Holiday Gift Guide 2023

Is it me or is that time just ticking away? How’d it turn into Friday? I swear I was just shaking my fist at the Monday morning sky whispering, “Not you again!” Do you ever feel like you have just enough time in a week to do what the company wants, what the kids want, what the community wants? Then your to-do list becomes a to-doom scroll? If it’s rolling under the car, it’s probably too long. What if we could help you think about one less thing and help you make some feel-good choices this season?

Holiday Gift Guide 2022

As fall turns to winter and we mourn the loss of the warm sun, we instead get a little excited about snuggling up, drinking hot bevys, and getting stoked for celebrations with friends and family. Gatherings for me can look all kinds of ways. Big, small, intimate, wild, and they usually include delicious food. And, if you’re like me, the slight pressure of what to buy for whom can start knocking at the door once Thanksgiving is behind me. Full disclosure: I am not the worlds best consumer. Eek!

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Overwhelmed with too many good things?! 5 tips to lighten your load.

Are you at your wits end? Do you feel like past you was nuts by saying yes to helping volunterr at the kid’s fun run and the community garden while also leading a project at work and staring a new workout routing? Do you feel like you come to your monday feeling like you could already sleep a thousand years and it wouldn’t be enough?

Healthy Living, BalanceLily LunnemannOctober 6, 2022stress, overwhelm, rest, pauseComment

5 Things That Are Destroying Your Mental Health

Did you know that May is Mental Health Awareness Month? I personally think it should be a year-long campaign, given the epidemic levels of stress, burnout, depression, and anxiety in our current world. Global Pandemic aside, people have been under increasing stress for years. 73% of adults in the United States report stress levels that have a negative impact on their mental health. Whether you struggle with anxiety and depression or find yourself occasionally feeling stressed out, there could be some sneaky things that are negatively impacting your mental health.

8 Foolproof Ways to Relieve Your Stress

you can understand how important it is to manage stress in an increasingly stressful environment. Massage is an incredible tool for managing stress that has been proven to lower cortisol levels. It’s now being used to treat PTSD and long-term studies have shown that consistent massage therapy can even decrease diastolic and systolic blood pressure, reducing risk for heart disease and stroke. However, it might be difficult to afford a massage treatment regimen. So, what else can be done to reduce stress?

A Very Different Holiday Gift Guide for A Very Different Year.

In the past I leaned toward making gifts for my immediate family, but that was when I had more free time, a smaller family (we’ve added nieces and nephews and in-laws to the mix), and less Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent decades stressing every year before really taking the time to re-evaluate how you view gift-giving. Here are some things I’ve learned as well as some ways to approach gift giving differently this year, so you can finally enjoy the holidays.

Healthy Living, Mental WellnessGuest UserDecember 6, 2021holidays, Wellness, mental health, stress, ecofriendly, sustainablilityComment

Skip Your Next Massage with these At-Home Wellness Tips

The honest truth is that massage is not the magic cure-all you would like it to be. It absolutely has benefits, but when you aren’t using it in conjunction with other wellness techniques, it can only do so much. Unless you’re independently wealthy, the chances are you have to budget your time and money wisely to afford massages. If you aren’t able to come in for massages as often as you’d like, there are things you can do in between your massage appointments to maximize the benefit. Many of these options are easy, low-cost, and keep the muscle tension at bay.

Massage & Bodywork, Healthy Living, Self-careLily LunnemannOctober 8, 2021massage therapy, massage, Wellness, strength, stress, self-careComment

How to Stop Burnout Once and For All

Burnout can have pretty lasting impacts on our health and wellbeing, both physically and mentally. As more research is done into the effects of our frenetic work society, it seems that self-care can no longer be considered a luxury. Taking time to rest and recharge is a necessity for you to lead a happy, productive life.

But if you’re just starting out with this transformative self-care journey, where do you even begin?