June 5th Self-Care

 

Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil. 

Matthew 6:34 (nas)

The Reasons to Practice Seasonal Self Care

Seasonal self-care sounds complicated but is really pretty simple. You want to tailor your self-care routine to take advantage of the changing seasons.  

Self care by the seasons is recognizing and responding to the unique physical, emotional and psychological needs we each feel during the different seasons of the year.  

For example, we all know how we feel different in the winter months versus the summer months. The weather, the number of hours of daylight, along with our own natural rhythms all influence our general feeling of well-being.  

When we adapt our self-care practices to fit the change of seasons, we can enhance our overall health and feel more in tune with nature. Like when it is cold outside, we want to do things that make us feel warm and cozy. So, sipping hot chocolate by the fireside becomes an act of care for ourselves.  

The same scenario in the heat of summer? That sounds more like a kind of punishment, right?    

snowy, etc.) all lead us to want to spend more time indoors. The opposite is true in the spring and summer, of course. Then, we are interested in venturing outside as much as possible to soak up the sun and we tend to feel more adventurous too.

By letting nature be our practical guide, we learn to embrace the natural instincts we all have.