OLLI0052 - Self-Care: What It Is, Why It Is Important, And How to Do It

Course Description

During this singular experience in our lifetime when almost every assumption about normal life has undergone change, there is a new need for understanding what it means to care for ourselves. This course is an introduction to the "what, why and how" of self-care. Even prior to the arrival of the pandemic, the subject of self-care was gaining attention as people search for relief from the demands that constant digital connectivity creates. As we struggle to sort through and integrate an inordinate amount of information, and learn to manage the anxiety provoked by “breaking news” every minute of the day, our intentions for our lives can get lost and our attention can get rerouted all too permanently. Misplaced intention and divagated attention can lead us to places we find difficult to recognize as “our own life.” Attending to oneself in a manner that fosters a sense of alignment with our inner compass and learning to hold our attention, a more valuable commodity than ever before, steady are crucial skills to develop as we undergo profound changes in the world as we know it. Self-care is an aspect of being human that can become and remain a priority as we seek some constancy in life. Watch video