After Samhain, last week, traditionally the last harvest before Winter, we move into the darker months. This festival, and time of year, offers the opportunity to tune in to the liminal space, between the life and fruitfulness of summer and the inevitable ‘death’, the letting go of autumn/winter, reflecting nature’s cycles.
So, it’s beneficial to take time to reflect as you transition. You might notice how your energy shifts with the changes in light and temperature, how your body adapts and responds (or not?). Our culture can be so misleading in its impetus to be constant in our levels of doing, even giving the sense that we should be constantly ‘growing’, whether that’s financially or emotionally. We all need time to winter, to regroup, stop, and allow rest and healing in order to evolve in Spring and Summer.
I’m leaning into more restful practices right now, as I’ve just handed in the manuscript for my next book, Embodied Menopause (out next year, can’t wait for you to read it!) which celebrates and brings gentle attention to the Autumn/Winter of Peri- and Menopause.
On November 30, why not join me for a day of real retreat? Dropping into these slow-moving, restorative and reflective practices that will allow you space to be quiet, reflect and notice what you need now to resource yourself for Winter. Retreating into Winter, 10-4pm, at Barcombe Village Hall includes an incredible vegan lunch from Lynne at The Vegan Experience, herbal teas and snacks. More and booking
Review from last year’s event: “A warm nurturing space with guided visualisations, meditations, journaling, affirmations, tapping, somatic movement and Yoga Nidra all wrapped up with love. It was a blissful, restorative space which gave much needed rest for the body and soul. If you get the opportunity, do it!” Jane
