The excitement and joy of Christmas leaves many people with a strange feeling of sadness in the days after the celebration ends. The frenzied preparations, the endless shopping, the events, the guests, the food, the presents –suddenly it all ends. Everything becomes quiet. Reality sets in. The work week approaches again. Suddenly “normal” seems so…ordinary. Yet, with that sense of ordinary also comes a quiet peace. The world again becomes steady, semi-predictable, reliable. No more pulling off financial feats to make Christmas happen, no more worrying that the kids will like their presents, no more losing hours and hours of sleep doing last minute wrapping and Santa preparations, no more super adrenaline-filled days or festivity-ridden evenings. Our bodies relax thankfully back into their …