3 Rituals To Start Welcoming Spring Now That We're Halfway Through Winter

It's hard to believe, but as of February 2, we've officially gotten halfway through winter. The next six weeks are all about coming back into balance as we welcome in the new life of spring. To help you get started, we asked spiritual coach and ritual researcher Barbara Bizou for her go-to early spring rituals. Here are three of her favorites:

As Bizou explains, the time between winter's halfway point and the beginning of spring, "is the time to look at what's out of balance in your life." One thing you can do to help restore balance is getting rid of anything and everything you own that doesn't need or is taking up unnecessary space. The more space you clear in your home and life, the more room you'll have for things that support you.

After that, you can take a bite of the egg (or if you don't eat eggs, you can offer the egg to the Earth), to represent the essence of who you truly are. As for the shell, throw them away at least 1,000 feet from your home, Bizou adds, to release and close out the ritual.

"Right now, the seeds are deep in the earth, you can't see them, but they're really growing, and around the spring equinox, they're going to start to bloom," she says. You're "planting your seeds of appreciation," in these final weeks of winter, to help usher in growth and a fresh start. And have no fear if you're in a colder climate, she adds, as you can totally plant seeds indoors and move them outside once it's warmer.

However you choose to ritualize these next few weeks, honor the process of the slow days of winter before things really start to pick up next month. We're coming up on a time of increased energy, new life, and more sunlight, so for now, finish clearing out whatever has to go before spring's return—and when it does arrive, you're ready to go.