Winter Solstice
In Australia, Winter Solstice falls on 21 June 2020. It is the shortest day & longest night. It is a time we are in the midst of hibernation but starting to come out of it. We are still in a period of darkness and turned inward toward our inner light, embracing our yin (cool, calm mental energy) qualities which nourish and nurture the new seeds we plant in the mind like a new year's resolution. In the Southern hemisphere we do this now to be in line with the natural cycles & seasons of life, not on 31 December. It is time to help those seeds grow as we move towards the light extroversion of longer days. We feed theses seeds / new positive habits with continued effort (tapas), striving towards being all that we can be. We use svadhyaya to observe ourself and shed the light of awareness to see any negative patterns we've got stuck into and put support in place so that we can act with awareness as we negotiate challenges, rather than react. It is exciting as we negatively. We are growing into ourself preparing to burst forth in the Spring! Therefore, we need to rest, self reflect and feed those habits to preserve that energy for this period of growth and restoration. So go and set yourself some new goals and work out the steps you need to support this growth :)
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