Caring for Your Body

Notice how your daily circumstances support your physical needs, and explore one small, workable way to respond.

This companion to Recognizing Your Needs focuses on nourishment, hydration, sleep, rest, movement and bodily care.

INSIDE THIS GUIDE

• Take stock of the needs in this category and choose one to explore.

• Clarify what needs attention and describe what better would look like in your circumstances.

• Notice what has helped and what gets in the way.

• Bring your observations together and consider possible responses.

• Choose a small first step, then reflect on what happened, what you are learning and what you might adjust.

Explanations, examples, guided questions and writing space support your exploration. Work at your own pace and return to the pages as your circumstances change.

Available individually or as part of Recognizing and Responding to Your Needs — Complete Collection.

Developed from The Imperative of Being: Elevating Personal Agency and Meaning, an educational curriculum connecting self-understanding and practical learning with your life, relationships and work.

Core concepts: Human Needs.

Learning activities: Observation, Guided Reflection and Journaling.

WHAT YOU RECEIVE

One 23-page English-language PDF, including the cover, introductions, activities, reflection pages and author page. This is a digital download; no physical product is included.

PRINTING AND USE

Designed for US Letter paper (8.5 × 11 inches). For A4, select Fit to page. Print the pages you need or read on screen and write in a notebook. These PDFs have no fillable form fields.

For personal use. You may print additional pages for your own use. Please do not redistribute, share or resell the PDF. For workshops, organizational training or other group use, contact Joanne through https://www.joanneshank.ca/ before using the guide with others.

Joanne Shank, M.Ed.

Educator • Speaker • Facilitator

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