Holiday Stress Relief

By Dr. Christine E. Kiesinger

Divorce and holiday stress don't have to get the best of you. The holidays are stressful, even for the best intentioned parents. Listen to how both a divorced mom and dad bounced back and make it work.
Key Points:
- Change your negative thoughts about divorce.
- Hear about ways to consciously choose thoughts that keep you calm and clear.
- Use your breath for instant relief from divorce stress.
- Find out how to quickly calm your nervous system, regardless of what is happening around you.
- Try simple yoga-based hand gestures to tolerate difficult feelings about divorce. Called mudras, these basic self-care practices can restore calm, giving you the ability to make decisions from a centered mind.

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ABOUT OUR GUEST

DR. CHRISTINE E. KIESINGER

Christine KiesingerAbout Dr. Kiesinger: Dr. Christine E. Kiesinger, Wellness Educator, is a certified yoga teacher, Usui and Karuna Certified Reiki Master and Teacher, and clinical aroma therapist. Christine has lectured all over the country in the areas of stress management and shares practical and powerful strategies for stress reduction with her listeners. By training, Christine is a professor and academic scholar of Interpersonal Communication. Her work in the areas of family and intimate, relational communication greatly enhance her approach to stress management.

It is Christine’s belief that the presence of chronic stress not only affects the body and mind, but can be destructive to one’s closest bonds and can negatively impact one's professional life. Whether she is teaching on the yoga mat or in a corporate setting or in a university classroom, Christine aims to help her students achieve wellness in all areas of their lives -- their relationships, their professions and within themselves.

ABOUT OUR HOST 

ADINA LAVER

Adina_LaverIn partnership with Main Line Family Law Center, Adina Laver  works with clients who are "on the fence", in the process of separating or getting a divorce, or are in any other way undergoing a significant change or transformation in their lives and who want to engage in this experience consciously and with integrity. Adina is also founder of Courage to Be Curious and formerly Divorce Essentials, a specialized divorce coaching and support services for those committed to a healthy path for reclaiming their lives. Contact Adina at adina@couragetobecurious.com or follow her @AdinaLaver.

About the Author

Dr. Christine E. Kiesinger

Picture of Dr. Christine E. Kiesinger Dr. Christine E. Kiesinger, Wellness Educator, is a certified yoga teacher, Usui and Karuna Certified Reiki Master and Teacher, and clinical aroma therapist. Christine has lectured all over the country in the areas of stress management and shares practical and powerful strategies for stress reduction with her listeners. By training, Christine is a professor and academic scholar of Interpersonal Communication. Her work in the areas of family and intimate, relational communication greatly enhance her approach to stress management. It is Christine’s belief that the presence of chronic stress not only affects the body and mind, but can be destructive to one’s closest bonds and can negatively impact one's professional life. Whether she is teaching on the yoga mat or in a corporate setting or in a university classroom, Christine aims to help her students achieve wellness in all areas of their lives -- their relationships, their professions and within themselves.

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