12 Tips to Love Yourself

THANK YOU to Aldara Arribas (2º ESO) and her family for sharing with us these 12 TIPS TO LOVE YOURSELF offered by Louise Hay (founder of Hay House and best-selling author of many inspirational books).

1. STOP ALL CRITICISM.  Criticism never changes a thing.  Refuse to criticize yourself.  Accept yourself exactly as you are.  Everybody changes.  When you criticize yourself, your changes are negative.  When you approve of yourself, your changes are positive.
2.  FORGIVE YOURSELF. Let the past go.  You did the best you could at the time with the understanding, awareness, and knowledge that you had.  Now you are growing and changing, and you will live life differently.
3.  DON'T SCARE YOURSELF.  Stop terrorizing yourself with your thoughts.  It's a dreadful way to live.  Find a mental image that gives you pleasure, and immediately switch your scary thought to a pleasure thought.
4.  BE GENTLE AND KIND, AND PATIENT.  Be gente with yourself.  Be kind to yourself.  Be patient with yourself as you learn the new ways of thinking.  Treat yourself as you would someone you really love.
5.  BE KIND TO YOUR MIND.  Self-hatred is only hating your own thoughts.  Don't hate yourself for having the thoughts, Gently change your thoughts.
6.  PRAISE YOURSELF.  Criticism breaks down the inner spirit.  Praise builds it up.  Praise yourself as much as you can.  Tell yourself how well you are doing with every little thing.
7.  SUPPORT YOURSELF. Find ways to support yourself.  Reach out to friends and allow them to help you.  It is being strong to ask for help when you need it.
8.  BE LOVING TO YOUR NEGATIVES.  Acknowledge that you created them to fulfill a need.  Now you are finding new, positive ways to fulfill those needs.  So lovingly release the old negative patterns.
9.  TAKE CARE OF YOUR BODY.  Learn about nutrition.  What kind of fuel does your body need in oreder to have optimum enegry and vitality?  Learn about exercise.  What kind of exercise do you enjoy? Cherish and revere the temple you live in.
10.  DO MIRROR WORK.  Look into your eyes often.  Express this growing sense of love you have for yourself.  Forgive yourself while looking into the mirror.  Talk to your parents while looking into the mirror.  Forgive them, too.  At least once a day, say, "I love you!  I really love you!"
11.  LOVE YOURSELF...DO IT NOW.  Don't wait unitl you get well, or lose the weight, or get the new job, or find the new relationship.  Begin now- and do the best you can.
12.  HAVE FUN.  Remember the things that gave you joy as a child.  Incorpporate them into your life now.  Find a way to have fun with everything you do.  Let yourself express the joy of living. Smile! Laugh!

What does HEALTHY mean to you?

Health and Wellness reflection (Quick Write) Unit 1
By Isabel Grima Sánchez 3ºB

HEALTHY is the environment, the way that you look at life, the family and friends you have, the clothes that you wear, when you are sad or happy.  HEALTHY is to love yourself.  HEALTHY is like when in summer I was eating at the beach with my family, and it's the happiness and laughs with my cousins.

PANCAKES anyone??

Pancake Recipe

By Nuria Mallol  3ºESO E

Making pancakes is very quick and easy- and they taste good!  All the ingredients you need are:

 

1 cup self-rising flour
1 tablespoon of sugar
1 egg
¾ cup of milk
50 gr. melted butter

Follow these steps and in the end, you’ll have your pancakes ready to eat.

1-    First, mix the flour and sugar in a bowl.

2-    After that, beat in the egg and then the milk until the batter is smooth.

3-    Then, in a hot pan, pour ¼ cup measure of batter for each pancake.

4-    To finish up, flip over the pancakes until they get golden in both sides.

 

Each pancake has between 80 and 100 calories depending on the size.  Although pancakes are not very healthy, they provide you essential things that are good for our body such as proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins and also minerals.  On top of that, they taste delicious!

 

You can always be balanced and keep up your healthy lifestyle combining sports with fruits, vegetables and chocolate too (but not so often!).

CURSO 2013-2014

Effects of Stress

STRESS

By Justina Hu 3ºB

                Nowadays, our lifes are full of stress, stress in school, stress at work, and stress with relationships. We talk a lot about the word “stress” but, do we know exactly what it is?

  Stress is just a normal physical response to an effector, or many of them, and makes you feel threatened, or upset in some way.  For example, I feel stress when I have got a lot of exams and projects during a short period of time and I have to do it all, and do it well. On the one hand, stress can be good for our lives, for example, it can make you run faster in case you see a lion, but, on the other hand, it can affect your mood and health in a bad way.

  An interesting way of comparing those effects of stress with our daily life is Psychologist Connie Lillas’ way, she compare it with how you drive. For example, foot on the gas, means that you are very agitated, and you can’t stand there without moving; foot on the brake, means that you don’t show any emotions, and you don’t move, just like the opposite of the “foot on the brake”; and the third one: foot on both, it shows that you look very relaxed, but actually you are very agitated and stressed.

  There are lots of effects of stress: Physically, you have less memory, so you won’t remember lots of thing that happened just before.  Also, you have frequent colds, and you have more habits, like for example, you bite your nails (a common habit when people are stressed); Mental, you feel depressed, that everything is going to be bad, you think of the negative aspects of the things; etc.

  With the information given above, I think that stress is essential in our lives, in both aspects: positive and negative. So, after reading all this, do you think you are as affected by stress as you thought before?

References

Helpguide.org

Stress Symptoms, Signs & Causes: Effects of Stress Overload

In-text: (Helpguide.org, 2013)

Bibliography: Helpguide.org (2013) Stress Symptoms, Signs & Causes: Effects of Stress Overload. [online] Available at: http://www.helpguide.org/mental/stress_signs.htm [Accessed: 29 May 2013].

OPERACION CUIDATE NOT OPERACION BIKINI

 In Health and Wellness we are looking at FAD DIETS/ NUTRITION and making healthy habits that last a lifetime instead of short term goals that are NOT beneficial to our long term health and that my not be internally motivating (we do it because we want to look good in a bikin- not be healthy for life....)

I have challenged you to make a vision for 2014 and to make changes in your health habits that will last a lifetime- not just bikini season.  Below you will find the format that I explained in class.  It is your HOMEWORK- so it must be done- but if you want to develop it further, let me know and we'll talk about how to do that.

 CHEERS, Jean

Cuando hagas tu visión, ten en cuenta las áreas de salud: 

1-energía  2-satisfacción de la vida  3-salud mental y emocional  4-maneja peso  5-actividad física/ ejercicio  6-nutrición  y 7-salud física (enfermedades, buenos hábitos)

VISIÓN 2014 : (long term goals with an internal motivator)

Mi Visión es: (tell me what you have achieved in 2014 as if it were true now)

Las cosas que me motivan son: (why is this important to you now?)

Mis puntos fuertes que me van a ayudar actualizar mi visión son: (what about my character will help me achieve my vision?

Algunos obstáculos posibles: (are they REAL or can I find solutions?)

Estrategias para superar los obstáculos: (are they realistic?

OBJETIVOS DE 3 MESES- what are some habits I could make or break that go in line with achieving my vision?

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Morale Campaign HURRICANE SANDY

How has Hurricane Sandy affected peoples' mental, social and physical health?  Students in 2º ESO Health and Wellness are showing their empathy and support by creating their own Morale Campaign slogans, posters and reflections about Hurricane Sandy and those affected.  If you would like to participate, send your digital or paper slogans, posters and reflections to JEAN in 2º ESO (e mail jfeuerstein@sek.es).  GREAT WORK 2º!  Great example of compassion, hope and empathy.

4º ESO Psychology Part 1

This is the BOOK that we are using in class.

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Healthy Skin and Hair

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

By Tomás Saragoça  2ºESO E

            PERSONAL CARE- Healthy skin and hair

            The skin is the largest organ of our body.  Unlike other organs such as lungs and the heart, the skin can be seen, making it an important part of our body.

There are 4 other functions:

            The skin is a barrier against water.  The skin keeps out water when you swim or take a bath.

            The skin is a sense organ.  Nerve endings in your skin let you know when something touches your body.  It allows you to know when something is painful, hot, cold…

            The skin helps control of the body temperature.  When you’re hot, sweat glands in your skin release perspiration to cool your body down.  When you’re cold, blood circulation slows to conserve body heat.

            The skin is the first line of defense against pathogens.  This is why you need to care for any cuts or burns.

PARTS OF THE SKIN:

-          Epidermis:  visible and outermost layer of the skin

-          Dermis:  Beneath the epidermis is a thick layer that’s called dermis.

-          Subcutaneous layer:  Below the dermis which connects to your bones and muscles.

                  Blood vessels, nerve endings, hair follicles and glands are all found in the DERMIS.  Oil glands make oils that keep the skin soft and waterproof.  Sweat glands secrete perspiration, which is released through tiny holes in the skin called PORES.  This is the way your body cools itself.

TAKING CARE OF YOUR SKIN:

            Proper skin care should be part of your daily routine.  Here are some ways to keep your skin healthy:

-           Keep your skin clean.  Bathing or showering every day with mild soap will rid your skin of bacteria and excess oils.

-          Protect your skin from the sun.  The sun’s rays can cause premature aging and even skin cancer.  Wear sunscreen and protective clothing when in the sun.  Avoid sunlight or use extra sunscreen between 10am and 4pm.

-          Treat your skin gently.  Harsh scrubbing, squeezing, or picking blemishes can result in scars.  Administer appropriate first aid to cuts, scrapes and burns.

REFERENCES:

            I used information from last year’s HEALTH AND WELLNESS UNIT to write this article.