Zimování - Hledání klidu v těžkých časech - CDmp3 (Čte Kateřina Winterová)

We cannot choose when we will hibernate, but it is up to us how we approach the transformation... She, like many others, convinced herself that she had things under control, but fate does not choose. An acute threat to her husband's life, her serious illness, her son's school phobia – and suddenly she plunged into the depths of depression. In her effort to break free from the vicious cycle of suffering, she drew inspiration from nature and tried to 'hibernate'. She dulled her needs to the bone and, in an alert state, reflects on the meaning of crises. She knows that the 'cold upbringing' of her native Britain and the ever-present 'fear of embarrassment' prepared her poorly for the crushing situation, and therefore she tenaciously strengthens her body and spirit by staying in the Norwegian sun, experiencing temperature shocks in a Finnish sauna, or soaking in an Icelandic thermal bath. She searches for a deeper meaning of sadness regardless of the missteps, just to piece herself back together. And better. Katherine May's reflections – warmly received in Europe and overseas – are far from the ostentatious mantras of motivational quotes. Her strengthening meditations heal through self-help in a time that has severely marked almost everyone. But even this crisis will not last forever; a thaw will come, and one will emerge renewed: into the next life cycle of summer and winter, gains and losses, which will be accounted for in the future.