The Aligned Living Blog

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Selene Isolde Awen 6/26/26 Selene Isolde Awen 6/26/26

Moon Medicine for the Strawberry Moon: Capricorn Grounding for Mid-Summer Harvest

Explore a grounding somatic practice for the Capricorn Strawberry Moon. Learn to unbrace chronic tension, prioritize the exhale and regulate your nervous system. This mid-summer lunation invites us to honor unglamorous behind-the-scenes labor and recognize that internal rooting is just as valuable as visible growth. Written by Selene Isolde Awen, founder of Veluna Wellness™ in Santa Fe, NM.

Selene Isolde Awen 6/8/26 Selene Isolde Awen 6/8/26

What Is Nervous System Healing and Why I Chose It Over Traditional Massage

Exploring nervous system healing and dysregulation, and why traditional massage wasn’t enough for lasting change. DBT skills and body-based work helped shift overwhelm, reactivity and disconnection into greater regulation and embodiment. Written by Selene Isolde Awen, founder of Veluna Wellness™ in Santa Fe, NM.

Selene Isolde Awen 5/28/26 Selene Isolde Awen 5/28/26

Moon Medicine for the Blue Moon: Late Spring Sagittarius Release

On May 2026, the Blue Moon in Sagittarius, a sign which rules the pelvis and psoas, offers somatic medicine for late-spring tension. Follow this ritual using heat, breath and gravity to release defensive armoring, and restore regulation in the body. Written by Selene Isolde Awen, founder of Veluna Wellness™ in Santa Fe, NM.

Selene Isolde Awen 5/19/26 Selene Isolde Awen 5/19/26

Why Muscle Tension Starts with the Nervous System

Tired of chronic shoulder tightness snapping right back after deep tissue force? Discover why muscle tension is a nervous system defense mechanism, and how somatic bodywork and true stillness create lasting regulation. Written by Selene Isolde Awen, founder of Veluna Wellness™ in Santa Fe, NM.

Selene Isolde Awen 4/28/26 Selene Isolde Awen 4/28/26

Moon Medicine for the Flower Moon: The Scorpio Shed

Honor the shadow season of Beltane. A deep-dive into the Scorpio Flower Moon and the somatic art of shedding what no longer fits. Discover a ritual for the underground spring and learn why this micromoon is a surgical tool for personal transformation. Written by Selene Isolde Awen, founder of Veluna Wellness™ in Santa Fe, NM.

Selene Isolde Awen 4/13/26 Selene Isolde Awen 4/13/26

The Anatomy of a Ghost: How Grief Lives in the Body and What It Needs to Release

Grief doesn't just pass through. It settles into the nervous system, the posture, the breath. This piece explores why the body holds loss long after the mind has tried to move on, and what somatic bodywork and ritual can offer when grief has no name, no ceremony, and nowhere to land. Written by Selene Isolde Awen, founder of Veluna Wellness™ in Santa Fe, NM.