In the northern hemisphere, the Winter solstice is the day of the year when the Sun is farthest south. The winter solstice marks the first day of the winter season, December 21, 2024 representing the longest night and shortest day of the year. At the time of this transition.

In Andrew’s newest book, Lead Us To A Place ~ your spiritual journey through life’s seasons, he likens the seasons to stages of our lives.  In the Winter of our lives, we tend to look within. We find a more introspective time that gives us the golden opportunity for self-power, self-healing, and self-balance. Andrew helps us to better cope with death, understand the maturity of our choices, and feel at peace with whom we’ve become.

We are reminded as to how living our lives along with nature can keep us in optimal health. Optimal health and well-being in winter calls for energy conservation, rest, the revitalization of body and spirit. Here are some wonderful suggestions for having a healthy winter:

Winter Herbal Medicine Chest

Several herbs are effective for treating not only the symptoms of too much winter, but the causes of colds and flu and impaired immunity.

Ginger: Ginger is used for the prevention and treatment of various forms of nausea. These include motion sickness, the nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (morning sickness), and post-surgical nausea.

Mullein : Mullein leaf are highly effective in managing upper respiratory congestion and infections. A perfect combination for soothing healing and protecting mucous membranes.

Sage: Sage is a most powerful and effective herb for treating sore throats. The additional effect of stimulating digestion helps to minimize congestion in other parts of the body, making fresh sage a valuable ingredient to winter recipes.

Echinacea : Is use in the treatment of infectious wounds and burns or eruptive skin complaints. It enhances the phagocytic activity of white blood cells- identifying and retiring bacterial, viral and fungal infections.

Great Winter Gifts

Celebrating Yule

This is also the Winter Solstice. This is the time of the rebirth of the Sun God. It is the longest night (or shortest day) of the year, but yet it is filled with the promise of lengthening days of light to come.The winter solstice has long been celebrated as the birth of the sun, of light, of life itself. It is a time for introspection, contemplation and planning for the future. Yule means “Yoke of the Year”, celebrated as the seed time of the year, the longest night and birth time of the new Sun King OR Son of God. Celebrated all over the world and in different cultures including the festival of Winter Solstice and the Christian festival of Christmas (US, Ireland, Britain, Europe), Yule (North Germanic, Scandinavians).

Winter: Food For Thought

When eating along with the seasons, there are two elements that should be taken into account. The “nature” of the food and the “flavor” of the food. The nature of the food refers to the foods innate temperature ie: cold, hot, warm, cool or neutral. Eating a moderate amount of all flavors sweet, salty, pungent, bitter and sour can help to keep your body balanced and regulated.

Winter Emotions

Winter is the greatest of the yin cycle when the daylight is less and the nights are longer. Winter is ruled by the Water element and is expressed in nature, as well as in the body. Fear and depression are more prevalent during this season often due to the passing of seasons, the change in light and the difficulty associated with staying indoors for longer periods of time. Find out how to balance your emotional life with Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Winter Detox

Detoxifying is the process of releasing accumulated toxins and waste products that build up throughout our system. From birth, we are bombarded by toxins, externally from environmental sources. Internally, our organs give off waste products that accumulate in our body. Imbalanced emotions also play a part in polluting our system with excess chemicals such as free radicals, homocysteine and cortisol.

Foot, Hair & Nail Care

Winter is the time when our feet are always covered up. Hair is covered with hats, while dry hands and nails are stuffed into gloves. Sweaty feet, cold feet, uncomfortable boots, shoes that don’t fit, man made boots and materials that wreck havoc on your feet. So, take your shoes off. Find help for winter damaged extremities. Sit back and work on those feet, hands and hair and make them beautiful!

Fantastic February

The season of love, February is the mid-way point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox, this is called Imbolc. The term means “in milk” and it is the time of celebrating the promise of Spring the budding ideas of fertility and the promise of abundance symbolize through ceremonies with milk and honey.  Valentine’s Day reminds us of our power of love, self-love and devotion.

Winter Survival Tips

At the turn of the season, when its cold and damp, the snow will fall and winds may blow, its time to take a glance ~ at all the things to keep us warm and safe, and full of joy.  Consider how to make a change, this time, with luck, enhanced. So here’s some tips that you might like to think about as there’s less light, when cold comes round and brings it chill, we have some ways to encourage your will!

Stage: Storage, Introspection
Emotion: Fear, Depression
Direction: North
Number 6
Planet: Mercury
Yin-Yang: Greatest Yin Energy
Animal: Shell covered
Domestic Animal: Boar/Pig
Grain: Millet
Color: Blue, Black

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