Physical Self-Care
If you don't get 7-8 hours of this, your physical health will be negatively impacted.
What is sleep?
A practice that increases your ability to remain in the present.
What is mindfulness?
A request for help, expression of thanks, or expression of faith.
What is prayer?
Studies show that holding this item in your hand while having a conversation results in less satisfying connection.
What is a phone?
This mental self-care may take the form of writing down your feeling and emotions at the end of your day.
What is journaling?
I should drink 6-8 glasses each day to remain healthy.
What is water?
True or False: emotional self-care is a lifelong process.
True! In fact, all of these forms of self-care are lifelong.
A spiritual activity.
All are correct, give an example of a spiritual activity...what is prayer? what is yoga? what is meditation? what is connecting with nature? etc.
This is a style of listening that can help deepen relationships and avoid misunderstandings.
What is active listening?
An activity that can keep your mind sharp.
What is soduko, puzzles, board games, reading, writing, etc.
Brushing my teeth, showering, and wearing clean clothes.
What is hygiene?
It is important to ______ your feelings and emotions instead of ignore them.
What is acknowledge, name, understand?
A practice where an individual uses a technique, such as focusing their mind on a particular object, thought or activity, to achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm state.
What is meditation?
Setting and maintaining these can prevent us from feeling drained or taken advantage of in relationships.
What are boundaries?
True or False: Mental self-care involves finding things that keep your mind sharp, as well as nurturing and taking care of your mind.
True! It is important to keep your mind active and also take care of your mind.
Fuel for my body and it is important to choose the right kinds.
What is food?
This can be hard for some to ask for, but is necessary when you are unable to complete a task or activity on your own.
What is help?
True or False: There are limited and specific ways to meditate.
False! Meditation can be a guided script or a small habit, such as a calming thought or prayer, listening to music, controlled breathing, grounding to your environment, or visualization.
What one word can be a complete sentence to aid us in setting boundaries and asserting ourselves?
What is no?
This mental self-care can be done in many different techniques and involves inhaling and exhaling in deliberate rhythms and paces.
What are breathing exercises?
Yoga, walking, dancing, and aerobics are all examples of...
What is exercise?
This technique asks us to approach ourselves with kindness and speak to ourselves lie we would a friend.
What is self-compassion?
This is an exercise that can provide connection to your mind and your body.
What is yoga, qigong, tai chi, pilates, etc.
What is loneliness?
What is something that decreases stress hormones, triggers the release of endorphins, and is contagious when you engage in it with a group? HINT: You can't do it without smiling:)
What is laughter?