31 Practices

Below are 31 practices you can incorporate to nurture your health and wellness naturally!

May 1: Sit and focus on your inhales and exhales for 5 minutes

May 2: Write down seven self-affirmations

May 3: Make a meatless meal

May 4: Listen to your favorite music

May 5: Unplug from technology for 1 hour

May 6: Drink a cup of hot Loose Leaf Tea

May 7: Watch a movie

May 8: Volunteer

May 9: Sit outside and relax

May 10: Journal

May 11: Read a book

May 12: Call a friend

May 13: Meditate

May 14: Create a vision board

May 15: Light an Aromatherapy Candle

May 16: Write five things you are thankful for

May 17: Take a bath with Therapeutic Bathing Salts

May 18: Engage in your favorite exercise

May 19: Go to bed early

My 20: Try something new

May 21: Treat yourself

May 22: Do one thing outside

My 23: Plan a trip, vacation, or staycation

May 24: Exfoliate with Glowing Body Polish

May 25: Write yourself a love letter

May 26: Practice yoga

May 27: Mist your face and space with Healing Mist

May 28: Mindfully eat a meal

May 29: Go for a walk

May 30: Do nothing for 30 minutes

May 31: Engage in Body Scan

Body Scan

Support your health and wellness by engaging in a body scan

Body Scan: One of the best ways to become more aware of your body is by doing a body scan meditation.

The purpose is to connect with your body and emotions without trying to change them. It may serve as a valuable regular practice that can help you discover ways to work through stress, anxiety, tension, or other physical pain in the body.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Lie down or sit comfortably in a place where you won’t be interrupted.

2. Start by bringing your awareness to your breathing. Inhale and exhale three times as you mindfully tune into your thoughts and emotions, observing them as they flow freely.

3. Choose to start your body scan either at the top of your head or the tip of your toes. You’ll work down or up from there.

4. As you place your awareness on that part of your body, tune into what you feel there.

5. Once you’re aware of what you physically feel in that area, expand your awareness to see if it also awakens your emotional state (a positive feeling, a negative feeling, or a neutral feeling).

6. Now, bring your awareness back to your breath and feel it reach down through your entire body as you breathe in, then exhale as you let go of any tension in the body part you just focused on.

7. Remember not to try and control anything — just let those physical emotions be as they are.

8. Move up or down to the next body part. If you started from your toes, you’d move to the soles of your feet. If you started from the top of your head, you’d move to your ears or forehead.

9. Repeat steps 4 to 7 as you move through each body part.

10. When finished, take a minute or so to be aware and feel your entire body as a whole, relaxed, and loved — even if you still feel any discomfort in some areas.

Mental Health Resources

Therapy for Black Girls: Therapy for Black Girls is an online space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls.

Loveland Foundation: With the barriers affecting access to treatment by members of diverse ethnic and racial groups, the Loveland Therapy Fund provides financial assistance to Black women and girls seeking therapy nationally.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): The National Alliance On Mental Illness is a United States-based advocacy group originally founded as a grassroots group by family members of people diagnosed with mental illness.

National Prevention Suicide Lifeline: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a United States-based suicide prevention network of over 160 crisis centers that provides 24/7 service via a toll-free hotline with the number 1-800-273-8255. It is available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.