May 2026 · At-Home Wellbeing · by Tiffany Bergin, C-IAYT, CIYT
Two weeks after the Full Flower Moon opens this month, the New Moon arrives. New moons are for beginnings — quiet, inward, fertile. This one falls in Taurus, an earth sign. It is a traditional moment for planting, in the ground and in the body.
What you need: a small piece of paper · something to write with · a seed — a packet from the garden store, a dried bean from your kitchen, whatever you have · a pot of soil or a patch of earth.
1. Find a quiet place to sit. Inside or outside, on the floor or in a chair — somewhere you won't be interrupted for a few minutes. Close your eyes.
2. Take eight slow, full breaths. Let the exhale be long. Let the body settle with each one. Eight breaths is longer than you think.
3. Open your eyes. Ask yourself: what is the intention you need to plant? Write it down — one word, one sentence, whatever comes.
4. Take your paper and your seed outside, or to a pot of soil. Press the seed into the earth. Tuck your intention beside it. Water it. Then leave it alone and let it do what seeds do.
Companion piece: The Seeds We Plant. All issues: Wisdom Library archive.
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