How to Slow Down When You Feel Spring's Urgency

Something is stirring. You can feel it in the air — that restlessness, that pull toward movement, that voice saying now, now, now. But what if spring isn't asking you to run? What if it's asking you to listen first? In this episode, we explore the East, the direction of spring, new light, and the breath that returns to the body after winter. Through the teachings of dreams (the dream as living guidance) and the spirit that moves through all living things, we sit with the idea that before anything blooms in the Earth, it is first dreamed. This episode was born from a dream about an olive tree, roots thick and moist in a dry place, green fruit already forming, and a conversation in circle about feeling fire rise while still wanting to go slow. If that tension lives in you too, this one is for you. We close with a breath practice rooted in the spring air of the east, an invitation to receive what the season is carrying before you decide what to do with it. In this episode: — What the east teaches about spring and awakening,  the dream as a space of guidance before form, how spirit moves through breath and air. Why spring begins with listening, not doing. A breath practice for receiving what the season is carrying Free guide: Slow Living as a Way Home: A Guide to Remembering Your Natural Rhythm → https://antupewma.kit.com/3f81139283 Scottish Highlands Retreat, June 17–24, 2026 — seven days of ceremony, slowness, and the land. Learn More Here.