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What is Wellness
Wellness is the proactive, dynamic & progressive
living in a higher and positive state of body and mind. It
involves integration of body, mind and spirit. It is characterized
by preservation, growth and development of different aspects
of self.
Dimensions of Wellness
- Physical Wellness
- Keep body healthy and work actively towards
it.
- Adopt health promoting lifestyle.
- Eat balanced and healthy
nutrition.
- Keep body weight in right zone.
- Incorporate regular
physical activity and exercise.
- Say no to harmful habits,
substance abuse and addictions.
- Take adequate rest and
sleep.
- Avoid unhealthy sex.
- Prevent injuries by being alert
and avoiding risky behavior.
- Maintain adequate self
hygiene and self care.
- Undergo required medical checkup
and act as per advice.
- Prevent sickness by controlling
sickness causing factors.
- Enhance fitness by activities
like Yoga, Meditation, Massage, Sports etc
- Intellectual Wellness
- Stay alert and observant through five senses.
- Be aware and present minded.
- Be active and interact
positively with people, circumstances and environment.
- Be
curious, learn more and apply what you have learned.
- Seek
intellectually stimulating environment.
- Learn goal setting,
planning, decision making and problem solving.
- Learn
task management and organizational skills.
- Learn stress
coping skills.
- Look for and make best use of opportunities.
- Learn creativity
and apply it in day to day life.
- Look at difficult circumstances
as challenge and opportunity.
- Develop efficient thinking.
Balance firmness and flexibility.
- Emotional Wellness
- Understand own & others feelings & needs.
- Work
on emotional stability.
- Accept self limitations in right
spirit and work on them for self growth.
- Learn to express
own feelings & needs.
- Get over disappointments and
turn scars to stars.
- Avoid stress and learn stress
coping skills.
- Be realistic, do not distort facts about
self, others and circumstances.
- Learn about mind body
relation.
- Learn inter relation of thoughts, feelings
and behavior.
- Learn methods of healthy recreation and self
release.
- Grow constructive habits and hobbies.
- Social Wellness
- Understand and appreciate social norms, values
and beliefs.
- Learn to be at ease and relate well with
others.
- Learn to think for common welfare and social
justice.
- Develop effective communication.
- Develop positive interdependent
relationships based on mutual trust, commitment, honesty
and respect.
- Learn to create own space and respect others
space.
- Cultural Wellness
- Learn about culture & richness
of heritage.
- Understand & appreciate how culture
can improve quality of life.
- Integrate culture into everyday
life.
- Avoid cultural rigidity.
- Occupational Wellness
- Develop skills and talents and make best use
of them.
- Explore opportunities & understand
occupational requirements.
- Identify self aptitude and meaning
of occupation in life.
- Develop identification and commitment
with occupation.
- Understand and assume responsibility.
- Environmental Wellness
- Create comfortable and stimulating environment.
- Keep
environment clean and safe.
- Respect and develop environment,
reduce pollutions.
- Develop harmony of self with environment.
- Spiritual Wellness
- Understand meaning and purpose of life.
- Nourish constructive
personal beliefs & philosophy
of life.
- Grow towards self realization.
- Develop faith and justice.
Why Wellness should be the way of life
- It helps in keeping mind body machine in best possible
state.
- It improves efficiency and helps in realizing best of our
potential.
- It helps in achieving our goal of meaning & purpose
of life.
- It gives one a quality living.
- It helps in avoiding mental and physical suffering.
- It paves way to success in life, joy and happiness.
- It improves one’s relationships and minimizes stress & discords.
- It saves time and money in a big way.
- It is good for self, family, community, country and entire
world.
How to achieve Wellness
- Give wellness an undisputed topmost priority.
- Understand and assume full responsibility of your wellness.
- Continuously learn, be aware and be ready for required
changes.
- Plan comprehensively and take proactive action.
- Take positive and judicious choices.
- Adopt holistic & healthy lifestyle.
- Take authentic, professional help when required.
- No excuses, no lethargy and at the same time no fuss.
- Beware of shopping mania in healthcare.
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