Living in Alignment: Cycles & Seasons
Do you feel like you’re ALWAYS going? Always in motion? Always running from work to the gym to home to soccer practice, to school pick up, and now you have to cook dinner, but you also want to make sure you still incorporate your 15 step nightly skincare routine?
Just me?
Our world is always moving. And honestly, even if we stop, it moves on without us. It makes it really easy to forget one simple truth: we are nature.
WE. ARE. NATURE.
And this hustle and bustle? I’ll tell ya what… it is not natural. In fact, it is the furthest thing from natural, especially if you’re a woman because we’re living in a society built for he masculine, circadian rhythm… not the feminine, infraedian rhythm.
So ladies, I have to say, this article is truly for you. Because men? You guys are actually able to gogogo, much better than we are, simply because your hormonal clock is set up for it.
But let’s get back to nature…
Just like the Earth, we move through seasons—times of blooming, times of resting, times of shedding, and times of starting anew. But while the natural world honors its rhythms without question - the sun rising and falling, the moon turning the tides, the critters mating in spring, and the cicadas awakening in the summer - as humans, we have been conditioned to override our own natural rhythms.
Instead we hustle. We go. We do. We achieve. We push through exhaustion. We judge ourselves for needing rest. We fear the quiet of winter and chase the energy of an endless summer.
And wonder why we feel so OFF?! Y’all.
We weren’t made to bloom all year.
We were made to move in cycles, just like everything else.
🌍 Mama Earth’s Rhythms Mirror Our Own
Step outside and look around. Seriously.
Pause and just listen to the birds. Feel the wind. The Sun. Smell the air.
Nature is always cycling—through day and night, full moon to new moon, springtime to blazing summers, to frigid winters. These changes aren’t mistakes or interruptions. They’re part of a greater design.
The same design is imprinted in us.
We rise and rest with the sun
We grow and release with the seasons
We shift energetically, emotionally, and spiritually, sometimes without even realizing it as the seasons change (think seasonal depression)
When we tune into the natural rhythms we’re living inside of, something remarkable happens: life begins to feel more aligned. We stop fighting what is. We start flowing with what’s true.
It just takes a little paying attention.
🌸 The Inner Seasons We All Move Through
Now, I know I’m being specific to women here, but you don’t have to menstruate to experience inner seasons. We all go through periods of:
Spring: new beginnings, vision, and excitement
Summer: energy, action, creativity, connection
Autumn: reflection, discernment, release
Winter: stillness, rest, incubation, healing
The problem isn’t the season we’re in—it’s how we resist it. This world makes us feel SO guilty for slowing down. We think something’s wrong when our energy dips. We try to bloom when what we really need is to root down.
When we honor our internal seasons—when we ask, “What season am I in?”—we give ourselves permission to be human. We give our bodies, minds, and spirits exactly what they need.
🌿 Living Seasonally in a Modern World
Living in sync with nature doesn’t mean abandoning the modern world. I don’t know about you, but I’m not 100% ready to move off-grid and ditch the pace of modern life.
But we don’t have to be so extreme anyway, we just need to stop and get a little more intentional.
Getting in sync can simply mean consciously choosing how you move through life. It’s about returning to wholeness, to grounded wisdom, and to trust in Divine timing.
There are some super simply things you can do right now, to start living more seasonally:
Adjust your routines with the natural light (earlier mornings in summer, slower evenings in winter)
Eat foods that are in season where you live - Seasonal produce is great for YOU and your local economy - hit the farmers’ market!
Create rituals that mark the shift from one season to another—journaling, lighting a candle, a nature walk… I personally LOVE to do this, but not with the Gregorian calendar, no… I follow the Celtic Wheel of the Year, which is a fancy way of saying “the way farmers mark the seasons” or “the real seasons”. In doing this I honor each Solstice, each Equinox, and the midpoints between the seasons… 8 Holidays, far holier than the Hallmark events we celebrate these days. And not that that’s wrong! This is a whole other conversation, but I highly recommend looking into it.
Honor your energy: work with your high-energy phases and rest without guilt during lower ones - Seriously. Just ebb and flow. It can be REALLY frustrating if you’ve struggled with tying your self-worth to your productivity like I have, but I promise life becomes much simpler if you can halt the hustle.
Ultimately, this isn’t about perfection. It’s just about presence.
🌀 Why This Matters for Your Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Health
When we live disconnected from cycles, we live disconnected from ourselves, our true nature. We get stuck in go-mode. We override our intuition. We ignore what our body is trying to say.
Not good.
But when we embrace cyclical living:
We experience less burnout
We soften into grace and self-compassion
We make space for healing to unfold naturally
We trust that even in the stillness, life is moving
This is spiritual work. Sacred work. Returning to the rhythms God wove into the Earth and into you.
🌙 Let’s Reflect Together
Want to explore this more deeply? Try journaling on one or two of these:
What season am I in—physically, emotionally, spiritually?
Where have I been resisting the season I’m in?
What does alignment with natural cycles look like in my everyday life?
What small shift can I make this week to honor my current rhythm?
📖 A Gentle Reminder from Scripture
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
Let this be your reminder: you’re allowed to move slower. You’re allowed to shift. You’re allowed to honor the season you’re in.
Because healing, growth, and connection are not linear—they’re cyclical, sacred, and always unfolding.
🌾 Want to Align More Deeply?
This week in The Full Circle Wellness Community, we’re exploring how to live seasonally with intention, softness, and grace. Join the conversation in our community and try one of our suggested small right actions to reconnect with your rhythm.
And remember:
You don’t need to force your way forward.
You can flow. You can root. You can rest.
You’re in season.
Be Well
L
