February Reflections: Softening, Self-Compassion, Quiet Renewal - by Mark Rowland

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February Reflections: Softening, Self-Compassion, Quiet Renewal

With Mark Rowland

February sits in a quiet in-between place. Winter has not fully loosened its grip, yet the first subtle signs of change are beginning to appear. The light lasts a little longer. The ground slowly softens. Beneath the surface, life is already preparing to move. This four-week reflection course offers a gentle space to meet yourself exactly where you are during this late-winter pause. Each session is rooted in the natural rhythms of February, inviting stillness, self-compassion, and subtle inner listening. There is no need to push forward or set intentions. Instead, these reflections encourage rest, awareness, and trust in slow, unseen processes. You are welcome to come just as you are. Tired, uncertain, hopeful, or simply present. These sessions are here to support quiet renewal, one week at a time.


Meet your Teacher

Mark Rowland is a meditation guide, sound practitioner, and Insight Timer teacher known for his calm, grounded, and compassionate approach. His work focuses on helping people slow down, reconnect with themselves, and find steadiness in everyday life, without pressure or performance. Drawing inspiration from mindfulness, nature, and lived experience, Mark’s reflections are gentle and accessible, offering space rather than solutions. His monthly Reflections series is designed to support natural rhythms, emotional awareness, and a deeper sense of presence through the changing seasons.

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4 Days

56 students

5.0 stars

18 min / day

Divine Connection

English


Lesson 1

Stillness Before The Stirring

February is a month of quiet preparation. Although the landscape still appears bare, subtle changes are already underway beneath the surface. This first reflection invites you to recognise stillness not as stagnation, but as a natural and necessary phase. Through gentle teaching and guided reflection, you are supported to rest where you are, trust unseen processes, and soften into the pace of late winter.

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Lesson 2

Signs Of Softening

As February continues, subtle signs of change begin to appear. The ground slowly softens, light lingers a little longer, and the first early flowers push through the cold soil. This reflection explores the idea of gentle thawing, both in nature and within yourself, inviting compassion, warmth, and ease without pressure to move forward before you are ready.

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Lesson 3

Listening To Subtle Movement

As February moves on, the natural world begins to stir in almost imperceptible ways. Sap rises in trees, buds form quietly, and energy starts to shift beneath the stillness. This reflection invites you to sense subtle movement within yourself, not by analysing or pushing forward, but by listening gently to what is already beginning to change.

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Lesson 4

Carrying The Light Forward

As February draws to a close, the days are noticeably longer, even though winter is still present. The change is subtle but steady. This final reflection invites you to sense what you might gently carry forward from this month, not as a goal or plan, but as a quiet quality that can accompany you into the weeks ahead.

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5.0 (2)

Recent Reviews

ilinca

February 1, 2026

This course is wonderful and just what i needed to hear right now ❤️ It helped me find patience and trust through my current challenges, that positive change is happening even before i can see it 🥰 Thank you deeply for creating this wise course, Mark 🙏🪷

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