Battling Seasonal Affect Disorder (SAD) has been a lifelong challenge around this time of year when the wind chill is crisp and the clouds transform California’s gold to green.
There are 3 tools I use to maintain my mood during the season change:
- Mood supportive supplements. I trust courtneymooreacu.com to help me create the perfect combination and dose to keep my mood from taking a major melancholy dip.
- Stay active! A good hike is a perfect way to boost and rejuvenate my mood. I discovered a few new good ones near Rodeo Beach (Marin) for some spectacular views of the SF Bay. Lighthouse Field in Santa Cruz is also spectacular . There you can end a walk on the beach at a monarch sanctuary with thousands of fluttering friends. And my favorite: Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve (pictured below) for some deep forest-style rejuvenation.
- Lastly, letting go and allowing my body to replenish and move a bit slower than it does in Summer. This is personally the most challenging of the 3 for me. I’ve found slowing down to be well worth the effort invested. This practice teaches me how to function and let go with grace.
When I utilize all three of these strategies, I reach a consistently positive (albeit energetically slower) pace throughout the Fall and Winter Season.
![Pulgas Reserve](http://heathercoros.msnordic.host/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Polgus-Reserve-State-Park-Hike--e1513223100547-225x300.jpg)
Learn about letting go with ease in my blog archives.
We can either transform like the Monarch or resist like the beach stones; both will be reshaped. Do you want to be smoothed by the crashing waves or make yourself a safe cocoon to rebuild within?
Be gentle with yourself dear ones.