Holiday Gift Guide
Updated December 2024
We hope that you are finding rest and connection with your loved ones this holiday season! Read on for our top health promoting gift ideas for your friends and family (or yourself 😊).
Restorative Bodywork
Session at Gather Saunahouse if you’re a Central Oregon local. Book a sauna session with your love or your bestie and reap the benefits of sauna together. Increased dopamine, lymphatic circulation, detoxification and more.
Jae has been such a wonderful addition to the Terrain team and if you have experienced one of her treatments, you know! She combines acupuncture with sound and all of her energetic magic to leave you feeling completely calm and in bliss.
Herbs & Bodycare
Herbal infusions are made by long-steeping herbs with more herbs than you would use for tea, which allows for more potency and nutrition with the infusion. They are hydrating and restore minerals that are easily lost in our modern lives. Dr. Emily created these herbal infusions in a bag form that allows for simple preparation and clean-up. They are a perfect gift for the wellness lover and anyone who likes to boost their water with flavor and nutrients.
Tea blend from The People’s Apothecary or Aesthete Tea. Who doesn’t love a good tea? The People’s Apothecary does a wonderful job if you’re local to Bend so visit the shop if you can. Aesthete has amazing tea blends that can purchased online and can absolutely elevated anyone’s tea experience.
Whipped Tallow from Softnfat. Tallow is incredible for the skin. This is not your basic tallow either. Whipped with chamomile and calendula, this tallow smells like frosting and is perfect for these winter months.
Grounding & Sleep Optimization
Bon Charge Eye Mask. Dr. Emily is an eye mask connoisseur and these are her all-time favorites. Eye makes can help deepen sleep by reducing light exposure that may interrupt melatonin production. Whether you’re nightly user or just when you travel, these are the best!
When the sun goes down earlier, we have to rely on more artificial light in the early morning and evening hours. This can interrupt melatonin production and our body’s ability to heal while we sleep. By wearing blue light blocking glasses during the dark hours, circadian rhythm is preserved and all our light sensitive processes in our body, like hormone release and wakefulness, work better. These are great for your late night show watcher or phone user but can even be wonderful for those who like to read before bed.
Flicker-free full spectrum light bulbs - Standard LED bulbs have a very narrow light spectrum and are known to constantly flicker on and off (faster than we can perceive), which can be disruptive to the nervous system. Mimicking the spectrum of the sun, these bulbs have three modes that can support your circadian rhythm as the sun shifts throughout the day and night.
Just like the barefoot shoes, an earthing mat is the same idea but applied to your bed, under a fitted sheet. This allows you to be “grounded” while you sleep, which can improve sleep and also improve tissue healing and lowering inflammation. These mats are plugged into a grounded outlet or have a cord with a grounding rod that goes directly into the earth (through a window). This is a wonderful way to continue being connected to the earth’s magnetic frequency through the colder months, when we might be more bundled up when spending time outside.
HealthyLine Infrared Mat. Go big with the ultimate wellness gift. Infrared heat is soothing and so healing for the cell. Not to mention it is also supremely relaxing. Some of their mats also include PEMF technology to restore optimal frequency to the body to allow for detoxification and tissue repair. We love it so. Use the code wn10s for 10% off and free shipping.
Barefoot sandals help strengthen the feet and these sandals also have a copper footbed that keeps you connected to the electromagnetic frequency of the earth, which has many health promoting benefits including improved circulation and healing time.
Home
A mug from Casa de Stela. Warm tonics and elixirs look beautiful in the mugs from Casa de Stela. They feel good in the hand and look lovely in the kitchen. Order online or buy locally at The Bungalow Bend.
A scarf or socks from Honeydove Vintage. Natural fiber clothing is good for the body through allowing natural temperature regulation and reducing plastic exposures (through polyester fibers etc). Honeydove makes beautiful clothing and is local to Bend!
Water, Air, and Grounding Gifts
Swap out your friend’s Brita pitcher for one that is actually effective. The Clearly Filtered pitcher has a highly rated filter that removes over 365 difference contaminants, including fluoride. This is great for renters and travel as well!
Structured water is an up level from just filtered water. Water in nature is structured, or the molecules of water are arranged, by vortexes and flowing over rocks in streams. Simply put, structured water carries a more coherent charge, which helps the physiological functioning of our bodies work better. Modern plumbing pipes are straight and cause more chaos in the arrangement of the water that comes into our homes. This pitcher provides a vortex that helps to structure the water back to its natural state and many people notice a difference in how hydrated they feel when they consume structured water.
Airdoctor Air Filter. Give the gift of clean air! Wildfire season is over but did you know that indoor air is actually so much more polluted than outdoor? This is definitely a gift that keeps on giving.