Desert Foothills Library: Hush During the Rush – Stress Relief for the Holidays

Don’t let stress bah humbug your holiday fun! From mid-November through December, calendars become booked with road trips, office parties, family gatherings, holiday events, school musicals, and year-end reports. Rushing around, decreased sleep, or skipping meals eventually affects moods, sleep, digestion, and physical energy levels. All the extra doing creates physical and mental stress. It also grinches a happy holiday mood. Or, can stress immune system, becoming potential cause of catching a post-holiday bug. Learn five effective and enjoyable stress relief rituals to easily weave into your daily routines, work breaks, or after kids go to bed. Receive handout to keep at office, in purse, or at home. Easy tips to thwart bah-humbugs and holiday humbugs using holistic wellness self-care tips and digestive tonics. Stress relief rituals include: easy yoga poses and stretches, calming breathing practice, and acupressure rituals to lower stress and improve sleep. Sip and enjoy a festive digestive tea recipe with common spices. Easy DIY recipe card. The gift of self-care always comes with lifelong well-being returns. This holiday season, enjoy a moment of being still amongst the holiday rush. Disconnect from the rush, settle into a hush, and reconnect with peace and goodwill. Kellen Brugman helps people reach wellness, career, and creative goals with more clarity, ease, and success. She is a Certified Holistic Wellness Coach, Ayurveda Lifestyle Counselor, and yoga teacher. Contact and questions to www.kellenbrugman.com Cost: $10.00 (Paid to Instructor) | Register at dfla.org on or before November 28. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.