Simple Wellness Evening
Designed by Bearmore
Inspired by Leah @ One Word WellnessSome evenings need to step out of the normal routine.
Finish your day by naming it with one word. An evening Burst inspired by One Word Wellness's accessible mental health practice: a few rounds of breathwork, one word that describes today, three small thanks, and a bit of journaling.
The runsheet
Slow your breathing down
Breath workHer account is built around small, doable practices for tired adults. Ten minutes of slow nasal breath is the first sign to you that the day is coming to a close. Nothing too complicated here; the chemistry does the work.
10 min activityBearmore’s thoughts on doing breath work before self-guided inquiry
This can help because a calm, clearer state can help you approach inquiry with less anxiety and more openness.
Name it in one word
Self-guided inquiryThe 'one word' practice is her signature: pick the single word that names what the day was actually like for you. Not aspirational, not branded; an honest word. Sit with it for fifteen minutes before you write.
15 min activityBearmore’s thoughts on doing self-guided inquiry before gratitude
This can be a good pairing because gratitude practice can build on any self-awareness from your inquiry.
Three small thanks
GratitudeThree things that went well today, written down. This can balance out the mental stocktake of what-went-wrong inputs everywhere else. The point is the listing, not forcing the gratitude.
10 min activityBearmore’s thoughts on doing gratitude before journaling
This is a strong combination because gratitude practice surfaces specific things worth remembering, which writing then captures and makes available later.
One page of journaling
JournalingFifteen minutes of writing what’s been on. your mind from the day. School counsellors see a lot of what isn't said; her practice is to put your own version of that down on paper before trying to sleep.
15 min activityTime well spent.
1h 2m spent doing something good for yourself.
The breakdown
Burst evaluation
Wellbeing focus
About this Burst
One Word Wellness is the Instagram home of Leah, a school counsellor and writer making mental wellness simple. Posts accessible mental health practices for everyday life. 193K followers on @onewordwellness.