Creating a Waldorf-Inspired Winter Rhythm
We’re in the heart of Winter and many of us are making new year’s resolutions for ourselves and our family. Winter is a time of introversion, stillness and reflection. It contains the gesture of curling up or moving towards the inner most part of a spiral. Each season our activities, celebrations and daily rhythm can reflect these seasonal archetypal qualities. I have created a ‘Winter Vision Board’ (see below) to inspire a mindful Winter Rhythm that is unique to your family.
Within the quarters you can include:
holidays you would like to celebrate
crafts, recipes or project ideas your would like to create
activities you want to do as a family together
chores or cleaning you would like to do
ideas for inner work, charity work or other service you would like to participate in
Some ideas to help you get started creating a Winter Rhythm:
Celebrate
Yuletide, Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanzaa
St. Nicholas Day, St. Lucia Day, Three Kings Day
Winter Solstice
Valentine’s Day
Imbolc/Candlemas
Create
make watercolour lanterns
make ice mandalas
make cinnamon saltdough
make bird feeders for the birds
dip and make beeswax candles
Reflect
read chapter books by candlelight together
give footsoaks with essential oils and salts to children in the evenings instead of nightly baths
journal and paint together
work together at a local soup kitchen or donate clothes to a local charity
Play
make a snowman or snow fort
animal track in the snow
go to a maple sugaring festival
go ice skating
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