Self Care is Not Selfish...
It's a Necessity!
We’re living in trying times.
Many experts are predicting a “Fourth Wave” of the pandemic centered on the mental health crisis.
People have been isolated from friends and family; struggling with dramatic changes in work, school and family structures; worried about the economy; and panicked over contracting the virus. Any one of these factors would be challenging enough, but when they all hit at once… WHOA!
This additional crisis that is looming can be slowed down if we begin NOW to take care of ourselves.
Small simple self-care acts practiced regularly can make a significant impact on our lives and the lives of the people around us.
Why is Self-Care More Important Now Than Ever?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US adults have reported a significant elevation in mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, and other trauma/stress-related disorders.
Not surprisingly, the prevalence of anxiety is up three times and depressive symptoms have increased four times compared to the second quarter of 2019.
Emotions are coming up fast and furious… and without adequate and healthy outlets to de-stress, cope, and manage what's arising, our mental health will likely decline even more.
For all of us, self-regulation is becoming harder and harder.
And, adequate coping strategies can be challenging to figure out. Who has time?
Many of us are in survival mode, reacting to life events and not finding healthy ways to respond to what we’re feeling.
But we can’t stay in survival mode forever without a detrimental impact on our mental, emotional, and physical health.
We CAN turn this around with some simple tools to help ground, center, calm, and cope with the ups and downs of daily life.
First, we need to recognize that self-care is NOT a luxury.
Self-care is necessary for living a healthy, happy, and balanced life.
I don’t think anyone would argue that breathing is a luxury. But sadly, many people are not fully breathing in a way that enables them to be healthy. They are breathing shallowly and even periodically holding their breath, which does not fully oxygenate their bodies and minds.
Breathing is just one simple way that you can take better care of yourself. Yes, it can be that easy!
Secondly, we need simple tools that can easily integrate into our already-packed lives. As much as we’d love to take a full day to ourselves to rest and discover new tools to take care of ourselves, realistically we need to find ways to integrate self-care practices into our ordinary lives.
Research has shown time and again that yoga, breathwork, and meditation relieves anxiety, calms the body and mind, decreases stress, and promotes healthy coping skills.
There is no better time than right now to adopt a daily practice to manage these challenging times and set yourself up for a healthy, happy, and balanced future.
To fill this need, we created Self-Care in 5 Minutes a Day!
Wild Times Require Fresh, Practical, and Simple Ways to
Calm, Cope, and Cultivate Resilience.
The primary purpose to these five-minute daily activities is to look after ourselves!
Just like a flight attendant’s instructions say to “put on your own mask before assisting others,” we must ground ourselves before we can be effective teachers, parents, practitioners, or caregivers.
Once we are more calm, healthy, and happy, we can spread that calm and happiness to others.
But it MUST start with you!
These daily yoga and mindfulness activities are great for those of you who are looking to hold yourself accountable to a daily practice. These simple yet powerful practices could be done solo or with other adults and are, ideally, shared with children.
Can self-care be that simple?
Welcome to your new daily self-care practice that you can easily slot into your day without getting overwhelmed or creating additional stress. Practicing self-care in as little as 5 minutes a day can:
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Ground & Center Yourself
Ensure you have a daily routine for becoming more grounded and centered so you can tackle everything that comes at you in a day… that doesn’t require that you get up at 4:00am and squeeze hours of different modalities into forty-five minutes.
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Manage a Variety of Feelings
Help you work through stress, agitation, frustration, low moods, restlessness, and other feelings that may be arising due to all the changes in your world… even though you may prefer to stuff them down and move on with your day.
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Breathe Better... Daily!
Provide you with a regular tool to help you breathe better so you can more easily calm down, find peace of mind, and self-regulate… that you can easily slip into your day without causing yourself additional stress or getting overwhelmed.
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Build Resilience
Discover new resiliency skills you didn't even know you had that you can easily incorporate at home, at work, or in a classroom… without having to plan, think about it, or constantly search for new resources.
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Regulate Body & Mind
Learn simple tools to regulate your body, mind, and emotions… so you can confidently manage the ups and downs of life with calm and grace!
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Foster Self-Compassion
Finally unearth and foster self-compassion… even if your inner chatter is on high and you find it challenging to be kind to yourself through your thoughts, beliefs, or actions.
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Bring Intention & Build Healthy Habits
Bring intention to how you truly want to live and BE every day while focusing on building positive habits... even if you have tried to create a regular self-care routine in the past and haven’t been successful.
Makes it so accessible and doable!
So helpful, particularly in this very challenging time! I have struggled to keep to a regular meditation practice, and now having a go-to card to guide me, I've already seen a difference and I stick to it! The affirmations are great! I turn to a different one each day, and I keep it in a very prominent place in my office/yoga teaching (zoom) and practicing space, where I will see it and return to it often. I feel you do this from your heart, and I really appreciate it!
— Linda
Each Day You Will Have Clear Self-Care Instructions...
Each day you are provided with a single five-minute practice to help you ground and care for yourself.
This done-for-you workbook and accompanying videos takes the guesswork out of a practical self-care routine. You open the workbook to the select day, press play on that day's video, and go!
You can spend less time trying to figure out what to do ... and simply focus on bringing a little love and compassion to yourself.
These activities include the various aspects of a yoga and mindfulness practice:
- Breathing exercises and mantras
- Positive affirmations
- Meditations
- Restorative yoga poses
- Mindful moments
... And You Can Follow Along With Videos
To ensure you hit your 5-minutes-a-day goal, you will have instant access to our companion video series when you purchase!
In addition to the instructions in the colorful and engaging workbook, the daily videos will help you stay on course with your self-care exercises. You can effortlessly follow along with the videos and peaceful music that corresponds with each day’s exercise.
The videos are 5 minutes long so you'll be guaranteed to get your daily 5 minute dose of self-care once you complete the day's video.
You can easily take any of these five-minute activities and use them as a springboard to expand your practice for longer stretches of time or further explore a variety of exercises and techniques.
Included within the course section, you will find additional resources, suggestions, and ideas when you're ready to continue your journey of self-care.
Thanks for providing other ways to share your resources. I am, like others I’m sure, filled with lots of BIG feelings/emotions these days. Your resources are helping me as much as, possibly more so, than the second graders in my class
— Beth L. | 2nd Grade Teacher
Choose the resource that's right for you!
Self-Care in 5 Minutes a Day Workbook + Video Series
If you’re looking for a quick and easy resource that has everything you need in one handy workbook and video series to help you create a simple self-care practice then this is for you!
You will receive 65 pages of printable exercises and practices to help you cultivate a self-care practice and explore yoga and mindfulness.
- 8 weeks of simple practices to easily integrate yoga and mindfulness into your daily life
- A beautifully designed workbook that clearly describes each day’s practice with simple descriptions that are easy to follow
- Daily 5-minute yoga and mindfulness activities
- 5+ types of activities you can explore, including breathing exercises, restorative yoga sequences, meditations, positive affirmations, and more
- Instant access to 40 corresponding videos for each daily activity within our private course area
- Colorful resources to print off or conveniently view from your device
- Detailed instructions and helpful tips to best bring these practices to your everyday life
- 65 colorful pages to explore
$48.95 USD
$97.97 USD
50% Off
For a Limited Time Only
Self-Care in 5 Minutes a Day PLUS
You know that 5 minutes and five types of exercises just won’t be enough for you to develop a self-care practice! You’re ready to use the 5 minute daily activities as a launching off point to further explore yoga and mindfulness.
The card decks, meditations, breathing exercises, and energy resources included in this PLUS bundle are an extension of the 5-minute activities provided within the standard workbook and videos.
- 8 weeks of simple practices to easily integrate yoga and mindfulness into your daily life
- A beautifully designed workbook that clearly describes each day’s practice with simple descriptions that are easy to follow
- Daily 5-minute yoga and mindfulness activities
- 5+ types of activities you can explore including breathing exercises, restorative yoga sequences, meditations, positive affirmations, and more
- Instant access to 40 corresponding videos for each daily activity within our private course area
- All digital resources are easily located and downloadable within the course area for ease of use, viewing, and printing!
- Colorful resources to print off or conveniently view from your device
- Detailed instructions and helpful tips to best bring these practices to your everyday life
- 65 colorful pages to explore
PLUS:
- Easy Meditations for Grownups
- Restorative Yoga Cards for Grownups
- Monthly Yoga Challenges for Grownups
- Self-Compassion Yoga Cards for Grownups
- Chakra Cards for Grownups
- Chakra Healing audio meditation
- Chakra Healing Chart
- Dosha Cards for Grownups
- Dosha Healing Chart
- Positive Affirmation Cards for Grownups
$129.90 USD
$185.57 USD
30% Off
For a Limited Time Only
Take a Quick Peek Inside the Workbook
Frequently Asked Questions
What are some benefits of yoga and mindfulness?
- Eases anxiety, decreases stress, and reduces tension so that you can focus more on the positive aspects of life and lead a happier, healthier, and more purposeful life.
- Reduces anger, depression, and fatigue so that you can better manage the highs and lows of life now and long into the future.
- Increases resilience and coping frequency so that challenges and setbacks don’t derail you from your goals in life.
- Improves coping skills and teaches healthy, productive ways to manage challenging, tension-filled times with ease and grace.
- Enhances focus, attention, concentration, comprehension, and memory so you can better perform the activities you enjoy and be present to your loved ones.
- Provides opportunities for patience, reflection, and self-insight, thereby improving your self-confidence and resilience.
- Increases flexibility, strength, and balance, thereby promoting a healthy body image and creating healthy habits around physical activities.
I’m new to yoga, mindfulness, and meditation. Is this for me?
Absolutely. You don’t need to have had a previous yoga or meditation practice to bring these self-care practices to your life. The resources in this workbook (and PLUS bundle) come with detailed instructions and tons of tips so you will have the confidence to quickly perform the exercises provided. All you need is curiosity and the willingness to learn.
How much does it cost?
If you choose the WORKBOOK + VIDEO SERIES, with access to our private course area that houses forty videos that guide you through the corresponding day's exercises and mediations, you will spend $48.95 (50% off!).
If you choose the PLUS version, you will receive everything in the WORKBOOK + VIDEO SERIES version PLUS all the additional resources listed above. If you purchased all the items in the PLUS version individually, you would spend over $185.57! But during this special offer, you will only pay a one-time payment of $129.90 (over $55 off!!!).
Can I share these resources with friends?
No. These digital products are for personal use only. If you'd like to buy an additional license of the workbook or bundle, please contact us directly at giselle @ kidsyogastories. com, and we can provide you with a discounted multi-license price. We follow the standard guidelines for digital products (similar to TeachersPayTeachers.com). You can find our terms of use at the top of this page: https://www.kidsyogastories.com/printing-instructions/
Will I receive anything in the mail?
This is a digital-only product, and you will not receive anything in the mail. We’re able to offer this incredibly low price because it is digital. You get instant access to all these resources to use/print when you’re ready. You can print off what you need when you’re ready to use it or have it on your mobile device or computer to use at a moment’s notice. And, you can save a few trees while you’re at!
Is there a guarantee?
Of course! When you take advantage of this special sale today, you have a full 30 days to decide whether or not you want to keep it or return it for a full refund. If, for any reason, you decide this resource is not for you, simply reach out, and my team will provide a full, prompt refund.
"OMG that was AH-MAZING !!!!!! Calm, curious, connect = winning. I’m leading a mindfulness exercise for my staff on Monday and I’m totally using hand on belly & forehead. We’ll get through this one breath, one big feeling at a time. Gold my friend- absolute gold!!!
— Meg
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Satisfaction Guaranteed ... Always!
When you take advantage of this special sale today, you have a full 30 days to decide whether or not you want to keep it or return it for a full refund.
If, for any reason, you decide this resource is not for you, simply reach out, and we will provide a full, prompt refund. No questions asked. No hassles!
