The world around is messy right now and it may directly affect our mental health. But you can take this quarantine period to treat and improve yourself. All these days in your busy schedule you would have forgotten to take care of yourself. Take this opportunity and start your self-care routine right away. You will definitely come out as a better person once the quarantine period is over if you follow these tips to kickstart your self-care routine.  

Importance of Self-Care Routine

What is the importance of a self-care routine? You will start to build a special connection between your body and mind. Following a self-care routine with our simple self-care ideas at home will firstly enable you to respect yourself. You will get to know more about who you are, what you like, what you should avoid, and what is best for you. You will discover the real you, your bad side, and your good side. But the important part is your self-care routine will help you love your flaws and imperfections and help you better in what you are good at. Once you become aware of yourself, then everything becomes easy eventually. It is easy to correct your mistakes as you already know your flaws.

Your body and mind do so much for you, so taking care of them is essential. So, we have listed 4 easy ideas for your self-care routine that you can start right away without taking effort.

Do What You Love

If you have been working as a professional for many years, and you are questioned “do you love what you do?” Then most of us would answer “No”. For those who said “No,” it’s your time now, grab this opportunity to do something that you love. Now the time is all yours and you have the best tutor with you, the internet, to bring out your talents. Forget what your brain says for a few days and follow your heart. Doing what you love is one of the best forms of self-love, this way you are also learning something new but you are in love with what you do. It will lead you to a positive mindset and help you escape the harsh reality for some time.

Meditation

Meditation helps you to be aware of the current situation and guides your mind to react rightly for the present moment. There are many types of meditation that may differ according to one’s purpose of meditation. But majorly, meditation has some common benefits that can greatly improve your physical, mental, and emotional well being. Meditation can help manage your anxiety and calms your mind. It helps you find inner peace and balance. It prevents aging and boosts your immune system. Firstly, before you start, find a place where you will be undisturbed and noise-free for a period of time. Sit in a comfortable position and close your eyes, make sure your back is straight. Now begin to take deep breathes but softly. Try to concentrate on your breath and listen to your thoughts. You can start with 10 minutes a day and can gradually increase the time.

Journaling

One of the major steps of your self-care journey is journaling. It may seem hard to do journaling but once you start doing it, it will be the dream place we all want to live in as there are no judgments and no unsolicited advice. Your journal can be your personal therapist who can just listen to your thoughts without any judgments. It is important, to be honest at least with yourself so journaling can be one such tool to unleash your unsaid thoughts that you have been keeping to yourself. Even though it is common for humans to have secrets, it can be stressful and may even lead to anxiety or depression having those thoughts in you. So, writing everything that comes to your mind in your journal can create a big relief. You can also use your journal to write down your goals and can use it to plan your day or week. This way you will feel more organized and stress-free throughout the week.

Social Media Detox

Have you ever felt you are spending too much time on social media, that you even forget to complete some of your important works?  Then social media detox is something that you must follow. There are several disadvantages of social media addiction- you may not able to connect with your loved ones more as you spend most of your time on your phone, it is also harmful to your health as it may lead to many psychological problems. So, in order to avoid this, take a break and promise yourself not to use your phone for a week. You will realize that there are many more important things around you that you forgot to experience all these days. You will get your work done easily without getting distracted by your smartphones and it saves time, you will get to know about your family members more by spending time with them. In this period, find a hobby that can keep you engaged and increase your creativity. Now, after a week gradually decrease the usage of smartphones. This way you are doing a great help to you and your life through the self-care journey.

So, these are some self-care ideas during the quarantine. Other than these do not forget to drink water, eat healthily, follow a skincare routine, and have a sound sleep in your favorite set of pajamas. So, what is your self-care routine? Are you following one? If not this is the time, start right away. You will thank me later.