The 6 Dimensions of Wellness and How to Achieve Them
The 6 Dimensions of Wellness and How to Achieve Them
In conjunction with the rise of the organic food industry and proliferation of yoga studios, the trend of wellness is front and center, bringing a healthy lifestyle to the masses. However, adapting a lifestyle of wellness for yourself has become overwhelming to understand, among all the available information.
Chrissy Weir, owner of Food Made Fresh and Holistic Health Coach, breaks it down for us with tips for understanding and applying wellness within six different dimensions: physical, emotional, social, intellectual, occupational and spiritual. In each of these areas, the key is self-awareness and personalization. We aren’t one-size-fits-all, and neither is our wellness, so read on to learn how to create your unique guide.
In conjunction with the rise of the organic food industry and proliferation of yoga studios, the trend of wellness is front and center, bringing a healthy lifestyle to the masses. However, adapting a lifestyle of wellness for yourself has become overwhelming to understand, among all the available information.
Chrissy Weir, owner of Food Made Fresh and Holistic Health Coach, breaks it down for us with tips for understanding and applying wellness within six different dimensions: physical, emotional, social, intellectual, occupational and spiritual. In each of these areas, the key is self-awareness and personalization. We aren’t one-size-fits-all, and neither is our wellness, so read on to learn how to create your unique guide.
1. Physical Wellness
Physical wellness is up first because it impacts every other area. Here’s what you’re aiming for, according to Weir: stable energy, mental clarity, good digestion, confidence in your own skin and joy that brims over into the lives around you. The core tenant of physical wellness is using food as medicine. When you eat food that fuels your body and provides a variety of bio-available nutrients, you will start to feel these changes occur.
Physical wellness is up first because it impacts every other area. Here’s what you’re aiming for, according to Weir: stable energy, mental clarity, good digestion, confidence in your own skin and joy that brims over into the lives around you. The core tenant of physical wellness is using food as medicine. When you eat food that fuels your body and provides a variety of bio-available nutrients, you will start to feel these changes occur.
2. Emotional Wellness
In contrast to physical wellness, emotional wellness is impacted by the other dimensions. This means that if you feed the other dimensions of health in positive ways, you may experience overflow into your perspective of feeling. Weir illustrates it best as “having a heightened awareness and connectedness to your emotions, as you encounter experiences and process the world around you.” She encourages prayer, meditation and creating space for yourself to process through emotional experiences. However, it’s important to gain a level of emotional intelligence as you become more tuned in, “living a life where feelings don’t dictate your responses from one instance to the next.”
In contrast to physical wellness, emotional wellness is impacted by the other dimensions. This means that if you feed the other dimensions of health in positive ways, you may experience overflow into your perspective of feeling. Weir illustrates it best as “having a heightened awareness and connectedness to your emotions, as you encounter experiences and process the world around you.” She encourages prayer, meditation and creating space for yourself to process through emotional experiences. However, it’s important to gain a level of emotional intelligence as you become more tuned in, “living a life where feelings don’t dictate your responses from one instance to the next.”
3. Social Wellness
Trendy acronyms such as FOMO, JOMO and YOLO don’t spell out the best way to achieve social balance. In a world that is more social than ever, you might think cutting back is the best way to feel better. In one sense, it is.
Do you have any surface-level friendships that suck time and energy and keep you from progress and purpose? Weir says to let them go, but she follows with, “Instead, seek the type that push you further, keep you accountable and remain strong when the hustle of life keeps you from your weekly coffee dates.” And, then we hear the sappy truth, Weir imparts, “Share meaningful conversation and let friends into the vulnerable places. Go on spontaneous adventures and gather loved ones around the dinner table, often.” Snaps to that.
Trendy acronyms such as FOMO, JOMO and YOLO don’t spell out the best way to achieve social balance. In a world that is more social than ever, you might think cutting back is the best way to feel better. In one sense, it is.
Do you have any surface-level friendships that suck time and energy and keep you from progress and purpose? Weir says to let them go, but she follows with, “Instead, seek the type that push you further, keep you accountable and remain strong when the hustle of life keeps you from your weekly coffee dates.” And, then we hear the sappy truth, Weir imparts, “Share meaningful conversation and let friends into the vulnerable places. Go on spontaneous adventures and gather loved ones around the dinner table, often.” Snaps to that.
4. Intellectual Wellness
You don’t have to be “book smart” to be intellectually well. Weir describes intellectual wellness as “a constant curiosity and desire to learn, followed by sharing your experiences, insight and knowledge with others.”
To do this, never stop learning! Surround yourself with good books, mentors and other resources (she loves podcasts). The digital age has brought us many options for career or passion-project education, which leads us to the application of intellectual wellness…
You don’t have to be “book smart” to be intellectually well. Weir describes intellectual wellness as “a constant curiosity and desire to learn, followed by sharing your experiences, insight and knowledge with others.”
To do this, never stop learning! Surround yourself with good books, mentors and other resources (she loves podcasts). The digital age has brought us many options for career or passion-project education, which leads us to the application of intellectual wellness…
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