Self-Care
A peaceful activity that should take between 8-10 hours
Sleep
Inhale, exhale, and pause for equal amounts of time
Box-breathing
5 senses
5 things we can see, 4 things we can hear, 3 things we can touch, 2 things we can smell, 1 thing we can taste
Minimalization
Downplaying the importance of positive events and experiences
An activity you cannot do alone
Socializing
Deep breaths that echo through your nose, into your sinuses, and down your throat
"Ocean" breath
Counting
backwards from 100 in increments or by other patterns
Catastrophizing
Predicting disastrous outcomes based on minor or complete absence of evidence
Prepare your pen & paper for this activity
Journaling
Inhaling through one nostril, exhaling through the other
Alternative-nostril breathing
Imagining yourself in your "happy place"
Visualization
Personalization
Taking responsibility for events that are out of our control
For this activity, you might want to wear sneakers and check the weather before you leave the house
Walking or exercise
Focusing on deepening your breaths and paying attention to the sensation of breath entering and exiting your body at every point
Mindful breathing
What do we call it when we repeat a positive statement or intention?
An affirmation or mantra
Magnification
Exaggerating the importance of negative events
Channel your inner artist for one of these activities...
Painting, drawing, sculpting, coloring
Inhaling through the nose, opening the mouth very wide, sticking out the tongue and "roaring" as you exhale
Lion's breath
What is sensory grounding?
Focusing on physical sensations such as describing the way something may feel in our hands, etc
All-or-nothing thinking
Ignoring the possibility of "gray" areas, instead only focusing on "black or white" thinking