How the energies of Summer and Winter keep you healthy
Aligning your life with the seasons and nature’s cycles brings increased health all year round.
Summer brings with it the fiery Yang/masculine energy as we experience more sunlight and longer days. Summer brings with it bursts of energy and more socialising. It also awakens the emotion of joy. Summer is when we experience the peak of yang energy with the Summer Solstice, the longest day.
It can be easy to forget to take time to relax in summer because you may want to enjoy the great outdoors or be out socialising more. Remember to find balance in Summer and schedule self-care time.
Ask yourself:
- Is it time to join a new group so you can expand your social network?
- Is it time to take up a new outdoor activity?
It can be easy to complain about the heat in summer and because complaining leads to negative thoughts and feelings ensure you have your go-to strategies to help you cope better with the heat. Examples are:
- Grab an ice pack wrap it in a thin towel and place it on your body to cool you down
- Go to a place in your house or garden where there’s a breeze
- Have a cold shower and then sit in front of a fan or air conditioner.
10 Best Quotes to Appreciate Summer More
When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome. Wilma Rudolph
Friends, sun, sand, and sea, that sounds like a summer to me. Unknown
It is easy to forget now, how effervescent and free we all felt that summer. Anna Godbersen, Bright Young Things
Summer afternoon-summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. Henry James
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time. John Lubbock
One must maintain a little bit of summer, even in the middle of winter. Henry David Thoreau
I love how summer just wraps its arms around you like a warm blanket. Kellie Elmore
I love summertime more than anything else in the world. That is the only thing that gets me through the winter, knowing that summer is going to be there. Jack McBrayer
And at the end of the day, your feet should be dirty, your hair messy and your eyes sparkling. Shanti
Smell the sea, and feel the sky. Let your soul and spirit fly. Van Morrison
Winter is the polar opposite of summer, it is yin/feminine energy and asks us to slow down and turn within. Meditating, reading and relaxing are all supportive activities as the days get colder and shorter. Some people continue with the masculine activities of snowboarding and skiing in winter, however, to stay healthy it’s important to find downtime as well.
Ask yourself:
- How are you spending your energy and resources? Winter is about conservation so think about if you need to do things differently in preparation for when spring blossoms and the Yang energy dominates.
- Do you need to retreat more often into your inner world through winter and beyond?
It’s easy to get into a habit of complaining about the cold in winter and because complaining results in negative thoughts and feelings, develop strategies that help you cope more effectively with the cold. Examples are:
- Grab your hot water bottle or heat pack and a warm beverage
- Do some short high-intensity exercise
- Go have a bath or shower.
10 Best Quotes to Appreciate Winter More
Winter will ask you what you did during the summer. Romanian Proverbs
Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius. Pietro Aretino
Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly
hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is time for home. Edith Sitwell
They who sing through the summer must dance in the winter. Italian Proverb
People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy. Anton Chekhov
In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy. William Blake
Winter, a lingering season, is a time to gather golden moments, embark upon a sentimental journey, and enjoy every idle hour. John Boswell
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. Anne Bradstreet
Snow flurries began to fall and they swirled around people’s legs like house cats. It was magical, this snow globe world. Sarah Addison Allen, The Sugar Queen
And don’t think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter. It’s quiet, but the roots are down there riotous. Rumi
May the seasons inspire you to improve your life in different ways by aligning with the energies they naturally offer.
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Here’s to living your best life!
Melissa Taylor
Future Transcendence Leadership Mentor
