HEALTH
Get used to checking in
with yourself and just
asking yourself how you
feel at random points
throughout the day
What to do if something hurts
This isn’t something to be done instead of seeking medical attention, but if it’s OK to attention to any tension, stresses, discomfort, pain. Allow yourself to feel.
sit with it, take some time to ask your ear / back or knee etc. “What are you trying
Think about what you can do to ease the tension (a little yoga? Making an
to tell me?”
appointment with your GP or massage therapist? Running yourself a hot bath at
Make a note of the first answer or image that pops into your head. Draw it if this the earliest chance you get? Going for a swim / run / cycle? Having a conversation
feels easier. Once you’ve written or drawn as much as you need, sit with your you’ve been putting off?).
handiwork and look at it.
Are you hungry? Have you eaten or drunk something you know doesn’t agree
Without censoring yourself, think about the pain and images and think about your with you?
life. Does what you’ve written or drawn relate to a situation that’s been on your mind
Make friends with your body. You’ll probably find that the kinder you are to it, the
(or maybe, that you’ve been trying to not think about)?
more picky it will become (whereas it used to let you get away with not exercising
Get used to checking in with yourself and just asking yourself how you feel at and eating junk for days on end before, it’ll tell you much sooner) but ultimately,
random points throughout the day. It may be when you’re stuck in traffic (not you’re on the same side.
while driving – please) / on a train or bus or even when you’re waiting for a slow
We only have the one body. The earlier we can learn to give ours what it needs, the
document to load on your computer. Scan your body from head to toe and pay
better off we’ll be well into old age.
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