Home
About
Services and Specials
Benefits of Massage
Location
Contact
Wellness
Testimonials
Links |
What is Wellness?
One Model of Wellness
Wellness is a state of optimal well-being that is oriented toward
maximizing an individual’s potential. This is a life-long process of
moving towards enhancing your physical, intellectual, emotional, social,
spiritual, and environmental well-being.
These six dimensions highlight important components of wellness. Take
time to explore your own level of wellness and see if you have gotten your
dose of “wellness” today.
Intellectual
- Find outlets that are intellectually stimulating
- Set and meet realistic goals academically,
personally, and professionally
- Decide on things that help you relax and do them
- Take advantage of opportunities that may offer you
different experiences
- Practices deep breathing to help the mind-body
connection
- Spoil yourself after completing a goal
Spiritual
- Nourish yourself through personal beliefs, morals,
and/or religion
- Feel connected with yourself and others
- Find purpose in life and meaning in the little
things you do everyday
- Develop a philosophy of life that you want to live
by
Environmental
- Appreciate and respect the environment
- Do your part to preserve and improve environmental
conditions
- Whether it’s at home or work, have a welcoming
space for you and others to feel comfortable
- Reduce noise and pollution
- Keep yourself and others safe – like buckling up
- Have a place that you can go to relax, chill out
Physical
- Get a physical exam
- Be consistent with self-exams like BSE/TSE
- For women, get yearly gynecological exams
- Stay current on immunizations
- Exercise regularly and eat balanced meals
- Get dental and eye exams
- Limit or avoid alcohol and tobacco
- Get a massage to ease tired and worked muscles
Emotional
- Recognize when your emotions affect your body
- Express your needs, feelings, and opinions
appropriately
- Use humor to defuse negative thoughts or
situations
- Use journal writing to relieve stress and express
your thoughts
- Talk to a trusted friend or family member and vent
- Give and receive lots of hugs
- Be optimistic – believe in yourself and your
abilities
- If you are feeling overwhelmed, make an
appointment with a professional healthcare provider
Social
- Develop relationships where both parties feel good
- Interacts well with others in public and private
situations
- Maintain values and beliefs without being
persuaded by peer pressure
- Feel comfortable adapting to various social
settings
- Join clubs to expand your social network, it’s a
great way to get involved and meet others with similar interests
- Read the newspaper – be informed about what's
going on around you
Thanks to the McKinley Health Center
for this insightful definition of wellness.
http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/mhc.html
Ideas for Wellness
Intellectual
- Read a book or article you might not necessarily
think of reading
- Re-read one of your favorite books and write about
why you like it
- Share one of your thoughts with a friend
- Volunteer at a local homeless shelter or food
shelf
- Learn a few words in another language and start to
use them
Spiritual
- Attend a friend's place of worship and invite them
to yours
- Have a candlelight dinner with yourself and write
down your life goals and share these with your partner or friend.
- Write a list of 10 things you are grateful for
- The next time someone asks you for change give
them a dollar and offer to buy them lunch
- Go for a walk in the woods
- Create a space in your home for solitude and
reflection. If you have kids help them to create a space of their own.
Environmental
- Change one cleaning product you have in your house
to a non-toxic one
- The next time you run out of something think of
replacing it with something non-toxic and biodegradable.
- Walk or bike instead of driving to work if that's
possible
- Take your lunch to work in reusable containers-
and use glass if heating in the microwave
- Make coffee and tea at home and bring it with you
in a reusable mug
- Use stainless steel, titanium, or glass water bottles
instead of throw away ones that leach plastic into your water.
Physical
- Go our for a walk- by yourself or with a friend
- Join a gym like the YMCA- ask for a sliding scale
fee if you can't afford to pay full price
- Do stretches during your work day- get up every 20
minutes and walk around if you have a desk job.
- Consume less sugar and caffeine
- Eat more veggies- eat the rainbow! Eat a variety
of colors of fruits and veggies assures you a variety of vitamins and
minerals
- Eat less wheat and add other grains into your diet
like spelt, millet, quinoa, rice
- Crowd out the junk food in your diet with other
more healthy foods you enjoy
Emotional
- Write in a journal when life is challenging to
sort out your emotions
- When someone asks how your doing be authentic in
your response
- Turn on the comedy channel
- Give your children or your elderly parents a
massage and connect with them on another level
- Cut yourself some slack you're doing your best
Social
- Have a potluck
- Call up a friend you haven't talked with in a
while
- Write a letter for someone special in your life
- Join Front
Porch Forum Use Front
Porch Forum to knit your neighborhood together.
- Join or start a women's or men's group
|
There's only one corner of
the universe you can be certain
of improving, and that's your
own self.
-Aldous Huxley
Your Ideas
What do you do to keep healthy?
Email us your
ideas if you would like to share them on our website.
|
