Leo Full Moon Mudra: ignite your courageous heart, step into confident leadership, and embody purposeful pride under the light of the Leo Full Moon.

Welcome to the Leo Full Moon:

The Leo Full Moon invites you to lead from your heart — boldly, honestly, and without apology. This lunation brings illumination to how you show up, where you hold back, and the ways you may have learned to dim your light in an effort to belong. Leo asks you to claim your confidence with courage and compassion, allowing your talents to be seen in service of something greater than ego alone. With the Sun holding space in Aquarius across the sky, this full moon reminds you that true leadership is born when personal expression meets collective contribution. Let this moon affirm your heart as a steady compass — so you can release self-doubt, stand in purposeful pride, and lead with warmth, integrity, and devotion.

Our featured Matangi Mudra reflects this energy of confidence and purpose — a hand shape that supports courageous heart-led leadership and strengthens your connection to why you do what you do. You can use this mudra as an anchor for your Leo Full Moon ritual, or pair it with the reflections and movement practices from the Leo Full Moon Embodied Workbook to deepen your experience of confidence, pride, and purposeful contribution.

And if you’d like to move through the lunar cycles in community, our memberships are here for you. We hold safe space through live studio and virtual classes, new and full moon workbooks, astrological season practices, and an ever-growing library of on-demand content. Check out ways to practice mudras and more with our empowering yoga community on our live class schedule.

Above all, Katrina Marie Yoga is a space to practice, reflect, and remember that you are meant to be seen — not in pursuit of approval, but in devotion to your heart and the gifts you are here to share. You don’t have to lead perfectly to lead powerfully. You simply have to lead honestly.

So take what you need and leave what you don’t. Perhaps for now, begin by aligning with the energy of the Leo Full Moon through the following mudra and the tools that accompany it.

🫶🏻Practice Matangi Mudra:

WHEN:
Around the Leo Full Moon, when the moon illuminates themes of courageous heart, confident leadership, and purposeful pride. This is a potent time to notice where your confidence is asking to rise and what fears or ego patterns are ready to be released.

WHY:
The Leo Full Moon invites you to lead with your heart. Matangi Mudra supports confidence and purpose, helping you connect to your inner fire and remember why your presence and talents matter. This mudra encourages heart-led determination and supports you in stepping forward with clarity and devotion.

BENEFITS:

• Supports confidence and self-esteem
• Strengthens determination and purposeful action
• Supports the digestion of life experiences and emotions
• Encourages transformation through embodied fire energy
• Boosts vitality and energetic engagement
• Supports the solar plexus (manipura) chakra
• Aligns with the fire element to fuel courage and leadership

HOW:
Find a comfortable seat with both sit bones anchored.
Interlace the fingers of both hands.
Wrap your right thumb over your left.
Extend your middle fingers together.
Rest this gently against your solar plexus, just above your navel, with your fingers pointing straight forward.
Soften your shoulders and lengthen your spine.

BREATHE:
Take a breath in and begin Breath of Fire by powerfully hugging your navel back toward your spine with each exhale through your nose. Let each inhale passively follow each powerful exhale.

Continue for 1–3 minutes (or up to 3–5 minutes if that feels supportive).

If you are not practicing Breath of Fire today, substitute long, deep breaths powered by your navel.

MANTRA:
Repeat silently or aloud:

• I am guided by a courageous heart.

• I am a confident and compassionate leader.

• I use my talents with pride and purpose to contribute to the world.

EMBODY YOUR RELEASE:

When your practice feels complete, release control of your breath and sit with the hand shape as you reflect. Notice what shifts as you allow confidence to rise and ego-based fear to fall away.

Let the Leo Full Moon illuminate what is ready to be released — self-doubt, fear of being seen, or pride rooted in protection rather than love. Allow the fire of this moon to burn through what holds you back so your heart can lead you forward. Feel it in your body.

Invite your courage to rise.
Invite your heart to guide you.
Invite your light to be shared.

As you release, may you remember that leading with heart is both your responsibility and your joy.

May this Leo Full Moon remind you that your heart is brave, your presence matters, and your light is meant to be shined boldly and brightly.

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