Slow Time: Recovering the Natural Rhythm of Life
Three words for Waverly Fitzgerald's Slow Time: Recovering the Natural Rhythms of Life: It s about time! As a long-time follower of Fitzgerald's School of the Seasons, I had read about this, her upcoming book, for some time and eagerly awaited it. It was worth the wait. Fitzgerald breaks the book up into twelve weeks of lessons, but one can easily read the whole book in a few sittings as her concepts about time are both fascinating and illuminating. The author offers a number of different calendar options and time logs that one can keep, from a daily journal to a seasonal graph. She even offers her own creative calendar where she creates a large collage of the twelve months ahead, using pictures and images that convey the goals of each month. Realistically speaking, it turns out that most people simply try to pack in more into their schedule in one week than 168 hours can possibly hold. Fitzgerald discusses a number of techniques to resolve this issue, often citing other compelling sources she has come across. Fitzgerald has researched much about the body's own rhythm in relationship to time, including circadian rhythms and also ultradian rhythms--a concept I had never heard of--which is like a clock within the body clock. This book was a pleasure to read as it both entertained as well as encouraged me to reframe my constructs of time, and in fact I actually found time to read this amidst the busy holiday season, which speaks volumes about this book's obvious appeal. --Diane Saarinen, NewAgeJournal.com