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BUILDING BLOCKS OF RECOVERY 7 tips to a Happy and Stress-Free Holiday Season!

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Page 1: BUILDING BLOCKS OF RECOVERY 7 tips to a Happy and Stress-Free Holiday Season!

BUILDING BLOCKS OF RECOVERY

7 tips to a Happy and Stress-Free Holiday Season!

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• What is your history with the holidays?

• What causes you the most stress?

• Do you have a vision of your perfect holiday?

• Do you find that other people and traditions have more control over your holiday schedule than you do?

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What if this year your holidays could be:

• Happier

• More satisfying

• Terrific Memories

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• Then adding a few

• Building Blocks of Recovery concepts can make the difference!

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What do you think are the reasons that most people have stressful holidays?

• Painful Memories

• Unrealistic Expectations

• Co Dependence

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By utilizing specific tools of recovery

• you can have a constant reminder of who you want to be

• how you want to feel

• We will be applying 7 Tips to make this a stress free holiday season!

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TIP ONE

Manage your diet and keep it plant based!

Yes, you can say NO!

Poor diets increase stress!

Sugar and alcohol are the same thing!

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Tip Two

• Get real about your schedule

• Sleep and rest are your #1 Priority!

• Drop the glorification of busy!

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Tip Three

• Tapas- managing your inner fire!

• What is your reason for doing all that you do during the holidays?

• You are 100% response-able in your life!

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Tip Four

• Ahimsa- non violence

• Running self to exhaustion does not make you or those around you happy.

• Drop the resentments- there are no “HAVE TO’s”

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TIP Five

• Be your word

• Walk in peace

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Tip Six

• Practicing mindfulness

• In Body

• In energy

• With food

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Tip Seven

• This is more than one day, one party, one season.

• Defining who you are and combining it with how you are in the season

• The best gift ever!

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When we stop the glorification of busy

When we move from a place of love and service

When we learn how to have integrity with our speech and actions

We are joy.

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Questions?

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If you would like to learn more of how to have joy in the midst of life:

• Building Blocks of Recovery is now accepting applications for

5 private students to begin the 7 week study course beginning Jan 5, 2015

Or

• You can book with me for a weekend retreat.