2026: Year 1 – Beginning a New Chapter

Life moves in cycles and 2026 marks the beginning of a brand-new nine-year cycle, known as Year 1 — the year of beginnings.

Each nine-year cycle takes us on a journey from new beginnings, through growth and transformation, and finally into completion and release. When we understand the energy of each year, we can move through life with greater ease, clarity and self-compassion.

Why Nine Years?

The number nine is considered sacred in many ancient traditions. It symbolises wholeness, wisdom, and completion. A nine-year cycle allows us to experience the full arc of creation:

• Initiation

• Expansion

• Integration

• Release

Each year builds upon the last, inviting us to grow consciously rather than reactively.

Year 1 Focus

Beginnings • Intention • New Energy

Year 1 marks the beginning of a brand-new nine-year cycle.

It carries the energy of renewal, fresh starts and possibility. This is not a year for perfection or pressure — it is a year for planting seeds.

Year 1 invites you to listen closely to what is stirring within you. New ideas, desires and directions may feel subtle at first. Trust that these early nudges matter. What you begin now sets the energetic tone for the years ahead.

Rather than asking, “How do I make this happen?”

Year 1 asks, “What feels aligned to begin?”

The Energy and Common Experiences

This is a year of initiation, not mastery. Small steps taken with intention are more powerful than big moves made from force.

• Fresh, expansive and visionary

• Forward-moving, yet gentle

• Curious rather than demanding

Some common experiences that you may notice:

• A desire for something new or different

• A sense of restlessness or possibility

• Ideas forming before clarity fully arrives

• A call to redefine who you are becoming

This is all part of the beginning phase. You don’t need all the answers yet.

Reflection and Intention Setting

Take a quiet moment and gently reflect:

• What feels ready to begin in my life?

• What am I being invited to explore or try?

• Where do I feel a sense of expansion or curiosity?

Allow your answers to arise without judgment or urgency.

Choose an intention that feels supportive and spacious, rather than outcome-focused.

Examples:

• I allow myself to begin again with trust.

• I welcome new energy and possibilities into my life.

• I move forward gently, guided by intuition.

Write your intention somewhere visible or return to it during moments of reflection.

Supporting Yourself Through The Year

Gentle sound practices, breathwork, rest and body-based awareness can help you stay present with the unknown, rather than rushing to control it.

The benefits from these practices help you:

• Ground new ideas into the body

• Regulate the nervous system during change

• Create space for clarity to emerge

Using the Nine-Year Cycle to Support Your Wellbeing

When we understand the energy of the year we’re in, we stop forcing and start flowing. Each cycle invites a different pace — some years are for action, while others are for rest, reflection or release.

As we step into 2026 – Year 1, you may feel a quiet stirring or a deep inner “yes.” Trust it. This year is not about having everything figured out.

You are not behind.

You are not late.

You are at the beginning.

Year 1 is about permission — to start, to explore, to imagine.

What are you being guided to start? Let’s open the conversation below.