DEEP MIDWINTER: Six Vital Lessons Your Garden Can Teach You About Real Rest
In the short, dark days of winter, while the natural world instinctively surrenders to deep rest, we, instead of allowing ourselves to move in harmony with this rhythm, direct our energies outwards instead of inwards.
Seasonal living, requires us, as women, to reconnect to our cyclical nature, which can be difficult in this linear world that holds productivity in such high esteem. And to do so, we need to accept that rest is an vital nutrient, not a weakness. To remember that rest is written in our DNA.
SUPERCHARGE YOUR FESTIVE HEALTH: Ten Easy Ways to Boost Your Immunity This Christmas
Our immune system can really be put through its paces at this time of year, not just from the threat of Covid-19 and the hundreds of other viruses which peak during wintertime, but also because we often let healthy practices like exercise, sleeping enough, and eating well slip a little at Christmas.
Fortunately there are certain things we can do this festive season to help boost our immunity and reduce our risk of illness.