I am on a mission to expand the modern-day definition of self-care because it is something we all so desperately need in our everyday life. There’s a whole self-care industrial complex that has sprung up over the last few years to convince us that self-care means spending good money to really care for ourselves. If we love ourselves…
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So I ask you: What does self-care mean to you? If we interpret self-care as something we have to spend money on or take time off to do, such as getting a mani-pedi or buying ourselves something new, self-care is the first thing we skip out on when either of those are limited. This is usually when we need it most.
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If we draw from the yoga sutras and yoga philosophy, we can expand our definition of self-care to a relationship with ourselves. One in which we are noticing our basics needs (am I hungry? Do I need some rest?) and meeting those needs with care. Using this definition, self-care can be a simple hand on the heart checking in. It can be a yoga or meditation practice. It can be what you are needing in the moment. And, yes, sometimes that is going out and getting a massage.

So today, right now, check in with yourself. Close your eyes. Take a few long breaths in and out the nose. And notice what you’re feeling, what you’re needing. What care can you give yourself in this moment.