(Video) 5 Tips for Finding Rest & Renewal this Holiday
“If we’re tired we think something is wrong. Nothing is wrong. We’re just tired and need rest. Sometimes a lot of it, if we’ve gone for years vetoing our body’s signals. ~ Dr. Claudia Welch
This past weekend I could not get enough naps. I was tired. Not an “I had a hard week” tired, but a “weary to the bones, it’s been a super intense year and I want to collapse,” tired! I know I’m not alone. Reflecting on how I want to feel when I enter 2024, I am committed this month to doing it differently, creating space for downtime and giving myself permission to do less, so I can experience more. This week, I’m challenging all of us to carve out space for downtime NOW and I’m offering up five ideas for support below. Watch (2 min.) video:
Every week, I offer up a question to help us slow down and live from the inside out. This week I’m asking, “How can I make rest and relaxation a priority this holiday season?”
Want more? Read 5 Tips for Prioritizing Rest This Holiday. I’ll be offering up ideas and support the whole month of December on ways to slow down and live from the inside out. Did this post help you? Please share it with friends/family. I’d love to hear what helps you find your center during the holidays; drop me a line!
SEEKING SUPPORT FOR SELF-CARE & RESILIENCY? HERE ARE THREE OPPORTUNITIES:
- *Available for a limited time!* ~ Still, Dark & Quiet: A Deep Rest Virtual Retreat ~ Winter is near. You’re invited to slow down, go inward and relax in silence. Enjoy this 2.5 hour meditative virtual retreat 24/7 from the comfort of your home. Includes a long Yoga Nidra session. Learn more/download today. Only $49.
- January 19th-21st ~ Sing, Dance, Pray: Romancing the Beloved at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health (Berkshire Mountains, MA). Starts at just $635; our favorite deeply restorative winter retreat. Learn more/register.
- Wild Souls Nature Adventures (based in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western NC): authentic movement classes, community song circles, full moon hikes, meditation workshops, women’s circles & more. New offerings are listed each week; have me design a custom experience for your team/friends. Join us Sunday Dec. 10th (then no class until 2024) for Wild Souls Authentic Movement class near Asheville, NC. Learn more.
Subscribe here to Live Inside Out, a weekly blog written by mindfulness coach/author/speaker and self-care evangelist Renée Peterson Trudeau. Passionate about helping men and women find balance through the art/science of self-care, Renee has been facilitating high-impact, interactive workshops for Fortune 500 companies, national nonprofits/conferences and organizations/teams worldwide for 25 years. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Fast Company, Good Housekeeping, US News & World Report, AARP, Spirituality & Health and more. She and her team have certified more than 450 facilitators in 10 countries around the globe to lead self-renewal groups/retreats based on her pioneering self-care curriculum. She’s the author of two books on life balance including the award-winning The Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal: How to Reclaim, Rejuvenate and Re-Balance Your Life. She and her husband live in Western North Carolina; her latest venture is Wild Souls Nature Adventures. More on Renee here.
