Can you believe Thanksgiving is next week!? I know it’s true because the B101 radio station switched over to Christmas music yesterday and I have a list a mile long of chores to do this weekend. The holidays are officially on the mind. To make everyone’s life a tad easier, I thought I’d give an early gift in the form of a mindful holiday gift guide. Shopping for everyone on your list isn’t easy, nor is giving people ideas for yourself. So whether you’re into mindfulness, or just shopping for someone who is, there are plenty of ideas on this list to get the job done!
For the Home/Office:
1. Five Rules for Happiness Paperweight
“This humble 100% lead free pewter paperweight features five simple rules for happiness. Set it on your desk as a gentle reminder each day.”
$36.00 from Uncommon Goods
2. Buddha Board
“Buddha Board is inspired by the Zen idea of living in the moment. You simply paint on the surface with water and your creation will come to life in bold design. Then as the water slowly evaporates, your art will magically disappear leaving you with a clean slate and a clear mind, ready to create a whole new masterpiece.”
$34.95 from Buddhaboard
3. Inhale & Exhale wall prints
$6.00 for both digital prints from Etsy
Four 15 packs of Premium Quality Incense in different fragrances every month for 3, 6 or 12 months.
$45.00 for 3-month subscription from Wildberry
5. Soothe the Soul Yogi Candles
“Bring balance and calming energy to your home with these scented soy candles.”
$28.00 from Uncommon Goods
For the Book Lover:
6. Questions For Life: Two Year Guided Daily Journal For Intentional Living
With The Questions For Life two-year guided journal you can reflect, express gratitude, capture your happiest moment, and answer a self-discovery question in only minutes a day. Get in the habit of slowing down and reflecting on each day while getting to know yourself better. Soon you’ll be enjoying the simpler things in everyday life, living more intentionally, and feeling happier!
$18.99 from Amazon
“In the forty years since its original publication, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind has become one of the great modern Zen classics, much beloved, much reread, and much recommended as the best first book to read on Zen.”
$11.06 from Amazon
“Written in Shauna’s warm and vulnerable style, this collection of essays focuses on the most important transformation in her life, and maybe yours too: leaving behind busyness and frantic living and rediscovering the person you were made to be.”
$13.79 from Amazon
For centuries, mandalas have helped those seeking peace and inspiration find balance in their lives. Now, with Stress Less Coloring: Mandalas, you can use these sacred circles to calm your mind, relieve stress, and manage anxiety in a therapeutic way.
$9.89 from Amazon
For the Yogi
10. Recycled plaid yoga blanket
“Our thickest blanket, made of recycled fibers in Mexico, is a wool-free and economical way to support your restorative yoga practice.”
These are the blankets my yoga studio uses and there is nothing thicker or softer! You would need four of the traditional style Mexican blankets to add up to the height of just one of these. Perfect to use as a bolster in restorative yoga or to drape over yourself in savasana. One of these is on my list, too!
$39.95 from Hugger Mugger
“The perfect pants for yoga. Our women’s yoga pants are crazy soft and stretchy with a loose cut and elephant print accent pockets.”
$28.00 from Elephant Pants and a portion of their proceeds are donated to help save elephants!
12. The Body Temple: Kundalini Yoga for Body Acceptance, Eating Disorders & Radical Self-Love
“Written for both the total beginner and and the advanced yogi, The Body Temple: Kundalini Yoga for Body Acceptance, Eating Disorders, and Radical Self-Love guides you through a nurturing practice of yoga, meditation, mantra, and miracles”
$25.09 from Amazon
For the Fashionable
How cute is this!?
$20.00 from Etsy
For Nourishment
“Jahmu Instant Golden Milk, an organic ginger-turmeric instant chai tea mix, was inspired by the traditional Indonesian elixir, Jamu, and the ancient Ayurvedic beverage Golden Milk. With its certified organic ingredients and higher concentrate of vitamins and nutrients, Jahmu Instant Golden Milk is easy to make and an excellent alternative to the time consuming task of making Golden Milk from raw ingredients.”
The quick and easy way to make golden tumeric milk!
$16.00 from Spirit Voyage
For the Body
“Open your shower doors of perception to oh-so smellacious Zum Bar Goat’s Milk Soap, the best natural high since the birds discovered the bees.”
So many fun scents and colors. Soap bars $5.95 from Indigo Wild
16. Aromatherapy stress-away stick
“A perfect size to carry with you on your travels. Apply to wrists or temples for stress-relief. Made from almond oil, jojoba oil, beeswax, pure steam distilled essential oils, gem and flower essences, Vitamin E.”
A perfect stocking stuffer! I keep one of these in my desk drawer and dab a little under my nose when I start to feel stressed. The aromatherapy calms me instantly.
$7.50 from Herbiary
I hope this list helps you cross some items off your list! Wishing you a happy, mindful, and low-stress start to the holiday season!