It's Monday morning and you all are probably working, sneaking in time to cyberbrowse while working. 20 days left. The search for the ultimate gift. The one that makes up for the long nights, short days and basically time that you wish you had with that loved one. This year why not give just that? The gift of time. The gift of a blank mind where a person can feel completely cared for, soothed, pain free and present for themselves. The soothing scents, sounds and feel of a really great massage is like a tandem meditation.

The good news is the Holidays are coming!  The bad news is that along with them comes the stress of having too much to do and too many places to be on top of our normal schedule.  So what is the game plan to avoid stress and anxiety?  Read on for some answers...

 

Plan ahead for the holidays starting right now.  We live in such busy times that if we don't plan ahead, then we plan to fail.  Get out your calendar and note dates to remember, places you have to be and schedule in time for organizing and executing your holiday plans.

Is it my imagination or does time speed up at this time of year or does the space time continuum slip just a bit so that we are all a bit more sleep deprived, sugar buzzed caffeinated and crabby just as the days get shorter? Wasn't the idea of the winter holidays to STOP, reflect and be grateful for what we have and share in the warmth of hearth and home. Now it seems to mean RUSH to SHOP,  work harder, see friends less and want more than we possibly can use or need. I am trying to get back to basics this year as regifting has become the new recycling, be green instead of mean, slow down instead of speed and give kindness and massage instead of stuff. Check out our Hearts and Hands for the Holidays project to join us as we pledge a percentage of what we earn in December to give to Bridges Communities, a Dupage based organization that helps people who have lost their homes get back to a nice place to live.