What is leisure?

FREEDOM; By your own ability to CHOOSE the activities YOU can decide what helps YOU the most at almost any given time.

Types of positive leisure:

1. Creative cost effective leisure:

• Doodling/drawing/coloring: Mandalas, zentangles, other patterns, nouns, adjectives, etc.

• Painting: Rock/shell painting, watercolor painting, acrylic painting, gouache painting, etc.

• Sculpting: Homemade/found clay, paper mache, etc.

• Writing/poetry: Letters, poems, journal prompts, music making, etc.

• Cooking: Even if it's as simple as microwaving some ramen or if you want to go-Gordon Ramsey pro!

• Visual journaling: a visual form of your typical written journal of your thoughts, feelings, ideas, etc.

• Photography

2. Physical/Active leisure:

• Walking/jogging/hiking/running

• Yoga/stretching

• Dancing

• Cleaning/reorganizing your space

• Gardening/farming

3. Passive leisure:

• Watching TV/Youtube/social media/etc.

• Listening to music/podcasts/audiobooks

• Google/internet surf to learn

• Meditation

• Reading books, blogs, magazines, etc.

4. Social leisure:

• Spending time with friends, family and furry friends

• Writing to friends, family, etc.

• Join a support group
  

5. Cognitive leisure:

• Reading/learning

• Puzzles/sudoku/word games

• Card games/board games

• Creating/studying flashcards/Quizlet(s)

• Taking notes on topics of interests

Sources:

1. https://www.merriam-webster.com/

2. https://mindfulartstudio.com/

Resources:

• https://www.prevention.com/

• https://www.nami.org/support-education/support-groups/