Hello Space Makers,
Happy Holidays! Happy Christmas! Happy (slightly early) Hanukkah! Happy Yule! Happy (early) Kwanzaa! Happy Wednesday!
No matter what you are celebrating/getting ready to celebrate/ not celebrating today, I hope this post finds you with at least a little space for yourself.
And if today is difficult for you in any way, I hope you can find comfort, ease, and rest. Please give yourself room for your feelings and go easy on yourself, you are doing the best you can.
For many of us, this will be a busy day but try to create some space by taking little breaks when you can and by focusing on the purpose of the activity rather than on the details of it.
I’m really hoping that creating those spaces will help today feel more fun and relaxing (and less like a bit list of tasks.)
Since I couldn’t include a practice for every possible celebration that is happening right now, I’ve chosen to focus on the feelings I wish for you right:
Even amidst the busy-ness, I would like for you to be able to feel good today and here’s a cardio workout from PS Fit to support that:
I hope your day includes some coziness, like in this practice from Yoga with Adriene:
Since so many celebrations at this time of year are about bringing light, I thought this candle meditation from Sattva House would help bring a little extra light to your day.
And, as always, I hope you can feel at ease and restful throughout the day.
However, given that celebrations usually involve a lot of moving parts and a lot of socializing, it’s pretty easy to get a bit jangled and feel a bit out of sorts.
So here are a few videos to help you find your equilibrium, get unjangled, and feel more like your favourite self again:
A self-soothing meditation from the Calm app’s YouTube channel:
And a sensory soothing video from Hey Bear
And, finally, some brain soothing music from Jorge Henderson Collazo – this one is best enjoyed with headphones.
Whatever you are doing today, I wish you ease, joy, fun, and self-kindness.
May you have peace in your heart.
