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Discover the Bounty of Winter
We often celebrate the abundance of the Spring and Summer seasons – lush gardens, rainbowed wildflower fields and days of endless sunshine. But there is a quieter, more subtle bounty to Winter that we appreciate at Blackberry. It’s a season worth cherishing for its own beauty and opportunity.
The Winter landscape reveals details that Spring and Summer growth conceal. Through bare trees, you can truly see the topography of the land – not only seeing farther in distance, but really seeing the shape of the mountains. Your eye can follow the ridgeline as it peaks and dips and trace the valleys and ravines normally grown over by the landscape. Winter hiking is a beautiful opportunity to discover the depths of the land. Cooler temperatures mean we can take long hikes, letting our movement warm our bodies and the fresh air balance us at the perfect temperature.
There is an abundance offered to us in the slower pace in the Winter season. Slower talks around the fire invite connection that may not come in the faster pace of Spring play. Winter welcomes a slowness, a warmth and a coziness that settles around us and in us. We have a natural tendency to welcome our cravings for warmth and connection. It’s a time to discover what comforts you and to invite that in.
It’s those gifts that we are celebrating with our Winters Bounty event. Led by Wellness Lifestyle Expert Hope Parks, this experience is an opportunity to embrace Winter with a new mindset, finding hope in the season and being present in it, rather than waiting anxiously for the next season to arrive.
With daily hikes, we’ll notice the seasonal beauty of the land and take in the incredible, expansive views only offered in Winter. We’ll continue our connection to nature with an exploration of bringing the outside in, creating a bounty around us with indoor plants. This invites us to find something that we can nurture and enjoy as we nurture our own needs through the season. Balancing exploration with rest time and yoga practice opportunities, we invite you to experience Winter in a new way – and to receive its bounty.