Choosing hope; choosing happy One of my inspiring clients said "I choose happy" yesterday.  She is going to actively work on releasing past hurts and sadness, to move towards happiness.I love this.  We often think of happy, fulfilled, content, hopeful, even relaxed as states that will just happen to us if we can just fix something, or if something will stop. We are passive in the process (other than focusing on the problems, or our own shortcomings)But the reality is that we can be active in [...]

In Chinese Medicine, winter is the season of the Water element.   Key themes include stillness, reflection, wisdom, determination, and paring back to the essences. It's the perfect time for setting intentions; to look deep within, and tune into an internal wisdom; to take stock of where you are and where you're heading, what your heart desires, what's true to you. BTW if you want to know more about the energy of winter and how to find this time of year [...]