More than just Self-Care
Self-care is more than a bubble bath or a vacation. In this class, you’ll explore the full range of human needs: the basics like sleep, nourishing food, movement, and connection, and the deeper layers like play, rest, creativity, awe, and joy. You’ll learn how mindfulness and daily check-ins help you notice what you’re feeling and what you need, how boundaries work as personal limits that protect your well-being, and how to build the capacity to sit with difficult emotions instead of avoiding them. Along the way, you’ll let go of the idea that self-care is selfish and embrace a more realistic view of life’s ups and downs. Wellness isn’t a destination; it’s a lifelong practice, and you’ll leave with simple, practical tools to start building yours today.
Duration:
Around 2 hours.
$90.00
Key Topics Covered
- Foundations of self-care: human needs are physical, emotional, relational, and intellectual, so self-care takes a varied repertoire, not just a vacation.
- Sleep: at least 8 hours, consistent schedules and bedtime routines, and moving worry time outside the bedroom.
- Nutrition: food as fuel for mood and neurotransmitters, mindful eating, and avoiding all-or-nothing dieting.
- Movement: small amounts count, and enjoyable activities are easier to sustain.
- Social connection: meaningful relationships and direct communication about needs.
- Pleasant activities: varied engagement as a buffer against depression.
- Mindfulness and meditation: present-moment awareness, daily check-ins, and observing thoughts without treating them as truth.
- Emotional tolerance and acceptance: sitting with difficult emotions without avoidance, and accepting life’s ups and downs.
- Boundaries: personal limits as internal rules, and resentment as a signal of unrecognized violations.
- Intentional self-care: balancing “have-tos” with “get-tos.”
- Advanced human needs: open space, play, rest, creativity, awe, meaningful impact, and joy.
- Wellness as a lifelong practice: happiness as an ongoing process, not a destination.
Why Choose This Class
- It treats self-care as a full, whole-person practice rather than occasional treats.
- It’s practical and low-pressure: small movement counts, and the focus is on realistic expectations.
- It goes beyond the basics (sleep, food, movement) into emotional tolerance, boundaries, and mindfulness.
- It reframes the idea that self-care is selfish, showing it benefits you and the people around you.
- It teaches that wellness is about building skills to handle hard moments, not eliminating them.
Who Should Attend?
- Anyone feeling burned out, stressed, or emotionally drained.
- People who struggle to prioritize themselves or believe self-care is selfish.
- Those who have trouble with sleep, boundaries, or sitting with difficult emotions.
- Anyone new to mindfulness who wants a gentle, accessible starting point.
- Anyone who wants a more sustainable approach to wellbeing than quick fixes
What You'll Get
- A framework covering the full range of human needs, from basics to advanced.
- Tools for daily check-ins, to notice your emotions, body sensations, and needs.
- Strategies for sleep, nutrition, movement, and connection.
- Skills for setting boundaries and tolerating difficult emotions.
- A wellness tracking homework sheet to support practice between sessions.
- Concrete next steps: reframe self-care, practice daily awareness, adopt realistic expectations, and do personal check-ins throughout the day.