Mercury Retrograde in Leo: Slow Down, Speak Truth, Heal the Heart

As Mercury begins its retrograde journey in Leo on July 18th, we're invited to do something that feels deeply countercultural...slow down.

This isn’t just an astrological cliché or a warning to back up your files (although… do that too!). Mercury retrograde in heart-led, bold Leo is a powerful call to pause, reflect, and return to the truth of who we are...especially when it comes to how we express ourselves, and how we hold the stories of our heart.

Why This Retrograde Matters

Leo is the sign connected to the heart centre- Anahata Chakra. It’s about love, courage, gratitude, leadership, and living from your centre. Mercury, the planet of communication and the mind, is connected to the throat chakra (Vishuddah), our centre of communication, self expression and truth.

This retrograde stirs a meaningful dance between the heart and throat...love and communication... that could mean-

• Unhealed wounds of the heart resurface

• Stir up miscommunications that reveal deeper truths

• Challenge us to speak from a place of clarity, compassion, and courage

It’s not always easy...but it is an opportunity to go in deep and transcend old stories that may weigh us down especially at times like these when the energy is big.

What Might Arise

During this retrograde, you may notice:

• Emotions stirring up from the past...especially related to love, creativity, and self-worth (ex's might come in physically mentally or emotionally)

• Regret or longing around things left unsaid

• A desire to rewrite or reframe stories about your identity or your expression

Instead of rushing to fix or silence these emotions, this is a time to listen. Listening is a quality of the throat chakra. Allow yourself to sit with whatever is stirring up and listen in deeply to your body wisdom and your heart.

What is your heart asking for?
What truth wants to be spoken...not to hurt, but to heal?

“Speak your truth, even if your voice shakes.”

Maggie Kuhn

The Main Mercury Retrograde Medicine: Slow Down

This retrograde is not about pushing through. It's about softening your pace so you can actually hear your inner voice.

Let this be a time of:

• More rest

• More journaling and reflection

• More presence in your practice

• Less pressure to perform, produce, or perfect

Even five minutes of conscious or movement can shift your whole day.

Kriyas to Support You

To support you over the next three weeks, I recommend incorporating these powerful practices into your routine...even in small, consistent ways... we will be practicing these in my zoom classes at Ahimsic Health if you would like to come along and learn them try a free week of GOLD membership here

1-AHAM PREMA- a beautiful mantra kriya that balances the throat chakra and energises and warms the heart centre.

2-SHIVA SHAKTI- a powerful practice effecting all of the upper chakras whilst cleansing the auric field and balancing masculine/feminine energy

3-MOORCHITTA PRANAYAMA- a deep transformational practice to refine prana (life force/energy) and channel it through the chakra system, with deep focus on clearing any blockages in the throat centre, allowing clear self expression and communication

These are all available in the Ahimsic Health Yoga class library, and as I mentioned above I’ll be sharing them in our live Zooms over the next few weeks.

Retrograde periods don't have to be 'a nightmare'...they can be sacred pauses and a chance to go deeper into your practice and heal.
This is your chance to slow down, revisit your inner landscape, and give your heart and voice the care they deserve.

Use this time to:

• Practice courage through softness

• Speak with honesty, not urgency

• Honour what’s surfacing with kindness

"If you choose to speak first ask yourself, is it necessary, is it true, is it kind?"

Buddah

And above all, trust that every step inward helps you move forward with more alignment, wisdom, love and magic.

Love & Light
Rachel x