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Winter… Naturally Well, here it comes again. Winter. For those of you who are lucky enough to live in the southern climes, you can just skip this article. However, if you happen to know someone less fortunate, someone who lives in a colder, more Northern climate, please send this article to them. The lack of light during the dark, gloomy, rainy winters where I live in the Pacific Northwest affects everyone who lives here. For many, winter is a time of suffering what's commonly called The Winter Blahs. Its official name is Seasonal Affective Disorder. Its acronym, SAD, pretty much explains what it's like. The symptoms of SAD can be mild and almost unnoticeable, or they can be so extreme that the sufferer is unable to function normally. Here's some of the main symptoms of SAD:
All of these are the result of one single cause: lack of light. Physiologically speaking, it all begins in the Pineal gland. This gland is the body's light meter. It senses and responds to the amount of light received by the retinas of the eyes. Among other of its functions, the Pineal gland controls the production of Melatonin and Seratonin. The quanities of these two hormones produced by the Pineal are based on the amount of light it's sensing via the retina. The greater the amount of light, the more Seratonin it produces. The lesser amount of light, the more Melatonin produced. So when Winter comes along and there's less light available for the Pineal gland, it does two things: increases Melatonin and decreases Seratonin. What does this have to do with SAD?
The lack of sunlight in the winter causes the Pineal gland to increase the output of Melatonin and decrease that of Seratonin. The result is SAD. There are lots of methods for overcoming the symptoms of SAD. Some are pricey (extended vacations to tropical countries). Others are questionable (drugs, prescription or otherwise). There are also lots of alternative methods such as light therapy and natural supplements. However, there's one important message being sent by our body that most of us who suffer from SAD aren't hearing, and it's this:
Winter is NOT the time to be as physically busy We've become so accustomed to an artificial lifestyle supported by artificial means that we've forgotten there are certain rhythms to life. Ignoring these rhythms creates problems with physical and emotional health. When we were "blessed" with the miracle of artificial light we lost connection with one of the most important rhythms of our life - the changing of the seasons. Our bodies are designed to correspond to the differences of the energy of each season, but with artificial light we can ignore the fact that Winter is a time to rest from the hectic activity of the other seasons:
You wouldn't think of keeping the lights on and working 24 hours a day and going without sleep. So why do you think it's okay to work as hard, as long, and as energetically in the Winter as you do in the Summer? We don't get more colds and flu in the Winter because the weather's colder. We get colds more often in the Winter because we don't honor our body's natural requirement for rest during that season. If you suffer from SAD, now is the time to begin your protocols to overcome the symptoms. I invite you to include amongst those protocols a very critical look at your daily schedule to see what activities you can revise, delete, or reduce for the Winter. I offer these suggestions:
Give yourself permission to slow down in the winter. Your body will thank you. Love,
For fourteen (wow!) years I've been writing the articles for this newsletter and gratefully sharing it with my readers. Recently I began to sense that it's time for me to gather the best of these articles into a print book so that my online newsletter readers might, at their leisure or whenever they feel the urge, access the knowledge and wisdom I've been given to share with them through the years. So I revisited the dusty, crusty archives of my newsletters from circa 2006 to 2020 and selected the articles I think hold the most important and timeless wisdom. They're all collected in this one volume, which is now available in paperback on Amazon.com. Here are a few samples of the articles:
You may wish to begin at the beginning of the book and enjoy reading the articles all the way through to the end. Or you may chose to use it as an oracle. To do so, simply focus on an issue and then open to a random page. Both methods offer renewed and sometimes brand new insights to inspire and support you in your journey this lifetime. Online Classes A few years ago, my Spirit Guides nudged me (actually, kicked me in the butt was more like it) in a new direction. They "encouraged" me to transform the in-person classes I was teaching into online classes. In doing so, I discovered that there are many benefits for students to take online classes:
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