The Power of New
How physical and energetic shifts can shape the quality of your New Year 🎉
It's the last day of the year - on one level everything will be the same tomorrow.
On another level, we're at a threshold, an energetic shift.
I want to use this relatable moment as an example for addressing the difference and connection between physical and energetic needs. As an energetic herbalist I deeply consider the physical, emotional and energetic wellness of my clients and into each herbal formulation and lifestyle protocol. Here are a few examples of how you might consider shifts on various levels on the precipices of this year.
Consider physical shifts such as:
Applying for health care via open enrollment
Supporting your favorite non-profit (see some of my favs below)
Making a contribution to your retirement account
All three of these examples will address your physical needs, such as your body and the material world to support you in the short and long term.
Emotional needs might show up as:
Reflecting on the year that's ending
Setting goals to support your success in the new year
These practices allow us to acknowledge change as a part of life, to take the time to reflect on the emotional highs and lows, and ro set our compass in the direction we want to go for the new year.
Energetic support can look like:
Clean your space and shift the furniture
Change how your phone apps are set up
Start a new morning ritual
While these shifts can be subtle, and likely invisible to the outside eye, they make a difference.
Now consider, how each of the shifts on these three lists feed into each other. When you start a new morning routine, you do so to improve your wellbeing on a physical, emotional, or spiritual level. If it resonates with your needs, it can better prepare you up to achieve your daily goals, which can allow you to meet personal, financial, community or family goals too. This ripples out into the other facets of your life, allowing greater richness in spirit, emotional presence or meeting physical needs.
As you prepare for the "clean slate" of 2025, keep in mind how the energetic and the physical are connected. In our bodies and in our lives, the various types of action and energy inform each other. When we start with the subtle shift, this can grow into life-altering change.
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