Let Go of Winter & Welcome in Spring
Tips to Release Your Winter Blues & Manage Your Energy
I’ve been doing all I can to shake off the Winter and welcome in the Spring renewal. I even bought daffodils the other day to brighten up my space … not a substitute for deep Spring cleaning, but it will do for now! I recently recorded a podcast with some advice on this topic, on the Spring Equinox. You can listen to the episode on my Anchor podcast channel here: https://anchor.fm/coach-colette/episodes/How-to-Release-Winter-and-Welcome-In-Spring-e3gqs9. The transcript continues below.
Coach Colette 0:00
Hi, this is Coach Colette! Happy Spring, if you are living in the Northern Hemisphere. I thought that I would take a little bit deeper today. You may have heard my one-minute Wellness Wednesdays post on InvestSingh podcast. And, I wanted to explore a little bit more today about what’s happening in what I’m calling this “cosmic mashup” day. So, there are lots of things happening cosmically, as they always are. And the two things that I am most familiar with are: 1) today being the Spring Equinox, and 2) this evening, also being a full moon, full moon in Libra. So, it’s been a few years that I’ve become consciously aware of my own energy, and how that energy can be influenced by cosmic forces, as well as other people. And I’ve often said that “how well you manage your energy will determine how well you deal with change.” And, so, we are in a moment of change; a change of seasons, and also a change in moon cycle. So, what I’d like to share with you are some thoughts, questions and ideas about how you might like to become more aware of changes with the shifts in your own energy, as well as some of the things that I do to manage my own energy.
Coach Colette 1:52
So, I actually had been noticing within myself a sense of resistance, in some ways, to this point of change with Spring. And, I’m thinking that it has something to do with my inner desire to hold on to the hibernation mode that I can often slip into, when it comes to Winter. Don’t get me wrong, beach is still my happy place. And, I can’t wait for us to get to the Summer Equinox. Yet, there’s still also something very warm and fuzzy about being in winter time. So, one of the things that I am starting to ask myself, and that I would encourage you to ask yourself is: “What are you ready to bless and release from this past winter? Are their thoughts, ideas, beliefs, or habits, you are ready to let go of?”
Coach Colette 3:04
For me, I think it is this sense of staying warm, staying close, staying inside. And in some ways that can be a form of hiding. Not always, just sometimes. And you know, if you listen to me regularly, you know that I often say that this sense of curiosity, this self-curiosity, this inquisitiveness, this mindset of taking on yourself as your own inner detective, can really help you to determine what’s going on. So ask the question: “What would I like to release from Winter?” Maybe an answer pops up right away, maybe it doesn’t. Just sit with that and let that rest as you begin to surface what you might like to release from the winter.
Coach Colette 4:07
So, what I’ve learned to do in terms of being more present to energy, as well as to tap into the energies of others who are more aware of all of these cosmic energies, I do read and listen to friends and colleagues who are on the astrology side. So, I do know that we are going into the full moon in Libra. And I do have some sense around Libra and balance. So another question you might ask yourself is: “What might I’d like to get more in balance as I’m approaching the Spring?” Is it different aspects of your personal and professional life? Or even within your personal life? Are there aspects that you’d like might like to see become a bit more balanced?
Coach Colette 5:07
And I think balance is a tricky word, you know, that phrase of “work-life balance;” I’m not really sure that it actually exists. Yet, asking the question about balance, again, can help you begin to identify where there are things that may be a little bit off centered, where you might like to shift, or realign or re identify what your priorities are.
Coach Colette 5:39
In terms of helping yourself to release, or to get more grounded, some of the things that I do: I listen to Binaural Beats Music. I actually play the videos on YouTube and then put in my headset and just listen to the beats and the music as they play. When I have time in my morning ritual, I also will lie down and place crystals on my chakra points as I meditate as a way, again, of harnessing energy and helping to open up and re-balance my chakras. And one of the things that I’m looking to do today, in particular, for releasing for the full moon is doing some fire breathing. You know, that sense of like really breathing out, it might sound a little bit like that essence of thinking about what I’d like to release. So, I want to release doubt. [HAHHH breath]
Coach Colette 6:44
I want to release fear. [HAHHH breath]
Coach Colette 6:48
I want to release anxiety. [HAHHH breath]
Coach Colette 6:51
Just really focusing on the issue and breathing that out. I also like to do either hip circles or hip thrusts, to really coax the energy to move up, around, and out of my body. So, those are a few of my tips and techniques. Oh, and, I almost forgot one of the others I always share and myself also use, EFT Tapping. Emotional Freedom Technique can also be another great technique to help release stuck energy, anxiety, fear, as well as to call in the energies of renewal, to call in the energies of Spring.
Coach Colette 7:46
So, how are you managing your energy on this full moon Spring Equinox mashup? How are you allowing yourself to go within even deeper? Listen to your inner wisdom. Please share your thoughts, your ideas with me. You can always find me on social media: Instagram or Twitter; and definitely would love to hear how you are celebrating this Spring Equinox and full moon. So, share pictures. Tweet me, let me know how you are doing. And once again, this is Coach Colette helping you to Start Within to Finish Strong.
Happy Spring!
