Four ways to Experience Rebirth This Spring

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Each month is symbolic and carries deep wisdom.

 Wisdom that connects us to the natural rhythms of Earth when we intentionally align our life with what it has to say. April houses Spring and symbolizes a time to gently begin opening ourselves up to new possibilities (rebirth) as we reemerge after a cold winter (death). In fact, the Latin meaning of the word April is “to open”.

Here are 4 ways you can get in sync with this renewing energy of April:

1.      Connect With the Heart Chakra

April is rich with joy as it houses Spring, which is the season of fresh beginnings, blooming potential, and budding love. To connect with this within yourself, look no further than the Heart Chakra.

There are endless ways to do this, but here are my favorites:

·        Begin and end your day by sitting with the feeling of gratitude for 5 minutes

·        Connect with heart opening crystals – rose quartz, rhodochrosite, malachite, and green aventurine are my tried-and-true stones (click here to shop crystals at The Busy Witch)

·        Drink rose tea with the sun rise

·        Practice heart opening yoga poses-cobra, low lunge, dancers pose, and easy pose are great places to start.

2.      Connect with Sacral Chakra

If the heart is the blooming flowers of April, then the sacral chakra is the fertile soil that anchors it into creation. You can’t have love and birth without creative (and sexual) energy.

Ways to connect with your Sacral Chakra:

·        Finish your breakfast with an orange

·        Get creative- paint, write, sing, dance, whatever gets you into your flow state!

·        Do a body scan at bedtime and practice identifying your emotions and feeling where they live in your body

·        Practice hip opening stretches

3.      Eat Green Food

April is when we get to reconnect with the lush, new plant life from mama Earth! Eating in season is good for your health and your budget.

Here are some Springtime greens that are in season in April:

·        Brussel sprouts

·        Spinach

·        Asparagus

·        Broccoli

4.      Connect with Wood Element

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the five elements (earth, wood, fire, metal, and water) reveal the stages in which energy moves and transforms naturally. When we sync with these cycles, we reconnect with our own true nature.

 Ways to connect with the Springtime element of wood:

·        Take a walk outside in nature each afternoon

·        Bring a new house plant home

·        Diffuse essential oil blends that contain sandalwood, cedar, or vetiver.

·        Eat your greens (See above!)

Rebirth is not something we have to strive for and try to do.

It happens naturally and when we get out of our own way, we get to experience the gifts that come along with its lessons. We tend to get in our own way when we live out of alignment with our true nature. Rushing when we need rest, saying yes when we want to say no, and being inflexible with life’s changes are all ways we get in our own way.

To restore your natural flow this Spring, try these suggestions and watch as you open up to your true Self.