Written by Julie Festa, L.Ac.
Spring into a New State of Wellness
March is here, and the calendar tells us that means Winter is handing over its mittens for the raincoat of Spring's arrival. Although we have jasmine flowers and roses blooming all throughout the Winter here in Los Angeles, the way of nature tells us that Spring's energy is an explosive burst not unlike a two-year-old's temper tantrum in the weeks before she starts talking. After the introspective stillness of Winter's influence, we awake into Spring replete with energy, ready to grow and change, eager to become and try new things. If not honored, this Spring energy will get stuck and become stagnant, leading to feelings of anger and frustration, becoming like a tree trying to grow inside a box. For nature, Spring is the birth of the new year that began its conception on the Winter Solstice. Winter becomes Spring officially on the Vernal equinox, which occurs this year on March 20th.
