Publisher Letter

Dear Natural Awakenings family,

February invites us to turn our attention to the heart—often symbolized by love, yet deeply connected to our overall health and well-being. While Heart Health Month typically focuses on cholesterol numbers, blood pressure and exercise, I invite us to go a bit deeper—to the heart issues that do not always show up on a scan.

Our hearts carry more than blood; they carry the weight of our experiences, unforgiveness, chronic stress, unresolved grief and emotional wounds we have learned to live around instead of through. Over time, these unseen burdens can quietly take a toll, contributing to inflammation, fatigue and heart disease.

But here is the hopeful truth: healing is possible. Sometimes what we truly need is not just a lifestyle adjustment but a spiritual heart transplant—a willingness to release what has hardened our hearts and replace it with compassion, peace and restoration. When we choose forgiveness, we lighten the load. When we honor our grief instead of suppressing it, we make room for healing. And when we slow down to tend to our emotional and spiritual health, our physical heart responds in kind.

This month, I encourage you to ask yourself: What am I holding in my heart that no longer serves my highest good? Where do I need to soften, surrender or seek healing? How can I better care for my heart—emotionally, spiritually and physically?

Loving your heart is not selfish; it is essential. And when your heart is healthy, whole and aligned, you are better equipped to live your best life—one rooted in purpose, peace and vitality. Here’s to lighter hearts, deeper healing and the courage to choose wholeness.

With heart-centered gratitude,