It is always important to feel truly relaxed, but it can be a special challenge during the cold winter and throughout the busy holiday period. This is also a particularly stressful year (let it be a few years), and the gift of relaxation to your loved one has never been more meaningful. With this in mind, the following are our top gifts for health and self-care, which can promote peace and peace of mind throughout the year, no matter what the occasion.
During this holiday, please enjoy a relaxing massage with friends who are always on the go. For ethical and courteous spa experiences, sustainable and vegetarian-friendly experiences are easy to obtain. (Some beauty and skin care products contain animal-derived ingredients such as shellac, lanolin, and squalene, so please search for brands that are clearly labeled and certified.)
For those in the UK, Vegetarian Directory provides a complete online catalog of local plant businesses to support, while Vegetarian Paradise provides similar services to American customers. The Natural Feeling Spa that we highlight below is vegetarian and also offers custom gift cards. According to Natural Feeling Spa itself: "Our products have been reviewed for quality, sustainability, and ingredient integrity, with a focus on supporting BIPOC and women-owned businesses."
Yoga is a wonderful way to promote health. Proponents say it can relieve stress and present the perfect combination of mindfulness and body. Face-to-face courses have restarted and run in most parts of the United States and the United Kingdom, but virtual courses are still very popular, and services such as Glo and Gaia Yoga offer gift subscription packages-perfect for holidays.
You can also purchase gift certificates in person or online (applicable to virtual courses and face-to-face courses). Look at yoga centers such as Yoga Hero, a Leeds-based company that offers stacked calendars of virtual and in-house classes at all levels, from beginners to experts. They also provide teacher training courses.
If yoga is not suitable for your gift recipient, then meditation may be suitable. Research shows that it can help relax and sleep through mindfulness. The modern version of mindfulness is derived from Eastern religions and concepts, including meditation and yoga.
The rise of meditation apps of all shapes and sizes means that there are many to choose from. Headspace has become a top competitor due to its high availability, relatively low cost and long-term nature. Calmness is good for meditation and sleep. Harvard Health explores the topic of meditation and the mind in more detail here, especially its effects on anxiety and depression.
It can be said that although the concept of self-care has been integrated into the consumption culture of the rich, its core is to encourage much-needed rehabilitation and rehabilitation—especially for radicals, radicals, and marginalized groups. Because of this, the beloved American poet and activist Audre Lorde wrote that taking care of oneself is "an act of political warfare."
Like meditation, there is no purchase to practice self-care, but for people who benefit from structure, external support or skills and advice in life, there are many self-care-centric apps and programs that can try to promote and support health and self Kindness makes them the perfect gift.
Sanvello provides a combination of self-care, peer support, counseling, and therapy. Moodfit combines daily goals with tools and other insights to cope with stress and anxiety, while Sleep Cycle takes care of the rest of users by tracking and analyzing their sleep patterns.
The Shine application that we choose to emphasize here is owned and operated by women of color, providing "more representative and inclusive" mental health advice and support, as well as "sign-in" and meditation. It has more than 2 million users in 2018.
Health can include self-reflection and proactiveness, but there is still a little escape from reality in any self-care program. Scribd, which we highlight below, combines books and audiobooks with podcasts, magazines, and even music scores in a simple package.
(For those looking for a simpler bundle, Audible offers a selection of audiobooks and podcasts at a lower price, while Kindle Unlimited allows you to read anytime, anywhere through a combination of subscription and reader combinations.)
The perfect equipment for any nap, at any time of the day, weighted blankets can help some people with stress, insomnia and sleep difficulties. (Supporters like them, the research is promising, but there is still not a lot of data.)
You can choose sustainable luxury products from companies such as Bearaby (there are many different weights and styles) or Remy. Bearaby's Tree Napper, linked below, is made of eucalyptus fiber and weighs 15 pounds.
Spa gift sets, sets and collections usually contain beauty and skin care products to help create a relaxing and nourishing experience in the comfort of your home. They usually include incense, bath salts, soaps, massage oils and candles.
Sellers and platforms including Wearth London, Etsy, Ethical Market and Not On the High Street provide a large number of vegan, sustainable and cruelty-free options. The Acala Spa Bag stocked by Wearth and linked below contains cleansing soap, aloe konjac sponge and lavender bath salt, in addition to jojoba emollient oil, which provides a complete and gifted experience.
Keeping a diary is fun, therapeutic, and an important health tool for many people. Choosing a sustainable, vegetarian-friendly version is a simple but thoughtful gift, and you can find lovely options at WHSmith. Check out the selection of Etsy and Green Tulip here.
Look for: recycled paper, non-leather covers, and vegetarian-friendly glue. You can also give some sustainable pens along with your diary as a gift. The Yop and Tom dot grid magazines linked below have a vegan leather cover, a gold moon and star design in gravure, and are available in a variety of colors.
Tea and coffee gift sets and subscription products are both popular and practical, including decaffeinated and herbal options, especially important components of healthy repertoire.
Brewing, sharing, and drinking hot beverages can be a soothing and habitual mindfulness exercise, especially when combined with new or comforting flavors and aromas. Bird & Blend Tea Co. even provides a self-made loose leaf tea selection box. The link is as follows, which can be customized according to the preferences and tastes of the gift recipient.
Picture books are not just for kids. The complexity of coloring requires concentration and fine motor skills, making them perfect for relaxing at the end of a hard day. This in itself has now become a huge industry, and you can choose picture books designed and sold specifically for adults. The products linked below include several relaxing scenes of animals and nature, very suitable for people who are fascinated by wild animals in your life.
Have you purchased some yoga classes for someone? Maybe your gift recipient is already yoga lover Adriene. Maybe they don't even like yoga, but just want some comfortable and sustainable daily sportswear.
Materials such as Econyl (recycled fishing nets), Cupro (upgraded recycled cotton) and bamboo (fast-growing, renewable and low-impact) provide an environmentally friendly alternative to the virgin plastic and non-biodegradable options commonly found in sportswear.
Yoga clothing and other accessories are a booming market with many products and companies to choose from, but two excellent sustainable options are Reprise and BAM. To support a company using less wastewater to minimize its environmental impact, please check ALWRLD’s yoga gear made from recycled fishing nets, the link is below.
Similar to coloring, crochet, knitting, embroidery, and other project-based handicrafts are good mindfulness activities. They take up your hands and brain while doing some creative work. Just make sure to choose a sustainable and vegan kit.
Acrylic wool uses harmful materials such as coal and petroleum, and wool is harmful to the animals themselves and the entire planet. In contrast, materials such as Tencel and bamboo can be used in sustainable wool and sustainable craft projects. The crochet kit linked below is sustainable, vegan, and perfect for beginners.
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Special Contributor | Liam, Bristol, UK wrote articles on environmental and social sustainability and animal protection. He holds a bachelor's degree with honors in English Literature and Film.
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