Healing With Self-Care

"As I often tell my students, the two most important phrases in therapy, as in yoga, are 'Notice that' and 'What happens next?' Once you start approaching your body with curiosity rather than with fear, everything shifts.”  ~Bessel van der Kolk~

“Everybody wants to change the world, but most people can’t even change themselves.” 

~Tolstoy~

Try to heal, try to change:

1. Prayer

2. Meditation 

3. Therapy 

4. Acupuncture 

5. EMDR (release trauma)

6. 12 Step

7. Massage 

8. Journal 

9. Read

10. Create

11. Hypnosis (reprogram)

12. Go To Nature, Every Day

13. Yoga

14. Eat Only Organic Whole Foods, Mostly Plants

15. Exercise 

16. Cultivate Friendships

17. Surrender

18. Prioritize Sleep

19. No Intoxicants

20. Remove Toxic Relationships 

21. Be of Service

22. Get a Good Doctor 

23. Do Not Consume Violent Images/Music

24. Meaningful Work

25. Forgiveness Practice 

26. Sing

27. Dance

28. Find Your Purpose, Follow It

29. Pranayama (breath work)

30. Affirmations 

31. Participate in Community 

32. Grieve Your Losses

33. Communicate Kindly & Honestly, Always

34. “No.” Is A Complete Sentence

35. Establish Boundaries 

“And this above all else, To Thine Own Self Be True!”

 ~Shakespeare~