The 'One Simple Self-Care Solution' For Holiday Stress / Dec. 1, 2010

The 'One Simple Self-Care Solution'

For Holiday Stress

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The 'One Simple Self-Care Solution'
For Holiday Stress

It's so ironic...the season that is to be so peaceful often evokes the opposite energy - all because of stress.

Forget trying to curb the "eat, drink, and be merry" idea - why add more stress?

During this season, more than any other time of the year, people are driven to the indulgences because of stressors:

• Not enough time


• Not enough money


• Family issues


• Memories


• Too much to do


• Routine disruption


• Loneliness

When we're feeling any one of these things the last thing we want is a restriction. We want to feel fulfillment and we want to think that we have enough. We want to fill the void, feel balanced, and have a sense of order.

No "take-aways" please!

So, is there something that we can ADD to our life that:

• takes the sting out of holiday stress


• makes us feel good physically, mentally, and emotionally?

Okay, I hear you......you'll consider it.

"Well, what is it Marilee?"

It's not meditation...this is not the time for the newbie to try to learn to quiet her mind when a zillion fairy plums and her 'to do' list are swimming in her head.

It's not a yoga posture... especially if you've never done yoga before - putting your body in positions it's not used to and holding it for countless breaths would only cause added stress.

It's not a special food or supplement.

It's not even an essential oil application (although I use my oils every day for many things!)

This is one of my favorite secret practices that has so many benefits - and it always reduces my stress and makes me feel fabulous.

I was going to wait to introduce this to you but I love doing this so much, especially right now during the crazy holiday season, that when I was doing this the other night and then slept so well and felt so invigorated the next morning I thought "I have to share this with my readers NOW! so they can use this in the throes of one of the most stressful times of the year!"

Know why I think this is so good to do right now? Because not only does it help reduce stress but also if you do overindulge, doing this will mobilize the overindulgence out of you! It's one of the best things for promoting detox.

Okay - here's what it is ~

The 7 Minute Body Scrub at Your Bathroom Sink: no special equipment necessary just hot water, a washcloth, and your naked bod.

Here's how to do this in a snapshot:

• Create privacy in your bathroom and have your nightclothes ready to put on


• Get a (preferably white) wash cloth


• Undress and stand in front of your bathroom sink


• Fold the washcloth over four times and without burning yourself, dip the washcloth into the water and wring out


• Starting at the top of your body (you can do your face or skip over it - I do mine lightly), slightly scrub the skin rubbing back and forth, circular, or downward motions.


• When the washcloth cools dip it back in, wring out fold and continue scrubbing (you'll start to see evidence of the results of your scrub on your white wash cloth)


• Work your way down your body - under your chin and neck and back of neck, chest, (around your breasts), down your arms (inside and out - making sure you get under your armpits), your hands including each finger and palm, stomach, lower abdomen, lower back and anywhere on your back you can reach, butt cheeks, and down both legs front and back, and even do your feet - each toe and soles of the feet. (Remember to keep dipping in the hot water and if the water cools, make it hot again.)

I like to balance by going back and forth on each side - after chest and torso - then one arm and hand, then the other arm and hand, then lower abs, lower back, butt cheeks, and then each leg.

Here are the physical advantages:

• Promotes lymph circulation to get rid of toxins


• Brings fresh blood supply to the whole body


• Oxygenates the body


• It has similar benefits to 30 minutes of exercise


• Exfoliates the dead cells on the surface of the
  skin

Here are the energetic advantages:

(This is my favorite part)

• Clears our energy field


• When we combine exfoliating the skin and mobilizing our lymph detox the body and mobilize the information that is in our lymph tissues and vessels - and I think that is where we carry our 'stories' - these 'stories' that go over and over in our mind cause us the most stress

I encourage you to try this and see how you feel! I was blown away when I started doing this and fell in love with the refreshing feeling I had and the deep night's sleep I would get. And, of course, when I combined this with my daily essential oil regimes (more about them later) I felt like a new person!

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Learn about this amazing program to help you fight your sugar cravings during this holiday season!

I joined Connie this past week and talked about Essential Oils and Sugar Cravings!

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