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Self-care essentials
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Self-care is simply doing the things that help you live well – both physically and mentally. It’s about prioritizing sleep, exercise, diet, and anything else that benefits your overall well-being. It’s about listening to your body and giving it what it needs to feel better.
And it is not about feeling guilty or selfish about taking personal time to recharge. Remember, you can’t pour from an empty cup, so it’s essential to take care of yourself first.
Doing daily self-care rituals has been shown to reduce stress and anxiety, boost your self-esteem, and increase your energy. Self-care also helps you maintain healthy relationships by providing the energy needed to engage and present with the people in your life.
Benefits of Daily Self-Care
︎ More productivity︎ More happiness︎ More energy and vitality︎ More respect from others︎ Healthier relationships︎ More self love︎ Less stress, anxiety and depression︎ Less resentment︎ Greater achievement of goals
Self-care is the secret to achieving your goal!
One of the most overlooked aspects of goal success is your need for self-care. Setting and achieving goals requires consistent energy and effort. By taking care of yourself, you refill your well with extra energy, enthusiasm and motivation to keep moving forward. Practicing self-care ensures that you are physically and mentally well-equipped to stay on track. It helps you maintain the momentum needed to perform optimally in all areas of your life.
Exercise is a vital form of self-care, and creating the body you desire is a personal journey. You must take responsibility for the steps required to get from where you are to where you want to be. No one else can do this for you. You are the creator and caretaker of your body. That’s why you shouldn’t be ashamed to make making time for exercise a high priority.
Empower yourself with simple daily rituals and customize a self-care action plan that can fit into your busy lifestyle. This means scheduling “me time” to do the things that activate your body and mind. Think of at least 3 self-care activities that make you happy and start adding them to your weekly routine.
You have to love yourself first if you want to live a truly fulfilling life. The most important project you will ever work on is YOU! So let’s make it the summer of self-care and find the time to recharge and pamper yourself daily with any of the following 50 self-care/self-love activities.
50 Favorite Self-Indulgence Self-Treatments
1) Read a book or listen to an audiobook
2) Take a 10-minute break to go outside for fresh air and vitamin D
3) Meditation and/or Visualization
4) Take a relaxing salt bath or a warm shower
5) Newspaper
6) Do a home workout or yoga video
7) Go to the gym or your favorite exercise or yoga class
8) Go get a massage
9) Treat yourself or go get a pedicure
10) Give yourself or go get a facial
11) Practice a daily grooming ritual
12) Go for a walk or hike in nature
13) Put your phone on silent mode for a while
14) Spend a Spa night at home and pamper yourself
15) Light candles and play spa music (Dean Evenson it is my favourite)
16) Centering, deep breathing like Wim Hoff breathing
17) Exchange a foot or shoulder massage with your partner or child
18) Make a gratitude list
19) Do light, relaxing stretches
20) Eat your favorite comfort food slowly and enjoy every bite
21) Curl up with a blanket and watch your favorite show or movie
22) Buy yourself flowers or a new plant
23) Watch something inspirational or educational on YouTube
24) Do a closet purge and donate what you no longer love or don’t fit
25) Cook dinner while listening to your favorite music
26) Relax and spend quality time with your pet(s).
27) Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea in silence
28) Eat healthy whole foods
29) Do something creative that you enjoy doing
30) Make yourself a healthy smoothie or green juice
31) Try cooking a delicious new recipe
32) Read a magazine
33) Repeat mantras or affirmations
34) Slather on a skin care product
35) Organize and declutter a space in your home
36) Write a list of goals
37) Create a vision board or something artistic
38) Listen to a motivational podcast
39) Sweat it out in a sauna or steam room
40) Go for a bath
41) Find a local or online class for something you’ve been wanting to try (cooking, art, meditation, scuba diving, etc.)
42) Go to bed 30 minutes earlier
43) Stay IN Friday or Saturday night for self love
44) Make a playlist of favorite songs that motivate and lift you up
45) Do a Pinterest board with something you love
46) Watch standup comedy or a funny movie
47) Dance to your favorite music
48) Watch the sunset or sunrise
49) Take a nap
50) Innercises: Mental exercises to strengthen your mind for enhanced inspiration to achieve your goals. To learn more about its power mind-body connectioncheck out my other post to help you reach your fitness goals faster!
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