Permission for a Late Start
I’m tired.
I suspect that you might be tired too. December seemed like the longest month ever yet it flew by in what felt like a few days. Normally I would be wishing you a Happy New Year but to be honest, I just don’t feel the energy of a new year yet. I only feel the remnants of a rushed and somewhat chaotic couple of months and nothing feels fully digested yet!
Usually my January newsletter has been written about resolutions, goals and themes for the New Year and as a coach it has seemed fitting that I support and remind you about creating your most joyful and aligned life. At the same time, it doesn’t feel right to me to be encouraging you to set resolutions and hit the ground running this week. What I really want to tell you is to rest.
Don’t set goals.
Don’t declare your resolutions.
Don’t even choose a theme.
Yet.
Instead, do what winter is calling you to do. Rest, reflect, hibernate and dream.
Nature didn’t hit the ground running at the flip of the calendar from 2016 – 2017. You didn’t see tree’s budding out or flowers bursting into bloom. In fact, it was the exact opposite here in Southern Manitoba when Mother Nature laid down a very heavy blanket of snow and many of us were forced to stay put. Yet many of us are trying to implement change and growth without honoring the true energy of this season.
My theory for why New Year’s resolutions fail is partly because this is the wrong time of year to set them. The energy of winter is not about going out and creating something new or making changes – that is the energy of Spring. We would do much better to set resolutions in March when the energy is aligned for change, growth and new life.
So this year I am observing a “soft opening” – a later start to my New Year and I offer this late start to you as well. Give yourself some time to truly digest the past year. Take some time to rest and reflect on what you want to leave behind in 2016 and what you want to take into 2017. Give yourself permission to vision and dream during these winter months and then set your goals or create your theme – I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the results!
Love,
Deb
Offerings for Winter 2017
Even though I am taking things slower and resting more this winter, I have three offering to help you to deepen your reflection and dream time!
Please join me for … The Way of the Happy Woman Winter Self-Care Retreat!
Sisters: self-care isn’t selfish.
When we women slow down and attune to our bodies (and the cycles of nature), we become more vital, creative, and powerful. If you’re longing to give more, do more, be more, please join me for a very special one day self-care retreat for women!
Together, we’ll create a sacred container for quiet contemplation and creative group practices. Nourish yourself with women’s yoga, insight meditation, seasonal self-care secrets, intuitive journaling, and more. It’s all based on The Way of the Happy Woman: Sara Avant Stover’s acclaimed book, practice collection, and global community.
It’s happening in Lorette, Manitoba at Light of the Prairies Retreat Centre on January 28, 2017. And when you register by January 6, 2017 there’s a sweet discount.
Click here for details & registration. I hope to see you there!
| Winter Retreat Saturday January 28, 2017 9:30 am – 5:15 pm Light of the Prairies Retreat Center Lorette, MB |
Relax and Restore with me in… my Monday night yoga class!
Monday nights
January 9 – February 27th, 2017
8 weeks
$120 + gst
Sundragon Studios 3141 Portage Avenue
click here to register
Release your neck, shoulder and low back pain with one or more … Therapuetic Yoga Workshops
A revolutionary approach to therapeutic yoga, these workshops include meditation, breathing, the science of yoga and exercise techniques that help to sooth low back pain, neck and shoulder tension and release stress. Each workshop compliments the other so you don’t have to do all three to benefit but your body will thank you the more that you attend!
All workshops are being held at Sundragon Studios, 3141 Portage Avenue
Date & Time: TBD