Self Care Activities

Self Care Activities:

What are self care activities?

Self care activities are action you can take to help yourself in some way or form. These activities can be simple everyday actions or something new. When you find yourself in situations in which you need to be kind to yourself, bring yourself to the present moment, or help boost your energy, here is a list of activities you can try out to help be kinder to yourself. (Note: these are just a few self-care activities which may or many not work for some. There are plenty more out there, so keep taking care of yourself).

Everyday Activities 

    • Taking a shower 
      • It’s like a warm hug or nice awaking
    • Making your bed 
      • Simple task completion
      • Can help you from rolling back into bed
      • Pay attention to the small details
    • Drinking a bottle of water
      • Wakes the body up
      • Heals the body in multiple ways 
    • Talking to yourself in a kind way 
      • Be kind to yourself
      • Give yourself the sympathy you deserve 
      • You have been through a lot; your feelings are valid
    • Go Outside 
      • Change of location can help change your perspective
      • Get a breath of fresh air 
      • See the beauty in the thing that just exist
    • Listen to Music 
      • Listen to Music that echo what you are feeling
      • Listen to Music that will make you feel good
      • Listen to Music that makes you want to dance
    • Wrap your arms around yourself 
      • Give your self that hug you deserve 
    • Make yourself food
      • Nourish your body
    • Go get food
      • Can’t cook? Not problem go get food. You are still nourishing your body
    • Sleeping
      • If your body is telling you that it need to rest then do it
      • Use it to power your body up
    • Brush your teeth
      • Taking care of yourself in the smallest way can go a long way
    • Hygiene routine 
      •  Skin care routine? Take care of yourself 
    • Read a Book 
      • Nourish your mind 
      • Explore a different world for a while 
    • Any Movement
        • Movement helps one focus on their body and what they are feeling at that moment. 
        • During time of over thinking, traveling to the past or future through your thoughts can get over whelming therefore, paying attention to your movement can help you come back to the present moment.
      • Dancing
        • Bring life to your body
        • Make you pay attention to how your body want to move
        • Bring you to the present moment
      • Workout 
        • Release intense energy
        • Brings energy
      • Run 
        • Movement
      • Lift weighting
      • Walk 
      • Physical Activity
    • Crafts:
        • Release your feelings creatively
        •  Doing some type of crafts to express what you are feeling can help give your self the reassurance you need at that moment in time.
        • It can also bring you to the state you want to be such as grateful, happy, calm, or content. 
        • Painting
        • Drawing 
        • Beading
        • Pottery 
        • Knitting
    • Native Traditions
      • Within our Native culture, we have traditions and practice that are there to help us to tough time. If you have the knowledge on how to practice these traditions. Take a moment of time out of your day to do these traditions that were meant to bring us blessing and good health.
      • If you do not have the knowledge but would like to gain this knowledge seek people from your family or your community and ask them to help  teach you these traditions. It may be scary but people are typically more than happy to help you when you reach out to them about your culture. And if the first person says no its okay to feel down but just know you can ask someone else. There are people out there who will want to help you.