Connect With The Fall Season -
Autumnal Equinox
Autumn is an extra magical season in my opinion. There’s something so healing and beautiful about the crisp fall air and the changing leaves. Aligning with the seasons is a powerful practice; here we’ll explore how you can connect with the fall season and honor the autumnal equinox.
Why should we connect with the seasons?
Embracing the shifts in seasons can be incredibly powerful.
It helps us break any repetitive cycles that we may have been stuck in by bringing our attention to something great and powerful: the cycles of nature.
Finding ways to connect with the seasonal changes helps us to see that we are indeed one with nature. The more we do this, the more we as humans start to truly care for our planet, and our planet needs our love right now.
Honoring the seasons is a beautiful way to embody love for our planet, our home, and give gratitude for the gifts of nature.
So, how can we do this for the fall season?
Let’s first look at what the fall equinox is as this is a wonderful point in the year to take time for pause and to honor the shifts in nature.
What is the fall equinox?
The fall or autumnal equinox is the first day of fall. This year, the fall equinox will occur on September 23, 2023.
This day of the year is perfectly balanced. Daytime is equal to the nighttime meaning the light is equal to the dark.
This only happens twice a year, once in fall and once in spring.
This is why the fall equinox is a wonderful day to work on inner balance and re-centering. What makes you feel centered and balanced? This can be anything. For me, this is yoga, meditation, and getting out in nature.
What is it for you?
Working to cultivate inner balance can help you connect with the equilibrium that occurs on the first day of fall.
If you don’t know what brings you into balance, that’s ok too; start to try out different things to see what resonates with you.
There are many posts here on my blog that are written to help you find balance within, look under the holistic living and yoga tabs for more information.
The Fall Harvest In Modern Times
How you can apply this concept to connect with the fall season
The autumn season is a time of harvest. We harvest all that we have grown during the summer months to get us through winter. Now, I know this is not what actually happens for most of us in this modern day, but we can use this theme to help further connect to the autumn season.
Here’s a suggestion for this:
Think about everything you’ve been working on and nurturing for the past year. Allow this all to come together for the highest good.
With this thought, I don’t want you to be hard on yourself and start thinking about what you didn’t accomplish etc. We often jump to the negative and miss all the positive. And remember, even things that we deem as “negative” often help shape us to be able to serve for the highest good.
We all experience both light and dark in our lives, just as there is light and dark in nature. Can you see how the ‘dark’ can also bring ‘light’?
Here’s another suggestion that you can use to connect with the fall season:
Just as a tree is preparing to shed it’s leaves in order to grow brighter again in the spring, we can take this theme to let go of what is no longer serving us to make room for what will allow us to flourish.
Every season has it’s own unique beauty and offers us valuable introspection on how our lives indeed align with nature’s themes.
There are countless ways to celebrate and honor each season. Discover what resonates with you.
For autumn, seek activities that bring a sense of balance.
Remember, you don’t have to do anything extravagant to honor the seasons; even taking a moment to pause and observe nature’s changes can be a wonderful way to forge a connection with the seasons.
I’ve made a yoga flow specific to embracing the fall season which I will link below if you’d like to practice with me.
I hope you all enjoy this magical season!
