The holiday season can be a time full of commitments, planning, and (pleasant or unpleasant) anticipation.

This extended guided practice with Dr. Christiane Wolf offers a quiet respite that can help you identify what you need, move to care for yourself, and navigate stress that may arise.

Christiane Wolf, MD, PhD is a former physician, internationally known mindfulness and Insight (Vipassana) meditation teacher. She is passionate about translating ancient wisdom teachings into accessible and applicable modern-day language. She is the author of Outsmart Your Pain – Mindfulness and Self-Compassion to Help You Leave Chronic Pain Behind and the co-author of the classic training manual for mindfulness teachers, A Clinician's Guide To Teaching Mindfulness. Christiane is the lead-consultant and teacher trainer for the VA's (US Department of Veteran Affairs) National Mindfulness Facilitator Training and a senior teacher at InsightLA. She is the mom of three amazing humans and can usually be found in the Los Angeles area training for ultramarathons and triathlons.

The transcription of this guided meditation will be online at Mindful.org next week.

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Show Notes

Find more from Christiane Wolf here.

Go Deeper

If the Holidays aren't always merry and bright for you, please know you're not alone. For support, check out these articles on Mindful.org:

• Curb Your Inner Critic Over the Holidays with Self-Compassion

• When Grief Hits During the Holidays

• 3 Ways to Find Calm in the Holiday Rush

• 5 Practical Ways to Reduce Holiday Stress

• Self-Care Is an Act of Resistance

And for more practices to help you find calm in the chaos, check out: 3 Guided Meditations to Help You Find Balance This Holiday Season

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