Winter is good for you
Episode two now live
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🎧 Winter is Good For You – The Great Green Escape
There’s something almost subversive about saying winter is good for you.
We’re conditioned to try to ‘bloom’ constantly, like it’s always springtime in our internal body clock. But bodies are not built that way.
I read a great quote by author Barbara Sher on this recently:
"We, ourselves, are the only creatures we would ever expect to flourish in an environment that does not give us what we need. We wouldn't order a spider to spin an exquisite web in an empty space, or a seed to sprout on a bare desktop, and yet that is exactly what we have been demanding of ourselves."
— Barbara Sher
So in this episode of The great green escape by Aristaios, we make the case for winter as a necessary, wonderful, and even medicinal time.
No need to go full hibernation (unless you're a Mountain Pygmy-possum reading this, in which case, carry on). But perhaps there’s a more aligned way to move through these darker days.
In this episode
Why winter gets such a bad rap, and what science says instead
What circadian biology, seasonal affective moods, and dormancy teach us
Why slowing down is intuitive
Soundscapes, stories, and a gentle nudge to tune into your tree-N-A, as it were
Reflections from the field
Take these into your journaling, your walking, or your cup of tea:
What if rest wasn't something you earned, but something you needed?
Where might your inner ecosystem be desperate for some quiet?
If your calendar followed the seasons, not work-related cycles, what would change?
Further listening & reading
The Circadian Code: Dr. Satchin Panda
Wintering: Katherine May
Remember, even nature hibernates when it needs to.