02/09/2026
MENOPAUSE RITUAL 06 — LIGHT ☀️
What if the sun isn’t awake when you are?
I live in Kiel, in northern Germany.
And especially during the darker months, when I wake around 5am, there simply isn’t morning sunlight waiting outside for me.
But this is my time.
Before the world gets noisy, I meditate, practise yoga and prepare myself for the day.
So during those dark Kiel mornings, I turn on my daylight lamp.
It has become part of my morning ritual.
Light.
Movement.
Breath.
Stillness.
The more I continue to learn about our circadian rhythm, sleep and wellbeing, the more fascinated I am by how strongly our bodies respond to light and darkness.
Morning light is one of the signals our brain uses to understand:
The day is beginning.
Of course, a lamp isn’t the sun.
When daylight arrives, I still love to step outside — even when Kiel gives us clouds, wind and grey skies. ☁️
Because outdoor daylight is still daylight.
But I also believe wellness has to work with the life and the place we actually live in.
I don’t live somewhere with tropical sunrise every morning.
I live in Kiel.
So I adapt.
On dark mornings, my lamp accompanies my meditation and yoga.
When nature brings the light, I go outside and receive the real thing.
Maybe that is another lesson menopause is teaching me:
Don’t fight your environment.
Understand it.
Work with it.
We don’t need perfect conditions to create good rituals.
Sometimes we simply begin with what we have.
☀️🧘♀️🌿
Find your light.
Nourish your roots.
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