can subscribe on Substack or explore more at nikkileeboklund.com. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit restedrebel.substack.com

The Still Point Within the Storm

October’s Full Moon always arrives with contrast. The air sharpens, the light shifts, and everything in nature begins to move. Storm Amy sweeps across Europe this week, and the winds mirror what many of us feel inside: a stirring, a restlessness, a call to release what no longer needs to be carried.Autumn is the season of Vata — the dosha of air, space, movement, and transition. It is a time when we are invited to slow down even as the world around us speeds up. To anchor deeper even as the winds swirl. To trust that stillness is not the absence of motion but the steady centre beneath it.This is the heart of this week’s MoonNidra. It is a guided practice designed to help you find that still point. To soften the impulse to control. To honour what has grown. To release what is ready to fall away. And to receive what has been waiting to arrive.This practice is not about fixing or improving. It is an invitation to remember. To return. To rest.Practice Focus* Body focus: Heart and upper back, the landscape of receiving, emotional steadiness, and soft expansion.* Theme: Stillness amidst movement, receiving light, releasing control.* Seasonal support: Full Moon in October, Harvest energy, Vata season, storm clearing.Journal PromptAs the winds shift and the season changes, take a moment to notice what offers you stillness. It might be a breath that grounds you, a simple daily ritual, or a space that feels deeply safe and steady.Ask yourself:* What anchors me when everything around me is moving* What does enough feel like in my body right now* What am I ready to release so I can receive more fullyIf this practice resonates, share it with someone who needs a reminder that calm isn’t something we wait for, it’s something we return to, again and again.xxNikki This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit restedrebel.substack.com

Clarity in the Light of the Corn Moon

Episode: MoonNidra Prayer — Clarity in the Light of the Corn MoonLength: ~15 minutesThis week’s MoonNidra comes in a different form. Normally a meditation, tonight it arrives as a prayer — written under the September Corn Moon.Feel free to rest in a lying position, close your eyes, and simply receive. Let this prayer be a moment of stillness, and a doorway into rest.Inside you’ll hear:Why prayer itself is a form of surrenderHow the Corn Moon reminds us of harvest, clarity, and cycles renewedWhat to do when fear of mistakes clouds your choicesThe invitation to trust one step at a time, as the moon lights your wayA simple prayer, offered as practice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit restedrebel.substack.com