The festive season is here and this is a time when you might be hosting your friends and loved ones. It is a time to reflect on the year together and even plan for the new year.
In the spirit of holistic wellness, it is a time when you should also practice mindfulness in your hosting. Practicing mindfulness even in your gatherings will ensure that your guests are relaxed and promote the connection you have with your loved ones.
It is also a great way to use the different skills and knowledge you have acquired from your wellness coach. In this article, we will give you a few tips you can use in hosting your mindful gatherings.
Have a theme.
As your loved ones are getting to your space, you can give them a theme for the celebration. For example, during this season of reflection, you can choose to work with the theme of gratitude.
When you do so, you prepare your loved ones to come to celebrate the different things they are grateful for. For example, if one graduated, moved out, or even bought a pet.
There are so many things to be grateful for as the year ends and with such a theme your loved ones can introspect and recognize these things in their life.
In such a gathering there is so much cohesion and as each one is reflecting on the things they are thankful for, it promotes holistic wellness in terms of how they view themselves and deepens the social connection.
Schedule activities that promote wellness.
As a person who is gravitating towards wellness, your gatherings should also reflect the same. Your gatherings cease to be the normal ones but really get unique.
The activities that you can schedule include stretching and deep breathing as the first activity. You can also include wellness games for example the compliment game and the affirmation exchange to name a few.
These games are essential to wellness since they cultivate an atmosphere where everyone feels valued and they feel appreciated in the gathering.
Create a warm atmosphere.
When your guests arrive at your space, make them feel as if they were planned and waited for. You can do so by creating warm areas for them.
It can be in terms of the lighting of the space, sweet homely secrets, and even decor. You can even go ahead and assign names to the different seating spaces where they will occupy.
Make mindful meals.
During the festivities, there are times when one just wants to overindulge in terms of eating. You may be tempted to eat anything and everything just because it is available.
In your gatherings, you can ensure that you are encouraging mindful eating. For example, you can make well-balanced meals that will nourish the body.
Invite a wellness coach.
You can also use this special event to invite a wellness coach to educate your friends and family on wellness. The coach has expertise and by so doing you are exposing your loved ones to your journey and they also get to benefit from the practitioner.
Introduce wrap-up traditions.
When our loved ones come to our homes, there are times when some leave even without our knowledge. You should ensure that you have some traditions that will ensure that you get to know when they are leaving.
The best way to do this is by having some wrap-up traditions. It can be prayer, a song, lighting a candle, or even writing some notes in a gratitude journal.
It helps bring up closure and also ensures each of your guests is well and ready to leave for those who are leaving.
Follow-ups.
After your guests have left, you should make a point to always check up on them. For example, you can send some thank you notes.
You can also make sure to share all pictures and videos that were taken and share them with them. You can also take that time to inform them of any other gatherings in the future so they can plan themselves accordingly.
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Conclusion.
To conclude, mindful gatherings are great for your and also your guests' overall wellbeing. Your guests get to relax, introspect, have fun, eat good food, and even revere in the memories that were made in the celebration.
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