Holistic Travel 101: 10 Tips to effectively manage holiday stress when on vacation or traveling

November 27, 12:56 AMHolistic Travel ExaminerGina Alzate

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The holidays are a time of celebration with loved ones, and it is the time when many of us take vacations with our families, visit friends or explore the world.  Travel can be stressful or enjoyable depending on how we manage the various stimulus coming into our world.  Holiday travel has its specific set of stressors such as traffic jams, delays, missed connections, missing luggage, illness and the consequences that come with these issues.  Domestic and international travel have varying stressors related to airline check-ins, customs, financial issues and language barriers.  These are just a few possibilities.  No matter the mode of transportation and how exotic the destination, here are 10 tips to help you effectively manage holiday stress when on vacation or traveling.

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Physical Well-Being

1. Pay attention to the quality of your dietary intake.  Drink plenty of water.  Keep caffeine intake to a minimum.  Eat healthy, nutritious foods several times a day but in small portions. Eat fresh fruits and vegetables often. Read more info on wholesome diet.

2.  Get adequate rest and sleep.  Meditate before sleeping as it calms the mind and relieves the body of the stresses of the day.  Sleep as much as your body requires as long as you have REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep each night.  Read more info on meditation.

3.  Exercise and breathe deeply.  Exercise in the morning and take quick body stretches throughout the day. It serves to energize you, adequately circulates your blood to all parts of your body, providing more oxygen to vital organs.  Dance, sing, and laugh when your spirit moves you.  Breathe deeply and slowly.


Emotional Well-Being

4. Smile and laugh often. Greet the day with enthusiasm.  Believe all is well and events will be filled with joy and laughter.  Walk lightly.  Whistle a happy tune.  Give yourself permission to be silly. Take time to play with your children and pets. Make time to have fun with your significant other.  Read more info on how to be happy.

5.  Appreciate your gifts and be grateful for your blessings.  Unwrap the gifts of the day with awe and eagerness like they are presents as they are presented to you in the moment, the present. Appreciate your experiences and the people around you. Remember: to appreciate is to add value. Challenge yourself to find as many things in your environment which you deeply appreciate.  Feel gratitude for the blessings of the day to bring more of the same in abundance. Be grateful for your life, your talents and abilities, your loved ones and friendships, your health and your experiences from which to draw wisdom.  Read more info on holistic living.


Mental Well-Being

6. Choose your thoughts wisely.  Think of desired outcomes.  Surround yourself with pleasant and joyful people.  Visualize a smooth, calming and productive day. Dream big and imagine living your heart's desires to the fullest.  Focus on desired consequences of decisions made with clarity of thought and reverence for all concerned. Choose only thoughts that energize you.  Be mindful of your thoughts. If a thought begins to irritate you, stop yourself instantly and replace it with more productive and joyful thought.  Read more info on how to create positive expectations.

7. Give yourself frequent mental breaks.  Replenish your mind's supply of power energy with uplifting thoughts. Engage in activities to give you balance, such as if your work is spent sitting indoors, walk around outdoors for a few minutes.  If your work involves analysis, engage creative work for a short while.  Read more info on how to resolve conflicts.

Spiritual Well-Being

8.  Nurture your spirit throughout the day.  If you feel like you need to eat or rest, honor your spirit and do so.  Take a moment to commune with your Higher Self throughout the day. Have constant interactions with your Divine Soul.  Read more info on holistic and alternative health.

9. Call on your angels and spirit helpers.  Let them help you get through the productivity of the day. Enlist their help for more energy, ideas and pleasant relations throughout the day. Ask for their help with making things happen, and be specific of your wishes. Trust that all is in Divine Order and flowing in its Divine Timing. Believe that all is well and events happen for everyone's highest and greatest good.

10. Lend a hand when your spirit compels you to reach out.  Charity given returns to the sender a hundredfold. This can come in a form of a smile genuinely given, time to listen and share experience,advice or labor of love as needed.  Read more info on how to use time together wtih loved ones at little or no cost.

By Gina Alzate, who is also the National Interracial Relationship Examiner and the Philadelphia Romance Examiner. She is a Travel Consultant and a Cruise Planner with World Tours and Cruises, and she leads Angel Communication workshops with Holistic Life Designs.

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