LESSONS FROM Mother Nature's East Coast Blizzard JUNO

VIBRANT HEALTH TIP OF THE WEEK- Lessons from Mother Nature's 2015 East Coast BLIZZARD- JUNO

Hello All, I hope by now all of you affected by the Storm Juno are in recovery mode and digging out. We received nearly 3 feet of powder here in central Mass, coastal areas hit much harder with high winds, power outages and high tide flooding.

I am so grateful we did not lose power and the snow is so light and beautiful . It literally buried us all for 24 hours. The state had a travel ban, everyone was off the roads by monday night through Tues. night and hunkered down to ride the storm. We've been through very tough weather events living here the last 22 years , particularly the ice storm of 5 years ago. Juno was not such a storm . Yes alot of snow, but not devastating to so many people like past storms. It was this awareness that this massive swath of snow was moving in , staying and moving out very slowly causing all of the state to shut down .

I learned a few insights spending the last day and a half holed up with my family that I realized we don't need a major storm to create these special opportunities.

 Here are a few highlights of what I enjoyed;
*. Staying in PJ's and comfy warm clothes
* Huddling by the woodstove and enjoyed a super long yoga practice as I had no other duties impinging   on me. Aaaah! Mini retreat right at home.
* Took a few quick runs outside to witness the amazing amount of snow falling and the quiet of our 

    street and neighborhood
* Did not watch TV
* Chatted with some extended family that called to check we were
  OK
* Listened to beautiful music all day & did a little dancing to move my CHI!
* Read
* Meditated more
* Enjoyed a heated oil abhyanga massage
* Cooked some warm comfort foods; Blueberry pancakes
* sipped hot chai tea
* Cocooned with the family
* Grateful for the guy plowing our drive twice (I remember the days when we were young and stupid and would shovel 150 foot driveway with a foot of snow or more and our local neighbors would stop and say , are you done yet with that? Who knew, we moved here from California and felt, hey you shovel. No, not when its over a foot.)
* Enjoyed the quiet. 3 feet of snow has an amazing effect on how soft and quite the environment feels.
* All that white is very high vibrational!
* We all pitched in to get what needed to be done, done. That is always wonderful.
* I feel our higher natures come out, playfulness, gratefulness, solitude and time to just BE!
So take a virtual snow day now and then. Slow down, cocoon, rest, eat well, and feel deeply connected to what's important in your life and what you are grateful for.
What did you enjoy from the storm? Leave your comments below, I would love to hear from you!
Namaste & Blessings for a Beautiful Day!
Anne Christine