How to Listen to Your Heart
moving from one year to the next
Hello beautiful,
Thinking of you during these special days of the year and wanted to send you a little love note that I hope will encourage you to be extra soft, gentle and reflective with yourself as we close out this year and begin anew.
The time between Winter Solstice and January 6th are known as the Holy Days, bringing a powerful infusion of light and gifts ✨ Can you feel it? In the great Wheel of Life, now is the time where we move and expand once again into new light, a new cycle of life.
As we enter the cozy, quiet, reflective warmth of winter, it’s a potent time of Rebirth. Just as the light begins ever slowly returning, some part of us is being reborn in a new way as well.
And the thing about being reborn or renewed is that it requires a death of something. This process means leaving behind something old to make space for what’s to come.
We don’t like to talk about this part as much, it’s not as shiny or feel-good as the light returning and new life emerging. But it’s necessary.
We need to feel everything fully before we actually experience the renewal of rebirth, or the process is incomplete.
The bigger, brighter and more complete the rebirth, the bigger and often more painful the ending that preceded it. This is just the nature of life.
Which confronts us with the necessity of Change. Now is a perfect time to reflect on what is changing ~ within you and in your life, the world and environment around you.
There is no doubt that the winds of change are upon us…..
And lord knows, we need some big changes in this wild world we’re living in if we are to survive and thrive as a species. If we are to orient to health and peace instead of dis-ease and violence.
But the exciting thing is that you are a huge part of this change! We all are, in our own ways. And the way forward can actually be very fun and enlivening, even amidst the grief of letting go of the old. Remember, it’s a process ❤️
New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.
—Lao Tzu
Some New Year Reflections:
1. What has this past cycle looked like in my life this year?
2. What important lessons have I learned this past year?
3. What am I feeling needs to change (or is already in a process of changing) in my life, my world?
4. What is ready to die/is dying in my life? How do I feel about this?
5. What parts of myself are coming alive in a new way? How do I feel about this?
6. Make a list of what you don’t wish to carry into 2025. Acknowledging what you don’t want makes it is easier to become clear about what you do.
7. In your own way, honour endings and take a step to acknowledge some new beginning in your life.
If I’ve learned one thing in life so far, it’s that if we don’t open to change or even resist it — life will become unbearable in many ways. Change may be scary, but staying perpetually in our comfort zone will lead to us feeling less alive, because what we are resisting is our inherent Nature, which is to evolve and grow.
Our longing may be just the beginning, just a door into a deeper knowledge of what we are and why we are here, but it is a necessary beginning. We cannot go deeper into our lives or the world until the heart has had its say, until the heart has been heard.
—Oriah
This past year or so has been a crash course for me in learning to listen to my heart. And wow, has it been a journey of trust that continues to show me how beautiful life can be when we really honour our heart’s guidance. And to me, this is the key to embracing change with Grace.
It requires sacrifice and faith, but man is it worth it. Your heart’s longings have incredible purpose. Your inner peace deeply matters. And peace begins in our own precious hearts.
What does your heart say? Listen…..
As we prepare to embrace the quiet of winter, I am opening space for my private 1:1 coaching container. This is a 6-month journey designed to guide you into deeper alignment with your heart, clarity, and embodiment of your truest essence.
If something is out of alignment in our lives, it creates a blockage that prevents us from fulfilling our desires and purpose. If you’re feeling the deep need for change and more fulfillment in your life, this journey will support you in coming into greater alignment with your heart’s highest path.
A Few Benefits of Private Coaching
• Personalized support and tools tailored to your unique path.
• Practices to cultivate healing, balance, confidence, growth and new possibilities.
• A safe, intimate space where you feel seen, held, supported, and empowered.
I'm offering limited spaces for private coaching beginning January 6th. If you feel called to work together, please reach out to schedule a free discovery call to explore if this path is right for you.
Wishing you a soft and beautiful end to this year, a restful winter, and a year ahead filled with peace, joy, love and your heart’s desires coming to life.
All my love,
Julia
P.S. ✨ Stay tuned for Monthly Energy Readings and 40-day practices in the New Year! There will be a new practice offered to support your energy, vitality, and alignment each season ~ winter, spring, summer, fall ~ and I’m excited to share these with subscribers beginning in January. Devotion to these practices will help us show up as the soft, strong, beautiful, radiant, love-filled leaders we are in our lives + communities at this important time in the Earth’s history.