Mostly Sleep 😄 and some cleaning with some rainsounds playing in background...I really need time to unwind myself from the work I have done during weekdays..or else work / code will be running in Back of my mind..😅
Self care isn't just holidays and massages.It's working on your habits, mindsets and healing your past. It's removing toxic thoughts, people and places in your life. It's living intentionally, purposefully and consciously.
In Sweden, we sometimes use the word "nix", which means "no". It is probably related to "niksen", because it means saying no to the hustle and yes to rest and relaxation. Did a lot of niksen this summer instead of getting very busy on my vacation. So nice to take it easy without planning in advance!
Fellow empath/introvert. In therapy I'm learning about all sorts of boundaries and how to use them in my life. The only social media I have is watching RUclips. I mainly follow cleaning and book videos. You, Vera, are the only RUclipsr I follow in this category of videos. I really appreciate your calm and thoughtful aura in your videos. They help center me when I watch them. Thank you 💕
You’re so right about social media, people get addicted to it so easily. I only have instagram, because I don’t know anyone personally who likes any kind of art and there I can share my art work and admire other artists and establish a connection based on art, BUT I set for myself the boundary of not following many people, because otherwise that would drain me, since I like to take my time admiring and commenting. I only subscribe to RUclips videos that TRULY interest me and teach me something, art or otherwise (like yours). I didn’t know the term “niksen” (I hope I spelled it right...), in Portugal doing nothing is seen as lazy nowadays. When I was a child and adolescent (I’m 51), doing nothing was seen as a good thing, but now people have to be constantly doing something productive, otherwise they’re seen as weird. Even children. When I was a child, I came from school, I did my homework and studied and then my parents let me do what I wanted, and I played with my toys, my dolls, etc. Nowadays parents have their children’s time ALL occupied with extra curricular activities. They don’t have the time to sit and do nothing or, which I find quite useful, invent ways of playing. And when they’re not with extra curricular activities, they’re on social media. I find this so sad, that people lost their ability to just look at the window and admire the sky or a tree, or just enjoy being on their favourite sofa. Or just stitch (like I do 😊) without a purpose, just for enjoyment. Thanks for the wonderful video. I loved it 💙♥️🧡🖤💛❤️💗💚💜
Never heard of "Niksen" until now, so thank you! There is an old Spanish proverb that I loved though, something like, "how wonderful it is to do nothing and then to rest after". I am definitely working on reforming my workaholic tendencies and on setting healthy boundaries to protect my emotional health. I ask myself, "what is the most loving thing you could do for yourself right now?" Watching your videos with a cup of tea is definitely on that list so thanks again!
I like this format a lot and it was the quality of tips not quantity. Sometimes when there are too many tips (in anyones videos) I get overwhelmed like I’m not going to remember them all or need to write them down. This was clean and easier to absorb. Thank you ☺️
Love this video and can so relate to being highly sensitive! Love the Dutch way to relax and renew. I am a 63 year old life coach and still learn amazing things from you. Never thought I was a minimalist but after watching you the last few months, I have tackled my closet and re-did my kitchen with replacing items that were not environmentally safe. Thank you for being the wonderful person you are and sharing so many helpful life tips. I love having less clutter!
sorry forgot to say in my niksen time i would walk by the local duck pond and watch the wild life, its a lovely distraction from the inner chatter in my head, they go at a slow speed and i need to slow down so welcome reminder for me
I’m Dutch so I know niksen, but I didn’t know it was going around on social media. I love niksen and do that already for at least 36 years every Sunday. That is really my pyjama day snuggled up on the sofa with a book.
:) Always learning something new from you. Because my job is so stressful, since 2018 I made it a habit of taking off 3-days every other week to Niksen. Never knew that's what i was doing but I just tell my boss it's to sleep. I do and plan nothing and just be be all by myself :) it's allowed to not expect so much in myself or life.
Great video💕 we must always remember to treat ourselves as though we are our best friends, give Love and patience and validation to ourselves, and not wait for someone else to do that for us. God tells us always who we are and how wonderfully and magnificently made we are, we forget that when we are in the muck of life, you are your best friend, Love yourself like that💕💕🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 praying for anyone who is struggling with stress and sadness or uneasiness, May that be lifted off of you and be healed🙏🏻🙏🏻💕💕
I enjoyed this video and your timing was perfect! I had a chaotic summer and even broke my foot and needed surgery-so now, I am all about better self care. Many of us have had wake-up calls recently, so self care is very important to practice at this time. I especially liked your point about doing things that help us in the long term. And comfort food is not it-as you mentioned (hot chocolate or sugar…). It’s a great practice to stop and think about these choices of self care, and to be mindful that these practices are positive. Thank you for your thoughtful videos! ❤️
Oh I'm so sorry to hear about your foot! Hope you're healing nicely. :) Sending some good vibes your way! Also, yes comfort food is another great example. Better to make sure our soothing activities are also good for us in the long run :)
I have noticed that food affects my mood and physical well being. I am a teacher and I need to focus on self-care, taking time to cook healthy food and keep time for myself and turning off work after school and on weekends. Thanks for the video!
Thank you so much for this. I suffer from anxiety and depression and have bad days. Some days I don’t feel like doing anything but just laying around resting, listening to music and playing on my phone. I’m so glad I am not the only one. Thank you again. I really enjoy your channel. 🙏🏻❤️
Oh yes. I very much like this format. I don’t feel so alone in my struggles and I appreciate your simple thorough techniques. Very doable and not overwhelming. Best to you and your family member. 🌸
✌🏼💜🫖 I love sitting down with some tea. I’ve been drinking sencha in the am for less caffeine and it’s so good. Lately others have been asking me to do things every weekend and I can’t do the things I need like yard work let alone things for myself like a bath or sitting on my massager chair so I love this idea of telling others I am keeping my phone on silent during weekends 💚
I am a big empathetic person. I work at a high school kitchen and get to talk and know some of the students during lunch. When they are having a bad day or fought time I try to make them feel better in the short time I have, but then I worry the rest of the day about them. I do that with most people though and it’s tough to do and try to take care of myself and my family. I’m working on trying to balance that but it’s hard to do.
I did really enjoy this video! I've never heard of niksen before but I like the word 😁 To me that would involve sitting alone on the little hidden away beach near my cottage or sitting on my deck with a tea listening to the birds.
Great video, Vera. When you said you had "heat wave brain," I just had to share... Our environment has way more to do with our moods than we sometimes realize, as you've pointed out in other videos. Weather is also a huge factor. If we aren't "hot beach babies," the heat is going to drain us. If cold makes us miserable, cold weather will do the same. I live in Florida. Not great for someone who gets really drained by the heat. Recently, I thought I'd try to save a little on the budget by turning the A/C up a couple of degrees, but in a couple of days, I was miserable. I was irritable, tired, and not sleeping well, even though I turned it back down at night. So, I determined that paying a little bigger power bill was worth the comfort and feeling lots better. Now, all that being said, Florida is fabulous during those cold, miserable Winter months "up North"! 😄
Ah yes, so true! As we don't have air conditioning here in the Netherlands in most places, and since I'm very sensitive to hot weather, I usually feel pretty miserable in the summertime. Really looking forward to the fall :)
I haven’t heard of niksen but I do think it’s important to just do nothing now and then. Of course, that’s easier said than done, for me at least, as someone who feels like I need to be productive and “useful” at all times. I decided recently that Sunday would be my “day of rest” but things keep coming up. I have pets (2 cats, 2 dogs, 3 chickens) and a kid and a house and things just always seem to be falling apart!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Gretchen! I can relate to that feeling of things oftentimes coming up. It's wonderful to plan a self care day like that, but when our schedule changes because of unexpected things coming up, I find it also helpful to be more flexible and enjoy some time off on other times or days of the week, when suddenly I see a window for some relaxation coming on. Kind of a combination of planning self care, but also being flexible and spontaneous about it
Currently niksing on my couch! 🙋♀ I watched a Netflix show and now your video. Thanks for your tips Vera, they are always helpful. I did some restorative yoga yesterday evening and slept really well so I feel refreshed, but still not a 100%, so I'm taking it slow today too 🍵
It's so hard to fight hustle culture when money is too much of a problem for you. I just want to relax, but I need to make that money. Congrats to the ones who made it through that point in their lives that money is no longer a huge problem to them. You're the kind of people I strive to be.
Sometimes I feel like the concept of Niksen isn't practiced enough here in the states.... and admittedly, I feel like I fall into that trap myself every now and then of constant busyness, so this video is honestly much needed for me. ❤️
Thank you for the self-soothing tips. Never occurred to me to have a list of things to do to regulate my emotions. In an emotional time right now, so it came at a critical time. So helpful.
I definitely relate to #3! It's hard to separate my emotions from others', especially when they're negative. I've been getting better at not taking other people's bad moods personally :)
Self-care for me sometimes is putting a noise cancelling headset and listen to ASMR videos when I feel overstimulated by sounds from the outside. Sitting in a hammock to release pressure from my lower back. Also doing some collage journaling is been helping me to release pressure from my head.
I enjoyed and appreciate your self care tips. Never heard of “Niksen”, however I think I have been practicing and enjoying it intuitively. I have been retired recently and I am simply basking in leisure activity. I am smiling sweetly not thinking about school/college assignment, family/ work responsibilities . All my present activities, physical, social, mental , spiritual, health maintenance are evenly paced and enjoyed.
First I've heard of niksen! Makes sense. Just heard doctors reccomend 10,000 steps a day. It sounded impossible. Got a step counter. Surprised that I do more than that in a day. When athletes deplete energy, here's a certain amount of time for muscles to uptake stored energy again.
Sounds so much easier than self-awareness. Nixin totally freeze the mind. I would love to have a great meal, like lunch, and slowly walk around somewhere in nature with lots of greenery. My neighborhood is just streets and cement, with hardly any plants anywhere. I so miss nature. I would love sit or lay down on a nice outdoor soft cushion, maybe read and look at pictures in a magazine. Oh that sounds so nice. I love your videos!
Not much nature around here in my neighborhood either I'm afraid. But yes, niksen can be done anywhere :) As an introvert, I usually prefer staying home to just niksen for a while. The mind just needs a break sometimes. Even a break from our usual free-time activities. So nice :) Also, it's been studies that nature sounds and house plants can create similar effects in the body and the brain as actually being in nature. So you could get some plants, put on some nature sounds, and read a book on your own sofa :)
Another excellent video. I've never heard the term 'niksen ' but I've been doing it for a long time now. I'm really amazed that there's a positive word for it. I work in a hospital kitchen and it's very busy and there's loads of different things to deal with each day, so when I'm finished, I do nothing for an hour or two. It's very energising. On my days off, I sometimes have days where I may not do much at all. I read,listen to music, listen to RUclips, rest. I really love it. So 'niksen'- I'm voting YES!
This came at a perfect time because I'm in a difficult family situation and I have a mild cold, so it was comforting to listen to self-care. I like "self-care doesn't have to be expensive". Niksen may become the next hygge. English doesn't have a word for intentionally doing nothing. People might say "do nothing", "veg", or "chill", but these can have negative connotations or different meanings. Niksen isn't known here, but hygge has been in articles for a few years. P.S. Stoopwafel are becoming more common since the first Dutch import I saw this year. I've seen a couple other kinds now. I still find them too sweet. I normally eat waffles with butter and syrup, but not as sweet as this. But I've heard other Americans say they love them.
Ah funny that stroopwafels are becoming more common over there!! They are quite sweet, that's true. But still very yummy haha. Also, so sorry to hear you're not feeling great. Sending some healing vibes your way!
Didn’t know Niksen was a thing and I truly love it! I also loved how you mentioned emotional boundaries because that’s exactly what I’m working on right now and the « phone off on Sunday » topic wasn’t received well by my friends which was the opportunity to explain my boundaries :)
Thank you, Vera! 💖 I really enjoy this format a lot. 😊 I especially appreciate the reminder to have boundaries with news intake, as I continue to struggle with my emotions about current world events. It's nice to know I'm not alone in this. You have helped me so much over the past couple years.
Thank you so much Meredith, happy you enjoyed the video! Yes, you're certainly not alone in that, feel free to limit your news intake as much as it takes for you to feel your best. :)
I loved to know about niksen! Really, mindfulness changed my life. It's not always all the time, but it's amazing to see how I changed. I'm very grateful for that and for have discovered slow living. All that reflections about how we react with the real world and it's stupid and unreal urgencies it's really important. It helps us reflect on ourselfs and our self care.
Thanks so much, happy you enjoyed the concepts in this video! :) I don't know a lot about the DARE method, only a little bit, but I do see comparisons with mindfulness
Thank you so much for sharing about nixa. I struggle with doing this without guilt and you sharing that this is a normal and named concept elsewhere helps me to shift my perspective on it.
I have been niksening for years but had no name for it and sometimes I have felt guilty. Thank you, Vera for giving me validation! I find that I niksen to relieve stress sometimes and sometimes I use it to refresh myself when tired.
Enjoyed this video so much. First time viewer so have no seen previous format. Good tips. You are genuine and your openness drew me in to watch the entire video.
I really enjoy this format. I appreciate your vulnerability, and these tips are very practical and helpful. I love the long-form videos too, but sometimes there are so many suggestions that I don't know where to start. Three tips are the perfect amount!
Happy to hear it, thank you Anne! I also enjoyed having more time to go in-depth about the three tips, instead of needing to go over every tip quickly. I still need to check the video analytics though, because most of the time, I find videos with a higher pace to have better audience retention. But we'll see :) I think from now on, I'm going to focus more on fewer tips, with better explanations :)
Dear Vera, I really appreciate the fact that you open up about what you're going through! Because I can strongly relate to all that and it makes me feel like we're companions on our journey. It is a great support, thank you for sharing your experience and your tips. With love from France, Marianne
So glad to watch this, I use all of these, but vary rarely, I should do it more often. I realised sometimes I do put things for self-care in my plan for the day, but then do not do them. Putting them on the list makes me think that I did the thing. And then also feel guilty taking time for myself.. Need to change that. Guilt is strong.
I think niksen corresponds to 'dolce far niente', an Italian expression ( and philosophy of life ;-) ) that derives from the Latin 'illud iucundum nihil agere'... and the Latins knew better… Thank you Vera for sharing!
Thank you so much for these reminders. I, too, am highly emotionally sensitive and can struggle at times with keeping my much needed boundaries, to live healthier. I love the bonus info in your videos too about Dutch culture. Some of my great grandparents (and before) were from the Netherlands (I'm in the USA) and I love to learn about my ancestor's culture. I am at my most relaxed when having "niksen" time too - if I can, I literally do almost nothing - just drink some tea and stare out the window at the trees etc. (it usually puts me to sleep though - guess I needed the nap).
Awe! Hug right back at you! 🥰 I forgot to mention- thank you for the concept of Niksen! Oh my goodness. This is perfect. And NO GUILT…. Oh my goodness. So this morning, I did Niksen. Watch a few min of a documentary about cats, turned that off and cuddled with my puppy and dozed off. I am so glad to know about this concept as I am so brainwashed into thinking I always need to be doing Something. I like that you mentioned meditation is doing something. With the intention to just zone out guilt free is going to help my anxiety a lot. 🌸
Very helpful video 🙏 Struggling right now, so it's great to get some "support" and tips ❤️ Your voice is always very gentle, and your channel is the only one I've found on RUclips, that I can listen to, when I'm really stressed / triggered. Thank you 🌈 Greetings from Denmark
Yes, also Dutch, and I think I actually wrote a blogpost on it maybe a year or so ago. (Just looked back and it was al the way back in 2019 😮) But I don't hear about it all that much on the internet...
I did not know about the niksen (and I've been very behind on the patreon's videos 😢) but I love already.. it seems everything I need to do right now ✨
Hi Vera, thanks for an open, deep dive. This video was awesome. Very accessible and an empathy bridge. Great reminders that we try our best. We learn a lot and try again. Lots of effort and Niksen (no effort) are also good. Like you said. Doing nothing with no objective, timeframe, deadline or standard of evaluation is liberating. I'm very sorry to hear about the family issues. Wishing you, your family member and whole family peace and compassion through the journey, pain, joy, lessons etc. Namaste.
I always love your video,s you make me feel as if i am normal. I hope all works out well with your relative, just be kind to yourself is very wise, if a friend was in those shoes thats what we would say to them. Take care and rest well.
I tend to get most everything done during the week, including housework and exercise. Never heard of 'Niksen' but I do that at least one day out of the weekend in order to restore myself. Thanks for sharing this.
I've never heard of this before but I thank you for this video. It always reminds me that I'm doing enough and going slow isn't as bad as people make it seem. It's okay to be mindful and calm.
I’ve never stopped nothingning since I was a teenager, never felt guilty about it 😂. I love your simple and easy self soothing tips, I will definitely incorporate a few minutes of soft stretching everyday. I have a crazy stressful job, but I work from home so it will be easy to add to my day. Thanks Vera! And to answer the question from your last video, I started following you a few months before you upgraded your channel 😊
I haven’t heard of ‘niksen’ before but I take one day of each week to ‘do nothing’ or ‘rest’ I call it a ‘Sabath rest’ . Basically I just say I cannot do anything that is on my ‘to do’ list. It is one of the 10 commandments that so many forget about or don’t make a point of following/ doing. God made us humans and therefore knows we need it, hence the ‘command’.
Ha ha. That’s my jam. Sitting around the house doing nothing productive. I hope I spelled it right. Nicksa? Lol. I think my American slang word I use for that is chillin. Oh I’m just chillin (like chinchilla 🤣🤣). I did that today for about 4 hours (I went out and had fun with just me, myself and I, but it was totally frivolous lol). I’ve been in a funk lately also. Just the whole bag of going over the hill. Just felt so dowdy and frumpy and old. I just didn’t realize how aging at a certain point just changes so many things. Body, hair, skin...and so it’s like I wake up one day like idk how to manage all this new stuff. Hormones going berserk. Clothes don’t fit the same. Makeup doesn’t work the same. Hair products don’t work like they used to. So I did some homework and went to rehab some of my beauty/hygiene systems and finally got myself to feeling more “pretty” and fresh again. Lol. And ha ha. Yes. I finally bought a bedside little fan for my never ending hot flashes. 😅😅 I think what picked me up the most was a simple Arctic Fox purple hair coloring. Now I can’t wait to have a full head of grey hair so I can try all the funky colors on it (my younger hair is dark so in the past none of that would show up without lightening first).
@@SimpleHappyZen Lol. And thanks! Yeah. I don’t think a lot of folks actually talk about the feelings of loss of identity that come with all these aging changes. (Plus before it happened to me I was just oblivious to any of this stuff). I found some more YTubers with just that niche who helped me find my way. Inspired me. I was quite amazed at how good a lot of folks can look and feel even when “old.” (Or simply watching them do their hair and makeup. The before and after was simply phenom lol). Not that it’s just looks but you know. Nobody who was once a bit of a cutie wants to actually morph into some “ugly duckling” eh? 😅😅 Old age isn’t death...yet. Ha ha. Love all you guys. Y’all influencers def help people a lot more than you’d ever know. And it’s def quite brave of y’all to put yourselves out there like that. ☺️ Well mostly it gave me relief. I guess seeing how even a beautiful made up older lady...looks a lot like me “raw.” I didn’t feel like such a freak I guess or so alone in it. 😬 We all can look and feel and smell a lot better if we just put in a little effort. Ha ha. But aging ya know. It just takes a little more effort really and I wasn’t used to that.
I've read a book about niksen and found it very sympathic. Thank you for reminding me to practise niksen. I When i look around i (in my community) always get the message to do and do and doch.thanks a lot for your inspiration
I really like this format it's easier to absorb with less tips..as with any videos ...I need to practice emotional boundaries more I take everything on board.
I was introduced to niksen on your Patreon, and I've been trying to incorporate it into my life and very much enjoying doing so 😀. I love the way you described self soothing and the value of it. It's a shame that it needs to be said really, it should be the most obvious thing in the world for us to do, but it seems most of us rarely do it! Tying together your time just enjoying a Ghibli movie with a recent example of self soothing of my own, I recently found myself giving a hug to a Totoro plushie that I have (the only stuffed animal I possess since decluttering the others) and as strange as it might sound, it was rather lovely and rather soothing. Clearly my inner-child appreciated that bit of comfort 😊.
Yes Vera I do like this new format. I have not heard of that Dutch term but I understand the concept. Just doing what you want that is easy and nourishing. Thank you for your honesty and vulnerability. ❤️🙌
Definitely a really helpful and necessary video Vera, so thank you! I've found myself more attached to my phone the past couple of months, partly through work and social media too. I've already tried not to use it early in the morning and late in the evening in the past week, so my screen time is already showing an improvement on less time spent on my phone. I'm trying to use that time for more self care in terms of video games - like animal crossing, reading and just relaxing in my own company. It's really helping me so far to unwind after a busy day and enjoy my weekends more.
Happy to hear that changing how you use your phone is helping you feel better :) So important to be intentional when it comes to our devices :) Take care!
An excellent video filled with wisdom and really practical help. Thank you. (I’m about to redo your excellent course again, so much gratitude from me to you!) ❤
Hi Vera Here in South Africa. There is a lang call AFRIKAANS is from Dutch. Many years ago the Dutch settled here and so started this lang here. So, this word very commun here. Im not Afrikaans speaking. My husband afrikaans.
Hello Vera. Greatings from Brazil. I'm learning more and more abouy self care and this video helped me a lot. Thank you so much for help us in this journey.
I really enjoyed this video! I find the self care tips to be very practical and hugely important. I also learned something new - 'Niksen'. I usually feel pressured to be productive all the time and guilty when I am not, maybe now I'll feel less pressured and guilty. Thank you Vera! ❤️I do hope you are feeling better😊
If you had a couple of hours of 'niksen' time, what would you want to do? 😄👇🏻
Mostly Sleep 😄 and some cleaning with some rainsounds playing in background...I really need time to unwind myself from the work I have done during weekdays..or else work / code will be running in Back of my mind..😅
I could use more examples :(
Stitching or admiring the seagulls that I see in front of my house 💙
I had a pretty productive morning today so I'll be watching a favorite movie and then taking a nap.
Play animal crossing
Self care isn't just holidays and massages.It's working on your habits, mindsets and healing your past. It's removing toxic thoughts, people and places in your life. It's living intentionally, purposefully and consciously.
I can relate to that 😊 Also, love your profile pic illustration!
I agree completely!
I totally agree with self-love!
Very well said.....
In Sweden, we sometimes use the word "nix", which means "no". It is probably related to "niksen", because it means saying no to the hustle and yes to rest and relaxation. Did a lot of niksen this summer instead of getting very busy on my vacation. So nice to take it easy without planning in advance!
Ah so cool! Saying no to the hustle and yes to rest and relaxation 💕 Love it!
I’ve accepted Niksen time recently.
I’ve come to realize I just need to ‘be’.
I love to sit on my deck to listen & watch the birds & squirrels.
So wonderful!!! Enjoy!
Fellow empath/introvert. In therapy I'm learning about all sorts of boundaries and how to use them in my life. The only social media I have is watching RUclips. I mainly follow cleaning and book videos. You, Vera, are the only RUclipsr I follow in this category of videos. I really appreciate your calm and thoughtful aura in your videos. They help center me when I watch them. Thank you 💕
Aw thank you so much Audrey, that's so nice! 🤗🍵💕
You’re so right about social media, people get addicted to it so easily. I only have instagram, because I don’t know anyone personally who likes any kind of art and there I can share my art work and admire other artists and establish a connection based on art, BUT I set for myself the boundary of not following many people, because otherwise that would drain me, since I like to take my time admiring and commenting. I only subscribe to RUclips videos that TRULY interest me and teach me something, art or otherwise (like yours).
I didn’t know the term “niksen” (I hope I spelled it right...), in Portugal doing nothing is seen as lazy nowadays. When I was a child and adolescent (I’m 51), doing nothing was seen as a good thing, but now people have to be constantly doing something productive, otherwise they’re seen as weird. Even children. When I was a child, I came from school, I did my homework and studied and then my parents let me do what I wanted, and I played with my toys, my dolls, etc. Nowadays parents have their children’s time ALL occupied with extra curricular activities. They don’t have the time to sit and do nothing or, which I find quite useful, invent ways of playing. And when they’re not with extra curricular activities, they’re on social media.
I find this so sad, that people lost their ability to just look at the window and admire the sky or a tree, or just enjoy being on their favourite sofa. Or just stitch (like I do 😊) without a purpose, just for enjoyment.
Thanks for the wonderful video. I loved it 💙♥️🧡🖤💛❤️💗💚💜
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts, I really agree with what you said about the value of doing nothing, also for kids!
Never heard of "Niksen" until now, so thank you! There is an old Spanish proverb that I loved though, something like, "how wonderful it is to do nothing and then to rest after". I am definitely working on reforming my workaholic tendencies and on setting healthy boundaries to protect my emotional health. I ask myself, "what is the most loving thing you could do for yourself right now?" Watching your videos with a cup of tea is definitely on that list so thanks again!
"how wonderful it is to do nothing and then to rest after" I love that so much!!! Thanks so much for sharing Annlynn
I completely agree. These videos are always calming yet full of wisdom for me.
There is also a Mexican saying "Dress me slowly as I am in a hurry" I love that. When we hury we make more mistakes
I like this format a lot and it was the quality of tips not quantity. Sometimes when there are too many tips (in anyones videos) I get overwhelmed like I’m not going to remember them all or need to write them down. This was clean and easier to absorb.
Thank you ☺️
Happy to hear that!!! I enjoyed having the time to really go more in-depth for each tip as well :)
Love this video and can so relate to being highly sensitive! Love the Dutch way to relax and renew. I am a 63 year old life coach and still learn amazing things from you. Never thought I was a minimalist but after watching you the last few months, I have tackled my closet and re-did my kitchen with replacing items that were not environmentally safe. Thank you for being the wonderful person you are and sharing so many helpful life tips. I love having less clutter!
Ah that's wonderful, thank you so much!!!
sorry forgot to say in my niksen time i would walk by the local duck pond and watch the wild life, its a lovely distraction from the inner chatter in my head, they go at a slow speed and i need to slow down so welcome reminder for me
I’m Dutch so I know niksen, but I didn’t know it was going around on social media. I love niksen and do that already for at least 36 years every Sunday. That is really my pyjama day snuggled up on the sofa with a book.
How wonderful!!! :)
:) Always learning something new from you. Because my job is so stressful, since 2018 I made it a habit of taking off 3-days every other week to Niksen. Never knew that's what i was doing but I just tell my boss it's to sleep. I do and plan nothing and just be be all by myself :) it's allowed to not expect so much in myself or life.
Great video💕 we must always remember to treat ourselves as though we are our best friends, give Love and patience and validation to ourselves, and not wait for someone else to do that for us. God tells us always who we are and how wonderfully and magnificently made we are, we forget that when we are in the muck of life, you are your best friend, Love yourself like that💕💕🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 praying for anyone who is struggling with stress and sadness or uneasiness, May that be lifted off of you and be healed🙏🏻🙏🏻💕💕
I enjoyed this video and your timing was perfect! I had a chaotic summer and even broke my foot and needed surgery-so now, I am all about better self care. Many of us have had wake-up calls recently, so self care is very important to practice at this time.
I especially liked your point about doing things that help us in the long term. And comfort food is not it-as you mentioned (hot chocolate or sugar…).
It’s a great practice to stop and think about these choices of self care, and to be mindful that these practices are positive.
Thank you for your thoughtful videos! ❤️
Oh I'm so sorry to hear about your foot! Hope you're healing nicely. :) Sending some good vibes your way! Also, yes comfort food is another great example. Better to make sure our soothing activities are also good for us in the long run :)
I have noticed that food affects my mood and physical well being. I am a teacher and I need to focus on self-care, taking time to cook healthy food and keep time for myself and turning off work after school and on weekends. Thanks for the video!
Yes, I notice that too :) Great that you're doing those things for yourself! :)
Thank you so much for this. I suffer from anxiety and depression and have bad days. Some days I don’t feel like doing anything but just laying around resting, listening to music and playing on my phone. I’m so glad I am not the only one. Thank you again. I really enjoy your channel. 🙏🏻❤️
Definitely not the only one. I say do whatever you feel is helpful for you :) Take care!
Oh yes. I very much like this format. I don’t feel so alone in my struggles and I appreciate your simple thorough techniques. Very doable and not overwhelming.
Best to you and your family member. 🌸
Thank you so much Audrey, happy to hear you enjoyed the video. Take care, sending you a digital hug!
✌🏼💜🫖 I love sitting down with some tea. I’ve been drinking sencha in the am for less caffeine and it’s so good. Lately others have been asking me to do things every weekend and I can’t do the things I need like yard work let alone things for myself like a bath or sitting on my massager chair so I love this idea of telling others I am keeping my phone on silent during weekends 💚
I am a big empathetic person. I work at a high school kitchen and get to talk and know some of the students during lunch. When they are having a bad day or fought time I try to make them feel better in the short time I have, but then I worry the rest of the day about them. I do that with most people though and it’s tough to do and try to take care of myself and my family. I’m working on trying to balance that but it’s hard to do.
Thank you! You are like a friend to me living in another corner of this world! Much needed vid for me. 🤗
I did really enjoy this video! I've never heard of niksen before but I like the word 😁 To me that would involve sitting alone on the little hidden away beach near my cottage or sitting on my deck with a tea listening to the birds.
Wow that sounds like bliss 😍
Great video, Vera. When you said you had "heat wave brain," I just had to share...
Our environment has way more to do with our moods than we sometimes realize, as you've pointed out in other videos. Weather is also a huge factor. If we aren't "hot beach babies," the heat is going to drain us. If cold makes us miserable, cold weather will do the same.
I live in Florida. Not great for someone who gets really drained by the heat. Recently, I thought I'd try to save a little on the budget by turning the A/C up a couple of degrees, but in a couple of days, I was miserable. I was irritable, tired, and not sleeping well, even though I turned it back down at night. So, I determined that paying a little bigger power bill was worth the comfort and feeling lots better. Now, all that being said, Florida is fabulous during those cold, miserable Winter months "up North"! 😄
Ah yes, so true! As we don't have air conditioning here in the Netherlands in most places, and since I'm very sensitive to hot weather, I usually feel pretty miserable in the summertime. Really looking forward to the fall :)
I believe money spent on physical comfort in our homes is money well spent!
I haven’t heard of niksen but I do think it’s important to just do nothing now and then. Of course, that’s easier said than done, for me at least, as someone who feels like I need to be productive and “useful” at all times. I decided recently that Sunday would be my “day of rest” but things keep coming up. I have pets (2 cats, 2 dogs, 3 chickens) and a kid and a house and things just always seem to be falling apart!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Gretchen! I can relate to that feeling of things oftentimes coming up. It's wonderful to plan a self care day like that, but when our schedule changes because of unexpected things coming up, I find it also helpful to be more flexible and enjoy some time off on other times or days of the week, when suddenly I see a window for some relaxation coming on. Kind of a combination of planning self care, but also being flexible and spontaneous about it
Currently niksing on my couch! 🙋♀ I watched a Netflix show and now your video. Thanks for your tips Vera, they are always helpful. I did some restorative yoga yesterday evening and slept really well so I feel refreshed, but still not a 100%, so I'm taking it slow today too 🍵
So wonderful, yaaay! :)
It's so hard to fight hustle culture when money is too much of a problem for you. I just want to relax, but I need to make that money. Congrats to the ones who made it through that point in their lives that money is no longer a huge problem to them. You're the kind of people I strive to be.
You will get there! Have faith in yourself.
I definitely agree that doing nothing is an important part of self care. Loved this video!
Thanks so much Lisa!! :)
Really refreshing video. Looking forward to more like this. Thanks for being vulnerable for all of us. Showing imperfection gives me hope for myself.
Aw thank you Mae! Take care and have a wonderful weekend!
Sometimes I feel like the concept of Niksen isn't practiced enough here in the states.... and admittedly, I feel like I fall into that trap myself every now and then of constant busyness, so this video is honestly much needed for me. ❤️
Hope you can have some much deserved niksen time soon Amy, and as much of it as you need :)
Another wonderful video and tips. Totally relate to having a lot of empathy which for me is so draining.
Thank you so much Lynby :) Hope my tips were also helpful for you in that way
This is what I needed to hear today. (rewatching and sending love)
Thank you for the self-soothing tips. Never occurred to me to have a list of things to do to regulate my emotions. In an emotional time right now, so it came at a critical time. So helpful.
Happy to hear it :) Hope you can do some of these nice self-soothing techniques in the future :)
I definitely relate to #3! It's hard to separate my emotions from others', especially when they're negative. I've been getting better at not taking other people's bad moods personally :)
Exactly :) Great that you're also getting better at it :)
Self-care for me sometimes is putting a noise cancelling headset and listen to ASMR videos when I feel overstimulated by sounds from the outside. Sitting in a hammock to release pressure from my lower back. Also doing some collage journaling is been helping me to release pressure from my head.
They all sound great! I love ASMR too :) Love the tingles
I enjoyed and appreciate your self care tips. Never heard of “Niksen”, however I think I have been practicing and enjoying it intuitively. I have been retired recently and I am simply basking in leisure activity. I am smiling sweetly not thinking about school/college assignment, family/ work responsibilities . All my present activities, physical, social, mental , spiritual, health maintenance are evenly paced and enjoyed.
Yes this was very timely and helpful.
So glad to hear it!! :) Thanks Fiona
Your videos are so soothing and comforting to me. Thank you for sharing your energy
Thank you so much Briana 🤗🌼
First I've heard of niksen! Makes sense. Just heard doctors reccomend 10,000 steps a day. It sounded impossible. Got a step counter. Surprised that I do more than that in a day. When athletes deplete energy, here's a certain amount of time for muscles to uptake stored energy again.
I heard that Dutch is very organized and everything is planned, including not doing anything. So a planned niksen for weekend sounds very good :D
Haha yes, I do think we're very organized usually. :)
Sounds so much easier than self-awareness. Nixin totally freeze the mind. I would love to have a great meal, like lunch, and slowly walk around somewhere in nature with lots of greenery. My neighborhood is just streets and cement, with hardly any plants anywhere. I so miss nature. I would love sit or lay down on a nice outdoor soft cushion, maybe read and look at pictures in a magazine. Oh that sounds so nice. I love your videos!
Not much nature around here in my neighborhood either I'm afraid. But yes, niksen can be done anywhere :) As an introvert, I usually prefer staying home to just niksen for a while. The mind just needs a break sometimes. Even a break from our usual free-time activities. So nice :) Also, it's been studies that nature sounds and house plants can create similar effects in the body and the brain as actually being in nature. So you could get some plants, put on some nature sounds, and read a book on your own sofa :)
Another excellent video. I've never heard the term 'niksen ' but I've been doing it for a long time now. I'm really amazed that there's a positive word for it. I work in a hospital kitchen and it's very busy and there's loads of different things to deal with each day, so when I'm finished, I do nothing for an hour or two. It's very energising. On my days off, I sometimes have days where I may not do much at all. I read,listen to music, listen to RUclips, rest. I really love it. So 'niksen'- I'm voting YES!
Yay for niksen!! 😄🌼 Awesome that you're already doing it
This came at a perfect time because I'm in a difficult family situation and I have a mild cold, so it was comforting to listen to self-care. I like "self-care doesn't have to be expensive". Niksen may become the next hygge. English doesn't have a word for intentionally doing nothing. People might say "do nothing", "veg", or "chill", but these can have negative connotations or different meanings. Niksen isn't known here, but hygge has been in articles for a few years.
P.S. Stoopwafel are becoming more common since the first Dutch import I saw this year. I've seen a couple other kinds now. I still find them too sweet. I normally eat waffles with butter and syrup, but not as sweet as this. But I've heard other Americans say they love them.
Ah funny that stroopwafels are becoming more common over there!! They are quite sweet, that's true. But still very yummy haha. Also, so sorry to hear you're not feeling great. Sending some healing vibes your way!
Didn’t know Niksen was a thing and I truly love it! I also loved how you mentioned emotional boundaries because that’s exactly what I’m working on right now and the « phone off on Sunday » topic wasn’t received well by my friends which was the opportunity to explain my boundaries :)
Thank you, Vera! 💖 I really enjoy this format a lot. 😊 I especially appreciate the reminder to have boundaries with news intake, as I continue to struggle with my emotions about current world events. It's nice to know I'm not alone in this. You have helped me so much over the past couple years.
Thank you so much Meredith, happy you enjoyed the video! Yes, you're certainly not alone in that, feel free to limit your news intake as much as it takes for you to feel your best. :)
You are So Thoughtful. Im blessed to have remotely become familiar with you these years.
I loved to know about niksen! Really, mindfulness changed my life. It's not always all the time, but it's amazing to see how I changed. I'm very grateful for that and for have discovered slow living. All that reflections about how we react with the real world and it's stupid and unreal urgencies it's really important. It helps us reflect on ourselfs and our self care.
Your videos are so helpful. I connected with the last self care. Boundaries are hard when you are looking after a loved one.
Happy to hear my videos are helpful for you Rebecca :) Take good care!!
Self soothing is huge. The way you explained mindfulness sounds a lot like the DARE anxiety stuff. Never heard of Niksen but I'm all for it.
Thanks so much, happy you enjoyed the concepts in this video! :) I don't know a lot about the DARE method, only a little bit, but I do see comparisons with mindfulness
I have never heard of Niksen. Very helpful concept.
Happy to hear it :)
Thank you so much for sharing about nixa. I struggle with doing this without guilt and you sharing that this is a normal and named concept elsewhere helps me to shift my perspective on it.
You're so welcome Mari, enjoy some guilt-free niksen time!!! :)
Love your videos on Self Care. Would like to see more videos on this Topic.
Thanks so much Lynn! :)
I have been niksening for years but had no name for it and sometimes I have felt guilty. Thank you, Vera for giving me validation! I find that I niksen to relieve stress sometimes and sometimes I use it to refresh myself when tired.
Awesome!! Enjoy some lovely niksen time! 🤗
Enjoyed this video so much. First time viewer so have no seen previous format. Good tips. You are genuine and your openness drew me in to watch the entire video.
Thank you so much Michelle and welcome to the channel!! 🤗
I LOVE your channel and you`re so authentic as well.
Thank you so much! :)
I really enjoy this format. I appreciate your vulnerability, and these tips are very practical and helpful. I love the long-form videos too, but sometimes there are so many suggestions that I don't know where to start. Three tips are the perfect amount!
Happy to hear it, thank you Anne! I also enjoyed having more time to go in-depth about the three tips, instead of needing to go over every tip quickly. I still need to check the video analytics though, because most of the time, I find videos with a higher pace to have better audience retention. But we'll see :) I think from now on, I'm going to focus more on fewer tips, with better explanations :)
Just going outside is one of the best things to do when you're feeling sluggish (even when you don't feel like it).
Going outside can work wonders :)
Video games + walk + gym + Netflix and chill.
Haha sounds great!! :)
Dear Vera, I really appreciate the fact that you open up about what you're going through! Because I can strongly relate to all that and it makes me feel like we're companions on our journey. It is a great support, thank you for sharing your experience and your tips. With love from France, Marianne
Aw thank you so much Marianne!! :) Take it easy and take care, enjoy some niksen time this week! 🤗💕
So glad to watch this, I use all of these, but vary rarely, I should do it more often. I realised sometimes I do put things for self-care in my plan for the day, but then do not do them. Putting them on the list makes me think that I did the thing. And then also feel guilty taking time for myself.. Need to change that. Guilt is strong.
No need for guilt, enjoy all the self care you need! :) In whatever way, shape or form you need it :)
I think niksen corresponds to 'dolce far niente', an Italian expression ( and philosophy of life ;-) ) that derives from the Latin 'illud iucundum nihil agere'... and the Latins knew better… Thank you Vera for sharing!
Dolce far niente = the sweet doing nothing (I forgot the translation)
Ah yes!! That's exactly the right vibe 🌺💕
Thank you so much for these reminders. I, too, am highly emotionally sensitive and can struggle at times with keeping my much needed boundaries, to live healthier. I love the bonus info in your videos too about Dutch culture. Some of my great grandparents (and before) were from the Netherlands (I'm in the USA) and I love to learn about my ancestor's culture. I am at my most relaxed when having "niksen" time too - if I can, I literally do almost nothing - just drink some tea and stare out the window at the trees etc. (it usually puts me to sleep though - guess I needed the nap).
Wonderful example of niksen time!! :) Also, so cool that you have Dutch ancestors!
@@SimpleHappyZen Thanks!
Taking on other people's burden is not going to help anyone- so true Vera! Also 'Niksen' word is new to me
Thank you! And enjoy your niksen time!! :)
Thank you so much for sharing about emotional boundaries I needed that. Loved the video
Happy to hear you enjoyed the video Wanda :) Take care!
Awe! Hug right back at you! 🥰
I forgot to mention- thank you for the concept of Niksen! Oh my goodness. This is perfect. And NO GUILT…. Oh my goodness.
So this morning, I did Niksen. Watch a few min of a documentary about cats, turned that off and cuddled with my puppy and dozed off.
I am so glad to know about this concept as I am so brainwashed into thinking I always need to be doing Something. I like that you mentioned meditation is doing something.
With the intention to just zone out guilt free is going to help my anxiety a lot. 🌸
So happy that tip was helpful for you Audrey! Hope you can enjoy lots of guilt-free niksen time this week!
Dinacharya is an Ayurvedic practice which is essential for me. The morning routine especially.
Great reminders, Vera! I haven’t commented in a while, but I’m always here enjoying your wisdom and insight. Thanks again for being you.💚
Aw yay, thanks Teresa! I've been wondering how you were :) Hope you're doing well, enjoy your weekend!!
Hi Vera no I never heard of niksen. Thanks for sharing. My nilsen would be cosy up on the couch with my husband.❤
Ah so nice!!! Thanks Cathy :)
Very helpful video 🙏 Struggling right now, so it's great to get some "support" and tips ❤️ Your voice is always very gentle, and your channel is the only one I've found on RUclips, that I can listen to, when I'm really stressed / triggered. Thank you 🌈 Greetings from Denmark
Love, love and love! 🫶🏻
Yay! :) Thanks Julie!
Love the term Nixsen. Going to use it more .
Yess!! Enjoy 😄
I find meditation, journaling and reading help with self-soothing. And as you said, to go thru emotions.
Wonderful!! :)
Yes, also Dutch, and I think I actually wrote a blogpost on it maybe a year or so ago. (Just looked back and it was al the way back in 2019 😮) But I don't hear about it all that much on the internet...
Ah cool!! Yes it's not as popular as something like hygge (yet, maybe) but there are definitely things to find online about niksen :)
I did not know about the niksen (and I've been very behind on the patreon's videos 😢)
but I love already.. it seems everything I need to do right now ✨
Enjoy some niksen time!! :) Lekker niksen ;)
I am going through a hard time right now but your videos calm me down 😅 keep them coming please 😢❤
I have been doing niksen and didn't know it. Enjoyed this video as always. ☮️🌍🌲
That's great!! :)
Hi Vera, thanks for an open, deep dive. This video was awesome. Very accessible and an empathy bridge. Great reminders that we try our best. We learn a lot and try again. Lots of effort and Niksen (no effort) are also good. Like you said. Doing nothing with no objective, timeframe, deadline or standard of evaluation is liberating. I'm very sorry to hear about the family issues. Wishing you, your family member and whole family peace and compassion through the journey, pain, joy, lessons etc. Namaste.
Thank you so much for your kind words Dave!! I really appreciate it :) Take care and have an awesome weekend
@@SimpleHappyZen arigatou, sochi mo!
I always love your video,s you make me feel as if i am normal. I hope all works out well with your relative, just be kind to yourself is very wise, if a friend was in those shoes thats what we would say to them. Take care and rest well.
This is one of your best videos. I’m glad you’re finding ways to take care of yourself. You look rested and happy!
Aw thank you so mcuh Debbie! :)
I tend to get most everything done during the week, including housework and exercise. Never heard of 'Niksen' but I do that at least one day out of the weekend in order to restore myself. Thanks for sharing this.
Wonderful, happy to hear it!! :)
I've never heard of this before but I thank you for this video. It always reminds me that I'm doing enough and going slow isn't as bad as people make it seem. It's okay to be mindful and calm.
I’ve never stopped nothingning since I was a teenager, never felt guilty about it 😂. I love your simple and easy self soothing tips, I will definitely incorporate a few minutes of soft stretching everyday. I have a crazy stressful job, but I work from home so it will be easy to add to my day. Thanks Vera! And to answer the question from your last video, I started following you a few months before you upgraded your channel 😊
Happy to hear you enjoyed the self soothing tips, and that you're making time for doing nothing! :)
Niksen is echt zalig :) ik hou echt van je youtube kanaal. Bedankt voor de super fijne ervaring
Aw superleuk, dankjewel!! :)
I haven’t heard of ‘niksen’ before but I take one day of each week to ‘do nothing’ or ‘rest’ I call it a ‘Sabath rest’ . Basically I just say I cannot do anything that is on my ‘to do’ list. It is one of the 10 commandments that so many forget about or don’t make a point of following/ doing. God made us humans and therefore knows we need it, hence the ‘command’.
Ha ha. That’s my jam. Sitting around the house doing nothing productive. I hope I spelled it right. Nicksa? Lol. I think my American slang word I use for that is chillin. Oh I’m just chillin (like chinchilla 🤣🤣). I did that today for about 4 hours (I went out and had fun with just me, myself and I, but it was totally frivolous lol).
I’ve been in a funk lately also. Just the whole bag of going over the hill. Just felt so dowdy and frumpy and old. I just didn’t realize how aging at a certain point just changes so many things. Body, hair, skin...and so it’s like I wake up one day like idk how to manage all this new stuff. Hormones going berserk. Clothes don’t fit the same. Makeup doesn’t work the same. Hair products don’t work like they used to. So I did some homework and went to rehab some of my beauty/hygiene systems and finally got myself to feeling more “pretty” and fresh again. Lol. And ha ha. Yes. I finally bought a bedside little fan for my never ending hot flashes. 😅😅 I think what picked me up the most was a simple Arctic Fox purple hair coloring. Now I can’t wait to have a full head of grey hair so I can try all the funky colors on it (my younger hair is dark so in the past none of that would show up without lightening first).
Just chillin' is a great description of niksen too! :) Also, I'm happy to hear you're feeling a bit better now and more like yourself :)
@@SimpleHappyZen Lol. And thanks! Yeah. I don’t think a lot of folks actually talk about the feelings of loss of identity that come with all these aging changes. (Plus before it happened to me I was just oblivious to any of this stuff). I found some more YTubers with just that niche who helped me find my way. Inspired me. I was quite amazed at how good a lot of folks can look and feel even when “old.” (Or simply watching them do their hair and makeup. The before and after was simply phenom lol). Not that it’s just looks but you know. Nobody who was once a bit of a cutie wants to actually morph into some “ugly duckling” eh? 😅😅 Old age isn’t death...yet. Ha ha.
Love all you guys. Y’all influencers def help people a lot more than you’d ever know. And it’s def quite brave of y’all to put yourselves out there like that. ☺️ Well mostly it gave me relief. I guess seeing how even a beautiful made up older lady...looks a lot like me “raw.” I didn’t feel like such a freak I guess or so alone in it. 😬 We all can look and feel and smell a lot better if we just put in a little effort. Ha ha. But aging ya know. It just takes a little more effort really and I wasn’t used to that.
I've read a book about niksen and found it very sympathic. Thank you for reminding me to practise niksen.
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When i look around i (in my community) always get the message to do and do and doch.thanks a lot for your inspiration
Ah so cool! Do you remember the title of the book?
@@SimpleHappyZen It is from Anette Lavrijsen, the title is german: Niksen, wie man Glück im Nichtstun findet
= How to find luck in Niksen
This is so interesting to me. I grew up Amish, and always spoke 'Pennsylvania Dutch'. The term we use for 'nothing' is 'nix' [or niks] 😄
Thanks for sharing your now, a great and real video, excellent ideas.
Thanks so much, happy to hear it! :)
I really like this format it's easier to absorb with less tips..as with any videos ...I need to practice emotional boundaries more I take everything on board.
Happy to hear it, thanks Joanne! Hope the emotional boundaries tips were helpful :)
I’ve never heard of Nikes but love the idea.
Happy to hear it, hope you can enjoy some 'niksen' time soon! :)
Very helpful Vera, thank you. I like this type of video.
Happy to hear it, thank you! :)
I was introduced to niksen on your Patreon, and I've been trying to incorporate it into my life and very much enjoying doing so 😀. I love the way you described self soothing and the value of it. It's a shame that it needs to be said really, it should be the most obvious thing in the world for us to do, but it seems most of us rarely do it! Tying together your time just enjoying a Ghibli movie with a recent example of self soothing of my own, I recently found myself giving a hug to a Totoro plushie that I have (the only stuffed animal I possess since decluttering the others) and as strange as it might sound, it was rather lovely and rather soothing. Clearly my inner-child appreciated that bit of comfort 😊.
Ah yes, love it!!! There's something very soothing about Totoro hihi :)
Yes Vera I do like this new format. I have not heard of that Dutch term but I understand the concept. Just doing what you want that is easy and nourishing.
Thank you for your honesty and vulnerability. ❤️🙌
Thanks so much Dawn, glad to hear you enjoyed the video!! 🤗🌾
Hi Vera, as usual, enjoy your content very much.
Yay, happy to hear it!! Thanks Lily, have a nice weekend!
@@SimpleHappyZen you too!
I've never heard of niksen, but now that I know what it is, I like it :)
Nice!! 😄 Me too!
Definitely a really helpful and necessary video Vera, so thank you! I've found myself more attached to my phone the past couple of months, partly through work and social media too. I've already tried not to use it early in the morning and late in the evening in the past week, so my screen time is already showing an improvement on less time spent on my phone. I'm trying to use that time for more self care in terms of video games - like animal crossing, reading and just relaxing in my own company. It's really helping me so far to unwind after a busy day and enjoy my weekends more.
Happy to hear that changing how you use your phone is helping you feel better :) So important to be intentional when it comes to our devices :) Take care!
An excellent video filled with wisdom and really practical help. Thank you.
(I’m about to redo your excellent course again, so much gratitude from me to you!) ❤
Hi Vera
Here in South Africa. There is a lang call AFRIKAANS is from Dutch. Many years ago the Dutch settled here and so started this lang here.
So, this word very commun here. Im not Afrikaans speaking. My husband afrikaans.
Hello Vera.
Greatings from Brazil.
I'm learning more and more abouy self care and this video helped me a lot.
Thank you so much for help us in this journey.
🤗💕🌼
I really enjoyed this video! I find the self care tips to be very practical and hugely important. I also learned something new - 'Niksen'. I usually feel pressured to be productive all the time and guilty when I am not, maybe now I'll feel less pressured and guilty. Thank you Vera! ❤️I do hope you are feeling better😊
Thanks so much for your kind comment! So happy the tips in this video were helpful for you, niksen especially 😄🌷 Enjoy your guilt-free niksen time!
Such a lovely video! Yes, I resonated with this video and this format. Happy to meet fellow sensitives who are happy to nicksen! 🌿
Thanks so much, happy you enjoyed the video!! :) Take care and have a great day
You look so good, it's hard to believe you don't feel as good. Hope you feel better quickly. Find a good book and take a couple of days off.