January is not actually the time for beginnings.

It’s not even the real new year.

Let me explain:

We’ve been conditioned to see January 1 as a time for fresh starts, vision boards, big goals, and new routines.

And, I do love vision boards, big goals, and new routines + rituals.

But, biologically, cosmically, and energetically... it’s completely off.

This is actually the dead of winter.

It’s not supposed to be a time to initiate.

It’s a time to rest.

Hibernate.

Sleep.

Eat soup.

Turn inward.

Finish what you started.

Sit in the quiet.

My dog (well, actually, my boyfriend’s husky malamute mix I half adopted with open arms) clearly got the memo.

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The real new year, if you zoom out and actually observe the rhythm of life, is the spring equinox.

March 21.

When the light returns.

When the soil softens.

When the body wants to move again.

When birth actually makes sense.

It’s when nature wakes back up.

And when humans, historically, did too.

In fact, the original Roman calendar began on the spring equinox.

The first four months were named after gods.

The last six were numbered.

And, the 61 days of deep winter…

Well, they had no name.

They belonged to the dead.

It wasn’t until Julius Caesar reformed the calendar, mostly for taxation and empire-building, that January 1 became the official “start” of the year.

And, even then, almost no one followed it for another six centuries.

It took over a thousand years for the world to actually accept it.

Because it made literally no sense.

So, if you’re feeling slow this month...

if the cold has you quiet, tired, reflective, soft...

you’re not failing.

You’re aligned.

The real new year begins when your body is ready.

And, that’s almost always spring.

You can’t force too much growth in frozen soil.

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Understanding the concept or idea is one thing.

Knowing how to apply it safely, intentionally, and effectively is another.

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How to approach detox in the correct sequential order so that it actually works
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Why the colon and liver sit at the foundation of true healing

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