fucking-relax

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point and flex your feet ten times or until satisfied,

rotate your ankles in each direction ten times in each direction or until satisfied,

give 'em a little shake!

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time to fucking relax that neck

start with sitting upright and shoulders pulled back

gently let head fall backwards, holding it there

slowly move your head along your shoulders; hold where you feel a stretch

keep your head as the main weight and drop it over towards the front of your body

slowly move your head along your chest; hold where you feel a stretch

go back and forth a few times all around, perhaps using your hand to gently pull your head further (if you do this, i find it feels best to use the arm in the direction you're going, so head sits in elbow)

gently and slowly return to the upright position

if you're like me, getting excited and whipping your head to point of dizzy, it's alright to not move until you've recovered

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eye stretches, yeehaw

your eyes are always looking forward. they're tired. stop that. so, without moving your head:

look up. look down. slowly go back and forth in a straight line at a comfortable pace.

look left. look right. slowly go back and forth in a straight line at a comfortable pace.

cross X's with your eyes. start in one corner of your vision and cross to the other. slowly go back and forth in a straight line at a comfortable pace.

following a finger in these directions may help.

also, blink.

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reminder to purposefully breathe for a moment

breathe in

1

2

3

4

5

breathe out

5

4

3

2

1

repeat however times you need to before returning to your natural breath

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hey.

take care of yourself.

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borrowing from @bruderkaitlin 's post on twitter

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a bit of a softer direct reminder today 🧊

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you can do more than one of these if you want

actually, you can do anything you want

live unapologetically and without restraint

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reset your back

do the thing where you

stand up with feet shoulder width apart

imagine your head is a weight (easy enough)

slowly roll your head forward, keeping the visualization that your head is a heavy thing pulling your upper half towards the floor from spine top to bottom (neck vertebrae to ribcage vertebrae to lower back vertebrae to waist vertebrae)

let your arms dangle as you go down. you ain't using them right now

you can wiggle your head/neck a bit if it helps you further relax your spine

keep your legs upright (bending knees a bit may be fine) and butt in the air (try to stretch out all the way to the tailbone)

hold in a comfortable position (don’t hurt yourself) and check in with how you feel till you’re ready to move

slowly (slowly!) roll yourself back up in a mirror movement of what you did earlier (so, bottoms up. don’t forget to slowly bring the neck vertebrae back in place)

if ya wanna, give your limbs a little shake out and spine a little twist or wiggle

no worries about how far you can go, you can slowly go further each time you reset your back until you get to a comfortable limit

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eat when you’re hungry,

rest when you’re tired.

you don’t need to “earn it”

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Maybe *you* need to unclench *your* jaw 👀

you're not wrong

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slow blink (like a cat)

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take in a deep breath.

now breathe out.

feel the fucking nonsense float away.

take full, deep breaths.

breathe in stength...

breathe out bullshit.

allow your breathing to find its own natural, unhurried pace.

with each breath, feel your body saying:

fuck that

(full Fuck That meditation here)

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unclench your jaw

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shake out your wrists and flex your fingers; do what you need to make them feel better

and unclench your jaw

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