Yes, I share your feeling of melancholy at the end of summer transition even though the fall is a beautiful time of year. Itβs hard not to feel it as an ending. But, thank you for sharing the lovely song. These are the beauties that help the transition. And crispy apples. π
The subtropical climate is warm and humid. We feel the shift in September when the days are noticeably shorter, though not very much less than twelve hours. We still draw the blinds during the day and venture outside early mornings and evenings, preferring air conditioning indoors midday. Birds from the North are arriving, stopping to rest and fuel themselves for crossing oceans to the Caribbean and South American wintering places. Some winter here in Florida - the βsnow birdsβ that people are named after.
We look forward to November through March when cold winds make their way South. This is the dry season we enjoy after enduring hurricane potentials and preparations. We are entering peak hurricane season, the SCUBA diving plans may be cancelled because of turbulent and warm seas, the warmest of the year now.
King tides and sunny day floods are becoming noticed in Miami and Miami Beach now with the strongest lunar tidal pulls of the year. Corals have recently spawned and sea turtles recently hatched, guided by the moon, the brightest orb for those who live at sea and activate at night.
Yes, and this year it is not only about more dark, cold nights and fewer birds singing in the forest, but also about the fact that we in Denmark - and probably in most of Europe - lack the resources to heat our houses as we have been used to do. It gives a feeling of uncertainty in these strange times. It reminds one to be humble and grateful and to take care of nature and help people, who have less.
Lizzie, since I live in Texas and we have had a HOT dry summer, so everything has been brown. I welcome the fall. Shorter days for reading and making stews, gumbo, and soup. mmmm. The fall colors, and the newness of fall flowers that are anxious about cooler weather. Now ask me in January and February. It will be a different story.
Mmm. Here in Kansas, I associate July and August with heat and blinding brightness and parch. I feel exhausted when I go outside, and melancholy when I hole up in the climate-controlled indoors. The first cooler, darker days revive me. I can once again appreciate the autumnal sunlight and evening lamplight, and the wearing of socks and sweaters!
The early autumn here in NYC is an exciting and active time of reawakening and recommitment even as it is a time of starting to go more inward. To me it is less a melancholy - though I totally get that - than a re-experiencing of this part of the cycle of birth and death, expansion and contraction, yang and yin. Now, November melancholy β yeah, thatβs a thing.
PS~ I love the transition of Summer to Fall... How the plants and flowers exert this amazing last surge of beauty and how the cold snaps bring out the most vibrant colors!
There was a mention of it in one of your emails I received and when I clicked on links it did not seem to take me to info re: your mention of Plank & Vagus Nerve toning...
I am not clear which ways your presenting info is connected to which topic ~ Im new to your on-line presentations and get newsletters ~ thank you Danke dir
happy to help - but need more info. Can you please post the link to the newsletter you mean? You can find the full archive here: https://lizzielasater.substack.com/archive
I found it again in the Pod Pod Podcast email - this time the link to Plank led there but first time I tried it , it connected to a whole different session with Mary Richards
anyway... confusing but I think some how stumbled upon it
sorry for the trouble ( the link was PLANK ) inside the pod pod podcast email
Im not great with all the variations of layers in the technology and get lost inside it all sometimes - so please excuse me and thank you for taking the time
Thankyou for sharing your yoga and your experiences, so real and truthful. Most of the time you are expressing just how i feel too, thankyou for letting me feel i belong to this wonderful, beautiful community. This has been quite a year in England, not so bonnie at the moment. shanti shanti
Oh yes! Since childhood I always felt very sad and I felt it difficult to let go of the energising summer vibes and to slip into autumn with the prospect of winter days coming up (despite growing up in Rome which has very different winters from those I experience now in the North of Europe!). It helps to know that this feeling is a shared one. Thank you for the beautiful song as well. And for sharing your humanity and vulnerability. Very inspiring....
Yes, I share your feeling of melancholy at the end of summer transition even though the fall is a beautiful time of year. Itβs hard not to feel it as an ending. But, thank you for sharing the lovely song. These are the beauties that help the transition. And crispy apples. π
The subtropical climate is warm and humid. We feel the shift in September when the days are noticeably shorter, though not very much less than twelve hours. We still draw the blinds during the day and venture outside early mornings and evenings, preferring air conditioning indoors midday. Birds from the North are arriving, stopping to rest and fuel themselves for crossing oceans to the Caribbean and South American wintering places. Some winter here in Florida - the βsnow birdsβ that people are named after.
We look forward to November through March when cold winds make their way South. This is the dry season we enjoy after enduring hurricane potentials and preparations. We are entering peak hurricane season, the SCUBA diving plans may be cancelled because of turbulent and warm seas, the warmest of the year now.
King tides and sunny day floods are becoming noticed in Miami and Miami Beach now with the strongest lunar tidal pulls of the year. Corals have recently spawned and sea turtles recently hatched, guided by the moon, the brightest orb for those who live at sea and activate at night.
Namaste from Amy in South Florida π΄π€
Yes, and this year it is not only about more dark, cold nights and fewer birds singing in the forest, but also about the fact that we in Denmark - and probably in most of Europe - lack the resources to heat our houses as we have been used to do. It gives a feeling of uncertainty in these strange times. It reminds one to be humble and grateful and to take care of nature and help people, who have less.
Lizzie, since I live in Texas and we have had a HOT dry summer, so everything has been brown. I welcome the fall. Shorter days for reading and making stews, gumbo, and soup. mmmm. The fall colors, and the newness of fall flowers that are anxious about cooler weather. Now ask me in January and February. It will be a different story.
Mmm. Here in Kansas, I associate July and August with heat and blinding brightness and parch. I feel exhausted when I go outside, and melancholy when I hole up in the climate-controlled indoors. The first cooler, darker days revive me. I can once again appreciate the autumnal sunlight and evening lamplight, and the wearing of socks and sweaters!
Cathy I agree with you. Nothing like the first cool front to lift your spirits.
The early autumn here in NYC is an exciting and active time of reawakening and recommitment even as it is a time of starting to go more inward. To me it is less a melancholy - though I totally get that - than a re-experiencing of this part of the cycle of birth and death, expansion and contraction, yang and yin. Now, November melancholy β yeah, thatβs a thing.
PS~ I love the transition of Summer to Fall... How the plants and flowers exert this amazing last surge of beauty and how the cold snaps bring out the most vibrant colors!
thank you Lizzie ~ simple, quick & accessible
Im a wee jealous of you teaching in MΓΌnchen and learning(?) or speaking DE
I really appreciate how you are crafting your teaching... All my Best to you
Thank you ~ & now I have link to archives ~ β¨ππΎβ£οΈππΎβ¨
interested in Practicing Dharana...
also not sure how to find the Toning for Vagus Nerve ...
thank you
Hi - do you mean the recent live Office Hours call?
I'm not sure ...
There was a mention of it in one of your emails I received and when I clicked on links it did not seem to take me to info re: your mention of Plank & Vagus Nerve toning...
I am not clear which ways your presenting info is connected to which topic ~ Im new to your on-line presentations and get newsletters ~ thank you Danke dir
happy to help - but need more info. Can you please post the link to the newsletter you mean? You can find the full archive here: https://lizzielasater.substack.com/archive
I found it again in the Pod Pod Podcast email - this time the link to Plank led there but first time I tried it , it connected to a whole different session with Mary Richards
anyway... confusing but I think some how stumbled upon it
sorry for the trouble ( the link was PLANK ) inside the pod pod podcast email
Im not great with all the variations of layers in the technology and get lost inside it all sometimes - so please excuse me and thank you for taking the time
No worries. I'm just glad you've got it now. The internet is a vast and beautiful mystery...
Thankyou for sharing your yoga and your experiences, so real and truthful. Most of the time you are expressing just how i feel too, thankyou for letting me feel i belong to this wonderful, beautiful community. This has been quite a year in England, not so bonnie at the moment. shanti shanti
It's an honor to walk this yoga path with you, Sarah...
I feel your feeling of melancholy at the transition of summer into fall, and I loved your choice of song to listen to on repeat.
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Oh yes! Since childhood I always felt very sad and I felt it difficult to let go of the energising summer vibes and to slip into autumn with the prospect of winter days coming up (despite growing up in Rome which has very different winters from those I experience now in the North of Europe!). It helps to know that this feeling is a shared one. Thank you for the beautiful song as well. And for sharing your humanity and vulnerability. Very inspiring....
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