Dwayne Johnson Says He ‘Finally’ Learned the Importance of Self-Care: ‘Be Good to Yourselves, Protect Your Anchor’

Mar. 15, 2025

Dwayne Johnson in an Instagram video shared on Nov. 2, 2024.Photo:Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson/Instagram

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson/Instagram

Dwayne Johnsonis embracing self-care.On Saturday, Nov. 2, Johnson, 52, shared a video onInstagramshowing himself sitting in a vehicle as he looked over a field during a sunrise and wrote in his caption that he “finally learned the importance of self care.““Sitting quietly as the sun rises — to recharge, settle my mind before I leave for tour and the madness begins. The world is loud and noisy, and pulls at us from a million different directions,” Johnson wrote in the caption. “Find your anchor ⚓️ that helps you recalibrate your soul and protect it at all cost,” he added. “After all these years I’ve finally learned the importance of self care. Be good to yourselves, protect your anchor, and have a great weekend 👊🏾🥃 And do fun s— 😉.“In the video, the actor said that he wanted to share with his Instagram followers “what heaven looks like.““Well, there’s a few other things about what morning heaven looks like — I’m going to keep this post clean, but here, check this out — this is my view every morning,” he said in the clip, as he panned the camera around.Dwayne Johnson in Berlin on Nov. 3, 2024.Tristar Media/WireImageJohnson said in the video that he was traveling to Germany, where he stepped out with hisRed OnecostarChris Evansat the upcoming holiday movie’s world premiere in Berlin on Sunday, Nov. 3.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“So peaceful up here. I love coming up here, I’ll just sit up here for 30, 45 minutes, sometimes longer sometimes shorter. Just recharge man, and sit in silence,” Johnson said. “Maybe I’ll turn some music on, maybe I’l start singing, there’s a bunch of bald eagles who fly around here too, and they’re like ‘Please stop singing, we don’t need that s— in the morning.’ This is my, one of my anchors. Gotta protect your anchors.“Dwayne Johnson on April 11, 2024.David Becker/WireImageJohnson’s movieRed One, which also featuresJ. K. Simmons,Lucy Liu,Bonnie Hunt,Mary Elizabeth Ellis,Nick KrollandKiernan Shipka, is based on an original story from Hiram Garcia, the president of production at Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions.Jake Kasdan, who previously helmed Johnson’s filmsJumanji: Welcome to the Jungleand its sequelJumanji: The Next Level,directed and co-produced the movie, which follows Johnson as the North Pole’s head of security, who “must team up with the world’s most infamous bounty hunter (Evans)” to rescue Santa Claus after he is kidnapped.Red Oneis in theaters Nov. 15.

Dwayne Johnsonis embracing self-care.

On Saturday, Nov. 2, Johnson, 52, shared a video onInstagramshowing himself sitting in a vehicle as he looked over a field during a sunrise and wrote in his caption that he “finally learned the importance of self care.”

“Sitting quietly as the sun rises — to recharge, settle my mind before I leave for tour and the madness begins. The world is loud and noisy, and pulls at us from a million different directions,” Johnson wrote in the caption. “Find your anchor ⚓️ that helps you recalibrate your soul and protect it at all cost,” he added. “After all these years I’ve finally learned the importance of self care. Be good to yourselves, protect your anchor, and have a great weekend 👊🏾🥃 And do fun s— 😉.”

In the video, the actor said that he wanted to share with his Instagram followers “what heaven looks like.”

“Well, there’s a few other things about what morning heaven looks like — I’m going to keep this post clean, but here, check this out — this is my view every morning,” he said in the clip, as he panned the camera around.

Dwayne Johnson in Berlin on Nov. 3, 2024.Tristar Media/WireImage

Tristar Media/WireImage

Johnson said in the video that he was traveling to Germany, where he stepped out with hisRed OnecostarChris Evansat the upcoming holiday movie’s world premiere in Berlin on Sunday, Nov. 3.

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“So peaceful up here. I love coming up here, I’ll just sit up here for 30, 45 minutes, sometimes longer sometimes shorter. Just recharge man, and sit in silence,” Johnson said. “Maybe I’ll turn some music on, maybe I’l start singing, there’s a bunch of bald eagles who fly around here too, and they’re like ‘Please stop singing, we don’t need that s— in the morning.’ This is my, one of my anchors. Gotta protect your anchors.”

Dwayne Johnson on April 11, 2024.David Becker/WireImage

David Becker/WireImage

Johnson’s movieRed One, which also featuresJ. K. Simmons,Lucy Liu,Bonnie Hunt,Mary Elizabeth Ellis,Nick KrollandKiernan Shipka, is based on an original story from Hiram Garcia, the president of production at Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions.

Jake Kasdan, who previously helmed Johnson’s filmsJumanji: Welcome to the Jungleand its sequelJumanji: The Next Level,directed and co-produced the movie, which follows Johnson as the North Pole’s head of security, who “must team up with the world’s most infamous bounty hunter (Evans)” to rescue Santa Claus after he is kidnapped.

Red Oneis in theaters Nov. 15.

source: people.com