Three ways to nourish your ki (vital energy) in winter
Winter creates an opportunity to conserve and nourish your ki, your vital energy. When you nourish your ki in winter, you have more energy during winter and in the following warmer seasons. Like many of you, I naturally prefer spring and summer but over the past decade, I’ve consciously embraced the “gifts” of winter “gifts”. Winter gifts are self-care practices that help you to ward off colds and viruses. They create an opportunity to restore and replenish your ki. You can nourish your ki in winter by…
Incorporating warm foods into your diet
Incorporating warm foods into your diet is important when nourishing your ki in winter. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, you have a digestive fire that fuels all of the other systems in your body. One way to keep your digestive fire comfy and cosy is to eat warm foods such as soups and avoid cold drinks and food. Warm foods help to sustain your digestive fire so you have more energy for enjoyable activities and healing. Cold food and drink and dampening and contribute to an unhappy and lackluster digestive fire so it’s best to avoid them.
Embracing the opportunity for rest and restoration
We are a little like bears. Shorter days and colder weather naturally encourage you to wind down earlier and rest more. Unlike bears, we don’t hibernate completely, yet winter rest is vital for recovery, healing and nourishing your ki. During your rest time, why not connect with your spiritual nature through self-Reiki practice, meditation, or a Reiki treatment? Rest, like Reiki, also balances your central nervous system.
Adapting your exercise routine
Do you find it harder to get out of bed in the morning or peel yourself off the couch to exercise in winter? It’s natural for motivation levels to wane a little during the colder months. One way to keep motivated is to change your exercise routine or start a new one.
To nourish your ki during winter, walking, yoga or Pilates are better forms of exercise than running or gym workouts because they are gentler on your system. If you like walking, patches of warm winter sun, windless days and semi-dry weather conditions create an opportunity for you to rug up and embrace invigorating winter air. When it’s too cold or wet to exercise outside and you don’t fancy yoga or Pilates, stretching, strengthening or dancing are alternative ways to keep your ki circulating when you’re indoors.
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