Checking in with yourself is one of the most important ways to stay present and connected to your needs, and building this dialog with yourself day to day really helps make it easier to do when you’re feeling stressful or activated.
Checking in with yourself can be as easy as asking yourself how you’re doing and listening for the answer but here are a few more ways you can try:
Physical – Scan through your body, noticing any tension, aches, activation, or feelings and holding space for any messages that may arise. Do some gentle stretching to connect with your body and send a few cleansing breaths through your system.
Mental – Note how you are feeling in a scale of 1-10. This could be tracking a specific feeling, like anger or depression, but can also be useful to check in on where you’re at. It may be useful to track this trend over time.
Emotional – identify what emotion you are feeling and sit with it. Where is that emotion coming from? Is it masking a deeper emotion? Use the feelings wheel to really hone in on it, then ask yourself – what do you need in this moment?
It’s ok if you check in and don’t get much of an answer back, or if you get information that isn’t clear. The practice of creating a dialog with yourself will lay the foundation.
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