How the Saturn-Neptune Conjunction in Aries Shows Up in Your Body

2026 is a year of profound astrological alignments that have the potential to spark revolutions and redefine what it truly means to be human in both our minds and our actions.

One of the first big alignments of the year takes place in mid-February, when Saturn and Neptune meet each other at 0 degrees of Aries. This marks the turning over of another page – when both planets return to the beginning of the zodiac, to meet each other briefly (in planetary time) in their individual ongoing orbits around the sun.

Because it takes place at the 0 degree mark of Aries, this is a moment for fresh starts and action, as seen through the alternatively disciplined and dreamy lenses of Saturn and Neptune. 

The Saturn-Neptune Conjunction: Reading Astrology Through the Body

In AstroYoga, the laws of the universe are perpetually examined in how they relate not only to cultural shifts, but to the lived experience of the human body. The foundational premise as above, so below, as within, so without applies equally to personal thoughts, collective movements, and the smallest sensations moving through our tissues and nervous systems.

Astrology, when read somatically, becomes less about prediction and personality, and more about pattern recognition: a way of understanding how cosmic forces translate into embodied experience.

When two planets meet in the zodiac, their energies temporarily merge. During a conjunction, we experience a heightened emphasis on the themes associated with those planets, expressed through the areas of the body and psyche associated with the degree of the zodiac in which the conjunction occurs.

This conjunction is exact at 0 degrees Aries on February 20, though its influence will be active throughout 2026.

This conjunction occurs at the very first degree of the zodiac, a degree associated with beginnings, initiation, and the moment where potential becomes movement.

The themes associated with this degree include:

• Innocence and fresh starts
• Action
• War
• Will and vision

Why 0 Degrees Aries Matters in the Body

Zero degrees Aries marks the initiation point of the zodiac. Somatically, it corresponds to the top of the head, an area associated with the physical merging with the auric field.

In AstroYoga, this is the degree that rules the top of the head, associated with the crown and the connection point between the physical body and the etheric out-of-body centers in the auric field.

Saturn and Neptune as Somatic Forces

Saturn is the slowest moving personal planet. Personal planets (Mercury through Saturn) affect our bodies most directly in AstroYoga. Saturn is the force of the body that emphasizes:

• Structure, boundaries, and containment
• Bones, joints, skin, fascia
• Capacity to maintain form over time 

Neptune is an outer planet, what’s known as a transpersonal force. Neptune is the higher octave of Venus, and as such connects to the collective aspects of Venusian themes (love, beauty, harmony, etc).

Moreso, Neptune is the force of connective reality that emphasizes:

• Mystical, dream, and meditative states of consciousness
• Dissolving form
• Tendency toward overwhelm, escape, or idealism

Saturn solidifies action here, both the ramifications from cycles of past actions, and the decisive, permanent actions that respond to them or send you in a new direction.

Neptune’s presence complicates this energy, obfuscating vision and action so that even if progress is being made, it may not look clear. It’s important during this time to guard against rash or dangerous escape mechanisms or anger responses, instead choosing the higher, spiritual aspect of Neptune in Aries that helps us move decisively and freely, as if in a lucid dream.  

Shadow and Light in Astrological Transits

It’s important to remember that all astrological transits contain potential for shadow and light. Most people experience a blend of the two, uniquely calibrated to draw out the qualities needed for the next stage of life. As you can see, some of the energies we’re working with in this conjunction are tricky.

Difficult experiences do not mean punishment or failure. Rather, the body responds intelligently to energetic conditions to help us overcome, solve challenges, and grow in ways that benefit ourselves and those around us.

How This Transit May Show Up in the Body

Possible ways this transit is likely to show up in your body, the collective human body, and the bodies of those around you:

• As action without clear awareness—decisive acts that create an end to one chapter and a beginning to another as an act of finality and escapism.
• As bringing form to spiritual downloads—mystical experiences that become embodied and set you on a renewed path.
• As brain fog or headaches—lack of clarity in the mind due to sluggish circulation or issues with lymph nodes.
• As stop-and-go energy—ups and downs in your energetic field as you work to build new forms, habits, and expressions into your life.

Not all of these will apply to everyone. They are examples of how the underlying energetic signature of this conjunction may express itself through the physical and subtle body.

Collective Timing

Alongside personal experience, this transit coincides with major collective shifts. Key periods of heightened expression are likely to occur in February, March, July, and August, as the aspects are most potent during these times.

These windows of time may coincide with sudden decisions, ideological shifts, or moments where action feels unavoidable, both individually and collectively.

The Body as Home

The body is your home in this life. It is also one of the clearest indicators of how your conscious energy is unfolding and interacting within a given moment. When you listen closely to the sensations, rhythms, and shifts present within you, you receive clues not only about how to care for yourself, but about the role you are playing in the collective story of this era. We each have a part, and each part is important.

The Saturn-Neptune conjunction in Aries is not asking for blind action or spiritual escape. It is asking for embodied will, rooted in awareness, compassion, and the merging of the individual and the collective, plus a renewed relationship with the intelligence of the body itself. 

What You Can Do

Just being aware of the astrological energies is wonderful. This causes a shift in awareness, tying your individual life expression to the experience and timing of the higher principles at play in the cosmos. In addition to awareness, aligning your body within the astrological contexts at play can have major reverberating impact on how you navigate these astrological shifts. Here are some yoga suggestions for this particular transit.

Tarasana, Star Pose

Sit with the soles of your feet together and knees wide. Curl your spine as in cat pose and aim the crown of your head toward the soles of your feet (your head may touch, nestline into your feet, or dangle. Try using a pillow or yoga block to close the gap if necessary. 

This pose is a mudra, or energetic seal. It connects to the 0 degree Aries point by connecting the crown of the head (ruled by Aries) with the soles of the feet (ruled by Pisces, the final sign of the zodiac). Additionally, it seals off the areas of your energy field that lose energy (front body, palms of hands, soles of feet, crown, and root) and opens the back body, where energy enters into your field.

Baddha Virabhandrasana, Humble Warrior

Stand in a lunge position with the back heel grounded (as in warrior one). Clasp your hands or elbows behind your back, and squeeze your shoulder blades together. Bow your head and torso toward the earth while lifting your arms behind you. 

This pose grounds the energy of the mind and of action into the earth. Symbolically and physically, this creates the energy of a clear, steady warrior, ready to take action from earth connection rather than ego.

Kapalabhati, Skull Shining Breath

For this breath pattern, forcibly exhale breath through your nose by contracting your stomach muscles. Allow the inhale to happen without effort as you simply release the stomach muscle contraction. Practice for 108 breaths if possible. Follow by some easy breaths in an out and nadi shodhana (the alternate nostril breath).

This breath pattern helps break up stagnation in both the mind and lower chakras. With Saturn and Neptune in Aries, the aim is to have a clear mind, vision, and action. This can help release latent frustrations and shadow frequencies to create clarity.

Meditate

If in doubt, this is the primary practice of yoga. Sit in meditation for ten or 20 minutes, once or twice daily. If possible, seek out a reputable teacher in an authentic tradition who can guide you in proper technique. 

Want to read more like this? Keep an eye on the AstroYoga Journal homepage as we highlight different transits in 2026 and continue writing articles for this transit series, Planetary Movements and Their Embodiment.

And if this all sounds like stuff you’re interested in, check out more of our resources at the International School of AstroYoga: you can take a yoga class, apply to be a part of the monthly New Moon Members Meeting, get a personal astrology reading, or take an AstroYoga philosophy class for deeper learning.