March is here and with it comes a need to rebalance, recanted and reinvigorate or restart your practices. The sun is now peaking its head up earlier and earlier.With this comes the inability to sleep in for long period of time like we used to be able to do just a few short weeks ago.

This month we are experiencing the shifts in weather from chilly, downright freezing temperatures some days to almost hot days mid/end month. This combined with the wind and dry air contribute to headaches, dehydration and the almost need to just be outside. Spring is starting to pop everywhere you look. Green is returning to the ground and here we are ready to jumpstart our routines and self care exercises with a new gusto and vigor for life.

It’s time to get up and get moving. Getting to bed before 10pm and getting up before sunrise just before 6 is ideal. Water really helps to get that brain fog cleared first thing in the morning. Nety pots right after brushing your teeth also help to clear out the sinuses. Sinuses and your nasal passages maybe getting bogged down with new life springing up all around.

It’s also best to start your day with an invigorating movement exercise to help get the body moving and active. Even just a few squats and forward folds will help you to make the most of your day and keep you energized throughout the morning.

Favoring lighter foods during this time is a good idea as the liver is doing a lot of work to remove some of the excess fats which are being stored in your body as insulating layers. Salads, juicing, veggies of all sorts will be helpful for you. You may notice historically and religiously springtime is a time for fasting. Theres a reason you may also notice your lack of desire to eat much food. This is a perfectly natural phenomenon. With the earth heating back up, your body is too and it’s working to remove those layers of stored fat from the winter time. You may choose to work with with intermittent fasting during this time too which will also help to bolster your ability for your body to naturally burn fats. Dr. Jason Fung is who started my journey with intermittent fasting a few years ago which helped me to lose ~50lbs of fat. This is the video which got me started.

Enjoy the ride my friends.