Spring Equinox journal prompts
Seasonal living is all about noticing the rhythms of nature and, despite our modern urban lives, syncing ourselves up with it’s cycles and patterns. Because we are also nature, and many of our struggles, so I believe, stem from our separateness from the rest of nature. But you don’t need to renounce all your belongings and go live in a mud hut in the forest (though I am sometimes tempted to do just this!) to bring more seasonality into your life, small adjustments and celebrations are great too.
And so this brings me to the Spring Equinox - called Ostara on the Celtic Pagan wheel of the year - an opportunity to pause on the cusp of one season and next, saying goodbye to winter and welcoming the lighter half of the year.
The Equinox is a time when light & dark are in perfect balance, before the sun ascends towards the peak of it’s power at the solstice. Noticing the equinox provides a moment of rest during a traditionally busy time of year.
You can use the journal prompts below to create a mindful pause and self care moment at or around the equinox. Ideally, go for a mindful nature connection walk ( you can using this guided recording) then make your favourite hot drink and settle down to write. You can use all the prompts, or just the ones that feel most relevant to you.
Imagine a Spring in which you feel nourished, balanced, energised & cared for...
What needs to be let go of?
What needs to change?
What needs to be prioritised?
What activities do you want to do? What feels seasonal and joyful?
Where do you want to visit/spend time?
What new ideas have come to you lately? How might you plant a seed to get them going?
Is there anything you feel called to create?
In what ways to do want to grow over the next few months? Is there anything you’d like to learn, improve on or do?
What is giving you energy at the moment? Consider how you will sustain/nurture this.
Butterflies are symbols of Ostara
If you’re local to Salford and want to join me in some nature connection this season, check out my upcoming seasonal events here.
