How can you use the natural energy of the spring season to get your body, mind and spirit into shape? Well here are five tips and tricks from your Fairy Godmother to use this Spring time energy to its full advantage.

1.    Clean up your space

Spring Clean! Rid yourself of the things that are “weighing you down”. Your energy gets trapped and invested in the stuff that is lying around your life. When you clean out those piles of stuff – it may be your wardrobe, your office desk, your car, a shelf in your garage – there is an immediate sense of release, relief and a marked shift in your energy.
The key rule for the Spring Clean is

When in Doubt, Throw it away!

2.    Cut out the Deadwood

In spring we prune our gardens and similarly pruning is required in our own lives.  Ask yourself –
Which people in your life are “deadwood”?
What negative influences can you shear away?
Which relationships are diseased, non-productive or unwanted?

Then stop engaging in those toxic activities or relationships. Life is too short to engage with people who don’t add value. Fewer, healthy relationships with friends and acquaintances improve the quality of your life.

3.    Climb into your body

After the “warm-me-up eating urges” of winter, Spring is the time to climb back into your body.  Be gentle with getting back into your body, don’t try to work off all that winter excess in one week.  Do a gentle food detox, and begin exercising.

Treat yourself to a “Spring Ceremony”

Run a bath. Throw in some Epsom Salts (which help to detox). Light candles and relax.  Close your eyes and become aware of your body.  Check your body for any feelings of stress or tension and imagine it dissolving into the water.

The second part of the ceremony is to honour your body for the incredible vehicle it is.

As you soap and wash each area of your body express your gratitude.   Thank your ears for the richness of sound that they bring to the world, thank your knees for their support, thank your toes for their ability to curl in delight – whatever you are grateful for with each body part, say it out loud as you wash – you will be surprised at the incredible energy that this ceremony creates.

4.    Massage your Mind

Your mind is the most powerful piece of technology that you own. When did you last take it in for a service?

Learn how to meditate.  Meditation is an incredible tool for going beyond the conditioned, “thinking” mind into a deeper state of relaxation or awareness.  Getting into a regular meditation practice of as little as ten minutes per day will generate incredible benefits such as greater focus, creativity or self-awareness.  I highly recommend Transcendental Meditation as an easy technique to learn and use.

Learning new things increases the brain’s plasticity – why not sign up for a course in something new – like sculpting, playing a musical instrument or learning a new language.

5.    Connect to Spirit

Connecting to Spirit means different things to different people but whatever it may mean to you, begin a daily practice of getting in touch with your soul. It may be a 3km run, writing, playing with your kids or watching the sun rise.

Whatever it is that lights your Soul up – begin it this spring!