Compass Rose Nutrition & Wellness
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With Gaylene Gomez
Time! It all seems to pass by so quickly while you are having fun, and before we know it, we’re back to work and feeling just as burnt out as before. This year, let’s slow down the pace.
Here are some practical tips for slowing down and enjoying the holiday season.
Whether it’s trying to prepare an epic feast, shop for the perfect gifts, or listen to your distant family members fumble through a conversation -- it can be a huge challenge to stay present and mindful during the holiday season so that you can genuinely enjoy them.
Throughout this guide, I will take you through each of these steps that help me stay present during the holidays. (My personal trick is to apply the same concepts during these times of joy and stress as you do during meditations or yoga.)
In Scandinavia, they have a concept known as 'koselig.' The closest term in English that can explain it is something of coziness. It goes far beyond merely being cozy, though. It revolves around embracing winter for the beautiful things it gives us. Yes, it's freezing outside, the snow can pile up, and you probably miss the warm sunshine. But there are treasures to be found in this season too, and that's what koselig is all about.
This Scandinavian concept reminds us to look for the positives in things we find negative, and the best part is that there is no wrong way to do it. Norway is known as one of the happiest countries globally despite having winters that plunge the Scandinavians into darkness while subjecting them to harsh low temperatures.
So let's take a look into their mindset and see what we can learn from the Scandinavians.
Before they can become ingrained in our routines, habits require motivation, dedication, time, and effort. It’s not easy to stick to something new, but there is a method that works better than most efforts.
Here are some tips on creating a habit that will stick and how to use habit stacking to achieve your goals.
