Advent Calendar Of Self-Love

The countdown begins!! Maybe you’re excited and you’re really looking forward to Christmas or it feels like such a stressful time. Or maybe you’re dreading Christmas as it brings a lot of stuff up for you. Memories from your childhood or from Christmases of your past and all the traumas that went alongside that. Whatever your situation, I’m here to help pour a little bit of self-love onto yourself. Whatever is going on in life, we need to have compassion and love for ourselves. It can be miraculous!! Today I will you give you an outline of what to expect over the next 24 days as well as some ideas of how to love yourself a bit more that you can start right now...

A lovely short audio for your second window. Wayne Dyer said “The two most powerful words in the dictionary are "I am" - whatever you follow those words with are everything….” Today, we will have fun with using different positive "I am" statements.

Today we open the 3rd Window of your Advent Calendar of Self-Love and today it's a meditation to establish beliefs of enoughness. By releasing blocks of not enoughness you can positively change your life in so many ways. As I share this meditation, just allow the words to wash over you so you can anchor in these empowering beliefs.

While it can sometimes feel difficult to put ourselves first, treat ourselves, or to show ourselves love, doing so can help us to be happier and healthier. Open today's window with opening up to your own self-care.

Today I am sharing some affirmations by the wonderful Louise Hay. I use affirmations as a form of self-care… And I have quite a few in my tool box! These affirmations will help you to take more and more care of yourself because you love yourself more and more.

Behind the 6th window of your Advent Calendar of Self-Love are 7 suggestions of self-care in just a few minutes a day. Some will take less than a minute. They should be easy to introduce even at this crazy time of year.

In the month of December, it’s so easy to get caught up in all the hype of preparing for Christmas – present buying, wrapping, shopping shopping, shopping cooking etc etc!!! And this time of year, for many of us, is a time of mixed emotions and extra stress. Today is a reminder that we do have a choice - we can choose to give ourselves some grace and space and just be.

Do you feel stressed or overwhelmed with your to-do list or with just the thought of Christmas? In those moments, wouldn't it be great if you could start over? The great news is that you can, and in fact, you can start over at any moment in life where you need to step back, hit the "reset" button, and try again. In this meditation we will focus on the breath to begin with. As you concentrate on the breath, the chaos within reveals itself, allowing you to gently train your mind to accept stillness as its natural state. I will then gently move us on to connecting to our root chakra to help us feel safe, protected when life feels overwhelming and stressful. Join me today so you can hit the "reset" button and start over.

Would you like some more suggestions to help with stress and anxiety? Or maybe help with lifting you out of a low mood. These practical ideas might really help during this festive season!

This quote from Rumi is perfect for today’s window: “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” Join me for a dive into what it means to truly love yourself unconditionally.

How does it feel to be loved? The energy that surrounds and flows through you when you feel loved. We could call it the love vibration. We tend to see that or feel it with being loved by others. How about an unconditional version of love for yourself? Today's meditation will embrace this unconditional love that you can have for yourself at any time.

When you wake up in the morning and you're getting out of your sleep and dream state and you're ready to step into your day, why not take a few minutes to be with yourself? Instead of jumping out into the world, allow yourself to be in your world for a few minutes in the morning and feeling gratitude for your life and setting intentions for the day ahead.

Louise Hay's beautiful affirmation, “ Gratitude brings more to be grateful about. Today I am Grateful ” says it all don't you think? During today's short but sweet window, I will share some different gratitude practices that you may want to try out. Let me know the one that might work for you best.

I encourage you to take a few minutes to sit and be still with the feelings of gratitude if that is possible for you at the moment. And it might be just what we need when we’re running around getting ready for Christmas or just dreading the whole blooming thing. Feeling gratitude is always such a loving thing that we can do for ourselves.

Forgiveness is one of the most difficult lessons we have to learn. Until we can move into forgiveness we are stuck in our stuff. No matter how justified we feel we are to have our resentments and hatreds, it still hurts us. For our growth we must rise above our need to stay hurt and let go of the past. Forgiveness is truly a gift to yourself, and miracles happen when you forgive, or are even willing to forgive. Forgiveness and letting go is another piece of the foundation for permanent positive change and to allow peace and love into your life.

Following on from yesterday's window, this meditation supports you in letting go. Letting go of the stagnant energy. Letting go of the feelings of anger, resentment or just not wanting to let everything go that just doesn't serve you! Come back to this later if you’re not able to spend some quiet time on your own where you can sit or lie down comfortably and close your eyes. Give this time to yourself.

“I am willing to let go” is a simple but perfect affirmation by Louise Hay, to assist your spirit and subconscious to letting go of what is not for your higher good. One of the practical ideas I share with you today in our short but sweet window today. Join me to let go once and for all.

Wouldn’t it be nice to live in a place of complete surrender, a place where you profoundly trust that you’re being taken care of by a Universal power at every moment? To live with certainty that the Universe is really out to support you, that it’s on your side and has your back… We often try so hard to control everything in our lives that we forget the power of putting our faith in the Universe, and in letting go.

Pure source energy is the source of all creation. It is present in everything and everyone. It is the energy that flows through us, connects us to all things, and animates the Universe. Join me for this beautiful exercise that can be done for yourself or anyone else in your life. When we are connected to pure divine energy, we feel a sense of peace, love, joy, and oneness. We feel whole, complete, and supported. We are also more able to tap into our own inner wisdom and intuition.

Remember Louise Hay’s words? "I love myself therefore I make healthy choices for myself" When your choices are fuelled with kindness, you naturally find a happy harmony between treats and nourishing, nutrient-dense whole foods. Behind today's window I will give you some suggestions for a happy, healthy Christmas.

Visualisation is a mental process for promoting change. It gets you into a relaxed state with alpha brainwaves and that is a very powerful place for rehearsing the inner changes that become our outer reality. Every day from now on for the next few days to get you activating the part of the brain with new neural pathways - sit quietly for just 5 minutes and start to see yourself making those nurturing and healthier choices that are full of self-love.

I will never suggest watching what you eat or drink at any time of year and Christmas is just another time of year. So, eat the chocolate and the mince pies because I'll be enjoying them! However, now you have been thinking of how much you love yourself and therefore you want to look after yourself, then it might come more naturally to make healthier choices without really trying. Join me for some more ideas and reminders to help you nourish and love your body.

Setting an intention is the act of stating what you intend to accomplish through your actions. It's a commitment to what you want the journey to be about as you move on. When you are intentional about something, your focus is in the moment : who you are, what you do, why you do it. Join me for this special meditation for setting intentions for a happy Christmas.

You're opening your last window on Christmas Eve, if you have managed to wait until CE! Here's a little suggestion, make your own traditions and follow your own schedule tomorrow. If it takes all day to prepare or just get to Christmas dinner, it will all be worth the wait. After all these years, I still get stressed with the endurance event that are the Christmas festivities! There is no need to put yourself under pressure - enjoying the moment is always key. Maybe you’re in a great place with loved ones all around or you’re not. Maybe you’re alone or there is tension or even worse. Join me behind the last window for more support and inspiration for a peaceful and happy Christmas.