Beauty, Breath, and Balance: A Ritual for the New Moon in Libra

An invitation to re-center in harmony, beauty, and connection through breath, movement, and creative reflection.

As we meet the New Moon in Libra on October 21st, the energy invites us into a space of intentional beauty, renewed balance, and relational clarity. Libra, ruled by Venus, governs how we relate—to others, to ourselves, and to the world through the lens of harmony and justice. After the intensity of eclipse season, this new moon offers a gentle recalibration.

This New Moon ritual is designed to guide you through a heart-centered journey of reconnection using breath, art, movement, and reflection—practices that echo Libra’s air-aligned qualities of spaciousness, aesthetic harmony, and relational flow. As you move through the ritual, consider beauty not only as something to witness or create, but as a felt alignment between your inner truth and the outer expressions that honor it.

Let this be your moment to pause, re-center, and allow beauty to guide your choices—both in how you connect with others and how you tend to yourself. In the spirit of what some Indigenous traditions refer to as the Beauty Way, let this be a quiet return to harmony—with yourself, your relationships, and the rhythms of life all around you.—both in how you connect with others and how you tend to yourself.

Set Sacred Space

Before diving into the practices, take a few moments to prepare a space that feels calm and intentional. Light a candle—any color that feels grounding or beautiful. Gather items that reflect balance or clarity: two stones, a mirror, fresh greenery, or a simple bowl of water. Crystals such as rose quartz (heart healing), clear quartz (clarity), or lapis lazuli (truth) support Libra’s energy well. If you like, add incense or essential oils like jasmine or lavender. Let the process of setting your space be your first act of alignment.

Creative Practice: Libra New Moon Collage

Once your space is set, you’re invited into a simple, heart-centered creative practice. Collage is a gentle, intuitive way to make the invisible visible—to give shape to your current state, your desires, or your longing for harmony. You don’t need to be an artist. Just gather scraps, textures, images, or words that speak to your heart.

Step 1: Connect with Your Heart

Place one hand on your heart and breathe gently. Let your inhale and exhale flow through the heart space. After a minute or two, begin to invite in a feeling of appreciation, tenderness, or openness. Let this breath create spaciousness.

Step 2: Create Your Collage

Tear or cut images, textures, or words from magazines or scraps of paper that speak to harmony, connection, and the relationships you wish to nurture. Arrange the pieces loosely on a page—let your hands be your guide. When it feels complete, glue them down. Let your collage feel like wind moving through—flowing, soft, and alive—an echo of Libra’s air element inviting ease, clarity, and connection.

Embodied Movement: Gentle Yoga for Balance

After connecting through breath and art, invite your body into motion. These shapes are gentle and heart-aware—meant to open space and soften the tension between effort and ease.

1. Seated Heart-Opener with Twist (Parivrtta Sukhasana)

   Sit comfortably cross-legged or on a cushion. Inhale to lift through the crown of your head, lengthening the spine. As you exhale, gently twist to one side—placing one hand on the opposite knee and the other behind you for support. Breathe into your chest and upper back. Stay for a few breaths, then switch sides. Let the twist be more about expansion than force.

2. Gate Pose (Parighasana)

   Begin kneeling with both knees on the floor. Extend your right leg out to the side, foot flat and toes pointing forward. Inhale to sweep your left arm overhead. Exhale as you gently bend to the right, sliding your right hand down your leg or to a block. Keep your chest open to the ceiling, and for balance, you can look down at the floor or up toward the ceiling. Breathe into your left side body, creating space through the ribs and heart center. Stay for a few breaths, then switch sides. Let the pose feel grounding through the base and expansive through the breath.

3. Legs-Up-the-Wall (Viparita Karani)

   Lie down on your back and bring your legs up a wall, adjusting your distance for comfort. Let your arms rest by your sides, palms up, or open wide in a “T” shape. Soften your gaze or close your eyes. Stay for 5–10 minutes if comfortable, allowing your breath to deepen and your nervous system to unwind. Let gravity do the work.

Affirmation + Mudra

To complete the spiral of this ritual, we return to the heart with word and gesture. Affirmation anchors your intention in language; mudra brings it into the body.

• Affirmation: “I partner with life in balance, and I choose connection that honors my truth.”

• Hridaya Mudra: Sit comfortably with a straight spine. On each hand, curl your index finger to the base of the thumb. Touch the tips of your thumb to the tips of your middle and ring fingers. Keep the little finger extended. Rest your hands palms-up on your knees. Breathe slowly into your heart space, holding the mudra for 2–5 minutes. This gesture supports emotional release and heart-centered clarity.

Reflection Journal Prompts

Let these prompts hold space for what’s rising in you:.

• What does balance feel like in my relationships right now?

• Where might I be over-giving, people-pleasing, or avoiding conflict—and what is the cost?

• What would it look like to choose connection rooted in mutual truth, not performance?

Integration Invitations

Let this ritual ripple gently into the days ahead. These simple invitations can help you tend the seeds you've planted:

• Begin each morning this week with a breath and the question: “How can I relate from truth today?”

• Take a slow walk in nature, attuning to the movement of air

• Revisit your collage mid-week and journal any shifts or insights

This ritual is here for you to move at your own pace, attuning to the subtle threads that connect your inner world to the outer. You’re always welcome to return to these practices whenever you need to reconnect with your center. If it feels meaningful, share your experience with a friend or in community—each voice adds to the circle.

With love and creative coherence ~ Jina Daniels, heARTflow Creative

About the Author

Jina is a Creative Coherence Practitioner and the founder of heARTflow Creative. She weaves together trauma-sensitive HeartMath® practices, intuitive art, energy work, and embodiment to guide people into deeper connection with their inner wisdom. A Certified Creatively Fit Coach, Reiki Master Teacher, and RYT-200 yoga teacher with training in Qigong, Jina helps others explore transformation through visual ritual, heart-based awareness, and sacred creativity.