Staying Unfazed During the Holi-Daze: Approaching the Holidays with Intention and Self-Awareness

Hi! My name is Jenine. Welcome to this 8-day course on Insight Timer, which focuses on staying grounded during the holidays.

The last month of the year can be a magical time of fun memories with family and friends, traditions, decorating, baking, and socializing, but it can also be an overwhelming blur!

Through self-reflection and guided meditations, increase your self-awareness, so you can approach the holiday hustle and bustel with intention: Align how you direct your time and attention in ways that make you feel fulfilled, set intentions and create a personalized plan, learn and practice informal ways to stay present, learn formal mindfulness techniques that you can begin implementing right away easily into your day, learn strategies and shift your mindset for dealing with the stress of this busy time of year, experiment with different anchors (focus for you attention) in guided meditations, tune into your inner voice for grounding and guidance, set a personal plan for the year ahead, have a structured way to add mindfulness to this busy time of year.

Join me and fellow participants from the course in the Course Classroom, where you can interact with other students, as well as myself!

Lección 1: Let's Get Aligned

After a mindful moment - you will tap into this quiet space to identify plans in the month ahead and “to-dos” for this holiday season. You will use self-reflection to identify your priorities. Then, use those to guide how you approach the month ahead. You will evaluate your list of “to-dos” and “want-tos” vs the activities that you feel like you “have to do”. Finally, you will set the stage for a successful holiday season by writing a grounding statement to put in a visible spot. You will need paper and something to write with for today's session.

Lección 2: A Quiet and Clear Mind

Follow a guided meditation to help you stay aligned to your priorities this season. Revisit this day throughout the course to support you.

Lección 3: Mindful Living Techniques

After a mindful moment, learn infomal ways to stay in the present and create a shift in your mindset this holiday season. Use these suggestions to create a personal plan for the month ahead of activities that can help you stay in the present and aligned with how you want to direct your time and attention this holiday season. You will need paper and something to write with for today's session.

Lección 4: Staying in the Present for Stress Management

After a mindful moment - ponder equanimity, and the ability to stay steady in difficult times. Explore ways of using presence and acceptance to recognize your emotions and use that knowledge to help manage stress.

Lección 5: Equanimity Meditation

Follow a guided meditation to help stay steady in stressful times. Revisit this meditation throughout the course to support you.

Lección 6: Intention Setting

Why wait until the New Year to set goals for how you want to approach the future? After a mindful moment, explore how you want to feel in the year ahead and what might be holding you back.
You will need paper and something to write with for today's session.

Lección 7: Inner Wisdom Meditation

Follow a guided meditation to tap into the guidance of your higher self. Revisit this day anytime you want to listen to your own inner wisdom. You will need a stable candle, something to light it with, and a sturdy surface. If you prefer not to light a candle or don't have a safe place to light one, participate in the guided meditation, but for the candle portion, use your breath or body sensations as an anchor.

Lección 8: Tools to Be Unfazed and Action Steps to Keep it Going

We've covered a lot! Review the big ideas from the course and set a personal plan for how you want to live your live going forward using your self-awareness and reflections from the course. Have something to write with ready!

Reviews

A lovely course with great reminders, tools and practices to manage stress, make choices and stay aligned with my core values through the holidays but of course applicable throughout the year! Thank you 🙏🏼