Jillian Pransky is a Master Certified Yoga Instructor. Her Yogalicious blog is a where you can read her thoughts on yoga and life, and get her recommendations for great products, recipes and more.
Change is constant. Transition can be hard. Stressful situations will always arise. It's a common coping method to try to make things the way we want them rather than flow with the changes life brings. To try to control the events of our lives.
Read MoreToday, December 21, nature moves us through yet another one of her cycles! On this day, in the Northern Hemisphere, we will enter the darkest moment of the year. This day marks the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and longest night.
Read MoreSpring’s rigorous and spirited energy has certainly begun its dance. We are talking about the ‘major’ uplifting energy needed to crack a seed and bloom it into a budding plant. It is time for growth and expansion. Change is happening right now, in a big way.
It would be an amazing experiment to witness the changes Spring's energy creates every day. For instance, if you were to scoop up some soil from the ground today, and then each day until say May 21, it would be remarkable to observe the it metamorphoses from contracted, dense, dry, and brittle earth into moist, malleable, fragrant dirt; pulsating with insects and juicy vegetation of all kinds.
Read MoreWhen we’re ready for a change in our lives, we want it to happen fast. But change takes time, and new habits take a lot of practice before they become routine. In fact, experts agree that it’s rarely a good idea to jump head first into any big transition. The best way to quick change, is to go slow. So to make your new routines stick, take baby steps.
Read MoreIn Clutter's Last Stand, Aslett states, "Getting the clutter out of your life can and will rid you of more discouragement, tiredness, and boredom than anything else you can do."
Ask yourself how many things you are holding onto just in case you need them. Make a plan to go through your whole house slowly (maybe one room a week). Don't look upon the cleaning as a chore but as a chance to let "the new" into your life. Get rid of things that are no longer of use such as pens out of ink, expired medicine, outdated foods, old perfume or makeup, clothes that might fit someday. Remember, just because you bought it once doesn't mean you have to keep it forever.
Read MoreThis September, my 11 year old son William began 6th grade at the small progressive school he called his 'home away from home.' He has been a student there since 4 years old, when he began Pre-K. He often, adamantly, proudly, proclaimed he would be one of the few who could call himself a 'lifer' at this school. He only had three more years to go to graduate the 8th grade.
However, within a couple of weeks after starting 6th grade, he began to question if it was still the right place for him. Actually, as his parents, we questioned his continuation at this school for a couple of years prior, but William's attachment and passion for his school quieted our own questioning.
Read MoreDespite that snow arrived along with spring's first day, we have actually moved through the Vernal Equinox. And, on my property, blooms of snow bells have broken through the cold hard ground promising that big changes are on the way. Spring winds will soon sweep the earth clean, its rains will till and rehydrate the soil, its sun will nourish the growth eventually to be seen as expansive summer blooms. Nature consistently demonstrates the Law of Change. Change happens everywhere and with everyone, and happens constantly. Everything is in the process of becoming something else.
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