Hi all, here we are in between the eclipses!
Before the eclipse, my friend shared a post about this study that found that spruce trees in Italy synchronized their electrical signals hours before a solar eclipse, acting as a collective network. So I spent the eclipse hanging out with trees.
Even if the study doesn’t ultimately mean what we think it does, hanging out with trees is proven to lower cortisol (stress hormones), drop blood pressure and help shift your nervous system into a deep state of rest and recovery. Looking it up, trees even release natural compounds called phytoncides that give your immune system an extra boost!
The next eclipse is a Lunar Eclipse in Pisces next Thursday, 8/27, and we’re moving into Virgo season in a few days. Virgo calls us to restore order in our internal and external worlds. It’s a good time to seek simplicity and find ways of doing things more efficiently. This gives us more peace and freedom.
Virgo also reminds us that things happen in divine timing. Part of that process is getting things in order so things can work out the way we want! Pisces calls us to fall in love with dreaming, so this moon might be a good time to visualize the things you want, while always reminding us to go with the flow.
This last month I got a pain in the neck that I’ve been working through. I typically don’t have pain, and if I do, it usually moves through quickly. I’ve had to really listen to my body, take it easy in my workouts (which has been SO hard to do!) and get a lot of bodywork, which has included 2 chiropractors (Dr. Jessica Fish & Dr. Nichole Freeman), community acupuncture (highly recommend), 7 massages, contrast therapy & Banya at Lake Steam Baths and PT next week.
It’s been very interesting to figure out how to move through this, and it gave me a good lesson in really listening to my body and a reminder of how much being in pain sucks! Knock on wood, I feel like I’m on the other side of it but I truly believe we are able to heal. Sometimes it just takes a lot of work.
If you’ve got any pain or want some clarity, this is what I’ve got left for August!
Thursday 8/20: 5:00–6:30
Friday 8/21: 10:00–12:30 & 2:30–3:30
Saturday 8/22: 2:00–3:00
Monday 8/24: 4:00–5:30
Thursday 8/27: 1:00–2:30
Friday 8/28: 11:00–1:00
Saturday 8/29: 3:30–6:00
Take care of you! ajp
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