12/04/2025
If December had its own personality, I’m convinced it would be that friend who bursts into your house with cookies (or booze), noise, 12 competing emotions, and opinions. Lots of opinions. Think of the opening scene of Home Alone, but with more curse words. We are at the height of Sagittarius energy for most of this month, after all. But sometimes all of this holiday energy (yes, even good cheer) can feel overwhelming. Which is why I daydream about the gifts I wish I could hand out to everyone this time of year—no shipping, no wrapping, no leaving the house—just little bundles of sanity and softness delivered directly to your nervous system.
At the top of my wish list for you? A magical button that dissolves stress on contact. You press it once, and suddenly your shoulders are no longer being worn as earrings. You press it twice, and your heart rate and breath slow down. Ahh, that’s better.
Or how about an endless supply of deep breaths that actually land, the kind that remind you that you’re both alive and that you’re not just a floating head navigating holiday chaos.
And of course, the classic favorite: a telepathic reminder to unclench your jaw every time it tries to buckle down and brace for the stressor at hand.
But until I figure out how to distribute those universally (I’m working on it, I promise), I’ll keep offering what I can: community, movement, softness, and space to reconnect with yourself in the midst of the swirl. The truth is, with some practice you CAN give yourself all of those gifts. Every single day.
So here’s what’s coming up this month—your invitation to carve out a little groundedness in the middle of the twinkling December haze:
⭐️Saturday December 13th from 10:30-11:15am - Virtual yoga class where we will use yoga poses and sequencing to better understand the stress cycle in our body, and the importance of rest in that cycle.
🌙Thursday December 18th from 7-8:15pm - Virtual somatic workshop on Balance. In this session we’ll talk about and experience in our bodies the relationship between balance and letting go (and how this relationship shows up in both our bodies and our lives). This is an amazing workshop for wrapping up the season of Autumn, which is all about letting go and transition.
🎉BY DONATION - Thursday January 1st from 11-11:45am - Virtual New Year's Day movement and ritual for transitioning to a new year. This is a little bit of journaling, a little bit of movement and a little bit of community. What a great way to start the New Year! This offering is by donation - for no cost participation use code NEWYEAR at checkout.
You can register for all events at the event registration page on my website: www.ambercampman.com
Oh, and just for giggles, I asked ChatGPT to create a cartoon image of "If December had a personality" and this was the result. 🤣🤣🤣🤣