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I have always loved the word precipice. There is something magical about standing on the edge of a beginning and feeling the burgeoning energy of emergence. This a week of many beginnings. We enter Sunday with a new moon, which marks the start of a new lunar cycle, the last one of spring. Wednesday marks the start of summer with the solstice and with it the start of Cancer season. A sign associated with home, security, nurturing and initiating care. Think of it like the sun casting a spotlight on these themes as we make our way into the first month of summer. Whether you resonate with astrology or not, I don’t think it’s a bad idea to periodically revisit the ways in which you initiate care and how those ways may need to shift or evolve over time in your relationship with yourself and those around you. Though summer tends to be a time when everything burns brighter for longer, I am feeling a big tug towards guided rest and the spaciousness of a more balanced calendar. This has been a consistent request from my body since January. And I think this month has been my best go at honoring it as much as possible. Last weekend I met up with my forever work wife to take class from a dear and long time teacher, Suzanne. You know those experiences where you didn’t realize just how in need of something you were until you received it? Some deep part of me felt so held by the care and support of her class. There was such thoughtfulness in her guidance and the space to truly explore what felt most safe and resonate in my body. For me a priority this season is to be in those spaces as much as I focus on providing them through my own teaching. If you live locally Suzanne is offering a Rest and Restore workshop this Saturday in Royal Oak. I’ll be in attendance and can’t wait to snuggle up with my bolster and a sea of blankets for some much needed restoration. Perhaps I will see you there or in class some time this week — I am subbing one that is also available online. Either way this a little nudge towards honoring this week of beginnings in the ways that feel most resonate to you. Shifts in season are reminders that we are all part of these continual cycles of endings, beginnings, and the sometimes vast feeling middle space. All overlapping, interrelated and nestled together like Russian dolls. May summer offer light and warmth to the parts of you requesting presence and care this season.
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