With families staying home more often than before, self-care is more important now than ever before. Here are 35 self-care ideas for mindfulness and wellness.
Taking a break does not make you selfish or weak, and you should make time for yourself daily. To pour into your family means you must first pour into yourself.
35 Self-Care Ideas for Mindfulness and Wellness
Below is a list of 35 self-care ideas you can start doing today for better mindfulness and wellness:
- Spend 5-10 minutes meditating in the morning
- Have a spa day
- Observe the Sabbath weekly (or have a day of rest)
- Take a bath with your favorite natural bath salts or essential oils
- Read a book for pleasure and entertainment
- Listen to a good podcast
- Go on a walk
- Watch your favorite movie or tv series
- Learn a new skill or take a course that sparks an interest
- Get a massage
- Take a class at the local library or art studio
- Listen to your favorite mood-boosting music
- Paint your nails
- Start journaling
- Take a social media hiatus
- Sleep in and relax
- Be sure to eat a nourishing meal
- Exercise for 20-30 minutes
- Call or video chat with a friend
- Speak life into yourself with positive affirmations
- Drink a glass of water
- Put fresh linens on your bed
- Declutter a high traffic space or room
- Do a “Brain Dump’- write down all of the thoughts rushing through your brain
- Take a nap
- Treat yourself to something nice
- Stay in your pajamas all-day
- Dance to your favorite song
- Laugh
- Make a gratitude list
- Study the Bible
- Breath
- Go to therapy
- Drink an herbal tea
- Watch the sunset
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Which self-care ideas have you tried from this list of 35 self-care ideas for wellness and mindfulness? Do you have any ideas that you would add to your self-care list?
#15 is something that I’m always working toward! Good read!
It is such a great reset. One thing that helps me is to turn notifications off for my social media apps and remove them from my screen/shortcuts. Out of sight out of mind 😉 I am so glad you are enjoying the content. Thanks for sharing <3