This meditation and visualization practice, guided by Cindy Stockdale, is shared within the Practice with Clara Virtual Yoga Studio. It aligns with the Lunar New Year’s invitation to embrace change, vulnerability, and deep wisdom.
This is a time to step into the fullness of who you are meant to be. Just as the snake never returns to its old skin, neither do we. What are you ready to shed?
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Find a comfortable seat or lie down, feeling fully supported.
Close your eyes.
Breathe deeply.
Feel the energy of the morning—the dawn of new beginnings.
Spring is the morning of the year, a time of emergence, expansion, and renewal.
Invite yourself to consider:
Spring is a season of transition, much like the shedding process of the snake. It is time to let go.
In Traditional Chinese Astrology, the Year of the Snake represents:
✔ Transformation – A period of profound personal evolution.
✔ Shedding the Past – Releasing outmoded beliefs, habits, or roles.
✔ Deep Wisdom – Trusting intuitive knowing and seeing clearly.
✔ Vulnerability in Growth – Allowing space for discomfort as a sign of expansion.
Snakes shed their skin because they have outgrown their current form.
They never return to the old skin—just as we cannot shrink ourselves back into past versions of who we were.
What no longer fits you?
What are you being called to step into?
A snake, in the midst of shedding, also sheds its eyelids, making it temporarily blind.
This period of not seeing, of deep trust, of waiting is essential.
We, too, experience times where we:
Can you allow yourself to be in the in-between—to trust your unfolding, even when the path is unclear?
What does trusting your process feel like in your body?
Snake medicine teaches us to see things as they are, without illusion.
In the shamanic tradition, we engage with four ways of seeing:
✔ Literal – Seeing things as they are, without making meaning.
✔ Symbolic – Understanding deeper connections beneath the surface.
✔ Mythic – Recognizing the grand narrative shaping our lives.
✔ Essential – Seeing from pure awareness, beyond duality.
The literal vision of the snake is a practice in itself.
Instead of immediately assigning meaning, ask:
Seeing clearly allows us to shed false narratives—to release what is not real so we can stand in the truth of our being.
What we focus on expands.
In neurolinguistic programming (NLP), the Reticular Activating System in the brain filters information based on what we deem important.
Ask yourself:
✔ What am I currently focusing on?
✔ Does this focus serve my growth?
✔ What do I want to pay attention to moving forward?
The Year of the Snake invites us to refine our awareness—to choose where we place our gaze, knowing that our focus shapes our reality.
Find a comfortable position.
Close your eyes.
Breathe deeply.
Visualize:
What is falling away?
What is emerging in its place?
Allow space for transformation without forcing it.
Just as the snake does not resist shedding, we, too, can soften into change with ease and grace.
Take a deep breath.
Place your hands over your heart.
Ask yourself:
The Year of the Snake is about evolution, but you do not have to force the process.
Shedding is natural.
Growth is inevitable.
Trust in your unfolding.
Take a final deep breath.
Feel the lightness of releasing what no longer serves you.
The snake teaches us:
Ask yourself:
✔ What am I ready to release?
✔ What am I stepping into?
✔ How can I honor my own transformation?
You are exactly where you need to be.
Let this be the year you shed fully, rise completely, and step into your highest self.
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