Nourishing Ourselves

Many of us feel depleted and emotionally under nourished.

Hurry up! You can rest when you’re dead. Don’t be a lazybones! Times up. Make hay when the sun shines. Time is money. What have you been up to lately? What’s new? We live in a culture obsessed with time and being productive.

When we feel stressed and exhausted, it seems like we will never get out of bed if we don’t push ourselves. In my experience, this is not true. When I’m rested, my natural vitality and interests return. I become more productive because I have the juice to be interested and enjoy what I’m doing.

The abrupt losses and effects of the Covid-19 pandemic place a heavy toll on our nervous systems. The effects of climate change are becoming more evident through extreme weather events, like fires and flooding. We are grappling with social justice issues, like Indian Residential Schools and gendered violence. We are alarmed by dysregulated people who are in a fight response. We grieve the loss of connection with people who are in flight or freeze.

Many people are feeling depleted and emotionally under nourished. Self care is often the first thing to slide when we’re exhausted and overwhelmed.

This month as the nights lengthen in the northern hemisphere, we explore deeply nourishing ourselves. What can…