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Simple Tips to Self-Care during the COVID Lockdown

June 17, 2020 by Dikshi Gupta

Stressing out about what the future holds for you? Constantly worrying about whether things will ever go back to normal? Regularly doubting yourself on whether you are being productive enough in this lockdown? Making plans every day of doing something meaningful but ending up just scrolling through social media all day? If you are going through any of these situations in these testing times, then don’t worry. You are not alone.

In these strange times that we are living in today, it is normal to feel the pressure. Stress and anxiety can easily creep up on you. But it is important to not let it get to our heads. If all these things that are making noises in our heads go unchecked, there are chances of one slowly spiraling towards a mental breakdown. Not able to go outside and see your friends and family is piling up on that.

Self Care During COVID-19

But, lying in bed all day with just your thoughts is also not a solution. Being stationary does not help anyone. You need to snap yourself out of it and get moving. There are some things that you can do in order to feel better about yourself which do not take much effort. Below is a list of things you should do in the increase the productivity in your life:

Get Creative – Now that everyone is sitting at home and scrolling their social media, this is the perfect opportunity to up your meme game. And who knows? You might even go viral.

Exercise – You have to shake that lethargy off of you and get your body moving. It’s great if you have some workout equipment at home. But even if you don’t, there are plenty of tutorials and fitness apps on the internet that will tell you simple ways to workout at home.

Cooking – Cooking is the ultimate stress buster. Success does not matter in this endeavour. Just making efforts and preparing food with your own hands can be a really fulfilling experience. And don’t forget, it can also make for good Instagram stories.

Self Care Routine

Reading – There cannot be a better time to read one of the many books that are sitting in your collection but you haven’t had a chance to read. A good book can enhance your perspective towards the world and that is exactly what is needed in this pandemic.

Meditation – Meditation helps in calming your nerves and is a great tool for stress management.

Learn Something New – Hasn’t there been one thing that you always want to learn but couldn’t for some reason? Well hopefully, you can do it now. From dancing to playing guitar to learning a new language, the options are endless.

Be in Touch with Your Therapist – Just because you cannot physically visit your therapist, does not mean that there are no other ways to communicate. Therapists are there to help you become better. Many of them will be more than willing to offer their advice on phone calls.

Clean Your Room – A dirty room can lead to the conjuring of negative thoughts. Live in a clean and cheerful environment.

Talk to Your Friends – Stay in touch with your friends, ask them how they are doing and keep checking up on them. Everyone is having their own issues right now and it is a really good thing to talk about. It lessens the burden on the heart and can also increase happiness in your life.

Sleep – A lot of people’s healthy sleep cycles are going out of the windows these days. For some, birds chirping outside the window is an indication that they should sleep now. This is unhealthy and can cause physical stress on the body. You should try to avoid watching another episode of that web series that you are binging on and go to sleep at an appropriate time.

We hope this article is of help to you and you come out a better person after this pandemic.

Filed Under: Mind Tagged With: Corona, Covid, Selfcare

Social Distancing: The New Normal

June 11, 2020 by Dikshi Gupta

When we hear the word “Social distancing”, the first image that bubbles up in our mind is being in cages, isolation, or halt to a fun-filled life. But it is not like that. It basically requires you to maintain a “physical distance” between yourself and others. You simply need to be conscious in your everyday routines to minimize close contact with others by:

  • Avoiding as much as possible, crowded places and non-essential gatherings 
  • Avoiding greetings gestures, such as hugs and handshakes
  • Limiting contact with people at higher risk of catching infection (e.g. older adults and sick people)
  • Maintaining a distance of at least 6 feet (~2 meters / 2 arms’ length) from others

Social distancing is a non-pharmaceutical infection control action to stop or reduce the spread of a highly contagious disease. It is an observable practice to lower the risk in most circumstances. 

Social distancing is a fruitful action for all beings and to make it bearable rather than a major source of strain, we must insist on maintaining our social and emotional support.  

To accomplish Social distancing, we should prefer to work from home, cancel mass gatherings and events. We should stay at least 6 feet (about 2 arms’ length) away from other people. All these measures are trying to achieve the same thing but with slightly different strategies and a slightly different touch.  

During any pandemic, virus can spread when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks, and droplets in the form of aerosols from their mouth or nose spreads into the air and the people nearby inhale it. It may be possible that a person can get infected by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their mouth, nose, or eyes.   

Social distancing helps in limiting opportunities to encounter contaminated surfaces and infected people outside the home.  

Things we should do for Social connection during social distancing:  

  1.  Connect digitally to build community and prevent feelings of loneliness. Learn and share ideas and skills, make the most of being in touch by interacting with people and groups that use the platforms in a positive way.  
  1. Restore Family bonding: Enjoy time at home with your family. Cook and eat dinner together. Blow the dust-off games and puzzles. Teach and practice life skills such as cooking, doing laundry, sewing on a button, or cleaning the bathroom. Plant a garden.  
  1. Attend a class or meeting virtually: We Should attend any class or online course of our interests, office meetings, school classes, gyms, yoga studios, cooking classes, craft classes, etc. which will surely boost immunity, deliver positivity and energy.  
  1. Make a phone call to friends, loved ones and relatives. Sometimes just hearing someone’s voice can be enough to lift spirits. Asking them how they’re doing. Even if a call ends up being a voicemail, you’ve let someone know you were thinking about them, which is always good medicine.  
  1. Provide financial support, food support, or any other support that you can afford to help the needy.  

During these overwhelming times of Coronavirus pandemic, here we introduce “SAVE THE MATCHES” a game to help you remain pro-positive, encourage to maintain, and practice social distancing during a pandemic. In addition to this, the game would also help you to reduce stress, increase focus, resilience, and physical well being. 

Filed Under: Mind Tagged With: 2 meter distance, Corona distance, social distance, social distancing

Thanksgiving Gratitude

November 27, 2019 by Dikshi Gupta

As Thanksgiving is coming around the corner, gratitude comes to mind.

 

Being thankful shifts our focus on the positive things in life rather than the negative. Our mind tends to ruminate on the situations and people that emotionally aggravated us in some way, which can easily take us out of our joy. When we become bothered and disturbed by our outer circumstances, we are no longer in the place of gratitude but in a space of lack.

 

Gratitude makes us feel full, content and satisfied. The lack seems to disappear. Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D., the world’s scientific expert on gratitude has dived deep into the subject with multiple studies that have shown a link between gratitude and overall well-being. Gratitude increases happiness, lessens stress, and can improve our physical health too!

 

Our mind will always think of new botherations and complaints, but it is our responsibility to shift our mind away from this into positive thinking, More abundance flows from this space. And the more you do it, the more you train your mind to focus on the good in life. If you get fired from a job, maybe it is an opening for new opportunities later. If you ended a relationship, maybe it wasn’t right for you in the first place. Keep your heart and mind open without getting too fixated on certain expectations on how things need to be and learn to just see the good in everything. Life becomes more vibrant, joyful, and less taxing or burdensome. 

 

So you don’t have to wait for Thanksgiving to be thankful. Be thankful now, everyday and every moment for whatever life brings you in any form or way is a blessing. 

 

Ways to Practice Gratitude:

  • Write 5 things you are grateful for in the morning or night
  • Tell a closed loved one about how much you appreciate them
  • Offer a helping hand to someone in need 
  • Compliment, encourage, and support those around you 
  • When supposedly “bad” things come your way, see how you can learn from them
  • Find a way to always see the good out of the situation
  • Post gratitude notes around the house as reminders

 

 

 

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Professor Bhupendra 'Bob' Singhal, has taught creativity by joy and right brain thinking, a renowned international architect, won major design competitions, has over 70 awards, publications, media mentions and served as President of the American Institute of Architects South Bay. In 2011, in his book Joy in Health and Happiness: Your Optimal Path to Success, Professor Singhal wrote about the transformative power of joy and helped readers learn to enhance their daily experience of it.

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