Holidays

4 Ways to Navigate Grandparent Grief During the Holidays

  |   Elders, Grief, Holidays, Relationships   |   No comment

♣ The holidays often bring intense feelings of grief, particularly if we have lost grandparents. An alternative trauma healer provides four ways to navigate grandparent grief this season. Having a loving relationship with your grandparents can be a blessing. Grandparents are often family members (or elders who have adopted...

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Tell the Real Story of Thanksgiving With Indigenous Food

  |   Food, Holiday Family Activity, Holidays, Native American, Recipes   |   No comment

Honor Native American history and culture this Thanksgiving with Chef Sean Sherman’s indigenous recipes.   Thanksgiving is one of the most widely celebrated and beloved holidays in the US. For most Americans, Thanksgiving means food—more than 90 percent of the country partakes of a Thanksgiving meal with...

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What’s the Weirdest Thing You’re Thankful For?

  |   Gratitude, Holiday Family Activity, Holidays, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving   |   No comment

“I’m thankful for nondairy creamer, locking doors, and never having to take algebra again.”     I’m thankful for ravens. Cheese. Vitamin K.   I’m thankful for not having typhus or gangrene. I’m thankful for optometrists, this ring, and fennel seeds.   I’ve always thought Thanksgiving dinners should include thanks-giving rituals, during...

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3 Ways To Keep Your Digestive Fires Burning Bright for the Holidays

  |   Ayurveda, Eat, Healthy eating, Healthy Recipes, Holidays, Recipes   |   No comment

Try these three recipes for better digestion. The holidays can overwhelm. Whether it is our schedule, our nerves, our physical reserves, this is the time when the surge of seasonal joy can threaten to inundate. ↓ But nature is here to support you. Specifically, Ayurveda sees this as...

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