Doing manicure and going for spa is not self-care.

 

Most of us think that going for spa on the weekend or going for hair styling is self care. No it is not. Self care is something you do for your internal well-being. Even though those things make us feel well and good for a moment it is not really brining us wellness. Sometimes there are even so much stressful conversations happening when we are going for manicure or even sometime for spa moments with friends. No silence. So much chatting you don’t even be in the moment to breathe in and out to relax. This misconception also goes to the idea of beauty products. Purchasing lexury facial products. No this is also not self care.

So what is selfceare?

Selfcare is something we work on from inside out. It is mainly focusing on the mind. We are working on the brain signals in balancing our sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. It is balancing those signals where we can find internal balance. It is about finding relaxation and hyper stimulation of the brain when we feel anxious, overwhelmed or in hurry. That is when you need to balance it with stimulating the relaxation signals so you can balance your mind and body. Regular practices of self time, meditation and doing yoga practices help in balancing and bringing our focus back to our heart and our centre via creating in and out practices. That is why doing yoga is one of the most physical and mind activities that is considered self care. And this is better than our manicures becasuse we are not focusing on the external but on the internal balance. Then only we can do various balances externally. What we work on from inside out changes everything. How our skin looks and feels. How healthy every part of our body. So when you think of self care think of woking on you from inside out then go for you manicure. But don’t skip self care and your wellness sessions replacing it with buying products or going for spa with your friends.