Nature Support For April
April has been a month of clearing myself empty and filling myself back up moment by moment with patience, compassion and Grace.
The energies this month has been really activating during my Dreamtime. I find that when I sleep I am really tuned into my emotional body and I have noticed fears from my subconscious coming up in characters, patterns and archetypal themes. On the other hand I have seen visions of myself performing energy work and discovering gifts and talents within my Soul. Have you notice yourself a bit more sensitive to your own dreamscape? It feels like these are the moments when we are coming face to face with all parts of ourselves even fears or traumas we may not have even known were there. Why this may be happening? It is time to complete the experience not relieve it. Meaning taking accountability and bringing it to the light to fully see it and instead of going into disconnection or dis-regulation we are listening within our bodies for sensations that we feel. And moving the energy in the body instead of directing those energies at someone eg. dancing, singing, shaking, stretching even punching a pillow. Now is the time to take to look at all of ourselves without rejection instead with acceptance. It’s time for radical honesty within yourself and a recognition that when we are dishonest within oneself or put up veils these are coping strategies and at some point it can become a form of self neglect.
You are expanding and increasing the voltage that runs within your body. New information and ancient remembrance is coming through. So much is coming to our awareness in all our senses as well as psychically. Now is the time to really deeply ask yourself how are you tending to your sacred vessel..to the garden within you. Now is the time to fall into all parts of yourself (yes, even being willing to look at that which you hide from and makes you feel uncomfortable), even that which we reject or are ashamed of and accept responsibilities for our words, speech, thoughts and actions. Now is the time to step in Courage and Resilience instead of fear and self doubt. Now is the time to clear who we think we are, how we think we should be and how we perceive we should act. Allow your Soul to show you. Ask and you shall receive.
Here are some Practices that may help us attune to our bodies and really track sensations within ourselves so we are fully present mind, body, and spirit.
-Somatic Movement and soft touches
-Working with rainbow or pastel waterfalls during energy clearings or for purification practices. Useful to imagine in the shower as you prepare to greet the day or before you go to bed.
- Developing a consistent excerise routine eg. I’ve started weekly yoga and qi-gong
-Get out of the mind and into the body
-Breath and lay on the earth for support
- Start a dream journal to document your dreams and patterns
Animals of the Month:
Spider: Release the web of stories that you have told yourself and others about how a situation happened. Allow yourself to reframe the story and your role and finally set it down for good. You will find it challenging to get unstuck if you continue to weave the same rehearsed threads over and over again. Allow yourself to be like a spider and venture out into new territory with discernment.
Groundhog: Take time to ground into the earth. If you have capacity and a place to do so..plant your feet into the dirt. Lay down flat on the earth and allow yourself to release thoughts that are ready to be released and pull up earth energies to refill you.
Bear: You cannot hide from yourself nor the life you are experiencing individually. You may want to flee and run away from “hardships” and the “issues” that you feel are coming to surface this month. When fear shows up notice your pattern if you tend to hide, run away or even push it down into your psyche to act as if it does not exist. It does exist and the only way through is through. We are here to help move you out of your fear responses and instead dig deeper to see the roots of your beliefs, perceptions and ideas of yourself. Call on us and the plants that represent “bear medicine” also known as the plants and berries of springtime.
House Centipedes: I was shocked to see these insects in the new house that I am settling into. The first thing I noticed about them is movement and how fast they scurry from one place to another. Movement is essential in the midst of transformation and our ability to be adaptable to the ebb and flow of our lives. These messengers also have many feet and have long thin antennas that allow them to have heighten perception within the environment and terrain they are moving through. From research, I also learned that many centipedes are blind so this can be a great reminder to trust your intuition and your *clear* perceptions instead of what you are seeing and hearing in the world. Surrender, ground into yourself and call on your Soul and Guidance around you rather than seeking external validation or feeding into hive/group mind. Centipedes are also nocturnal (twice I have found them at night time or turning a light on in the room) so pay close attention to your dreams, visions, psychic gifts and details that may inspire or even be prophetic. When I see centipede they make me itchy and uncomfortable and I also notice that they invoke quick and fast action out of me. Warrior spirit. “I’m gonna get you before you get me” A reminder to move out of the mind, surrender and be secure within the body - Fear vs. Courage.
Themes: Resilience, Adaptability, Resourcefulness and Being True within yourself
Flowers of the Month:
Dandelion: Shine..Shine..Shine. Dip your head into the inner reservoir of courage and SELF empowerment. This month is asking you to clear the relationships out that have run their course and to realign with the love that is healthy, nourishing, strengthening and in Soul alignment. You do not grow when you seek that which is consistently comfortable and to whom you deem is safe. At some points you may bask in the comfort and safety and yet choose to continue in your mastery through the unknown with… Faith and Trust as your Guardians.
Orchids: When calling in the essence of orchids I received a coolness like a cool warm breeze. My feet grounded, strong stance, solid spine and tingles behind the neck. There message is to slow down and hear the beat of your heart. Allow yourself to be emptied and focused.. free from external distractions around you.
Nourishing Recipe of the Month:
Drink recipe for cool nights and when you are looking for a drink that reminds you of warm comfy vibes.
1 tablespoon of each (Reishi and Chaga mushrooms)
3 tsps cinnamon powder
2 tsps of pumpkin spice
1 tsp of ground cloves
1/2 cup of sweetened coconut milk
1 tsp of vanilla extract
Add maple syrup, honey or agave or your sweetener of choice
Optional: add cacao
* add other allies that intuitively call you and feel free to change measurements*
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