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Haiku – still hibernating

by Val Boyko
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hibernating
Still hibernating.
There is nothing wrong.
Winter’s Middle Ground
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A lot of people are in a bit of a funk right now. The cold and flu viruses have been challenging this winter. Perhaps you also  feel the lack of energy, motivation or inspiration …

Remember that we are connected to Nature and its seasons.

There is nothing wrong.

Here in the North, this is a time for nourishing and replenishing before the seeds of Spring start to sprout and inspire us to new growth.

So embrace this time by taking time for yourself and allowing yourself to simply be.

Step back and listen to your deeper wisdom in preparation for new growth that will naturally come.

51 comments on “Haiku – still hibernating”

  1. Jill Weatherholt
    January 25, 2018

    I’m definitely feeling that funk, Val. Thanks!

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  2. Louise Gallagher
    January 25, 2018

    Love this post! And that photo is delightful.

    Thanks Val. ❤

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  3. Deb
    January 25, 2018

    Happy Winter day Val…
    There is a stirring to do this or that, yet, flu season is too brutal..so chewing vitamin C..doing a bunch of baking and enjoying this time for comfy blankets and fuzzy houseshoes!! Enjoy your day…Blessings abundantly flow… Spring is soon! Namaste’

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    • Val Boyko
      January 26, 2018

      Thank you Deb. It sounds like you have a wonderful plan 💛 I am teaching Yin Yoga for the Winter season and Water element, along with Restorative yoga classes in a couple of studios. It’s keeping me busy… and making me see that I also must embrace the season for myself ☃️

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  4. Jet Eliot
    January 25, 2018

    A winter nod of peace and thanks to you, Val.

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  5. Carrie Cannady
    January 25, 2018

    Indeed…and the energies in the heavens are also very strong. Taking it easy is the best thing we can all do! Thank you, dear Val. 💕☮️

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  6. nrhatch
    January 25, 2018

    We got inspired yesterday to do some decluttering ~> letting go . . . aah!

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  7. Kate Crimmins
    January 25, 2018

    Some funk here moderated by a warm weekend. More cold, more funk this week. Hanging in until spring.

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  8. ladyfi
    January 25, 2018

    It’s certainly too beautiful over here for hibernation – but as soon as the weather gets bad again, then yes please!

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    • Val Boyko
      January 27, 2018

      Wrap up and appreciate the wonderful lights, shadows, colors and patterns in nature too! Dogs need walking and nature has her own beauty at this time of the year. 💛

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  9. Alok Singhal
    January 25, 2018

    Everything shall pass, but enjoy it (in the context) before it does so 🙂

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  10. saraletourneau
    January 25, 2018

    Funny you mentioned hibernation here. I’ve actually been having trouble falling asleep this week, though I haven’t been able to pinpoint why… But maybe some extra time for stillness and simply being, like you said here, might help.

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    • Val Boyko
      January 27, 2018

      Thank you for sharing your experience Sara. 💛 I’ve been preoccupied
      with helping others find their inner stillness in a Yin Yoga Workshop. What I’ve learned from Chinese Medicine is that a gentle foot massage, focusing on the sole of the feet, and putting feet in warm water for 15 minutes before bedtime can bring about better sleep in Winter. 💛

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  11. YoungKody
    January 25, 2018

    Very nice.. we are all connected as a collective.. use this time to build, to sow, so that we can reap in later seasons.

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  12. Jewels
    January 25, 2018

    Love this Val. ❤ I tend to thrive in nature’s ryhtms. 😊 To embracing winter…

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  13. Tiny
    January 25, 2018

    Love the sentiment in this post, Val ❤ The two last sentences are golden 🙂

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  14. Bela Johnson
    January 25, 2018

    Yes and good advice, Val. I kind of miss those days when I had a good excuse to burrow away in the Maine woods because I couldn’t get out our 1/2 mile snowed-in road. It was really a lesson in being still. When I was 20-something, I did not like it at all, but knew even then how necessary it was to learn to sit inside my own skin. By my 40’s it was habitual. By my 60’s, there is no other way. I love my own company (and that of the dogs!). It helps me deal better with the outside world to have first nurtured myself. Aloha xoxo

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  15. insearchofitall
    January 25, 2018

    I’m hibernating too. My back has been out for 2 weeks, then I caught my daughter’s bronchitis. This exact pattern happened 3 years ago in January.I’m laying in my bed trying to catch up on some of these posts but will have to quit soon and just rest. That may be what it takes to make me rest. 😦 Enjoy the quite moments.

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  16. Eliza Waters
    January 25, 2018

    I really enjoy hibernation more and more the older I get! 😉

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  17. Healing Grief
    January 25, 2018

    Beautiful advice Val ☃⛄️

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  18. Walking My Path: Mindful Wanderings in Nature
    January 25, 2018

    Nice, Val!
    Ok, i’m putting it out there and asking people to pray for snow for us. Really would appreciate it. There is literally no snow pack, and that is where our water comes from. The earth is parched and cracked. Looks like a pretty scary fire season this year. We should be under several feet of snow right now. We got about 4 ” in Oct. Help!! Thank you everyone! I am grateful.
    People have spring fever right now, and we are still waiting for winter!
    Your image reminds me of a cartoon I saw once. I think it was Far Side – Gary Larsen. A mama bear is trying to awaken her cub and the cub is saying, ” 5 more days! Please, just 5 more days!” 🙂

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  19. aarzoorose
    January 26, 2018

    How simple yet so significant 👍🏼 Thanks for helping me in my times of funk!

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  20. Writer Lori
    January 26, 2018

    Just what I needed to hear at this moment, Val, as I’ve been in a terrible funk. I usually love winter, but this one has been a challenge. Thx for the fresh perspective!

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    • Val Boyko
      January 29, 2018

      Thanks Lori. Glad it resonated with you too. We tend to beat ourselves up when we feel we “should” be more engaged, energetic etc.
      It will shift soon enough. 💛

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  21. jmgoyder
    January 26, 2018

    I have just tentatively begun reading other people’s blogs again and began with yours – serendipitous wisdom! I am so grateful.

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  22. myjourney444blog
    January 29, 2018

    Love this 🙏 Thank you 💜

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  23. Catherine Matthews Images
    January 31, 2018

    Great reminder! Love this.

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  24. Cecilia
    January 31, 2018

    I feel it also and I try hard to keep me awake … but that photo is so convincing….

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  25. ladyfi
    February 2, 2018

    I do love the winter peace!

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  26. roughwighting
    February 9, 2018

    Throughout January I tell myself that hibernation is good. I read more. I write more. I make more soup. But by the time February rolls around, alright already. I want sun! Warmth! Fortunately my guy and I get away to a warm place for some of this month, and my grumpies disappear. For the past five days I’ve excelled in my sun salutations, over and over again. Ahhhhhh.

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