The Rested Rebel Podcast

MoonNidra • Full Moon • Saga Dawa Something happens when I record without a script. I stop trying to teach. I stop trying to organize my thoughts. I stop trying to sound wise. And somewhere in that space, something else arrives. That is really how MoonNidra was born. People often ask me why it’s called MoonNidra. The answer is simple. I let the moon speak to me. I don’t mean that in a mystical or...

Who is following the moon? Who does that? Why waste time? Hear me out. The moon, the sun, and the stars are some of the only things that remain true. I mean… what other truth is there? Even for people who think the world is flat…the moon, the sun, and the stars are still there. Still moving. Still cycling. Still reminding us. I grew up doing rituals according to the moon. In my culture, a newborn...

A Taurus New Moon reflection on peeling back the layers and returning to what is real. Before this week’s MoonNidra, I made a simple 1 minute warm up to help the body land a little softer before rest. 1 minute video Skrolla ner för svenska Writing from abroad always feels like I should be sharing sunny stories. Well… it is sunny. I like the sun here. I am down on the coast of Málaga and the charm...

Moon phase: Last Quarter Moon edits: Releasing, Re editing, Simplifying A practice for quieting the internal noise. For overthinking. For emotional overwhelm. For decision fatigue. For the version of you that has been holding too much for too long. Recorded during the current waning moon phase following the Last Quarter Moon on May 9, this MoonNidra is inspired by the quieter wisdom of slowing dow...

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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 yo...

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Episode Title: MoonNidra – The Body Remembers Safety Theme: Taurus Moon | Resting into what is rea l Length: 20 minutes Body Focus: Throat, neck, and lower body This 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,...

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...

Episode: MoonNidra Prayer — Clarity in the Light of the Corn Moon Length: ~15 minutes This 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 pra...

Show Notes The Swords reflect the clarity and sharpness of thought. The Solar Plexus Chakra is the seat of willpower, fire, and discernment. In this practice, air feeds the inner fire — the fire burns through confusion — and clarity remains. Creativity is the bridge between mind and emotion, the place where ideas transform into lived expression. This is the closing practice in Suits of the Body .T...

– Theme: Fire, expression, creativity– Body focus: Throat & voice– Element: Fire– Suit: Wands– Chakra: Throat Creativity is the thread that connects emotion to voice, imagination to truth. This episode invites you to feel how movement, breath, and sound can clear space for what wants to be spoken. 👉 This is Episode 3 of 4. Follow & subscribe to join me next week for Suit of Swords × Solar Plexus...

Episode 2 of 4 — Suits of the Body: Cups × Sacral Chakra The Suit of Cups speaks in the language of the heart — love, grief, joy, longing. In Tarot, it mirrors the tides of water: sometimes spilling over, sometimes still and deep. Your sacral chakra — Svadhisthana — is the vessel for these waters. Located in the pelvic bowl, it’s the seat of creativity, emotion, and feminine energy. In Traditional...

I’m back — and taking this opportunity to step into the 8/8 portal with intention, softness, and something I’ve been waiting to share. Let’s reset our idea of the Pentacle suits. This suit is not just about money. It’s about what you need to live on this Earth — in a body, with breath, with rhythm. Physical health. A sound mind. A safe place to land. Food that nourishes. Work that sustains. Rest t...

📓 Show Notes Moon Phase: Last Quarter Moon (June 30, 2025) Body Focus: Feet, ankles, knees, and legs Emotional Focus: Grounded clarity, quiet release, readiness to let go Affirmation: I am supported. I release what I no longer need. MoonNidra will return August 5, 2025 .Until then, explore past episodes or deepen your rest with:🎧 The Clarity Pack – 21 Days of Radiant Rest This is a public episod...

Moon Phase: Full Moon Body Focus: Chest, heart space, and upper back Emotional Focus: Embodied brightness, rest within visibility Affirmation: I rest in radiance. I am held from behind. This week’s MoonNidra guides you into rest beneath the Full Moon — a time when everything is visible, but not everything needs to be acted on. We turn inward, into the heart space and upper back —to rest without pr...

This is part of the June MoonNidra series: Resting in the Light — guided practices attuned to the moon and the moment. This week’s focus: Moon Phase: First Quarter Body Area: Chest, heart, ribs Theme: Permission to expand This is a poetic take on traditional Yoga Nidra. Each session follows a gentle rhythm:Introduction → Breath → Body Scan → Visualization → Rest → Return. The practice is voice-led...

Welcome to June. This week’s Nidra meets the Waxing Crescent Moon —a tender return of light after the dark. Our body focus is the lower back and spine —the structures that hold us upright,and the ones that quietly ask for rest when we carry too much. This practice is part of a month-long theme: Resting in the Light. Each week in June, we’ll meet a different part of the body,listening gently for wh...

This week’s MoonNidra arrives with the New Moon —a time of stillness, soft resets, and unseen beginnings. In the Vedic sky, this moon rests in Krittika Nakshatra —a solar fire that clears space for truth. Krittika means “the cutters” — an energy that doesn’t rush, but refines. Our body focus is the pelvis and lower belly —the place where rest is most physical. Most primal. Where you don’t think —...

MoonNidra | May 19 – Rest in the Quiet of the Emptying This week’s practice meets you in the waning moon —the soft in-between space where the light fades and the invitation is simple: Let go. Come down. Do less. We focus on the legs, feet , and the deep inner core —especially the psoas , a muscle tied to emotion, movement, and the parasympathetic nervous system. When this part of you settles, the...

Mini Moon Nidra – A Full-Hearted Breath Length: 10 minutes Theme: Gratitude and Emotional Expansion Moon Phase: Full Moon – May 12, 2025 What to expect: A guided rest to release pressure and open into quiet appreciation. Gentle breath cues, body softening, and an invitation to feel enough as you are. Optional ritual: Rest with your hands on your heart. Light a candle or journal one sentence: “Toda...

Every Monday in May, I’ll be sharing a Mini Moon Nidra —a short guided rest practice aligned with the lunar cycle and the REST Method. These drops are part of a quiet rhythm I’m building for those who are tired, healing, or simply ready to listen inward again. Each one is under 15 minutes. Each one is an invitation home. This week’s nidra is for the quiet kind of strength. The kind that doesn’t pu...

Hey, travel enthusiasts! It's Nikki here, sharing a personal journey and a powerful tool I’ve discovered which has helped me tremendously with travel anxiety. As I prepare for my upcoming flight from Malaysia to Australia, I want to share this wonderful practice from the art of Jin Shin Jutsu. It’s a five-finger meditation technique that has been part of my personal routine for the past three to f...

2025 feels like a bridge to something bigger, brighter, and (hopefully) less chaotic. My business is thriving here in this quaint little town, where life moves slower but somehow my to-do list still grows faster than my houseplants. It’s been rewarding to see my work take root locally, proving that even in a quiet corner of the world, big things can happen. Meanwhile, my digital platform has start...