Here we break down how celebrating Christmas can undermine your New Year's Resolution by being out of synch with nature. Christmas occurs during the Winter Solstice, which is the time of the year when the Earth is tilted furthest away from the Sun. During this time, everything is retreating and going underground. This make this the most auspicious time to implant the seeds of what we want to change in lives into the mind and spirit. Because the winter corresponds to the Yin aspect of energy, which is the feminine polarity that corresponds to internal activity, fertility, and receptivity. The mind/spirit is the most receptive/fertile during this time of year. Ancient cultures took advantage of this period of time by focusing in on their spirituality to germinate those seeds of what they need to change. Today we spend this period of time mainly being external. People buy gifts and go to holiday parties when we actually should be spending time retreating and focusing on things we want to accomplish in upcoming year. This is how it undermines a New Year’s Resolution, because one makes their resolution after the time it's most advantageous to do it. As a result, most people do not actually stick to their resolution because their seed did not take place. Spending this time to focus in on your objectives can increase one’s ability to actually follow through on their goals.