Taking the Pulse
It’s so interesting that Valentine’s Day is in the middle of winter. I mentioned in last month’s newsletter that winter is the season of water which relates to stamina, longevity and will power to flow and navigate through difficulty.
And then in the middle of February comes Valentine’s Day (which here in New England feels like the deep dark heart of winter). We collectively welcome and celebrate the energy of the heart. There is red and pink everywhere contrasting to the white-gray landscape. The energy is bright, open, warm, connected, fulfilling, exciting. Whether your Valentine takes the form of a Galentine, friend, pet, family member – Valentine’s Day is a reminder to connect with our heart-fire energy which craves connection, warmth, love. A simple gesture of kindness can melt and open our heart.
Listening to Your Heart
This melting of the heart can reconnect us with our inner heart, our soul (the Shen in Chinese Medicine) and create an opening for listening. In the hard and stoic energy of getting through the pandemic, staying healthy and safe, we have had to put many of our heart’s desires on hold. Hearts have been full of worry, grief, concern. Yet within, beneath and below that are still the stirrings of the heart – desires for new ways of being, new experiences in life. The heart is related to fire energy in Chinese Medicine and the Heart is considered the benevolent ruler (NOT the mind.) Fire energy of the heart is needed for our continual development and needs to be balanced with the mind. The mind can learn to listen to the heart.
Coaching Contemplation
Fire energy is also about fulfillment and expansion, about fully expressing ourselves in the world.
- What are your heart’s desires?
- Have you been thinking about how your life can be different?
- What needs to shift?
What ONE thing can you do today to open or connect with your own heart?
Then how can you share that with someone else?
Offerings
Acupuncture can help you to connect with your heart. It can calm and soothe your overactive nervous system and strong emotions so that you can be present with yourself. Acupuncture can shift pain and tension patterns and improve health issues that are taking vital energy away from other areas of your life.
Coaching can help you listen to your heart, clarify your true desires, clear away the patterns and blocks that are in the way, and then chart a course to your heart’s destination (with your mind as a supportive companion.) As a certified professional life coach, I am offering individual coaching sessions and packages to support you on this journey. These sessions are all done virtually/online so you can connect safely from wherever you are.
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I wish you a happy healthy heart, today and every day.
Best,
Lisa
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