Skill #3: Regular Relaxing Activities

Regularly participating in relaxing activities will help keep up a routine of regulation. This will help make it easier to maintain a regulated state. Think about what activites make you feel sleepy or make it so that you feel comfortable or that your body feels warm and soft. If you can't think about anything in your present life, what about as a child? What made you feel warm and safe then? Try to come up with some ideas or here is some inspiration:

• Go on a walk in nature

• Get some sunlight

• Go for a swim

• Color in a coloring book

• Listen to ASMR videos

• Watch a favorite movie

• Read a favorite book

• Take a yoga class

• Do something creative