Hello Rozit!
The winter is here. Can you feel it in your bones today?
There is a part of me that is scared of cold weather. I don’t know if it’s the perennial Mediterranean in me that suffers under too many layers of clothing in the wintertime or an ancestral fear passed on through many generations of immigrants who were worried about finding shelter where they were headed to. Or perhaps, it’s just that New York winters are fucking long.
In any case, I need my layers of protection.
And sometimes those layers of physical and emotional protection turn into habits that are hard to shake. Even after they are no longer necessary.
As we enter the Dark Moon phase of the year nearing the Winter Solstice, I am thinking about how I can live through this time while keeping myself open.
Instead of retreating into my shell and bracing myself for the cold, as I always do, can I introduce the possibility of opening up in other areas while I take better care of my physical body? Can I instill new habits such as dancing (Keeps you warm, check. Improves your mood, check.), cooking (Ditto.) and getting regular massages (Ahhh… Heaven.)?
This week I began lighting a candle every morning and meditating in front of it for at least 10 minutes. The bright flame reminds me of my own fire which I promise to keep lighting up in some way every day during the dark, cold months of winter - however small that gesture may be.
I suggest you do the same. Take care of your body, choose to keep your fire running and surprise yourself by opening up to new possibilities. Even in the darkness of winter.
If you feel that your energy needs some fine-tuning at this time and would like to work with me personally, please reach out.
If you’d like to join one of my groups, this week I’m offering a breathwork + sound bath group with my sound-healer & singer friend Jenn Duardo at:
Woom Center on November 10, 2-4pm. Here’s the sign-up link.
Hugging you warmly.
Love,
Hande