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

  • 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. 
  • 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

      1. Good Self-Care (shower, daily hygiene, clean clothes, proper food and hydration).
      2. Unplug and be in nature. Fresh air is optimal to shift mood, emotions, and energy held in the lungs and heart.
      3. Ask for help.
      4. Practice patience with your feelings.
      5. Move your body to move held grief energy in the heart and lungs. 
      6. Listen to music. Sound shifts the mind and emotions from pain to healing.
      7. 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

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