We've entered into a time of perceptible beginnings. Imbolc has arrived. This season of quiet warmth can now be felt as it starts to rise in the land around us; the time when the seeds that have been laying deep in the dark soil are quickened by the ever-so-subtle pale yellow rays of the young Sun. This warmth deep beneath the white snow promises new life.

This time we're living in now is a time when it is vitally important for us to consciously choose to be fully present and rooted in the...