I want to share some tips you may not have heard about, 3 unusual tips to reduce holiday stress. Additional demands on our time can cause stress. Most of us know we should get plenty of sleep, ask for help, eat well and say “no” when we are stretched too thin but I have a few other secrets to share.
- When you’re out shopping and can’t find the gift you want or are stuck in traffic you can use a calming essential oil such as stress away or peace and calming. The aroma immediately helps to take things down a notch or two. Then take a few deep breaths and think of something you are grateful for. All of this will stimulate your parasympathetic nervous system and help to lower your blood pressure, heart rate and stress level so you can think clearer and feel better.
- Will you be attending a holiday gathering where you know you will run into Debbie Downer or others who do nothing but complain or see the negative in everything? Does being around those people drain you of your energy and cause fatigue, sadness or stress in you? If you answered yes you need to protect yourself and your energy field. This can be done by using essential oils topically or by placing them in your energetic field. White Angelica is an oil blend that protects you from negative energy and helps to clear your field. I frequently use this before sessions with clients to be sure as I am clearing their field I do not take on any of their stuff. I love my clients and I don’t want to take on any of their stuff – I have enough of my own!
If the gathering is in your home you can diffuse an uplifting oil like orange, nutmeg or the blend of Christmas spirit. This will assist you in staying relaxed and positive plus those “downer folk” will also receive a lift. You might be surprised by what happens!! De sure to use a cold air or ultrasonic diffuser. DO NOT use the type where water and oil are in a glass holder with a candle underneath. It gets too hot and destroys some of the oils healing properties.
- You can also engage your mind using imagery to stay healthy and happy this holiday season. Imagine yourself being healthy, energized, moving without pain and no stress. FEEL what that would be like, SEE what you would be doing, LISTEN to the sounds around you in that space. This will help to boost your immune system and instill happiness.
If you want to know what oils are the best for YOU, need assistance in managing your stress or want to experience imagery and receive one on one instruction contact me via phone 510 381-3191 or email.
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Laurie Ratto, RN, Speaker, HTCP, CCA has 30+ years’ experience helping people to heal from physical, mental , and emotional pain. She provides a safe, nurturing space for women to release fears and self-doubt, what spiritually ties us to pain. Laurie Ratto specializes in complementary medicine, as a holistic healer, she keeps her RN certification current because she understands the power of balance as we heal.