The holiday season is a busy time for most.
Nothing about our usual daily life goes away but the holidays bring an extra layer of activities and responsibilities, both real and imagined, that take up time, money and emotional energy.
Even if we enjoy many aspects of the season, there may well be moments when we wish we could rewind the calendar to somewhere in the middle of August.
The holidays are also not all tinsel and holly for everyone.
This time of year can bring up feelings of overwhelm, anxiety, stress and even depression.
It’s also a time where people may feel acutely aware of the void left by the loss of a loved one, and/or their own personal loneliness.
Add social events, late nights, overindulging and alcohol and this can be a recipe that elicits strong emotions or makes you more sensitive to both your own feelings, as well as those of others.
We’ve put together a range of resources with tips, strategies, advice on mindfulness, even some Yoga poses that you can use to emerge from the Christmas period feeling both mentally and physically healthy.
They include:
- 8 tips to reduce the pressure you may feel about the holiday season
- How to reduce the risk of, or prevent a downward spiral of mental health during the holidays
- How to use mindfulness to manage negative feelings
- Techniques for reducing stress and anxiety during a high pressure time
- The role that massage and physical activity can play in combatting stress
- 7 Yoga poses that help reduce stress
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 Staying healthy mentally and physically.pdf | 1.11 MB |
| Merry Meditation.pdf | 1.06 MB |
| Happy Holiday or is it?.pdf | 2.1 MB |
| Massage.pdf | 166.79 KB |
| activity to combat SAD.pdf | 1.68 MB |
| Build activity in your daily schedule.pdf | 2.99 MB |
| yoga for stress relief.pdf | 822.96 KB |