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Wolf Moon Ritual

Mallory Riess
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🌕 Wolf Moon Ritual

From Mental Pressure to Instinctual Trust

The Wolf Moon, the full moon of January, rises during the deepest part of winter.
This is not a moon of expansion—it is a moon of survival wisdom, stillness, and inner knowing.

When the world is quiet and stripped down, the truth becomes easier to hear.

The Wolf Moon teaches us:

You don’t need all the answers
You need to feel safe enough to listen
Your body already knows what is essential

🐺 Wolf Moon × Human Design Energy Centers

Head Center → Spleen Center

Mental Pressure → Instinctual Truth

This moon strongly activates two centers:

1. The Head Center

Theme: Mental Pressure & Questions

Non-self expression:

Overthinking
Needing clarity now
Feeling anxious if there’s no plan

Healthy expression:

Allowing questions without urgency
Letting inspiration pass through without acting
Trusting that clarity comes later

Wolf Moon teaching:
👉 Not every question is meant to be answered right now.

Defined Head:
Practice spaciousness—observe thoughts without obeying them.

Undefined Head:
Release pressure that isn’t yours. Reduce mental input.

2. The Spleen Center

Theme: Safety, Intuition & Survival

Non-self expression:

Holding onto situations out of fear
Ignoring subtle body signals
Confusing familiar with safe

Healthy expression:

Trusting quiet instincts
Acting gently in the present moment
Letting go when something no longer feels right

Wolf Moon teaching:
👉 Safety is a felt experience, not a logical one.

Defined Spleen:
Honor first instincts—especially the ones you’ve been dismissing.

Undefined Spleen:
Create physical safety (warmth, rest, grounding) so intuition can speak.

The Wolf Moon Bridge

The Head asks questions.
The Spleen gives answers—softly, in the moment.

🧬 Wolf Moon × Gene Keys Journey

From Shadow → Gift

This moon invites us into a specific Gene Keys arc:

Head Center Keys

Gene Key 63 — Doubt → Inquiry
→ Release the need for certainty
Gene Key 64 — Confusion → Imagination
→ Let clarity gestate instead of forcing it

Spleen Center Keys

Gene Key 48 — Inadequacy → Resourcefulness
→ Trust what you already have
Gene Key 44 — Interference → Discernment
→ Choose safe, aligned support
Gene Key 57 — Unease → Intuition
→ Trust the quiet knowing

Wolf Moon teaching:
Truth doesn’t arrive through thinking harder—it arrives through listening deeper.

🌿 Wolf Moon Essential Oil Ritual

Intention: Inner Safety • Grounded Trust • Stillness

Choose one or more:

Cedarwood – grounding, nervous system safety
Frankincense – inner wisdom, spiritual steadiness
Valor – quiet courage, embodied strength

Ritual

Dim the lights or light a candle
Apply:
- Cedarwood → soles of feet
- Frankincense → heart or crown
- Valor → wrists or back of neck
One hand on forehead, one on ribs
Slow inhale through nose, long exhale through mouth
Whisper:
“I am safe to trust myself.”

🧘 Wolf Moon Yoga Practice

Theme: Head → Spleen → Ground

Keep this slow, grounded, and intentional.

Suggested Poses

Child’s Pose – quiet the mind (Head Center)
Cat–Cow (slow) – regulate nervous system
Low Lunge – instinctual strength
Malasana (Yogic Squat) – primal grounding
Standing Forward Fold – surrender mental pressure
Legs Up the Wall – safety, restoration
Savasana (long) – integration

“Let the body lead. The mind can rest.”

✍️ Wolf Moon Contemplation Questions

What question can I release under this moon?
What does my body already know that my mind keeps doubting?
Where am I holding on out of fear instead of truth?
What would help me feel safer in my body right now?
What is essential for me this season?

🌕 Wolf Moon Mantra

“I trust the quiet wisdom within me

HI THERE FRIEND, I'M MALLORY!

Thanks so much for stoping by my little space here on the web and listening to my story! I can't wait to teach you everything I've learned over the years.

My biggest lesson has definitely been being a mom and it's still something I learn to navigate every day. As it turns out these little humans have a mind of their own, know what they want, and aren't afraid to whine at you until they get it, do ya feel me? In Ashtanga Yoga we call parenting 7th series because it is the hardest practice of them all. Now, I don't have a whole lot of parenting answers for you (still figuring all that out myself), but I can help with keeping your kids healthy! We want healthy kids because healthy kids are just happier kids and mama I know you want your kid to be happy just like I do.

When we first brought our son Eero home, I just felt lost. He was colicky, gassy, had a serve case of torticollis, and was just an all around unhappy baby. Being a first time mom and confronted with all of this was HARD and compounded by my own emotional issues lead to my PPD. The first 6 months of Eero's life was full of a lot of tears from both of us.

Then his first REAL cold hit and fever hit. I didn't feel prepared and didn't know what to do to help him. Everyone just kept telling me, oh just use Infant Tylenol and Ibuprofen, this just didn't sit right with me. I knew all I was doing was masking the symptoms and not actually helping his body to heal. My baby was in pain and I wanted to do everything I could to help his body be strong and fight. This lead me down a path of diving into natural remedies, learning how the body works, and ultimately empowered me as a mother to care for my babies.

Now I know what to do keep my babies healthy and I also have an abundance of tools to turn to when they are under the weather. I know longer have that panicked feeling when Eero or Emma spike a fever, I know exactly what to and it is my mission to help every mama feel confident in taking care of their families. There is truly so much we can do when we understand how the body works, even in simple terms and I can't wait to share it all with you!

I'm here for you, through the up and downs, tears and smiles, I will be here to help uplift and encourage you. Know you are not alone, in fact there is a whole community of mamas waiting for you to join us and go against the status quo. Our bodies are meant for health and our lives are meant for abundance.

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