Mindfulness Daily Check-in 18th September 2019
Hi Mindfulness Community!
How often have you felt like you are looking after your responsibilities in life and after others that you are sometimes neglecting to look after yourself? I wanted us to talk about self-care today! What self-care routines/activities do you enjoy?
* Sit somewhere in nature. Feel relaxed by the scenery, the fresh air, and the birds singing.
* Have a soothing bath. Maybe with some of your favourite essential oils!
* Take a deep mindful breath. This sends oxygen to your brain and makes you feel more relaxed.
* Take a nap. This helps you to relax and get some much needed rest!
Please share away and lets learn from one another more ways in which we can look after ourselves. We might even consider trying out 1 or 2 ideas this week! If you can please share here what you tried and how it made you feel.
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@LisaDeRegtMBPsS
I enjoy sitting near my pool and reading. The feel of the nice outdoors calms me down. I also am getting back into my crafts which is a nice calming feeling I get.
@LisaDeRegtMBPsS
I enjoy taking walks with my dog and going out and either drawing or doing photography in the outdoors it gives me a calming feeling
I enjoy going on runs or riding my bike, while listening to music. If at all possible daily.
Besides that I enjoy drawing, but only when I'm at low or medium stress levels, otherwise it will just frustrate me.
The type of music I can tolerate also varies based on the amount of stress I'm experiencing
@LisaDeRegtMBPsS
I enjoy hiking and going for walks in general. I also like journaling and lately I have started again to write poetry and stories. Oh and art/craft. I am into collage art lately.
@LisaDeRegtMBPsS
Thanks Lisa for this check in. You know alot of times I feel whomever is doing the check in for that day-they are in my head
No Lie!!! Lately Ive been feeling everyone is pulling to much out of me. Job, kiddos, my zoo, my house responsibilities, my social life and family-omg. So today I put my foot down and work and let them know I need to self care and to please do not call me when I am not working or my days off. I do hope they can respect this. Also my healthy boundaries are up and going to be shared so family and friends can know as well. 
Wow, such lovely ideas shared here! It's nice to read through them as sometimes we get even more ideas of ways to put our self-care first!
@LisaDeRegtMBPsS
I love going on mindful walks in nature, especially in new places that I haven't been to :)
@LisaDeRegtMBPsS Thank you for this check in. 💜 It's always so helpful for people to check-in with themselves and it's helpful to me too, especially since today was busier than normal for me.
I have quite a few things I do for self-care. I'm talking to an online therapist at the moment and she sends me worksheets to look at and even topics on my own I want to research - all of these things are really helpful for me to do to keep moving forward and improving on my mental and emotional health. I also like walking in nature, walking my dog, playing with her or cuddling with her hehe, watercolor painting is also soothing for me to do but I don't do it enough. Also, very importantly!, mindfulness exercises are so helpful to me and I try to do one each day.
@fearlessWriter78
Thank you for sharing this! It's so positive and encouraging.