Category: 13 Moons of Circular Living

The Heart Way: Forty Days That Changed My Life

by Viktoria Maczo, posted in 13 Moons of Circular Living, Compass to your inner guidance

Exactly 40 days ago, I decided to begin writing a micro-memoir. Following the advice of one of my mentors and inspired by my English literature teacher, I set out on the journey. I had no expectations, only a commitment to sit down and write for 35 minutes each day.

As the writing unfolded, however, I was carried away by my muse and guided by her. I surrendered myself to the process; there were days when I spent five to eight hours working on the manuscript.

I wrote in my journal first and then typed up the day’s pages.

Day by day, the manuscript changed and grew. Along the way, I discovered things within myself and around me that I had never expected. Somehow, everything began to come together, and every serendipitous finding arrived carrying its own blessing.

What is truly exciting to me at this stage is that my creative process did not stop with writing my manuscript. A visual language began to emerge as I started to apply the skills I have developed over many years of studying visual art and storytelling. By developing my technical skills, creating promotional materials, and building a webpage for my book, I had an opportunity to pay close attention to what is truly essential to me.

I discovered that in my diaries I not only write, but draw as well, and the symbols I created through my embodied writing process started to add additional wisdom to my intellectual understanding.

I appreciate the technology available to me now.

And I am fired up to create more beautiful artwork combined with the stories I would love to share with all those who are interested in the healing modality I have been developing and sharing in Hungarian. Today, I find myself far beyond my expectations, and I trust that my work will find the people who need it most.

I am continuing with my 35-minute daily practice, as I planned for 90 days, but I now walk with the lived experience that by being faithful to my intention, something beautiful and fresh would emerge.

The process of writing every day brought clarity and form to what was already alive within me. By creating a clear container into which my creativity could pour—for the ideas, insights, and beauty that were within me—and by writing them down and revising them, many other perspectives appeared, helping me shape my inner landscape and create personal breakthroughs.

My voice became clearer. And a body of work began to gather around a central theme: the healing power of paying attention. Choosing one simple thing and sticking to it.

So this is where I am every day: with my writing and pondering the two questions that are most alive for me: “Who am I?” and “Who can I become?”

I feel that I have found and stepped onto the path that leads me forward—toward a reality in which all the learning and lived experience I have gathered come together as a coherent, healing formula that lives within me.

Over the summer, I would like to continue writing my fairy-tale novel in Hungarian, and I am also creating a companion workbook for my micro-memoir. It will weave together practices from art, pranayama, yoga, craniosacral therapy, as well as other trauma-release and nervous system-regulation exercises.

If this work speaks to you, and you would like to read my micro-memoir while supporting my creative journey, you can find it through the link below. I chose to offer my book through a sliding scale, so you may select the price that feels supportive, fair, and aligned for you.

The Heart Way – 22 NZD
The Heart Way – 33 NZD
The Heart Way – 55 NZD

After reading, I would love to hear from you. If you would write me some feedback that I could use on my website and social media, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you for being here.
Thank you for walking alongside me as we alchemize our shadows into our excellences.

Sat Nam,

Viki

Moondala: Living in Rhythm with the Female Body

by Viktoria Maczo, posted in 13 Moons of Circular Living

“The foundation of the feminine spiritual path is the relationship with one’s cycle—caring for it, understanding it, and consciously cooperating with the energies moving within it.”

Hello Beautiful Souls,

I’ve been writing a lot lately, but here I posted less and less. The good news is that beginning of this year I have started a Substack where you can read an inspirational piece every “moonday.” In my latest post, someone asked me to share more about cyclical planning.

So here’s a resource to help you begin your discovery.

Since preparing for having a child, the importance of planning in alignment with cycles has supported me in approaching my daily tasks with more elegance. One of the greatest benefits of cyclical planning is that it tunes you into the true rhythm of life—something the female body is naturally much more receptive to than linear, calendar-based planning.

It’s important to understand that countless cycles can influence the harmonious functioning of our bodies—from micro- to macro-cycles. The more one understands and experiences these, the more precisely and sensitively one can fine-tune and align with them.

As a first step, it’s important to observe where you live. What natural cycles surround you—where are you physically? Are the changing seasons part of your life? Personally, I align with the four seasons.

The second step is to observe and become aware of where you are in your own life. I would highlight three stages:

  • the years before the fertile period (from girlhood to first menstruation / maiden),
  • the fertile period (the menstruating years / mother),
  • and the time after the fertile period (crone).

During the first and third stages, it’s worth aligning with the “outer moon” (the visible moon in the sky), while in the middle stage it’s more useful to adapt to your own cycle and observe its characteristics.

We can divide our cycle into 2, 4, 5, or even 6 phases.
Cyclical planning begins by observing two key phases: the phase of rising energy and the phase of quieting energy (2 phases). In terms of lunar phases, this corresponds to:

  • rising energy (from new moon to after full moon),
  • decreasing energy (from after full moon to new moon).

Of course, as mentioned earlier, many micro-cycles also influence us, so within a single day you may experience both increases and decreases in energy.

It’s also important to recognize that if you’ve been adapting to a calendar-based cycle since childhood, or living a lifestyle that ignores your body’s natural preferences (working when tired, not resting when your body needs it), you may have placed your body under the control of your intellect and become disconnected from your body’s wisdom. In this case, you might experience:

  • menstrual irregularities
  • frustration or extreme emotions
  • difficulty creating
  • loss of inner integrity (between your “light” and “dark” sides)
  • masculinization (rejection or suppression of femininity)
  • female functional disorders (PMS, cycle irregularities)
  • gynecological conditions (polyps, fibroids, endometriosis, etc.)

Even in this case, there’s no reason to panic. You are here now, gaining this knowledge—so you have the opportunity to change.

In my therapeutic work and introductory courses, I work with the following phases of the cycle:

  • Turning inward – menstruation days (1–5/7 days)
  • Awakening feminine power – post-menstruation to ovulation (3–10/14 days)
  • Tuning into and experiencing creative energy – ovulation (10/14–14/16 days)
  • Gradual withdrawal and quieting – from post-ovulation high-energy days until menstruation begins (14/16–25/29 days)
  • Pre-menstrual days (25–28/32 days)

(The duration of each phase can vary depending on cycle length.)

Some women’s cycles align with the lunar cycle—menstruating at new moon and ovulating at full moon. For others, it may be reversed or entirely different. While the lunar cycle is about 28 days, the female cycle can range from 25 to 35 days.

Understanding and applying this comes through consistent self-awareness and observation, as every body is different.

I personally love creating a so-called “Moondala,” where I track lunar phases, my own cycle, and note my emotional, mental, and physical states for each day. After about three months, you can begin to observe energy patterns—when you are at your strongest, more sensitive, or mentally sharp.

Of course, we are not machines. Observing energy patterns can be influenced by life events and environment (weather, family, work, etc.).

So start by observing the moon in the sky (you might use a lunar calendar) and write down daily how you feel. Use colors or emojis. Keep it simple. Make it playful, and be prepared that answers won’t come immediately.

I suggest tracking:

  • your energy (physical body: M = medium, H = high, L = low)
  • your emotional states (sad, happy, angry, etc.)
  • your mental state (clarity, dullness, etc.)

With greater self-awareness comes greater freedom.

Calendar planning:

  • New moon: journal about what you are releasing and what you are keeping (habits, routines, tasks) + keep a dream journal
  • Rising energy phase: list, prioritize, mind-map what you want to accomplish in this lunar month
  • Full moon: time for celebration—celebrate successes, practice gratitude journaling
  • Waning phase: finish tasks

In practice, this might mean consciously scheduling activities you can control so that most demanding tasks fall into the rising energy phase (e.g., dentist appointments, important meetings, high-energy visits), while nurturing activities fall into the waning phase (e.g., hairdresser, time with close friends, restorative activities). If you exercise, you can align that too—running during rising energy, walking during the waning phase.

If you practice yoga, then do Vinnyasa/Ashtanga Yoga around rising energy phase and Hatha/Restorative /Sangraha Yoga around waning phase. You can play with the breathing pattern you use, and the fastness of the movements.

You can also adjust your personal approach to tasks: during rising energy, you may accomplish more in a day; during the waning phase, you may do less and need more rest.

Observe yourself and your body’s needs. All the answers are already within you.

Sat Nam,

Viki

I used to teach this course in Hungarian, and I’m now planning to offer it in English. If there’s enough interest, I’d love to run a course on this.

Would you be interested?

if so write me: viktoria.yogatherapy@gmail.com

Source Regulation with Katie Dove

by Viktoria Maczo, posted in 13 Moons of Circular Living

Today I received an email from Katie Dove where she wrote about the nervous system—about the many tools, methods, and techniques we’re offered to regulate, manage, or fix what’s happening inside us. And then she named something gently but powerfully: not all nervous system work is relational.

This landed deeply for me.

Through sitting with Katie in her classes, I’ve come to recognize an important truth in my healing journey: information, knowledge, and wisdom are not the same. As a curious being who loves learning, I read a lot and research the subjects I’m immersed in. And yet, I always reach a moment when my nervous system says, “Enough.”

Here is where the sensitivity I’ve been learning to nurture comes in. A better approach. A better way of forming inquiry. A better way of relating to myself. More grace, more space, more acceptance of what is.

I love Katie’s work because she teaches through embodiment, not through dry information. This feels especially precious in a time when we’re flooded with endless content that often overwhelms our systems rather than supports them. Working with her brings one’s own wisdom alive. She teaches how to relate, not how to train. A living process instead of problem-solving. A focus on the health that is already present.

We are all different, and so our paths to health will look different too. Finding the right people to relate with matters deeply—because wherever we place our attention, our life energy flows. Health doesn’t come only from eating well, exercising, or sleeping enough, but also from our ability to return to our baseline in the midst of a busy world.

I’ve recorded an interview with Katie, which you can watch on my YouTube channel. And starting February 4th, you can also join her signature course, Source Regulation and experience her work directly.

May you be held, softened, and nurtured by her work in the way I’ve been.

Sat Nam,

Viki

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My evolution from Imbolc to Resourced 1.0 to 2.0 and beyond

by Viktoria Maczo, posted in 13 Moons of Circular Living

At the beginning of last year, I heard an episode on Threshold Moments about Imbolc. Listening to Sarah Tacy’s podcast created a momentum that truly set me on my inner revolution. I listened to many episodes, many times, and slowly, in those quiet moments with myself, I began to remember what had once been essential to me—journaling, dancing, contemplating and listening inwardly.

There was one line Sarah said once that stayed with me: “Support didn’t rescue me, it revealed me.” This is exactly how Sarah’s support has worked for me. The stretch it offers is not about being fixed, but about having the capacity to truly build practices into my life—not trying them randomly, but integrating them from a place of sovereignty and presence.

During Resourced 1.0 (Sarah’s Nervous System’s Healing Course), I remember sharing how much I struggled with asking for help. Through time, reflection, and practice, I’ve begun to see how precious my energy truly is. When I tend to it consciously, I can be a better mother, wife, friend—more myself in every role.

In that first round, I arrived in the unknown territory of Sovereignty. I remember wondering: What does my sovereign self look like? That question became the starting point for my Resourced 2.0 journey. This round, I felt my awareness expand—rooted in sensing my individual self, and at the same time reaching into the spirit realm. Sarah Tacy’s classes hold this rare balance: wildly useful, everyday tools for nervous system regulation, while gently opening portals to the unseen.

Solitude became a place of remembrance rather than absence for me.

From that place, I felt called to look back—to my lineage.

And this yearning brought me Human Design and Gene Keys into my life. Only recently, I began studying them alongside Western Astrology, which I’ve been devoted to for over twenty years. What I love about these systems is how much self-understanding they offer. They have deepened my capacity to be alone with myself without getting lost. (They feel like a beautiful complement to the nervous system support I received.)

Not long ago I created charts for the women in my family: my mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and my daughter. This playful inquiry revealed profound connections.

My great-great-grandmother was born in 1865, her daughter in 1888, my grandmother in 1922, my mother in 1950, me in 1978, and my daughter in 2018. I was deeply moved to see how my great-great-grandmother’s life theme revolved around losing Eden—and finding it again. My great-grandmother carried the essence of direction, identity, leadership, and perspective.

My grandmother was a deeply creative woman. She supported her family through intricate handmade embroidery, yet her artistry was never truly recognized. Only years later, standing in the Vatican and seeing monumental embroideries on the walls, did I fully grasp the mastery she carried so quietly. That calling continued—my mother longed to be an actor, yet never allowed herself to follow it.

And then there is me. I hear the echo of that creative calling through my writing. I feel myself as the storyteller of the generations—the one who gathers, names, and weaves the threads. And I sense that my daughter will be the one who creates the change we have all been yearning for.

As the course ended, I feel that Sarah has become part of this tapestry for me—where women’s wisdom, solitude, and inner knowing weave a net of healing across time and lineage.

I am wrtiting this as inspiration for those who might not know her yet, but are looking for something worthwhile to put their energy and attention toward.

Right now I stand in the tension field, engaging with the fertile void – so timely closing to the new moon. I am deeply looking forward to the next version of my evolution.

Love,
may the festive season bring health, wealth and all goodness you wish for!

Sat Nam,

Viki

Ps: From beginning of the next year Sarah’s opens her membership called Juice. If you join in december you’ll get the first month free!

You colud read my Inspirational writin on Sarah’s work, how we meet, and about what she offers HERE, and listen & watch the interview I made with her on my YouTube Channel.

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What happens in the space of tension?

by Viktoria Maczo, posted in 13 Moons of Circular Living, Compass to your inner guidance

There is a space most of us would rush through: the space of tension between the familiar and the optimal.

It’s the place where our self-image begins to crumble. The place where our patterns beg and pull us to repeat the well-worn programs of behavior. The place where we try to calm down somehow and quickly return to “normal,” to our baseline. Even if that baseline is only a holding pattern where we haven’t truly felt good in a long time.

Now imagine that you pause instead.

That you have enough resources to hold the tension of the space between the familiar and the optimal, between the old and the new.

This is where the magic lives!

Sarah Tacy is one of the few who can guide others into this space with gentleness, depth, humility, and profound wisdom.

For more than 20 years, Sarah has been a trusted leader in nervous system healing and somatic exploration – working with Olympians, entrepreneurs, creatives, and mothers to help them reclaim vitality, access the body’s intelligence, and create lives aligned with their most important personal values.

As a mother of two, Sarah herself has walked this path countless times – being moved out of her comfort zone and into deeper truth. Every time I am with her, I leave feeling more grounded and more myself. I am grateful to have met her!

That’s why I am so delighted to invite you to her free 3-day workshop, if you are someone who

  • carries a lot,
  • knows there must be another way,
  • wants to feel that beyond the rush there is a better solution,

then this experience may feel like taking a deep breath after holding it for far too long!

Something Sarah said to me recently has stayed with me deeply:
“Opting out of urgency isn’t about slowing down forever – it’s about learning how to realize your biggest dreams without living in the cycle of depletion, recharge, and depletion again.”

Because here is the truth:
✨ It was never the point to trade your vitality for performance.
✨ It was never the point to prove your worth through exhaustion.
✨ It was never the point to push yourself so hard that you forget why you began.

This isn’t about giving up on your ambitions.
It’s about reclaiming your body’s pace, your right to rest, and a form of strength that doesn’t require sacrificing your health.

We’ve already begun, but it’s not too late to join! The next session is on Thrusday 18th of September 2025, from 12:00-1:30pm EST On this day we’ll explore Sacred Thirding – discovering new possibilities beyond “either–or” thinking.

Doesn’t really matter where you start, start where you are, and the rest will come in right timing!

👉 You can register here.

Be well!

I hope to see you there!

(P.S. If you miss the live call, you’ll get access to the recording once you register!)

Sat Nam,

Viki

Where Choice Lives

by Viktoria Maczo, posted in 13 Moons of Circular Living, Compass to your inner guidance

My dear friend and mentor Sarah Tacy is leading a free 3-day workshop starting today, September 16, 2025, from 12:00-1:30pm EST and I would be so happy if you joined us:

  • If you long for more in your life –
  • If urgency is running the show –
  • If you’re ready to choose true, sustainable self-leadership instead of constant overwhelm –
    This is your invitation.

This is not about abandoning what matters.

And this invitation comes from someone I trust deeply – not only because of her decades of experience guiding nervous system regeneration and somatic healing for former Olympians, entrepreneurs, and everyday people – but also because she lives this work.

She knows what it means to lead, to give birth, to build and to create from deep embodiment. And she is the kind of teacher who always reminds you that there is another way.

Today’s session:
Day 1 – Where choice lives – Reclaiming space and pace between impulse and action.

You’ll discover what becomes possible when urgency quiets enough for you to feel your truth again.

👉 It’s not too late to join — you can register here.

This space is not about fixing ourselves!
It’s about resourcing yourself.
So you can move through your life with more choice, more grounding, and a fuller expression of who you are.

I hope to see you there!

(P.S. If you miss the live call, you’ll get access to the recording once you register!)

Sat Nam,

Viki

Rebuilding your inner rhythm

by Viktoria Maczo, posted in 13 Moons of Circular Living, Compass to your inner guidance, Inspiration

“It’s not just hard. It’s not just unknown. It feels as if everything would fall apart if I didn’t keep going.” – I often heard this inner voice in my head, until one day Sarah put into words this urgent feeling in a way I had never heard before:

“Slowing down feels like dying for many people. Because in a certain sense, it is. It’s the death of that version of you who believed that your success, your worth, and your survival depended on your relentless persistence.”

This is why I love learning, sharing, and reflecting with others who, like me, are seeking tangible ways to easily shift patterns we once thought were fixed.

And this is also why I want to share with you her free 3-day workshop, which will take place on September 16, 18, and 19, 2025, from

During these 3 days, you’ll have the chance to explore a simple method that can help you re-train yourself to balance intensity and rest – without losing your momentum or your personality. And to realize that your values can also thrive at your own rhythm.

The space Sarah creates has always been deeply nourishing for me, even in the digital realm!

Before becoming a mother, Sarah worked with professional athletes. I love her stories, like the one she shared about asking a professional hockey player – a captain and Stanley Cup champion who played for 21 years – how he managed to stay at the top level for so long.

“Recovery breaks. The young ones run through walls – but within a few years, they burn out,” answered the Olympian.

And this is really what this workshop is about:

Sarah’s work doesn’t emphasize calmness — instead, it calls you into clarity and to remain present for just a moment longer. Not from perfection, but from devotion. It’s about developing the capacity to allow the emotions moving within you to be fully expressed.

The space Sarah creates feels grounding and powerful to me. A place where you can return to yourself – not to deny growth, but to grow without exhaustion.

If this speaks to you – or to someone you support –

👉 You can register here

Be brave!

Sat Nam

Viki

A seed in the soil

by Viktoria Maczo, posted in 13 Moons of Circular Living, Compass to your inner guidance

I rose from the drowned halls of a forgotten city,
waves bow before my feet.
currents of surrender, carry my scars to light, 

I am the Daughter of Sun and Sea.

Now I speak, though oceans hid my voice,
Now I see, though darkness veiled my eyes.

I call forth my strength, from the abyss, my legacy is eternal.

I call forth the medicine of grace, bearing the light of worlds.
All that was once may sleep beneath the tides,
but I awaken, radiant, alive, divine.

I was playing with the words above as I have been looking for an answer to the question of “How can I carry all that I wanna say?”

Poems are the language of the soul, and the wisdom traditions remind us that the soul is eternal. If that is true, then everything I have forgotten is encoded within me. Lately, I’ve been exploring my birth chart through Western Astrology, Human Design, and the Gene Keys, and the clarity these systems bring has truly blown my mind. I try to take it step by step, even though part of me longs to understand it all at once.

Somatic writing—the modality I will soon introduce—helps me ground myself and reconnect with the present moment.

Another ally in stabilizing myself is Sarah Tacy’s work, which I highly recommend to anyone seeking a gentle approach to nervous system healing. Her unique perspective on challenging topics like trauma offers deep healing through a profoundly nurturing approach.

Come, to meet her through a 3 day long free workshop, which will be in 2025. September 16, 18, 19. 12:00-1:30pm EST which is called Opting Out Of Urgency.

A call, an idea, a wisdom just what I need! How about you? Are you commin’?

👉 Sign Up Here

Now is the place where you could find your strengh!

I hope you’ll join us.

Be brave!

Sat Nam,

Viki

The Path is virgin

by Viktoria Maczo, posted in 13 Moons of Circular Living, Seventh Series, Yoga for Clarity

The path is virgin—there is no one to follow. It is time to fall in love with our own processes, with our own lives. These past few days have been life-changing for me, because I discovered something that was always within me, though I had forgotten it.

Since childhood, I have carried a deep drive to create something new. I feel that when I am learning something new or developing my ideas, I am on the right path.

All creative people would agree that this way of living can be very lonely, as one is constantly focused on the work that must be done. Yet this very focus brought me a revelation—it allowed me to meet the right people at the right time.

Now, as I write these words, and as we enter the eclipse season, I feel more than ever that we need a supportive community to walk with us on our life’s path.

In my own offerings, I work persistently and lovingly so that what I share appears fresh and renewing. I believe what we need is a spark, not a bonfire. This is why I guide my students to awaken their own genius, showing them a way to sustain this precious connection.

And this is what I seek in my own inquiry: to find those who shine their light with fearless originality.

This is why I love all what Sarah Tacy offers. And this is why this buzzing enthusiasm I feel inside.

Now the exciting news, is this that you could meet her through a 3 day long free workshop, which will be in 2025. September 16, 18, 19. 12:00-1:30pm EST!

I hope you’ll join us! Because I really would like to introduce her work to you!

👉 Sign Up Here

Be blessed on the way as you walk your own unique path.

Love and care,

Viki

Zserbo*

by Viktoria Maczo, posted in 13 Moons of Circular Living

I’ve just finished another wonderful book by the talented Hungarian writer, Anna Karady. The story was both sweet and profoundly moving—at least it felt that way to me.

So many passages resonated with my soul, and I found myself transported back to the early 1900s, a time when one great era was ending and another was just beginning.

That’s very much how I feel now, as my daughter prepares to start school this September.

Today we visited her kindergarten one last time. She played for a bit, then said goodbye to the place and to her beloved teachers. I noticed the small tear she quickly brushed away with her sleeve before giving one last wave.

I was so proud of her—she has already come such a long way.

There’s just over a week left, with many things still to do. But I’ll carry this memory with me as a source of comfort in the colder days ahead: the sweetness of this summer, the warmth of the sun, the long uninterrupted hours for reading and writing, and the tenderness of farewells.

*Zserbo is a traditional Hungarian layered pastry. It’s named after Emil Gerbeaud, a famous Swiss-Hungarian confectioner who ran the renowned Gerbeaud Café in Budapest in the late 19th–early 20th century.