10 Tips to Cope With Holiday Stressors:
- Make it fun
- Keep it simple
- Lower expectations
- Organize and prioritize
- Spend less money and more time making memories
- Moderation, moderation, moderation in food and alcohol
- Mindfulness, kindness and humor can help turn negatives into positives
- Make time for wellness: consider exercise, dance and integrative therapies (i.e. acupuncture, massage, meditation, reiki, tai chi, Qi gong, yoga). Contact us with questions. If you have a health issue, talk to your doctor before beginning an exercise program or use of integrative therapies to see what’s best for you.
- Breathing relaxation: simply taking 4 – 5 slow, deep breaths or mindful breathing, ‘easy in, easy out.’ Practice 2 – 3 times and enjoy the potential benefits of the relaxation response.
- Enjoy ‘the spirit’ of the season: practice acceptance, patience, and tolerance
Relaxation Exercises to Elicit Relaxation:
- Breathing Relaxation
- Body Scan
- Mindfulness
- Guided Imagery/Hypnosis
- Yoga, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Reiki
Potential Benefits of Relaxation – Decreased anxiety, relief of stress and muscle tension, improved comfort, greater sense of calm and inner peace, improved blood pressure, and improved sleep.
Self-hypnosis Recordings Available from Dreamtime Wellness as mp3 Downloads These generic recordings have been in practice since 2010, are based on individual sessions offered since 2000 with positive results and feedback reported.
Note: Hypnosis may be contraindicated in some cases for some people. Check with your physician (and therapist) prior to use of recordings or scheduling a session. Never listen to the recordings while you are driving or doing anything that requires your full concentration. Contact us with questions regarding hypnosis.
Want to travel for the holidays, vacation or other special occasion but afraid to fly? Contact me to discuss having an individualized, one-on-one hypnosis session for ‘Flying With Comfort and Ease.’ Call: 978-283-4258 or Email: info@dreamtimewellness.com.
Enjoy a Safe, Happy, Healthy and Relaxing Holiday Season!
~ Karen
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