Make any practice feel like self-care: The guiding principles of Habit Refresh
The principles
Express yourself
Expression brings acceptance of where you are right now. It’s a powerful way to process your experiences: everyday moments as well as trauma. Expression invites compassion and curiosity into your life. Your story and voice matter!
Keep taking action
Action has the unique ability to move our energy from our minds into our bodies. It transitions you through anxiety to a grounded space of calm and intention. Building a ritual will help invite conscious action into your life.
Adjust actionable steps to your schedule; not everything has to happen all at once. The main point is to focus on doing, not perfection. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, break big ideas down into baby steps and take smaller steps consistently. The growth you achieve through your process is more important than what you make.
Stay mindful
Bring awareness through breath and attention to the moment. Inevitably you will have critical thoughts. Mindfulness allows you to notice your inner critic and set boundaries. Notice fear for what it is — just a passing feeling.
Mindfulness helps you see the beauty of each moment. You are alive!
Be intentional
You are responsible for the energy you bring into your day. You are not beholden to the expectations of others or even cultural norms. It’s much more important to be authentic and put your full self into your life.
Check-in with yourself and your values regularly. Don’t be afraid to make up the rules as you go and fail/learn over and over. Make a mess and rejoice in your failures.
Be heart-centered
Align with your heart. You can love every part of yourself, even your inner critic. Be gentle with it like it’s a small needy child, listen to it, and forgive it for sometimes getting in the way.
Make time to show yourself some love.
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