{"id":3806,"date":"2015-12-16T09:24:05","date_gmt":"2015-12-16T09:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/16\/surviving-christmas-tips-part-two\/"},"modified":"2023-02-21T15:00:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T15:00:15","slug":"surviving-christmas-tips-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/surviving-christmas-tips-part-two\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Tips For Surviving Christmas [Part Two]"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3806\" class=\"elementor elementor-3806\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90990e0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90990e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51a7056c\" data-id=\"51a7056c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f332336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f332336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Calming-Christmas-Gift-List-for-Meditation-and-Wellbeing-e1676884246174.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15855\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Calming-Christmas-Gift-List-for-Meditation-and-Wellbeing-e1676884246174.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Calming-Christmas-Gift-List-for-Meditation-and-Wellbeing-e1676884246174-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-460e5599 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"460e5599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Sleeping.jpg\\&quot;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\\&quot;aligncenter\" src=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Sleeping.jpg\\&quot;\" alt=\"\\&quot;surviving\" width=\"\\&quot;650\\&quot;\" height=\"\\&quot;263\\&quot;\" \/><\/a><\/p><p><strong>Fifth Day of Christmas \u2013 Sleep<\/strong><\/p><p>Christmas is too exciting for sleep! And you have to practice to stay up and see Santa. Sure, you may be thirty two years old, but that doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t get caught up in the spirit of the thing. Except, if you think about it, you do have a week ahead of you so using meditation to help you get as much shut-eye as possible is really a very good idea.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f915210 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f915210\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/picjumbo.com_HNCK3373.jpg\\&quot;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\\&quot;size-full\" src=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/picjumbo.com_HNCK3373.jpg\\&quot;\" alt=\"\\&quot;picjumbo.com_HNCK3373\\&quot;\" width=\"\\&quot;650\\&quot;\" height=\"\\&quot;271\\&quot;\" \/><\/a><\/p><p><strong>Sixth Day of Christmas &#8211; Performance<\/strong><\/p><p>Maybe you\u2019ve signed up for a bit of carol singing, or have a big role in the local am-dram nativity this year. Or perhaps you\u2019ve foolishly agreed to dress up as Santa for the kids (\u201cit will be fun\u201d, they promise, before pushing you into the heaving chaos of crazed tiny humans who immediately start trying to pull apart your fake beard) and need to pull out your best performance yet. Whatever it is, meditation has been shown to improve performance and also reduces nerves! Which is a definite win-win.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Holding-Hands.jpg\\&quot;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\\&quot;size-full\" src=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Holding-Hands.jpg\\&quot;\" alt=\"\\&quot;Holding\" width=\"\\&quot;650\\&quot;\" height=\"\\&quot;223\\&quot;\" \/><\/a><\/p><p><strong>Seventh Day of Christmas &#8211; Relationships <\/strong><\/p><p>Relationships can get very tense at Christmas. Luckily, there\u2019s always the reliably dismal Eastenders Christmas special to remind yourself that no matter how many arguments you\u2019ve had over the dinner table at least there hasn\u2019t been 6 skeletons falling out of the closet, 2 imminent divorces and at least 3 fatalities that day, so all in all things are looking OK. If this scant comfort doesn\u2019t quite cut the mustard though, meditation could save the day.<\/p><p>Meditation improves your relationships by allowing you to let go of resentments, bolster your empathy and better understand others. This means that when you\u2019ve bought someone a gold watch only to be greeted with socks thoughtfully emblazoned with your name (just in case you were in danger of forgetting it) you can simply smile and move on, much like those socks which will be \u201cmoving on\u201d to the bottom of your drawer while you jump online to buy yourself something nice.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/kaboompics.com_Think-Positive-Poster.jpg\\&quot;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\\&quot;size-full\" src=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/kaboompics.com_Think-Positive-Poster.jpg\\&quot;\" alt=\"\\&quot;Think\" width=\"\\&quot;650\\&quot;\" height=\"\\&quot;265\\&quot;\" \/><\/a><\/p><p><strong>Eight Day of Christmas &#8211; Positivity <\/strong><\/p><p>Urgh, you still have to go to work! How is this still happening? When will all the lovely holiday start? Even worse, you\u2019ve had 4 consecutive hangovers and this one is really biting, and you think maybe you might cry if the true scale of how much you have left to do hits you. The before-Christmas slump is a menace, but luckily it\u2019s a menace that you can blast away with the <a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/why-meditate\/lifestyle\/positivity\/\\&quot;\">positivity-boosting powers<\/a> of meditation. This means you\u2019ll be bounding though the rest of the holiday season with a smile on your face, rather than a look that says \u201cI haven\u2019t bought any presents, I could barely stand up in the shower this morning and I\u2019m never drinking again\u201d.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/?p=3793\\&quot;\">Go back to Christmas Tips [Part One]<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7ab160\" data-id=\"e7ab160\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8509a2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8509a2f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5099f4\" data-id=\"c5099f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e29a4b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e29a4b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/beeja-text-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-723\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/beeja-text-logo.png 474w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/beeja-text-logo-300x134.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b017c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b017c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Benefits of Beeja Meditation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a6f5e elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"18a6f5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Reduce stress and anxiety<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Greater clarity and calm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Increase focus<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Enhance relationships<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Sleep better<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Feel energised<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ad08e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65ad08e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blog-02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-901\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blog-02.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blog-02-150x300.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fifth Day of Christmas \u2013 Sleep Christmas is too exciting for sleep! And you have to practice to stay up and see Santa. Sure, you may be thirty two years old, but that doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t get caught up in the spirit of the thing. 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