I was in San Francisco during the Lunar New Year– just a week ago (at the time of my writing this).
We are in a Wood Element, Snake Zodiac year, and we are in the season of Yin (water), which soon becomes the Yang energy of the Spring.
The snake is the sixth sign in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac and represents transformation and wisdom, as well as rebirth and healing. Literally shedding of the skin.
The Wood element represents super growth—like bursting forward (or through the earth) energy. The last time we had both these energies was in 1965: a year of pivotal transformation, as well as disruption. Often, change requires an overhaul.
If there were ever a year to embrace stepping into your true, authentic self, this would be it.
San Francisco is a place I called my home for more than 20 years, and the place I started, ran, and sold multiple businesses. A place I dated famous exes ;), and a place I cultivated my sense of self-worth.
I had flown to San Francisco (and the Bay Area) for a private event and spent the weekend surrounded by successful entrepreneurs.
I don’t typically like traveling in the winter; I like to hibernate and isolate a bit, but I had a few incredible opportunities and knew I would spend a few days on the Pacific.
“What form of water do you want to be,” Maddy had asked me last year, during an Acupuncture session. That day I had chosen the pool on my roofdeck….but in San Francisco I choose the ocean.
When I arrived in the bay my first order of business was to walk on the beach and dip into the Pacific.
There is something about the bay, the ocean, and even the iconic Golden Gate Bridge watching over it all, the way the city meets the water that is powerful. The rhythm of the tides, the mist rolling in from the ocean, and waking up to the sound of the waves was as if I was in harmony with the flow of water....(click the link to read the full blog).
Thank you for reading!
It's been so challenging to keep up this blog on top of running Rêve Health, so I'll likely send another newsletter in the spring!
--Julie
