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Trending Self Care Practices for the New Year
January 7. 2025
Self-care is about finding what works for you. What you will be able to put into your everyday routine.
A well-balanced self-care routine involves each of the seven pillars:
- Mental
- Emotional
- Physical
- Environmental
- Spiritual
- Recreational
- Social
Simplifying self-care practices:
- Taking care of your mental health is the overall purpose of self-care. It can include meditating, reading, journaling, relaxation.
- Your emotional health is important to your overall mental health. It can include techniques for anxiety, stress, depression.
- Physical well-being consists of healthy eating habits, some form of exercise, quality sleep.
- Environmental includes becoming aware of the negative triggers in your life.
- Spiritual practices are engaging with your inner self. It does not have to be religious. The goal is to find meaning and purpose to life. To engage with your values and beliefs.
- Recreational is to become part of life by participating in the world around you.
- Social is to participate and to detox from digital media.
Self-care Techniques include:
- Breathing techniques
- Walking
- Mindfulness
- Tai chi
- Paint
- Draw
- Massage
- Mediation
- Exercise
- Write in a journal
- Hug someone
- Watch a funny movie
- Knit or crochet
- Stay hydrated
- Get enough sleep
- Sit by the water
- Getting your hair done
- Rest and sleep is important
- Think a happy memory
- Relax your mind
- Learn your triggers
- Visualization techniques
- Limit alcohol and recreational drugs
- 333 Rule for Anxiety
- Relax your muscles
- Slow down even for a moment
- Rest and sleep
- Replenishment
- Release
- Prioritize tasks
- Get organized
- Declutter
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