Charter House
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He says, "Many are asking, 'Beyond hand hygiene and following the news, what else can I do to take care of myself?'"
What are your favorite self-care practices?
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@ees1 You're absolutely right that these tips have to be adapted for the current COVID-19 environment. I look forward to a time when we can go out and get a massage and mingle with people in a café. For now, we have to adapt those practices and still get the benefit of "Pamper yourself" and "Feel socially connected".
How might we do that in these times of social distancing and increasing social isolation?
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Canceling my massage was a bummer since it's one of my big health promoting activities. But, so be it. Find some inspiring yoga utube, and other good instructors helping us with body movement. I have a body builder niece who is rather upset that the health clubs have closed, fortunately, the apartment building has machines. You just have to adapt.
Liked by Colleen Young, Connect Director, Aimalicia Staub, MSW, Lisa Lucier, Merry, Volunteer Mentor
I have a vibrating pad on my rocking chair I keep so busy, reading the bible, Luck12:22 is my favorite right now. The older the Bible the better, because you have to think. I like KJV the best For socializing, I text my daughter's everyday I want to get all of my parenting in while I can I paid for a search website and now keep in touch with my oldest and dearest friend I wrote letters to anyone that I felt that I still had unsettled conflict with, for closure I also text many friends thru-out my whole life I found a lot of them on facebook. And, in Michigaan, spring is coming. So, my re-hab has ended because of COVID-19 which was my main social activity, I'm going for a walk I hope that this helps. I have to mention Netflix, movies take me away for a little bit terrena
I made a decision to try and contact my friends via message or email with news , joke, gossip, or just a funny GIF everyday,; rotating my contacts.
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It is certainly difficult to do these things in the conventional ways right now. It's also frustrating to know that we need some of these things for our body and spirit in rough times. For massage, if you are self-isolating with a family member, be sure to take care of each other with simple back and shoulder assistance that can help to relax. If you are alone, there are many resources online to help you with self-massage techniques to loosen those tight muscles and relieve anxiety. For spending time with people, set up phone call times, and if you have smartphone capabilities to do so, set up face time talks with your friends and family. We hope you stay safe and healthy.
@lwallenfeldt @healthytoday @engelee @trina09 @ees1 these are all great suggestions. Please follow the COVID-19 support group and share your ideas there: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/covid-19/
I invite you to browse through all the topics. Here are some that I think will specifically interest you:
– Taking our minds off things, what are you watching?? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/taking-our-minds-off-things-what-are-you-watching/
– How are you getting together with others virtually? Zoom etc. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/zoom/
– Just want to talk: What are other seniors doing while staying home? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/just-want-to-talk-1/
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“Get a massage”. “Spend time with people” ?? Outdated info.