Your well-being is impacted by many external factors. Life will get you down, and you will burn out if you don’t take measures to combat it. Therefore, self-care is fundamental if you wish to stay productive and be the best version of yourself. This will benefit your personal mental and physical health, your career, and family life. Fortunately, increased wellness at home isn’t complex, and all it requires is some time to think and small lifestyle changes.
More Natural Light
A significant selling point for modern real estate is the amount of natural light in a home. This isn’t without good reason. Your body craves natural light. Sunlight helps the body create vitamin D, which is essential for healthy bones and teeth. It also reduces the effects of depression and anxiety (mainly seasonal) by boosting the brain’s natural “feel good” hormone known as serotonin.
Surround Yourself with Nature
Further to reasonable amounts of natural light, you should try to include as much nature as possible at home. You can easily do this with indoor plants if you live in an apartment. Yet if you are lucky enough to have your own garden, it is helpful to spend some time there. In addition, gardening and growing your own herbs and vegetables is beneficial for nutrition and becoming closer to nature.
Use Smart Technology
Almost anything can be controlled using smart apps these days. One of the easiest is your home’s lighting. You can also control music, and the two can be adapted into profiles via smart assistants like Alexa. You can easily create a routine that executes on command. For example, you can combine dim and warm bathroom lighting with relaxed chillout music. You can then enjoy these with a voice command such as “Alexa, it’s bath time.”
Create a Quiet Space
Everyone needs peace and quiet. No matter where you live or your lifestyle, there are times when it becomes too much. It is helpful to create a special place for yourself that emphasizes relaxation. This could be a spare room in your home or a free area of space. But it needs to be far from distraction and as quiet as possible. This will help with calming your mind and self-reflection.
Meditate a Little
Further to self-reflection, you could use the time in your quiet space to meditate. Studies have shown that 30 minutes of meditation helps with character building, such as:
- Help with stressful situations
- Stress management
- Self-awareness
- Increased focus
- Emotional balance
Focusing on these issues will also help with the symptoms of significant health problems like asthma, heart disease, and depression.
Indulge in Essential Oils
You are subject to mood changes throughout the day, and you probably aren’t aware of it most of the time. Yet your mood will directly impact your ability to do certain things such as concentrate, build energy or relax. Essential oils form part of aromatherapy, and specific fragrances will directly impact how you feel. For example, lavender is well-known for helping with sleep, while lemon is believed to help increase focus and memory.
Perform Light Exercise
A sedentary lifestyle isn’t suitable for anyone, and it’s all too easy with today’s entertainment options. Yet sitting and watching TV all day will make you feel worse. Instead, light exercises and movement actively increase serotonin production and all but halts cortisol. The effect of which is significantly reduced feelings of depression and anxiety. Additionally, increased activity will help reduce the symptoms of musculoskeletal injuries and weight gain.
Make Time for Yourself
One of the most important things you can do is strive to make time for yourself. Family responsibilities and careers can get in the way. But if you don’t take some time alone, you will burn out. This means depression, sadness, and mood swings. With any of these issues, you cannot hope to be productive. It is, therefore, essential you enjoy the little things as and when you can, socialize and relax a little.
Find a Hobby You Love
In addition to your alone time, you can make the most of it by doing something you really enjoy. Many people indulge their favorite hobbies such as painting, dancing, or simply reading a book. It might even be the case that you haven’t found a hobby you love yet. That is fortuitous since you get to try new things until you do. Even further, there are more opportunities in life than ever before to turn your passion into your career, so you never work again.
