𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐝-𝐨𝐟-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬?
Do you have any? Do you reflect on the past year and prepare for the new with an extensive goal setting session? Do you declutter your home, deep-cleanse your house and file away the piles of documents that have been on your silent to-do list … forever? 😅 Or do you choose to chill and let things unfold as they do?
𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰:
Because here in Northern Europe we have an ancient, mystical ritual for the 12 Holy Days between Christmas Day and Epiphany:
It’s called the “Rauhnächte”, a time where the veil between the worlds is very thin, and the forces of nature are unhinged. It’s the “time outside of time”, the “time between years”.
Why?
Because when you compare the Moon Calendar with the Sun Calendar … 11 days (12 nights) are MISSING. 😳😳 When this pagan tradition was still very alive, this was SUPER spooky. I imagine it like venturing to the end of the flat world, ready to fall off in any moment. 🙈
Back then, people were still at the whim of nature and their circumstances, famines and epi- and endemics could strike any time, there was obviously no electricity, days were short, and the loooong evenings were spent around candle light and fires, sharing spooky stories about hairy monsters and evil spirits that would come to haunt them if they disobeyed the rules …
Our world has dramatically changed since then. Thankfully. 😅
𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞:
Despite the constant busyness and overwhelm and crazy pace of our often uberfull lives, this time of year STILL invites us to become quiet, to go within ...
To introspect.
To celebrate and learn from the past.
To release what no longer serves us.
To purge and clear and cleanse.
So that THERE IS SPACE for the Magical New. ✨
So you are prepared for the expansion that is to come,
mentally, emotionally and physically, with a regulated nervous system.
👉 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 ”𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐬” - short enough to fit into the cracks of your days, yet long enough to be a powerful impulse ✨
👉 (optional) 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐬 on beautiful, “handmade” Playsheets (I had so RIDICULOUSLY MUCH FUN creating these! 😂 ) - to help you reflect on the specific theme of the day
👉 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 that match the theme of each day
👉 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 for those who want to dive even deeper
👉 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧-𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 that increases the power of whatever you focus on through group synergies
It’s an invitation to play, to experiment and to experience, with zero pressure to perform.
Instead, you get to widen your capacity to experience awe and wonder, to learn to surf the unknown, solidly anchored within your authentic, heart-full self. 💗
My intention is for you to start this New Year filled with the pure joy of being alive, for you to become aware of the little and big gifts that every day offers you. And to expand into what is possible rather than live in the little worlds our minds try to squeeze us into.
WE KICKED OFF TODAY, and I‘d truly love to see you there! 🫶
Chris ✨