10 Strategies to Beat the Winter Blues and Boost Your Mood

Brrr, we’re still in the midst of winter with its cold, rainy days, and occasional glimpses of sunshine. There’s a good chance you might feel a bit down, a mood specific to this chilly season.

You know how it is, nature has its well-established rhythm, and the pragmatic approach is to not bother swimming against the current. It’s wiser to go with the flow and reach where you want to be. So, what do we do in times like these?

Personally, I’ve always admired the wisdom of Taoist practitioners, especially when it comes to health. Their goal has always been to live a long life at its maximum potential.

Their practice has stood the test of time for thousands of years.

“Winter is the time when energy withdraws inward. People should keep pace with the rhythm of nature, maintain their internal balance, and focus on conserving vital energy.”- Sun Si Miao

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I promise to ‘translate’ the text and its ideas later. Let’s not start speaking Chinese and eating rice with chopsticks right now. I just want to present the conclusions and practices that have resulted from personal experience.