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I love the holidays...I loathe the holidays...There’s so many people to see...I don’t want to see anyone...I want to be generous....I don’t want to overspend...

There are countless possible stressors in any given year around the winter holidays, but this year, they may be augmented, as we move closer and closer towards the new normal.

While the holidays can bring joy and connection, they can also be extremely stressful and increase feelings of loneliness.

Many of us are “out of practice” socially and the reintroduction to family gatherings, parties and travel may have us feeling on edge. The holidays may also highlight our feelings of isolation. We are still, as we know, in a pandemic, which adds an extra layer of stress to a time of year already laden with it.

Here are 5 ways to help manage anxiety and depression:

1. Talk it out.

Whether it’s with a friend, family member or therapist, getting your concerns out of your mind and into the world can do...

To sit in the silence and to breathe in the light.  To discard the movement of all around you is to know that the ultimate peace is at your human fingertips.  Allow the air to move freely above you.  Below you. And then most importantly child, within you.  The flow of the energy brings the true balance to all that you are seeking both in the human realm and then the blessed realm.  Why does the silence frighten so many?  Why indeed does the idea of stillness cause a state of fear like no other?  Sit with me child, in the silence.  I will hold you close.  I will provide you with the strength and will to move in the direction that is true enlightenment.  To see that bliss is not just a human word that flows easily from human lips, but instead is a movement and an idea that flourishes with understanding and perspective.  That bliss is unique in it's form to each and everyone of you.  So do not fear the silence that...

Never underestimate the power of a beach full of sand, a whole lot of sun, a tad bit of wind, and the rolling waves of the ocean. Our earth and the heavens provides us with the perfect antidote to stress, angst, and energy we have no idea what to do with.

I went to the beach today for the sole purpose of clearing my energy field. It is one of my favorite ways to release all the crap that builds up from time to time. I began by wading into the ocean to my knees. As the waves came in, I imagined dumping all the emotions I wanted to get rid of into the ocean. I envisioned all the gunk riding the waves as they rolled on out. With each wave in I would dump and with each wave out I said goodbye to what was not mine to hold on to anymore.

I ran my hands along the tops of the waves and used the salt water to continue to clear both my upper body and my mind as I rubbed my wet hands up and down my arms and across my shoulders. Salt water is an excellent clearing agent. The negative ions help...