As Storm Debi prepared to flex her power recently, I was finishing up our second last Seasonal Soul workshop of the year. With it fresh on my mind, I thought I'd share some of my musings with you…
Our theme was 'root'. We discussed reflections on winter, slowing down, and how we are feeling in this darker time of the year.
Seasonal Soul has been a really grounding part of my work and life for the last 2 years. We meet every 3 weeks or so during term time, taking breaks over Christmas and Summer and it's a way of connecting me to a more nature-inspired and connected life and way of working. It also offers a thread woven into a mycelium network of other women who also want to live life more intentionally. Walking a path that seeks to live more slowly, more mindfully, in harmony with nature; goes against modern societal demands and expectations. And I've learned it's definately not a simple switch over from one way of being to another. It's a meandering process of awareness, unlearning and experiencing. And like all walks into the unknown, it's best shared with the gentle support and encouragement of others.
As we seek to live more intentionally we ebb & flow on that winding trail, sometimes straying back into the frenetic, sometimes feeling very in tune. We discussed reflections on winter, this time of darkness, of quiet, of feeling peopled out(!). We live through winter every single year on earth, but often shun the dark, fearing it and avoiding it. Yet its a natural part of the cycle, as night is to day, the moon to the sun.
To give you a behind the scenes peak into the kinds of questions we consider in Seasonal Soul, I thought I'd share some journaling prompts with you, in case you might like to ponder them:
❄️In what ways are you currently preventing yourself from experiencing the wisdom of winter?
🌲This season I will embrace nourishing my roots by....
❤️What would it feel like to give yourself permission to spend some time in energetic hibernation?
Thank you for reading,
Maeve x