HEALTH & WELLBEING
Write down lessons Don ’ t forget everything you ’ ve learnt about yourself during lockdown . Avoid going back to the hamster wheel of your old life . Lockdown has been long and has given us the time to realise what is important . Whether that ’ s working more or less , spending more time on your own , travelling , or exercising more , the list of possibilities is endless . Write down the things that you ’ ve learnt and things that you want to do to hold onto and use this as a gentle reminder of what ’ s important and the lessons that this time has taught you .
Prioritise self-care Lockdown has been a tale of two extremes , with some people being on furlough and at home with more time for self-care than ever , and others juggling working from home with looking after children and taking on all the household roles . Whichever camp you fell into , going forward it ’ s important that you prioritise your own self-care . I was listening to an interview with Kate Garraway on the radio recently and she said something along the lines of that you can ’ t captain a difficult ship if you ’ re not well fed , rested and looked after yourself . That encapsulates perfectly why self-care is so important . Schedule a few hours a week to go to bed early for example , or to read a book or put on a face mask . It will help to maintain your physical and mental wellbeing when life begins to return to normal .
Resilience meditation Focus on your wellbeing from a positive point of view by looking at ways that can build resilience . Focus on character building activities like yoga and meditation . These can help you learn to adapt to change and be strong for all that is coming . I have resilience meditations on https :// welcometomade . com on demand , perfect for improving our emotional intelligence .
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