Ashok’s 5 Tips For a Mindful, Stress-Free Christmas

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December 22, 2020

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Watch Have a Mindful, Stress-Free Holiday Season During the Pandemic below.

The holiday season often presents challenges for people with chronic illness. However, with self-awareness, we can float through this season with grace and fortitude. Here are some tips:</h3> <ol> <li>We often judge our emotions; we judge those feelings. We can be embarrassed to feel like this or see them as a sign of weakness. There be so many different emotions we are experiencing that we can get caught in a whirlwind of negative emotions and either indulge or suppressing them. So now is the time for us to really recognize this and see if we can instead go into a state of mindful awareness of what we’re experiencing. We do this by observing how we feel without judgement.</li> </ol> <p> </p> <p><img decoding="async" title="woman-decorating-christmas-tree-with-white-ball" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20width='1000'%20height='667'%20viewBox='0%200%201000%20667'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="woman-decorating-christmas-tree-with-white-ball" width="1000" height="667" class="perfmatters-lazy" data-src="https://guptaprogram.com/wp-content/uploads/woman-decorating-christmas-tree-with-white-ball.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" title="woman-decorating-christmas-tree-with-white-ball" src="https://guptaprogram.com/wp-content/uploads/woman-decorating-christmas-tree-with-white-ball.jpg" alt="woman-decorating-christmas-tree-with-white-ball" width="1000" height="667" /></noscript></p> <p>2. Can we be the source of that which we are looking for in the outside world? So let’s soothe and reassure those who are anxious, let’s listen and uplift those who are feeling sad and isolated around us. When it comes to those who are feeling grief, let’s reach our hand out first. Let’s know that we are not alone and that there are people around us who are there for us.</p> <p> </p> <p><img decoding="async" title="group-of-diverse-people-are-gathering-for-christmas-holiday" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20width='1000'%20height='667'%20viewBox='0%200%201000%20667'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="group-of-diverse-people-are-gathering-for-christmas-holiday" width="1000" height="667" class="perfmatters-lazy" data-src="https://guptaprogram.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/group-of-diverse-people-are-gathering-for-christmas-holiday.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" title="group-of-diverse-people-are-gathering-for-christmas-holiday" src="https://guptaprogram.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/group-of-diverse-people-are-gathering-for-christmas-holiday.jpg" alt="group-of-diverse-people-are-gathering-for-christmas-holiday" width="1000" height="667" /></noscript></p> <p>3. During the Holidays, let us try to do our best to be grateful for what we have in life and focus on that. Rather than being dependant on the outside world for our happiness, joy and sense of being, let us recognize that we have all the joy and love within us.</p> <p><img decoding="async" title="cheerful-girl-holding-christmas-decoration-enjoying-holidays" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20width='1000'%20height='667'%20viewBox='0%200%201000%20667'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="cheerful-girl-holding-christmas-decoration-enjoying-holidays" width="1000" height="667" class="perfmatters-lazy" data-src="https://guptaprogram.com/wp-content/uploads/cheerful-girl-holding-christmas-decoration-enjoying-holidays.webp" /><noscript><img decoding="async" title="cheerful-girl-holding-christmas-decoration-enjoying-holidays" src="https://guptaprogram.com/wp-content/uploads/cheerful-girl-holding-christmas-decoration-enjoying-holidays.webp" alt="cheerful-girl-holding-christmas-decoration-enjoying-holidays" width="1000" height="667" /></noscript></p> <p>4. During these challenging times, it is an opportunity to go deeper into the meaning of Christmas and the Holidays and deeper into understanding why we are feeling the way we are right now and what we can do about it. It is a time to do our best to genuinely share and to embrace those human values that we all have in common.</p> <p><img decoding="async" title="young-woman-with-mask-her-face-cozy-beige-sweater" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20width='1000'%20height='667'%20viewBox='0%200%201000%20667'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="young-woman-with-mask-her-face-cozy-beige-sweater" width="1000" height="667" class="perfmatters-lazy" data-src="https://guptaprogram.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/young-woman-with-mask-her-face-cozy-beige-sweater.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" title="young-woman-with-mask-her-face-cozy-beige-sweater" src="https://guptaprogram.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/young-woman-with-mask-her-face-cozy-beige-sweater.jpg" alt="young-woman-with-mask-her-face-cozy-beige-sweater" width="1000" height="667" /></noscript></p> <p>5. How does Santa make sure he is stress-free? By indulging in a little elf-care. </p> <p> </p> <p><img decoding="async" title="small-christmas-elves-with-candy-canes-table" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20width='1000'%20height='750'%20viewBox='0%200%201000%20750'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="small-christmas-elves-with-candy-canes-table" width="1000" height="750" class="perfmatters-lazy" data-src="https://guptaprogram.com/wp-content/uploads/small-christmas-elves-with-candy-canes-table.webp" /><noscript><img decoding="async" title="small-christmas-elves-with-candy-canes-table" src="https://guptaprogram.com/wp-content/uploads/small-christmas-elves-with-candy-canes-table.webp" alt="small-christmas-elves-with-candy-canes-table" width="1000" height="750" /></noscript> <img decoding="async" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20width='0'%20height='0'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="perfmatters-lazy" data-src="https://guptaprogram.com/wp-content/plugins/bb-plugin/img/pixel.png" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://guptaprogram.com/wp-content/plugins/bb-plugin/img/pixel.png" alt="" /></noscript></p> <h3> </h3> </div><div class="brxe-container fr-blog-post-alpha__author-wrapper"><div class="brxe-div fr-bio-card--boxed"><div class="brxe-div fr-profile-card-alpha__header"><figure id="brxe-hfshxv" class="brxe-image tag"><img width="1000" height="563" class="css-filter size-image-480 perfmatters-lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20width='1000'%20height='563'%20viewBox='0%200%201000%20563'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt data-src="https://guptaprogram.com/wp-content/uploads/ashok-gupta-1.jpg" /><noscript><img width="1000" height="563" class="css-filter size-image-480" src="https://guptaprogram.com/wp-content/uploads/ashok-gupta-1.jpg" alt></noscript></figure></div><div class="brxe-div fr-profile-card-alpha__body"><address class="brxe-text-basic fr-profile-card-alpha__name">Ashok Gupta</address><p class="brxe-text-basic fr-profile-card-alpha__bio fr-lede">Ashok Gupta is the Director of the Gupta Program. 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