Although fall is not officially here, I can feel the winds increasing and the effects of the “Vata Season” on my already vata sensitive body. Vata is a dosha in Ayurveda, the amazing science of healing that originated in India thousands of years ago.
When I return to the academic new year in the fall, the winds of change blow around me. It is very easy for me to get “unbalanced”, so the meditation practice and diet are very important. Amongst the uncertainty of the changes I am tempted to just nibble away the day, until I have exhausted that option. I need to ground myself in some boundaries and limits.
So, away with nibbling, and in with committing and harnessing this energy that I have. Our home has changed dramatically with the shift of another child going to college. And he is far enough away that there is not the opportunity for casual visits. Looking forward, focusing on the new, eating well, and knowing that there are so many new doors to open, keep me grounded for today.
Letting the winds of fall lift me off of the Earth, swirl me to something new, and then gently place me down, is a process of Trust. I am trusting, trusting that each day is a Salutation of the Dawn, of the “dawning” in me of all that has not been so far but can be!
Shanthi
