De-Stress Christmas

De-Stress Christmas

Christmas is meant to be a holiday but I know that for lots of us it will be anything but.  We can get anxious about fulfilling our own hopes and stressed out trying to meet, what we imagine are, other peoples expectation

Here are a few tips to help you get through the Christmas and New Year holidays, have some fun, relax and enjoy yourself.

Plan Ahead

Take a nice long bath; add some lavender or your favourite essence.  Close your eyes and imagine the forthcoming days, see yourself in the kitchen singing along to your favourite Christmas tunes, putting all the ingredients on the kitchen tops and preparing them, all going smoothly.  While they are cooking see yourself dancing around the table setting it ready for your meal.  See everyone sitting around the table enjoying the meal and each others company. Then imagine yourself at the end of the day sitting relaxed, nourished and content.

When you do this you will find that important things to remember or things you want to add will come to mind and help you be prepared for the big day.  Then make a list – keep it short!

Know Your Limits

We can’t do everything, really we can’t.  Don’t imagine that you will be able to control everything that happens during the holiday.  Prioritise the things that are really important to you and put everything else on the ‘b’ list, these are the non-essentials. 

Let Yourself off the Hook

Don’t beat yourself up over the little things that don’t go to plan; they have a way of coming together as a great big “everything’s” gone wrong.  See each little issue in isolation and deal with them individually.  Forget the idea of getting it perfect, there’s no such thing.

It’s Not All or Nothing

If you don’t manage to do all you hoped for, let it go, you’ll be amazed at how little other think about what you’ve done or not done, they are usually too busy with their own thoughts. Enjoy yourself and appreciate yourself for what you have done and don’t fret about what you haven’t done.

Get Off To A Good Start

Take a few minutes out on Christmas morning to sit quietly and repeat the visualization you did in the bath, imagine the day going ahead smoothly and joyously

Keep Calm & Lighten Up

Light a frankincense candle, it not only smells great, gives that Christmas aroma around the house but it has calming properties too.

Have Fun

Christmas is a time of celebration, enjoy yourself and have fun.  Take a minute to look around at your family & friends and quietly acknowledge one thing that you appreciate about them, if you can’t do that then imagine them with the qualities you'd like to see in them, wish them well and move on.

Appreciate Yourself

When it’s all over give yourself a pat on the back and tell yourself  “well done”.  You’re amazing.

All best wishes for a great Christmas and may the New Year bring you all you wish for.

Love & blessings

Lynne