Appreciating Autumn
Everything in nature responds to cycles and seasons.
Plants open and turn and close in response to the light.
Birds find food and migrate and mate according to the season.
The things in your garden - plant or vegetable - sprout and blossom and wilt and die in rhythm with a natural life cycle.
Fall Reset
A new season is here! The weather has shifted, the light is changing and the holidays are upon us.
It’s a great time for a reset.
Autumn Equinox
It’s the Autumn Equinox, the moment that marks marks the last day of the sun’s domination. While this is a time of abundance, from here out, slowly but surely, the nights will lengthen and the days will (eventually) get cooler.
A Personal Steam
Most of us do not have a steam room or sauna, and even if you have one at your gym, it's not always practical to do. If only there was a way to spare your hairdo from the sweatfest. Oh wait, there is! It's the mini personal steam. This doesn't mean you have to hunch over a pot of water on the stove. Just pour some steaming water in a mug, drape a kitchen towel over your head and breathe slowly in and out through your nose for a few minutes.
Winter Solstice Rituals
People throughout history have celebrated the winter solstice as a symbol of hope, promise, rebirth, and the ongoing cycles of life. Monuments, tombs, and temples have been constructed to celebrate and capture the solstice light since as early as 3200 B.C.E.
So what does "celebrating the solstice" mean?