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===== Activities of Daily Living ===== | ===== Activities of Daily Living ===== | ||
- | ==== Personal Hygeine ==== | + | [[self-care: |
- | Personal hygiene involves those practices performed by an individual to care for one's bodily health and well being, through cleanliness. Practices that are generally considered proper hygiene include bathing regularly, washing hands regularly | + | |
- | ==== Sleeping ==== | + | One example of a place to start when it comes to practicing self-care |
- | Sleep hygiene recommendations include establishing | + | |
- | ==== Eating | + | ==== The TLDR 6-3-1 Rule ==== |
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- | ==== Medication ==== | + | |
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- | ==== Housekeeping ==== | + | |
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- | === Housecleaning === | + | |
- | Housecleaning includes activities such as disposing | + | |
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- | ==== Managing money ==== | + | |
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- | ==== Moving within the community ==== | + | |
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- | ==== Preparing meals ==== | + | |
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- | ==== Grocery shopping ==== | + | |
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- | ==== Communication ==== | + | |
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===== Approaches ===== | ===== Approaches ===== | ||
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==== Physical Exercise ==== | ==== Physical Exercise ==== | ||
Exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness. | Exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness. | ||
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* Yoga is a physical activity consisting largely of postures called asanas, often connected by flowing sequences called vinyasas, sometimes accompanied by the breathing exercises of pranayama, and usually ending with a period of relaxation or meditation. Yoga combined with a light walk form part of cool-down routines. You should cool down in the evenings, after exercising. | * Yoga is a physical activity consisting largely of postures called asanas, often connected by flowing sequences called vinyasas, sometimes accompanied by the breathing exercises of pranayama, and usually ending with a period of relaxation or meditation. Yoga combined with a light walk form part of cool-down routines. You should cool down in the evenings, after exercising. | ||
+ | === Martial Arts === | ||
+ | Martial Arts can be a great way to get all of the exercise you need whilst building confidence and learning how to better defend yourself and your friends, family and comrades when in physical danger. It can involve and is complemented by all of the types of exercise above. There are many different types of Martial Arts practices and many many people cross-train in more than one style. Here is a small selection: | ||
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+ | == Finding somewhere to train == | ||
+ | Sometimes it can be hard to find a good gym to train in that is welcoming. Avoid anything that is super macho and look for places that do mixed gender classes. Recommendations from people you know are best. Don't be afraid to sign up for some beginner classes at various gyms until you find something that suits you. Many gyms have ridiculously cheap beginner sessions as they hope that anyone who enjoys their space will sign up for full price membership in the long term. | ||
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==== Healthy Diet ==== | ==== Healthy Diet ==== | ||
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==== Mindfulness ==== | ==== Mindfulness ==== | ||
- | Mindfulness is the psychological process of bringing one's attention to experiences occurring in the present moment, which one can develop through the practice of meditation and through other training. There are several exercises designed to develop mindfulness meditation, including the use of guided meditations. One method is to sit on a straight-backed chair or sit cross-legged on the floor or a cushion, close one’s eyes and bring attention to either the sensations of breathing in the proximity of one’s nostrils or to the movements of the abdomen when breathing in and out. In this meditation practice, one does not try to control one’s breathing, but attempts to simply be aware of one’s natural breathing process. When engaged in this practice, the mind will often run off to other thoughts and associations, | + | Mindfulness is the psychological process of bringing one's attention to experiences occurring in the present moment, which one can develop through the practice of meditation and through other training. There are several exercises designed to develop mindfulness meditation, including the use of guided meditations. |
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+ | One method is to sit on a straight-backed chair or sit cross-legged on the floor or a cushion, close one’s eyes and bring attention to either the sensations of breathing in the proximity of one’s nostrils or to the movements of the abdomen when breathing in and out. | ||
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+ | In this meditation practice, one does not try to control one’s breathing, but attempts to simply be aware of one’s natural breathing process. When engaged in this practice, the mind will often run off to other thoughts and associations, | ||
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==== Personal Development ==== | ==== Personal Development ==== | ||
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self-care.txt · Last modified: 2020/03/15 18:30 by maro