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Hello Greatist readers,
Happy Monday! This is Minaa B., and I’m back to connect with you as we explore the topic of self-care. Last week was all about emotional self-care. How did you feel doing the daily emotional check-in with yourself? I encourage you to continue to engage in this practice.
This week is all about physical care, because our bodies need love and healing too!
One of the greatest analogies I’ve ever heard about the mind-body-spirit connection is learning to look at the body and recognize that if you break your wrist, it affects how your arm functions. Likewise, if you broke your foot, it would affect how your leg functions. This is because the body is one, and if one part suffers, the other part will suffer.
So, what is your body telling you and how are you meeting its needs?
And for the physical component this week, I’m going to ask you to engage in this simple practice (if you’re able): Take a deep breath and stretch.
Consider this your weekly motivation as well as your weekly guide to maintaining your health, then tune in next Monday as I talk about intellectual and spiritual self-care!
With love,
Minaa B.
