4 Ways to Make Summer More Meaningful

Summer solstice was celebrated just three weeks ago with much attention and many posts paying tribute to the longest day of the year.

But how are you doing with honoring the season of summer as a whole?

How can you bring more meaning out of summer on a daily basis?

How might you use the teachings of the season to make mindful connections and build empowerment within your daily life?

Summer holds several natural themes that we can incorporate and use as reminders in our own lives. Here are 4 associations to make summer more meaningful...

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SUMMER = FIRE = CLEARING & CLEANSING

(Cleaning Your Inner House)

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FIRE REPRESENTS CONNECTION

(Making More Connections and Authentic Connections With Others)

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SUMMER = ENERGY ENERGETIC BODY

(Building Energy in Your Exercise Routine)

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SUMMER = POWER

(Building Power/Empowerment)

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BODY/MIND/SPIRIT PRACTICES FOR SUMMER:

BODY:

• Focus on Solar Plexus (Sun, Fire Belly, Strength, Power) by practicing strengthening poses such as Warrior I and Warrior II.

• Focus on increasing energy by intensifying your activity (short, yet vigorous walks in the heat)

• Eat light foods

MIND/EMOTIONS:

• Focus on joy, self-acknowledgement and taking responsibility (cleaning your inner house...do I need to apologize to anyone?)

SPIRIT:

• Focus on Chakra #3: SOLAR Plexus (Solar = Sun), self-empowerment (what makes me feel more empowered?)

• Build confidence and illumination by minding Chakra #7: Crown

• Make conscious effort to connect with new people

Rene Nitz

Trained Professional Life Coach