As I’ve said so many times (so many, many times), I don’t believe that January is the time for grand gestures to your health. Rigidity as punishment for indulging with your family and friends during the holidays? No, I think we can do better than that.
And besides… January is just not traditionally a time for asceticism, harsh pivots, and hardcore goals. Save that for spring, a natural time of new growth and change!
What makes January a new year, besides a different digit on your calendar? Does it feel new? Or does it feel like a continuation of a season—it’s been winter and is still winter—that’s hard enough to get through without depriving yourself of all your beloved comforts?
I know we’re quick to cut off winter in our minds the moment the clock strikes twelve, we clink our glasses, and blow our paper horns, but winter is still here. And that means now’s the perfect time for a gentle diversion back inward, before we turn outward with spring.
So I’m here with gentle resets for your health, your nervous system, and your overall enjoyment and self-care. Simple shifts and routines that help guide you along a path toward normalcy.
Why post this now, and not January 1? Well… I’m here for all the resolution breakers. You know, the ones who set lofty goals in December, tried really hard for a little at the start of January, then decided this is not the time.
Let’s try again in spring, shall we? In the meantime, let’s burrow in a little.
Gentle Resets for Your Nervous System and Health in January
Give in to the natural desire to burrow.
You know, turn on the fire, plop yourself on the couch, wrap yourself head-to-toe in a fuzzy blanket? Do that. Do a lot of it. We’re on the flip-side of the the winter solstice, so days are getting longer… but they’re still so short and cold. It’s normal to want to withdraw, so do that.
