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• Write down three things you are 5. Relaxation tips if you have half an
grateful for in your life right now. hour
3. Relaxation tips if you have five
minutes • Go for a walk in the nearest park or
open space.
• Colour something in, either from a • Take a nap.
mindful colouring book or a simple • Knit, draw, sew, or make something.
shape or picture you draw yourself.
• Watch a TV show or video that makes
• Write a postcard to yourself or a friend.
you laugh.
• Watch a short video clip from someone 6. Relaxation tips if you have an hour
you like or admire. I find Kristin Neff or an hour and a half
and Tara Brach’s words very relaxing
and soothing.
• Go for a potter ’round the shops.
• Listen to a short piece of music or sing • Cook yourself a delicious meal and eat
along to a favourite song.
it with candles burning and your
• Read a poem out loud or to yourself. favourite music playing.
4. Relaxation tips if you have 15 • Call a friend.
minutes 7. Relaxation tip if you have two
hours
• Tend to and water your houseplants.
• Read a chapter from a book, either • Watch a film that you know you love.
fiction or supportive non-fiction.
• Research somewhere in the world you Meriel Whale is a childless not by choice
have always wanted to go. counsellor, teacher, writer, and blogger
from Sussex in the UK.
• Watch a Ted Talk (they have shorter
talks too).
www.merielwhalecounselling.co.uk
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