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Try A Mini-hibernation For Your Holiday Self-care!
come on my friend,…lets hibernate! ( Thanks and apologies to Cole Porter!) In northern lands in this time of year the Earth calls its creatures toward a slower pace. Animals of all kinds from insects to amphibians to mammals, large and tiny, slow down, burrow into caves and dens, and turn inward. Most plants drop flowers, leaves and stems, drawing energy earthward where it fertilizes the roots and seeds and growth of the next season. Yet for many human creatures the winter holiday season becomes one of the busiest times of year, with celebrations, travel, shopping, entertaining and, too often, anxiety-producing schedules and expectations. Perhaps there is a part of you that longs to slow down and turn within, to carve out a bit of time to reflect and rest and nurture your soul. Perhaps for your holiday self-care you need a little hibernation! If so, commit to carving out an hour, a day, a weekend, even just a few minutes each day, for your own adaptation to winter’s call toward earth and rest. Six Soulful Gifts Your Mini-Hibernation Offers: 1. Involution. By taking the time to turn within, by diving deep into your rich and fertile inner world, you bring back gifts for yourself as well as for community. Who knows what answers and insights might be waiting in your depths? Maybe what you need for healing the past, for attracting a relationship, or solving a puzzle, maybe what the planet needs as we co-create our new story. 2. Wombing into Compassion: Entering into deep rest and reflection you can drop into the very earth of your being, the Womb of Compassion. A friend recently told me that in Hebrew the word for womb is very closely related to the word for compassion. In the womb of your inner being, connected to the earth-womb of our planet, allow yourself to be rocked and healed, youthified and born anew. 3. Contemplative Creativity There is a particular creativity that only comes when you unplug yourself from external stimulation, advice and reality and allow yourself to enter the greater potentiality of the Abundant Source within. Why limit yourself to that which is already created? Let this Inner Source take you into new realms, just by being available! 4. Gestation of New Life Within The she-bear, pregnant with what will be born, ambles into her den for winter. In the dark and quiet safety of the den she slows way down, rests, gives birth, suckles her babies. What new life within you – ideas, projects, emotions, would like this quiet safety and motherly attention of den-time? 5. Deep Listening: In a world that is so noisy you need at times a separated space to listen deeply within. Hibernation allows you to listen for that which has not yet found its way into the outer world, for that which you do not yet have words for, for that which longs to speak to you and through you. Perhaps you will carry certain questions with you into your hibernation. Perhaps there is guidance you will seek. 6. Inner Replenishment : Within you is a wellspring of energy, vitality and nourishment. When you let yourself rest: deeply, fully, luxuriously and intentionally, this inner wellsprings naturally begins to replenish itself. Can you give yourself time and permission to really rest until you are no longer tired? Can you let your inner wellsprings fill to the brim? Ahh.. how much more easeful your life and actions will be! To bring your best gifts to the world and to keep yourself healthy and balanced, there’s nothing like a mini-hibernation! Set aside some holiday self-care time to turn your attention inward, be a little lazy and let yourself be replenished even in the midst of holiday busy-ness and celebrations. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Lea Houston, M.A., helps heart-centered entrepreneurs, artists and healers bring their greatest gifts to the world with love, ease and vibrant health. Sign up to receive your free weekly Replenish Your Soul Monday audio meditations at Replenish Your Soul Start each week replenished and let your life flourish! You can’t save the world if you’re running on empty! |
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