Holiday Stress & Grief Support
Holiday Stress & Grief Support
Tis the season to reframe holiday stress and grief with healing gifts for your heart, wellbeing, welcoming new traditions of peace and light.
Holiday Stress Relief
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Crank up the Christmas music and sing or hum!
- Singing releases held energy in the fascia, the connective tissue, and transforms emotional and mental stress too.
- Emoting a low tone, humming in a low tone offers grounding support.
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Listen to singing bowls.
- HK Gemstone-Infused Singing Bowls
- HK Gemstone-Infused Singing Bowls & Ocean Sounds
- Drumming on a drum or the tops of your legs, belly, or chest reduces cortisol.
- Vagus nerve toning.
- The vagus nerve is connected to your brainstem and navigates through many major organs, like your heart, lungs, and digestive system, and lands in your pelvic floor.
- Gargling salt water or mouth wash activates the vagus nerve, the longest nerve in your body.
- Laughter for vagus nerve and nervous system support.
- On-Demand Vagus Nerve& Nervous System
- Fascia Yoga On-Demand
Holiday Grief Checklist
- Good Self-Care (shower, daily hygiene, clean clothes, proper food and hydration).
- Unplug and be in nature. Fresh air is optimal to shift mood, emotions, and energy held in the lungs and heart.
- Ask for help.
- Practice patience with your feelings.
- Move your body to move held grief energy in the heart and lungs.
- Listen to music. Sound shifts the mind and emotions from pain to healing.
- Make sound. Sing, hum, and emote.
Emote the Following Tones for Grief Relief
- AHHH - to release grief
- OOHH- to release sorrow and open tension in the chest
- LOW MMM, HUM - to ground
- EEEE - to release pain
Light a candle or best for safety use a battery-operated candle.
Place the candle on a place setting, in a teacup, or glass on the table to honor your beloved during the holiday season.
I feel it is an honor to serve as a death doula and medium. I offer clients end of life support logistically, mentally, emotionally, energetically, and spiritually. In addition, I offer death doula and medium education. ~Erin Doty, Certified Death Doula & Medium
Death Doula Resources
- Grief Meditation
- Death Cafes In Person
- Community Connection: Grief & Loss
- Free support for grief and loss on Zoom
- All Grief Products & Services
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- Become a death doula - Death Doula & Self-Awareness Certification & Mentorship
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