inventory, march
waking up with spring
written on 3.20.206
Today is the spring equinox.
I just finished teaching a class. I can feel the yang energy rising in me and all around me. Everything is waking up again.
After a long winter of hibernation, I feel the urge to share. To connect. To create.
One of the practices I return to again and again is attuning to the seasons. It feels like a kind of guidance system. A way back into rhythm. When I first started honoring cycles, that was the foundation of it all. Ayurveda and the five element theory gave language to what I was noticing and feeling without really realizing it.
The last couple of years, being back in school, it’s been quieter. Less about sharing, more about noticing. Watching the subtle shifts. Feeling them move through my body and my energy before I try to name or explain them.
And if I’m honest, there’s also a hesitation now. With the ongoing rise of TCM and Eastern practices in wellness spaces, I catch myself wondering where I fit in that. It can feel uncomfortable. Like I’m just another white woman repackaging something sacred. Maybe that’s discernment. Maybe that’s overthinking. Probably both.
Even small things come up. Like, the ongoing debate if saying namaste is okay?
I don’t have a answer for any of that. I try to honor and respect in the ways that feel right to me.
For now, just noticing the changes happening as spring arrives.
i. a song for spring: that always feels like a spring morning
ii. a ritual for spring: dry brushing with this brush and forever using this oil
iii. a recipe for spring: I always end up eating kitchari for a day or a weekend at the start of spring. Not on purpose, just a craving for simplicity. It feels like giving my belly a break while still being nourished.
Kitchari (also spelled kitcharee, khichadi, kitchadee, and in many other variants) is one of the staple healing foods in Ayurveda. It is believed to balance the doshas, support the tissues, detoxify the body and purify the digestive system.
