Work on your physical flexibility. Slowly bend and stretch and move your body, where are your limits? Are you finding it easy to reach your toes, to look over your shoulder? Be gentle with yourself, and do a little stretching every day. You may wish to examine your mental flexibility as well – are you too flexible? Not very flexible? Perhaps you need to learn about setting boundaries to preserve your mental well-being, or practicing seeing situations from another person’s perspective with empathy for their stance.

Engage in meditation this week – there are many types of meditation which people practice. Simply closing your eyes and focusing on the pattern of your breathing, listening to your heartbeat, and visualizing the stress melting out of your body, is an easy pick-me-up which can be done nearly anywhere. You can find guided meditations online; you can practice walking mediation or other physical motion meditation (anything physically repetitive that lets your mind simply be present in the moment works really well for this), you can sit and visualize a flame (or have an actual candle) and let all your thoughts come and go. If you do not find one sort to be your cup of tea, experiment with another one.

Wash your doorknobs! This week spend time cleaning those areas and objects which are touched by many hands, or even just your own hands frequently. This is one area we tend to overlook, and especially in the Northern hemisphere as we are heading into late fall and winter, the spread of germs becomes more significant. Simple hand washing and keeping the handles, phones, and so on, clean helps significantly in slowing the spread of illness. You do not need harsh chemicals, a little soap and water for most things is good enough. Use your common sense (don’t wash your phone with soap & water, ha!)

Mindfully create your environment – declutter if need be. The spaces we inhabit, at home, at work, during our commute, affect our senses. Reflect on how you feel in these spaces – are they offering you the energy you need for the tasks you engage in while in them? Re-arranging the objects in the space, adding or removing items, tidying up, colors, scents, sounds. As an example, you may wish to have good focus and plenty of energy while in your office space – do you have enough light? Does your chair support you comfortably? Can you find the things you need easily? What helps you concentrate on a task? Can you incorporate that into your space? If all your spaces are flowing well, take some time to enjoy being present in them this week. If they are not, take some time to make adjustments.