The Wind-down of the Year

Oh it is upon us, the Dark Days of the year. Halloween has come & gone and today is the Day of the Dead. In Celtic lore, today is All Soul’s Day and like this season, they continue to honor their ancestors. And in this northern hempisphere, all of this comes with a backdrop of trees in an explosion of colour… and when turned to just the right hue, the cold winds send them cascading to the ground. The woods, with their new carpet seem to glow from within, as if they were their own light source. For those who do not migrate, animals of all kinds begin to settle down from their long weeks of gathering food for the winter, while some are seeking a quiet little hideaway to sleep the winter away in. And for the animals who live with us, what becomes of them? Well, the best way to describe it is: “YAAYYYY!!! We get to eat early again!” Tonight we set the clocks back.

This time of year I have many clients calling in for lameness issues. Homeopaths see the cold, damp, rainy weather of Spring & Autumn as the Super-Villian for those with osteo-arthritis. Rhus toxicondendron is the 1st remedy in Homeopathy’s arsenal, but it does help to know where your animal says it hurts, what makes it better, what makes it worse. Clients find this info very helpful when their animals are fortunate to have other adjunct therapies too, like chiropractic, acupuncture or cold-laser.

I’m here to give your animals their voice — just drop me a line and I’ll get you onto the schedule. In the meantime, be more animal-like in your approach to these Dark Days. Do as Nature intended. Get warm, enjoy comfort food & long cuddles, rest well & sleep deeply. Lastly, do enjoy the holidays as they come & go. Before you know it, we will be welcoming a new year.

Colleen — 2 November 2024