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-Note: The information on this page is based on our personal and collective experiences. What works for the authors of this page, may not be right for you. Use common sense and look after yourself. When it comes to health, always seek the advice of a trained medical professional if possible.
+Note: The information in this section is based on our personal and collective experiences. What works for the authors of this page, may not be right for you. Use common sense and look after yourself. When it comes to health, always seek the advice of a trained medical professional if possible.
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 ===== Activities of Daily Living =====
+[[self-care:activities-of-daily-living|Activities of Daily Living]] includes topics about personal hygeine, sleeping, eating and nutrition, medication, housekeeping, managing money, moving, food safety, preparing meals, grocery shopping, and communication. Many of the topics in this section provide examples of what tasks may be part of someone's day to day life and may be useful when trying to achieve personal self-care goals.
+One example of a place to start when it comes to practicing self-care in your daily activities is the TLDR 6-3-1 Rule below.
 ==== The TLDR 6-3-1 Rule ====
 At the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_Communication_Congress | Chaos Communications Congress]], hackers are encouraged to follow the 6-3-1 rule. That means a minimum of six hours of sleep, three meals per day and one shower. It's sometimes easy to forget the basics of caring for one's self and those around you. This is a good basic starting point for most people.
-==== Personal Hygeine ====
-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 and especially before handling food, washing scalp hair, wearing clean clothing, brushing teeth, cutting finger nails, covering one's mouth when coughing, disposal of soiled tissues appropriately, making sure toilets are clean, and making sure food handling areas are clean, besides other practices. People tend to develop a routine for attending to their personal hygiene needs.
-==== Sleeping ====
-Sleep hygiene recommendations include establishing a regular sleep schedule, using naps with care, not exercising physically or mentally too close to bedtime, limiting worry, limiting exposure to light in the hours before sleep, getting out of bed if sleep does not come, not using bed for anything but sleep and sex, avoiding alcohol as well as nicotine, caffeine, and other stimulants in the hours before bedtime, and having a peaceful, comfortable and dark sleep environment.
-==== Eating ====
-==== Medication ====
-==== Housekeeping ====
-Housekeeping refers to the management of duties and chores involved in the running of a household, such as cleaning, cooking, home maintenance, shopping, laundry and bill payment.
-=== Housecleaning ===
-Housecleaning includes activities such as disposing of rubbish, washing dishes, cleaning dirty surfaces, dusting and vacuuming. It may also involve some outdoor chores, such as removing leaves from rain gutters, washing windows and sweeping doormats.
-==== Managing money ====
-=== The basics ===
-Managing your personal finances can be a difficult task. On the most basic level, it is a good idea to keep track of your income and your expenses (i.e. the money you spend). It's useful to try and review this every month or even every week if possible. If your expenses are significantly higher than your income, then you will start to accumulate debt and get into serious financial difficulty.
-=== Choosing a bank account ===
-It can be hard to find a bank, building society or credit union that aren't contributing to destroying the planet and it's inhabitants. Often it is the case of picking the least worst option. Here are some financial institutions that are probably better than your average evil megacorp bank:
-* [[https://www.unity.co.uk/ | Unity Trust]] - UK - £6 per month fee - Slow to get setup - Ethical finance policy
-* [[https://www.co-operativebank.co.uk/ | The Co-operative Bank]] - UK - Basically not a real co-op - Ethical finance policy
-* [[https://www.nationwide.co.uk/ | Nationwide Building Society]] - UK - Elected board but not very democratic - Good online banking site
-* [[https://www.bristolcreditunion.org/ | Bristol Credit Union]] - UK (Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire) - Fees for Debit card and ATM withdrawals
-==== Moving within the community ====
-==== Food Safety ====
-[[https://www.food.gov.uk/food-safety]]
-==== Preparing meals ====
-==== Grocery shopping ====
-==== Communication ====
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 ===== Approaches =====
+[[self-care:approaches|Approaches to Self-Care]]
 ==== Physical Exercise ====
 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.
+=== 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:
+* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing | Boxing]] - Striking with fists - Great for fitness and developing your striking power. A great starting point for all other martial arts. Emphasis on developing good footwork and punching technique.
+* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muay_Thai | Muay Thai]] (Thai Kick Boxing) - Striking with fists, elbows, knees and legs - Standing up Grappling (called clinching) - An awesome all-round martial art known as the science of 8 limbs. Probably the most effective system for self defence as it is designed to do the most damage to your opponent with a variety of simple but effective strikes. Has the best shorts :)
+* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_jiu-jitsu | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu]] - Grappling - Ground based - A martial art primarily for fighting when on the ground (after taking your opponent to the ground or being taken down yourself). It is highly technical and takes a long to time to get decent at but can save your life in a self defence situation. Most Mixed Martial Arts fighters train in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu alongside some form of striking style.
+== 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.
+Alternatively, if you know some friends who have some training, you could set up your own sessions. In the UK, there is a network of "red gyms" which are anti-fascist community gyms that aim to create an accessible and non-macho environment for leftists to learn martial arts and stay fit.
 ==== Healthy Diet ====
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 ==== 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, and if this happens, one passively notices that the mind has wandered, and in an accepting, non-judgmental way, returns to focusing on breathing. In body-scan meditation the attention is directed at various areas of the body and noting body sensations that happen in the present moment.
+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, and if this happens, one passively notices that the mind has wandered, and in an accepting, non-judgmental way, returns to focusing on breathing. In body-scan meditation the attention is directed at various areas of the body and noting body sensations that happen in the present moment.
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 ==== Personal Development ====
+===== Further Reading =====