Simple Ways to Nourish Your Spiritual Practice Every Season
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Each season has a magical essence. Nature is a beautiful and terrible thing that should be revered, honored, and respected. The seasons all carry meaning and lessons for us. There are many things, large and small, that humans do to celebrate each season, though we may not always realize it. We carry traditions, whether individually or as a community.
Honoring the different sides of each season allows us to connect further to nature and how we are connected to it. It gives us a reason to celebrate the world’s beauty all around. Many traditions I practice are pulled from many sources and have evolved over the centuries. Our ancestors were much closer to the natural world than we are today, but we carry their traditions and ideas.
Feel free to celebrate and honor as you wish. These are merely suggestions and ideas that I like to use when celebrating the turning of each season.
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What are the main themes of each season?
- Winter – Quiet, introspection, silence, meditation, alone time, hibernation, darkness, resting, death.
- Spring – New beginnings, growth, goals, planting, passions, opening up, fresh food, fertility.
- Summer – Energy, desire, making goals a reality, grounding, reassessment, happiness, freedom, light.
- Autumn – Graditute, grounding, abundance, honoring ancestors, remembrance, transition.
The 4 Seasons & Spiritual Practices:
Here, you will find ideas and the history behind the meaning of the four seasons. Please take these suggestions and see what resonates with you. Most are down with simplicity in mind—further complicating our busy lives is unnecessary.

Winter ~December 21st (NH) June 21st (SH)~
In ancient Germanic times, people counted their years of life regarding the number of winters that had passed. Anwintre means “one-year-old. yearling” in German.
Wintertime is known for its quiet beauty but also its association with death and sadness. It is a time of darkness, but if we can shift our minds a bit, we can see it as an opportunity to honor our bodies with rest, warm foods for nourishment, and retreat into our inner world.
Ways to re-connect with the season:
- Shadow work journaling.
- Light candles on a snowy night and sit in silence.
- Treat your inner child to snow angels, sledding, ice skating, and love the outdoors again.
- Help others through volunteer work or donations to charity, and winter can be a challenging season.

Spring ~March 21st (NH) September 21st (SH)~
The word spring comes from Middle English and means “to leap.” Indeed, the first thing that comes to mind is the springing up of flowers and trees.
Springtime is often seen as a season of fertility, abundance, and new beginnings. The world is waking up; this is a time to dream and set goals for the coming year. It is a time to pursue creativity, renewed energy, and new hope.
Ways to re-connect with the season:
- Wake up your body with a springtime yoga routine.
- Spring cleaning your space with smudging, energy work, or blessings.
- Making a list of all the things we need to let go of and burn it.
- Planting a garden is good for the heart and soul. Start your own fairy garden!

Summer ~June 21st (NH) December 21st (SH)~
Summer comes from the Old English “sumor” meaning “hot season of the year”. Summer is a time of passion and possibility. We can connect with nature’s aliveness.
Summertime can be split into two parts. Early summer is about energy and empowering us to complete goals and projects, while late summer is all about grounding and reassessing as we move gently into fall.
Ways to re-connect with the season:
- Practice grounding.
- Lie under the stars and be filled with wonder.
- Forest bathe or sit near running water to soak up negative ions.
- Do a few sun salutations in the morning to gain energy for your day.

Autumn ~September 21st (NH) March 21st (SH)~
It is suggested that the word autumn means drying up season, and harvest was the season’s name before the word autumn replaced it. The origin of words is often messy, but fall became common usage in the early Americas.
Autumn is a time to be grateful for the abundance around us. In ancient times, this was when the land’s bounty was collected, and feasts were often held. It is also a time to honor our ancestors as the veil between the world of the living and dead begins to thin. It can be an anxious time of increased illness, but it is also a time of grounding and letting go of the energies of summer.
Some ways to re-connect with the season:
- Host a dumb supper to honor those who have passed on, or light a candle for those you have lost.
- Try deep breathing exercises to strengthen your lungs.
- Take time to journal memories and reflections of the past year.
- Acknowledge impermanence and befriend death either through reading or practice.
Conclusion
These are simple but powerful spiritual practices to connect with the seasons and nature’s beauty! Check out my printable seasonal self-care journal on Etsy to enhance these practices!
Stay cozy & feel the seasons!