Take a break from watching or reading the news by setting boundaries on when and how long you and your family consume media. Turn off the TV by a certain time or set app limits on your phone to notify you when you’ve been on a news app for too long.
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Stop whatever you’re doing, and just focus on the present moment. Engage all of your senses in this moment by focusing on five things you can see, four things you can feel, three things you can hear, two things you can smell and one thing you can taste.
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Start a gratitude journal and take a few minutes to write down 3 things you’re grateful for today. A regular gratitude practice can help you build stronger relationships, reduce physical pain and improve your mental health. Explore these 5 ways to embrace an attitude of gratitude.
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Hit “unfollow” the next time you come across an account on social media that makes you feel sad or evokes negative feelings about yourself or others. Improve your mental health by setting healthy boundaries and removing negative influences from your social media feed, which helps free up mental space to focus on more positive life moments.
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Take a few minutes to meditate when you wake up, throughout the day or before you go to bed. Use the Koa Care 360 app to access a variety of meditations and breathing exercises.
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Send a calendar invite to schedule your next karaoke night with your friends and/or loved ones. Pick a karaoke venue or use your own equipment to host the event at your house. Singing is a fun way to build connections, reduce stress, boost immunity and enhance your memory.
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Try a new dietary option such as vegan, vegetarian, flexitarian or paleo for a certain period of time to discover which diet works best for your body. Healthy eating is a critical component of your physical well-being and can help you to maintain a healthy weight, lower your blood pressure, improve your heart health and even improve planet well-being by reducing meat consumption and deforestation.
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Go out of your way to treat someone with extra care and kindness today boosts energy, improves social connections, reduces stress and increases happiness. It also has ripple effects – witnessing a single act of kindness can inspire many more acts of kindness.
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Visit a local park or arboretum to practice self-care or for a social outing with loved ones. For extra impact, leave your phone at home or in the car. By connecting with nature, you can reduce your heart rate, blood pressure and stress levels and enhance your happiness and mood. Explore many more ways to connect with nature here.
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Revisit your bucket list and cross off the items you’ve completed, and add activities that are more meaningful to you now. If you’re just getting started, jot down the activities that come to mind that you want to complete before your demise – making them as broad or specific as you like. Creating lists helps you clarify your thoughts and increase your sense of control. Crossing items off your list can also give you a sense of accomplishment.
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