Did you know?

There are TWO new years!

If you are feeling frazzled by the conditioning of our society that the new calendar year is the new year and you need to charge ahead like a racehorse out of the gate, may this be a gentle reminder that there are actually two new years... While we are all very familiar with the typical January 1 New Year, the Lunar New Year comes later on (this year it's February 17/2026!).

The more I learn and live what I call seasonal spirituality (tapping into the wisdom of the seasons and the monthly moon cycles), the more I realize the power of connecting to the cosmic flow of these predictable, natural cycles and how it allows us to tap into more flow in our own lives.
Who's with me for greater ease & flow in life?!

So take this as a gentle permission slip, if it resonates, for you to lay low, rest, reflect & recharge for January. Consider experimenting in your own life with tapping into cosmic flow and be open to the magic & miracles that occur because of this!✨

And if you want some additional perspectives on the topic, keep reading👇

"... 2026 needs to introduce itself to you, before you decide what 2026 will be. There is something about the energy of a new year and I often think of January as the month of introduction. 2026 will have a different energy than 2025 (Karina's addition: a different personality); that's the way the universe works.

Our work is to become acquainted with the year... You can ask the year that is 2026:

What would you have me know?
Where would you have me go?
What would you have me say and do?

We can relax into the year and ask 2026 to reveal its plan for us."

(from a webinar with Robert Holden in December 2024;
adapted for the current year)

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"HOLD UP! JANUARY 1 IS *NOT* THE NEW YEAR.
…not actually. Not seasonally, not energetically, not for thousands of years according to the LUNAR NEW YEAR. So stay in your jam jams and hold off on the resolutions.

BACK STORY: GREGORIAN vs. LUNAR

Scientifically, a year is a complete cycle of seasons—from one spring equinox to the next spring equinox. The calendar that most western nations use is the Gregorian solar calendar, thanks to Pope Gregory XIII who decided to refine the Roman calendar to “correct” the seasons (how very possibly patriarchal?). Personally, I dig the Maori approach. They tracked the stars and the natural signs and decided that, Yep, it’s NOW the new year! That is so intuitive and punk rock.

The Lunar Calendar is 354 days, give or take (because nature is flexible) - which is why they fall on a different day every year. Over the centuries, the lunar calendar has been mashed with the Gregorian calendar to make it more socially practical, “lunisolar”, and integrated into Chinese, Vietnamese, Hindu, Hebrew and Thai calendars. Except a lot of lunisolar traditions and religions defer to the Lunar Calendar for some of their holy days (I know, confusing...). Holidays and festivals determined by the Lunar Calendar: Easter, Rosh Hashanah, Ramadan, and the Lunar New Year.

THIS IS THE WHOLE POINT: The Lunar New Year begins on the first new moon of the year. And THAT is why many consider it the most natural and energizing time to commence with a new year! We want to synchronize our lives with the flow of the planets. Flow, not grind. January is a time for closure, cleaning, nesting, incubating.

Personally, I never vibed with January 1 as a new year. I felt slightly slothy in comparison to everyone else starting Q1 objectives and “New Year New You” launches, while I was still in my fun bun reviewing my previous year and NOT hitting reply on anything. When February came ‘round I felt fresh and sparkly, ready to commit and kick it… but was apologizing to my team for being "a month behind". None of that anymore! I follow my inner reason and the seasons. I clean things up in December, I sleep a bit more, I pull back on pushing. I pencil in the coming year, but I don’t pressure myself to come out swinging until end of January/beginning of February. In many traditions, ten days before the start of the lunar new year, houses are cleared out, scrubbed, and swept to remove any lingering bad or old stale energy. Yessss. That’s what January is for!"

LUNAR NEW YEAR 2026 is Tuesday, FEBRUARY 17.

(from Danielle LaPorte's January 2024 newsletter;
adapted for the current year)

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"The Gregorian Calendar (our 365 day, add an extra day every 4 years standard) was made up by a Pope in 1582. It’s not based on the true, seasonal, cyclical energy of the planet. What’s true is that the completely made up first day of the New Year is in the middle of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. The new beginnings energy that’s commercially whipped up is in complete opposition to the energy of the earth and our bodies at this time. It’s the darkest time of the year (New Year’s Day is just 11 days past the actual Winter Solstice) and many of us are craving rest and reflection at this time. Yet the pretend calendar and marketers make us feel as though we should be hitting the ground running as our newest, best self in just a couple of weeks. The conditioning can create completely unnecessary and unnatural constriction at the end of the year. We’re anticipating needing to “get a jump on things” and “start off ahead of the game” at the completely arbitrary “beginning of the year” that a Pope over 500 years ago decided on.

Bottom line? The manufactured pressure of abiding by a calendar that’s not in alignment with our bodies and nature makes us clench up and prevent flow..."

(Kate Northrup newsletter, December 2024)

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In the meantime:

✨ Tap into the Richness of Winter ✨

Take a cue from Mother Nature, slow down & savour and harness the wisdom of winter!

✨ Sign Meditation for the New Year ✨

Do you want a 'Word of the Year' to be a NorthStar🌟guiding light over the next 365 days?
Enjoy this 10mins meditation to get clarity.

✨ Tap into Clarity with yours truly ✨

Reach out if you want personalized, tailored support with deepening your connection to seasonal spirituality and allowing more FLOW in your life
(flow of money, time, love, joy, fun, ease... whatever your heart desires!).

"We're all traveling in circles.
I live in a part of the world where the earth won't let you ignore that fact.
We have seasons.

I think of AUTUMN as the beginning - the point we're always returning to -
probably because I usually think of dying as a new beginning
rather than an end. So in my part of the world, autumn invites us into winding down, into stillness.

WINTER invites us to gather together with our people around a warm hearth,
to draw closer, to rest, and to be restored.

Then SPRING invites us into resurrection, into action and vibrancy and life.

And finally, SUMMER invites us all to come together,
to congregate and celebrate outdoors,
to enjoy the bounty emerging from our circular journey...

I'm grateful for the seasons.
I'm glad to be reminded everything cycles,
everything comes and goes and comes again."

~Kelly Flanagan, from his book: Loveable