What is self-care?
Self-care is looking after yourself so you have enough physical and emotional energy for yourself and others.
Here are some self-care tips to help you feel better each day:
1. Take a 30 minute lunch break.
During your break savour your lunch. This brings you to the present moment and you become more aware of the food you’re eating.
2. Spend time in nature.
A few days each week walk, run or ride along nature tracks. Spending time in nature is healing and helps to clear your ki.
3. On your way to and from work or school take a moment to look at the trees and sky.
This also brings you to the present moment and distracts you from a mental “to do list”.
A Reiki Level One course student shared an excellent daily practice. Each night she made time to look at the evening sky and find the first star that appeared. It’s a simple yet profound way to honour dusk and your daily concerns are placed into a wider context.
4. Be gentle with yourself.
When you experience challenging thoughts and emotions acknowledge them and then practice letting them go. This gets easier when you receive or learn Reiki because Reiki practice brings you to the present moment so you dwell less on past events and become less attached to future outcomes.
5. Practice Reiki on yourself
Self Reiki practice:
a) relaxes your central nervous system
b) reduces pain and tension
c) changes the way you think about life challenges
d) connects you to yourself and something greater than yourself that you’re a part of
I first heard the term “self-care” in 2006 during my Shiatsu and Oriental Therapies training.
I’m grateful that I learnt about managing diet, breath and lifestyle to create greater holistic health and balance. I still incorporate these teachings into my life. I also share them with clients and students.
Ongoing self-care is a practice for natural givers. I experience and see imbalances such as depleted energy levels, anxiety, stress, mild depression, illness and injury occur when self-care practices aren’t implemented.
These imbalances are often a reminder to maintain or extend self Reiki practice, receive a treatment or begin to implement some of the tips above.
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