March 20th, 2024

Happy Spring Equinox  Everyone!

I hope you and yours are doing well on this day, celebrated around the world for the perfect balance of light and dark! 

But before I get too deep in the Spring…patience Lance…I want to send a quick thank you to Sue, our amazing past life regression therapist for taking over our newsletter last week! And thank you also for your generous discount  for an in-person OR virtual session with you (code: BLESSINGS)! if you missed it… here's her note.

Ok, Is it time yet?… yes! Onto my Spring Letter! And what a spring it has already been! Well, the groundhog did say it was going to be an early Spring… Have you seen the crocuses, tulips, and daffodils? But the next few days call for frost with below freezing temps. Will these new blooms survive? 
Have you ever felt like you just had to explode, break through, create the new — but the timing wasn't quite right, or you rushed into it and your plan didn't end up blossoming?
That's why patience is one of the aspects of the Wood Element or Springtime Energy — the powerful upward, exploding energy. Like we see in a sprouting tulip, Taoist 5 Element Theory understands that bringing a vision into fruition requires patience. We must hold the vision and let it ripen before it's ready.

(To understand the Five Elements in context, check out a complimentary copy of the e-Book, Five Element Acupuncture & You. [use code: 'ancientwisdom'])

Patience is a powerful tool in the art of right timing. 

With patience, we can allow our ideas to percolate and be enriched until the perfect moment of creation.  

With patience, we can sit and get to know a stranger, someone different than us, erasing fear and prejudices.  

With patience comes wisdom, inner strength, and focus. 

Patience brings better mental and emotional endurance. We all know what it can be like to feel quick to anger. Especially if you're a parent - kids test patience like it's their sole purpose in life. '

If we actively cultivate patience with tools like breath, curiosity, and choice — we become happier, calmer, and more at home, feeling connected to life!

Now, more than ever, we need to Practice the Art of Patience! 

We are practiced at never having to wait for anything. We are physically habituated towards instant gratification. Think about it. Any information is available in seconds from our phone. We can purchase almost anything online and have it delivered to us that same day. There's no more going out untethered to everyone you know and love. Our nervous systems wire themselves according to what we repeat most often.  This is where we have power.

3 ways to Practice Patience

1. Shift your perspective on a problem 

(How To): When we shift our perspective, we can unhook ourselves from the well worn grooves and patterns of our nervous system and try on something else.
     a. Think of a challenging situation or problem in your life.
     b. 'Open your mind' by saying "This could mean anything!"
     c. Release any judgements you may already have about the problem.
     d. Be curious and ask yourself, "What is a new way I could look at this problem?" or "What haven't I thought of yet?"

2. Grow Strawberries. Or any other fruits or veggies you enjoy! When you nurture a plant, it  brings you into nature's rhythms. PLUS you get to enjoy the fruits of your labor. Here's the How-To.

3. Be Creative. Paint. Cook. Knit. Draw. Sing. Write Poetry.  To make good art, we must be patient. Fortunately, creativity has a way of inspiring it. 

Well, I hope you create a fantastic Springtime!!! Filled with abundant patience, possibility, creativity, and growth! See you around the village!

Lots of love,

Lance 

Lance Isakov,  Village Builder, Acupuncturist, Shamanic Medicine Practitioner
 

P.S. The new additional to our Acupuncture team, Samantha, is doing her magic and people are feeling better! Read more about Sam and some of her recent reviews.