WINTER BALANCE – REFLECTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

  • By Bec Black
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  • 05 Dec, 2022
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WINTER RESOLUTION

Setting intentions for how we want to move through the year is a great practice and if you know what you want go ahead craft those intentions and make those resolutions. If you’re not clear on what you really want, the only New Years Resolution I promote is to practice intentional MINDFULNESS over the course of Winter. This creates a fertile head space to reflect, imagine and create meaningful intentions and resolutions for the year.

Busy lifestyles and commitments may make it difficult to meet our natural, restful winter rhythm so here are 3 Winter resolutions to help us be efficient with our energy and help us tune-up, re-balance and restore for the seasons to come.

BE STILL

Take time daily (5-10mins) to BE STILL conserve energy and feel into your space with your 5 senses – inside and out. Any time, any place, anywhere whenever the opportunity arises. On the chairlift, in the shower, before bedtime, during lunch-break, in the car waiting to pick up…etc.  and/or

BE PRESENT

Practice FEELING PRESENT and aware of how you feel in your body and mind in ad hoc situations. Teeth brushing, eating breakfast, waiting in line, commuting to work etc. Become practiced at moment to moment awareness so it starts to become familiar and easy to be in the moment with all your senses attuned to simple spacial awareness (inside and out)

BE GRATEFUL

Practice Gratitude – before going to bed each night bring to mind circumstances of the day (eg. experiences, connections, opportunities, insights) that shaped your day and mentally note each with appreciation and thanks – even if it wasn’t a good day – search for fresh perspectives that you can be grateful for. This can help induce clarity of mind and induce a restful sleep as well as grow an attitude of contentment

These Winter resolutions allow us to tune-in to winter vibes, slow down and put us in a position to evaluate and to FEEL what inner changes we want to make to enhance our lives. 


WINTER INSIGHTS

After a few weeks of winter mindfulness you may start to notice new and interesting thoughts and ideas derived from your mindfulness practices. The more you do it, the more insights you gather. The more insights you gather the more you will have to reflect on. Note down your insights experiences and reflections for the best results.

Pondering specific questions through the Winter reflection process can shape specific and measurable resolutions (‘Sankalpa’) that are more likely to run the course of time.

Keep a journal for review over winter and keep adding to it as you ponder away. Note down anything that comes to mind (or lack of as the case maybe).

Don’t settle for logical or cerebral responses – this is not a test – it is an adventure. Allow for your inner wisdom to speak up. (If your answers are ordinary and make perfect sense they are probably from the head not the heart!)

Inner wisdoms will start to develop and be seen clearly to form your intentions. Intentions that derive from our depths instead of surface improvements or goals which don’t reflect our talents, voices, creativity and intuitive minds .

By the end of winter, you will be more than ready to form heart-felt ‘Sankalpa’ – resolution – commitment – determination that supports us to become or do what we truly feel is right for us in the year ahead.

Blessings on your Winter journey!

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