Why every planet needs a moon

A FOUNDER’S NOTE:

Robert Gründler © 2025

“Moonmoons was born from a moment of alchemy in my own life — a year in 2016 when my physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing all collapsed at once. In the middle of that unraveling, I began to see that what needed healing wasn’t only my body, but the deeper threads of shame, guilt, and disconnection embedded in it. What arrived in that period wasn’t a business idea; it was a clear, simple message: you need to heal.

At the time I was living in New York, and I stepped into what many seekers know as the “101 healing buffet” — astrology, paganism, white magic, Celtic lineage work, Ram Dass, astral projection, and almost anything that sparked my curiosity. It was a young, honest exploration: a digital mystic’s attempt to make sense of the unseen. I was skimming the surface, but something true was beginning to move underneath.

In 2017, during a series of moon cycle meditations, a clear instruction came through:

“Build an app that connects people with healers.”

I looked around and wondered why such a space didn’t already exist. Meditation & astrology apps where on the rise, and so many of us were quietly searching for support, guidance, or simply a truly safe place to land.

Over nearly nine years, that seed has grown into Moonmoons — not just as a tool, but as a living ecosystem guided by the understanding that spiritual work requires deep accountability. Early elders reminded me that you cannot serve healing tea in a dirty cup, and that teaching continues to stay at the center of everything: this work asks for balance between generosity and boundaries, reverence and discernment, light and shadow, compassion and responsibility.

Moonmoons is, for me, an ongoing practice. I am still and always will be learning – consistently being reshaped by my team, my teachers, and the practitioners who now walk this path with me. It continues to be deeply humbling, and a daily honor to do this work.”

Annette Lay, Mother Of Moonmoons