4 Lessons to Move Through the Spring Equinox & My Experiences
In the cyclical pattern we live in it’s important to recognize the different phases and how we can better move through each one. In The Cycles of Life, the Seasons & the Moon I discuss more about the cyclical pattern that surrounds us, and how honouring each phase is important for our overall health and growth through life.
Here I want to share some of the teachings the Spring Equinox brought forward this past March, how I moved through this phase and the results I have experienced over the last 3 months.
In indigenous cultures and ceremonies the transition between each season is sacred and has teachings, lessons, medicine, and provides a sense of community in healing and growing. In the strategies I use for moving through each season I am honoured to share some of these sacred traditions while honouring where they came from and who taught them to me.
Asha Frost is an Indigenous Medicine Women and space holder who mentors, teaches and helps guide women who are wanting to step into their own healing medicine, or connect to their authentic selves. She shares the sacred traditions and ceremonies from her ancestors and spreads her wisdom on connecting with mother earth, the animals, and the universe. I have been lucky to learn from her and I highly suggest anyone who is interested in connecting to her beautiful spirit to click here for more.
One of the beautiful teachings Asha shares is that of the medicine wheel, it’s connection to the 4 directions and the 4 seasons. The first direction is the East which is associated with Spring and Eagle Medicine.
The teachings of the medicine wheel provided me with the lessons to move through the Spring Equinox with clarity, peace, and a connection to self.
Here are the lessons I connected to and the results I experienced.
1 - Connect to the Light
The transition into spring is the day when there is an equal amount of light and darkness. So naturally, the first lesson is stepping out of the darkness of winter and connecting back to the light of spring.
In this lesson we are reminded that the light will always return, even after long phases of darkness.
How did I experience this lesson through the last 3 months?!
During the winter I was definitely in hibernation phase, so over the last 3 months I have noticed a surge of energy and enthusiasm to connect to people. I felt the light fill me up and refuel me to want to connect to like-minded souls, to chat to strangers I passed on my walks, and to create my own community to bring together authentic, supportive people ready to shift forward in life.
I am honouring this phase of light and energy to connect and grow as a community.
2 - Plant your seeds
The second lesson I learned from the transition through the Spring Equinox is it’s a time for new life, new beginnings, new seeds and new paths. This is the greatest time in the year to connect to your dreams and to manifest all your desires and intentions for your physical life and your spiritual path.
What a beautiful lesson for this phase of our lives. As anyone would be, I was most excited for this lesson moving through the Spring Equinox, so I manifested many beautiful dreams and desires for my life.
How did I grow through this lesson?
My experience is that manifesting and setting intentions truly helps me to connect to the bigger picture and what I desire for my life. It also helps to create a positive headspace and environment for me to live in. Being able to think of my dreams, then picture myself living them, and finally writing them down and determining steps on how I can achieve them is the ultimate goal setting strategy. It is no coincidence that this is the time of the year to plant and tend to your garden in order to eventually reap the benefits later in the year.
So when we stop to connect to our goals and dreams and tend to them by planning and actively shifting forward towards them we are setting ourselves up for success to reap the benefits later in the year.
3 - Let go of self-imposed limitations
In order to truly connect to your dreams and desires, and really create that positive headspace we need to step away from any self-imposed limiting beliefs, doubts or even fears. The transition from the darkness of winter into the light of spring can bring forward a lot of strong negative emotions or energies. In order to avoid being affected by the release of these intense energies that are surrounding us everywhere, we need to also release our own limitations.
Clearing yourself of the old will only allow more space for the new seeds and the energy to tend to them.
In this lesson I learned how much lighter and free I feel after letting go and stepping out of old patterns and habits that no longer serve me. I understand that limiting beliefs can be difficult to step away from, so I put together a list of techniques that help me to connect to confidence, courage and bravery. Through this I am able to support myself, rather than tear myself down.
4 - Trust your higher self & the bigger picture
The last lesson that I learned while moving through the Spring Equinox was one that came forward from Eagle medicine, and that is to trust my higher self and the bigger picture. But what does that mean to trust your ‘higher self’? To me that means that I am trusting that there is a plan for me, I may not know it, but the universe has different lessons for me to grow through and become a better version of myself and that I can create a life that makes me happy daily.
This lesson has been my best friend and my biggest supporter through the last 3 months.
Whenever I am struggling, unmotivated, self-doubting, or unable to see any results in my work, I connect to the Eagle and trusting in the bigger picture. I take a break from whatever task is at hand and I remind myself to trust that there is a reason behind everything, and to keep trying my hardest, to keep supporting myself, and to keep following my heart.
The results from this lesson are that I truly have been able to step away from stressful situations and connect back to myself and find the moments to be grateful for. I am able to connect to peace and clarity, while creating joy in my life.
I am so grateful for my journey through the Spring Equinox and all the lessons I learned.
If you want to learn more about connecting to the cyclical patterns that surround us and finding a flow as you move through each phase then please check out these beautiful offers.
Moon Cycle & Summer Solstice Workshop will teach you about the Moon Cycle and how each phase affects us, while allowing you to prepare to move through the Summer Solstice with the lessons it has to share. There will be a guided meditation to help you integrate the lessons and the healing mind, body and spirit. This is a perfect offer if you want to connect to my medicine and strategies to start implementing in your personal growth journey. This offer is only available until June 21st 2019.
Asha Frost has a beautiful membership program where she offers all her sacred teachings and ceremonies, while holding space for energy healing and growth. If you are wanting to connect more to the healing medicine you hold within you and you want to be supported along your growth in sharing your medicine with the world then you definitely want to connect to Asha. She has a free offer right now for a Summer Solstice Party which she is offering online. This offer is available until June 20th 2019.
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