I am writing this intro after finishing my stream of consciousness below. In case you want to skip around I touch on three topics: research as to why exercise boosts happiness, benefits of sweating, and meditating and the art of recovering from people pleasing. Written with love and hoping it resonates with someone as we transition into winter months.

So here’s my understanding of the astrological season we’re going into. This comes from various yoga classes, workshops, and research I’ve done to learn a little. Libra season is about relationships.

We resist what we are not used to, the unfamiliar. Humans are creatures of habit and we feel comfortable when we know what the outcome will be. Safety. But what if the thing we are resisting because we are scared is the exact thing that we didn’t know we needed.

and by that i mean i am prioritizing all things to do with me.

When rooms in my homeare cluttered and objects aren’t put away it clutters my headspace. and it may sound strange but clean your room and tell me that doesn’t make you feel a million times better.

And what’s winters best kept secret? squash.

butternut, delicata, acorn, kabucha, spaghetti, honeynut.

Some favorite recipes enclosed.

Let’s sit with the discomfort of darkness and ask all of the questions we don’t want the answers to when standing in the light.