AEOD’s are ways of offering our bodies and beings to the planetary forces in various ways. I base the AEOD’s around the current sign position of the Sun, Moon, Mars, and Saturn. There are an unlimited number of ways of valid AEOD’s, this is experimental work. Maybe one of my ideas gives you an idea for channeling some of these forces into your body in a way that makes sense for you, and that’s wonderful! Moon signs are its’ location at Noon PST each day, consult an ephemeris, time zone chart, internet, etc to translate to your time zone if you wish. Obviously, it is impossible for me to know who may or may not be capable of doing any of these exercises, so be safe and do your best judgement, there are no guarantees.

General Format: all AEOD’s begin and end with 5 minutes of No-Form. No form is a standing form of meditations borrowed from Paratheatre. Basically, stand in a way that supports vertical rest. Cues: allow the spine to drop down from the head, relax into the exhales, drop the pelvis, and widen the feet. For more information, click HERE.

Mercury and Moon signs give inspiration for the breathwork and mind-body connections during the warm up and cool down phases. 5 minutes for each phase in both the warm up and cool down.

Sun and Mars signs give inspiration for the main “workout” portion. This first part involves the whole body and requires the most energy and coordination. Moon also gives inspiration for the overall tone of both “workout” portions. 10 minutes for this phase.

Saturn and Mars signs give inspiration for the last part of the “workout” portion. Known to some as the “finisher”, this often tests your commitment, how much you have “left in the tank”. 10 minutes for this phase.

Themes for the week and weekly embodiments:

Sun in Pisces: core identity in feet/toes

Mars in Gemini: actions starts in arms/hands/lungs

Saturn in Aquarius: commitment and endurance in ankles/lower legs

Mercury in Pisces: communication and thinking in the feet and toes. Earth Dance: Go for a walk or jog in which the movement becomes a dance with the Earth. Each step is given to the Earth and the Earth gives back to us with Ground Reactive Force aka GRF. For more info on GRF click HERE. Listen to what you need to give to the earth, experiencing how that is given back to you.

Jupiter in Aries: optimism and faith in head and eyes. Make faces for a few minutes, discovering new faces each time. With Venus also in Aries this week, lean toward balance and beauty in your facial explorations. I find 10 minutes to be a good amount of time for me.

Venus in Aries: style and magnetism in head and eyes.

Moon gives us the mood of the day, changing signs ~every couple days.

3/5: Moon in Leo:

Breathe – Spinal Breathing: 10x inhale while flexing, exhale while extending, then switch and repeat. Repeat side-bending left and right, then turning left and right.

Workout: 1-arm 1-leg snatch

Finisher: 1-arm 1-leg swing

3/6-7: Moon in Virgo

Breathe: 4 Phase Breathing – 20 breaths with chest empty/belly full, 20 with chest full/belly empty, 20 with chest and belly full, then 20 with chest and belly empty.

Workout: SLDL – Cuban Press

Finisher: 1-leg balance with alternate twisting

3/8-10: Moon in Libra

Breathe: Spiral Reach Beathing – 20 breaths reaching arms forward/twisting in, 20 forward/twisting out, 20 back/twisting in, 20 back/twisting out.

Workout: SLDL – Curl – Press

Finisher: SLDL reaching arms to alternate sides of foot (inside/outside)

3/11: Moon in Scorpio

Breathe: Anal Flexing – pull anus up and together for 10 count, then drop. 20 breaths between each, repeat 4 times.

Workout: 1-leg bottoms up KB clean, same side leg balancing and arm working.

Finisher: 1 arm OH hold, same side leg balancing and arm working.

Timing order: 5 min No-form, 5 min lunar breathing, 5 min mercurial mind-body warm-up, 10 min sun-mars workout, 10 min saturn-mars finisher, 5 min mercurial mind-body warm up, 5 min lunar breathing, 5 min no-form. 60 min total.

I suggest doing 30 seconds on/30 seconds off for the workout and finisher phases, alternating sides for 5 sets each side, 10 total. If it’s too easy: increase weight, increase work time/decrease rest time (like 40 on/20 off). If too hard, do the reverse.

Enjoy these fun experiments.

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Wisdom to all!