the crisp air, the streetlight, houselights (and holiday lights) and moonlight feels brighter somehow in contrast to a gray November day. If you’re going to try this my recommendation is that you walk with a friend, take a flashlight and stick to the sidewalks – but otherwise, enjoy!! When we get outside, we can more closely connect with nature. We are part of this natural world and the more we align to its rhythms, the less stress we create on our body, energy, and mind. I call this the art of living Ayurvedically, but it’s something our ancestors have known and practiced for generations. By getting outside more often, we can re-establish some of these lost connections. In what ways will you explore nature and your neighbourhood this November? Kim Fulton grew up in Byron and returned to our community 21 years ago with her husband and children. When she’s not “neighbourhood adventuring”, Kim is a Yoga & Ayurvedic Life & Wellness Coach who specializes in Stress Management, supporting clients through her coaching and wellness programs. She also teaches Yoga Classes in the neighbourhood. www.kimfulton.ca
Neighbourhood Adventuring: Head in the Clouds and Feet on the Ground by Kim Fulton November can seem drab, cold and endless! After Halloween, the darkness of the season begins to settle in. The vibrancy of October turns into duller browns, grays and maybe even a little of the white stuff. There’s a chill in the air and thoughts turn towards finding warmth and preparing for the season ahead. You may even notice your time spent outdoors is limited to the time it takes to get the mail or put out the garbage. The beginning of the colder season brings with it a period of internalizing energy. After months of producing leaves, flowers, fruit and berries, the showy external displays of energy end. It’s a period of quiet, stillness and rejuvenation. And while we humans can’t just stop the busyness of life, we can still connect with the energies that are happening in the natural world by getting outside and witnessing it. I’ve got some ideas to make it fun and interesting! How to be a Neighbourhood Adventurer this November Look up! The clouds can put on quite a dramatic show as the weather shifts between cool and cold. Even a short mid-day walk can provide an opportunity for a little cloud-gazing and the expansiveness of the sky can offer a balancing contrast to the shortening daylight hours. Look down! While things may appear more muted, the depth of textures can also be a feast for the eyes. After the showy display of colourful leaves, we can now notice the bark of the trees, the shapeliness of the sumac clusters or the resilience of the final whisps of milkweed. Catch the view. Byron boasts some of the highest vantage points in the city! From Boler Mountain to the hill at Chalet Crescent and the lookout point at Lookout Court – at each of these places you can almost look over the whole city. Take a big breath of fresh air and feel like you’re on top of the world! Try a Moonlit Walk. It may seem counter-intuitive, but during the colder months of the year I like to walk outside in the evening. Something about
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