Ki Notes

"So you must not be frightened if a sadness rises up before you larger than any you have ever see; if a restlessness like light and cloud shadows, passes over your hands and over all you do. You must think that something is happening with you. That life has not forgotten you, that it holds you in its hand; it will not let you fall." Rainer Maria Rilke In late midlife, a quiet sorrow often weaves through our lives—one that lacks words or a formal farewell. It appears in the s

If you are entering your own season of wonder and reimagining—seeking a home for your mind, body, and spirit; if you are in the liminal space—fall is the perfect time to begin. Autumn symbolizes midlife in the life cycle. Creatively, it is a season of abundance and gathering: a time to reap the benefits of what you have sown materially, mentally, physically, and spiritually. The harvest is ready. It is the season to gather, focus, turn inward, and let go.

In recent years, we've been inundated with reminders to rest. We certainly recognize its importance and desire to do so, but the questions persist: how do I find time for it, what exactly is it, and how do I go about it?