| 05.04.2021

Self-care: a wellness practice for you to include in your daily routine

Small attitudes in everyday life contribute to a healthy and more positive life.

What is self-care?

Self-care is related to habits that aim at our well-being, in tune with the body, mind, emotions and social. It can be a beauty ritual or an invigorating meditation. And taking care of yourself also involves caring and empathizing with others. The relevance of this theme is so great, that there is even a date dedicated to the subject, the 7/24 day, referring to the practice of care during the 24 hours a day and 7 times a week.

How to practice?

These are actions that consist of basic and simple attitudes for a higher quality of life, such as sufficient water intake, seeking balance between activity and rest, managing stress, sleeping properly, doing physical activity and setting aside time just for you. See below for more tips and follow the one that best fits your routine:

1 - Full consciousness

Create a care routine, such as dressing for work, even if you are in home office. Or even organize the work desk or the closet, which elevates our well-being and are stimuli for our mind and body.

2 - Conscious breathing and self-massage

In more anxious moments, taking a pause in breathing to slow down relieves the nervous system. One exercise is to inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 4 more, exhale counting to 4 and hold for 4 more counts. Repeat this movement. Self-massage is also a self-care and can be applied to the feet, back and face.

3 – Disconnect

 

 

During the day, try to take a break from social networks, and exchange for a walk, observing what is around you, this is a way to relax. Or how about having breakfast without looking at your phone? Embrace Jomo (Joy of Missing Out), which practices a more real life to take care of oneself.

4 - Take care of your eyes

We stay a long time looking at the screens and to avoid eye fatigue, dry eyes and blurred vision, take small pauses and direct the look at some object that is 6 meters away. It also helps to boost up to restart, while you sip tea or coffee.

5 - Donate your time

It improves self-esteem, decreases loneliness and inserts more purpose into people's lives. The internet has been a great tool these days, for example, to talk to people who feel alone. It's cool to cultivate your relationships, even if at a distance.

6 - Learn something new

Do something you've always wanted to learn, such as painting, dancing and photographing, which helps keep your brain active. And developing creative activities makes us happier and more enthusiastic.

7 - Recognize the good surprises of the day

Try to observe small attitudes like calling a friend or seeing the sunny sky which help to see the routine in a more positive way instead of focusing only on the negative.

8 - Grow flowers or plants

It is nice to feel the freshness of a plant in the room or even dedicate yourself to activities such as gardening. It makes the home more cozy and revitalizes the environment, as well as balancing the humidity of the place and cleaning the air.

9 - Drink more water

Refuel your bottle hourly, to maintain body hydration at proper level. At bath time, take a cold water shower for 30 seconds, which accelerates circulation and has an antidepressant effect, as it helps to release endorphins.

10 – Care for your feet

In self-care practices, the feet can not be forgotten, since they give support and firmness to the body and allow our locomotion. Therefore, it is important to moisturize them every day, especially with products based on shea butter and glycerin. Weekly exfoliation contributes to removing dead cells, you can even make a homemade recipe with ingredients such as honey and sugar.

Modare Ultraconforto has models for a perfect care of your feet, such as the options with Reflex Sense, with small spheres that massage the feet and activate blood microcirculation. See here where to find more brand options for your daily self-care.