1. Seven Dimensions of Wellness
Wellness is an active, lifelong process of becoming aware of choices and making decisions toward a more balanced and fulfilling life.
Paying careful attention to each of the seven dimensions of wellness will allow you to achieve academic and personal success in life. Affected by culture: people act like the people around them

2. Wellness
Combines 7 dimensions of well-being into a quality way of living.
The ability to live life to the fullest and maximize personal potential in a variety of ways.
It’s the responsibility of the individual
Is a matter of self-evaluation & self-assessment.
We’ll spend time discussing each dimension then assess how you are doing in each area

3. 7 Ways to Wellness Physical Intellectual Emotional Social Occupational
Environmental
Spiritual
Originally 5 dimensions of health=physical, emotional, mental, social, spiritual. Then 6 dimensions=emotional, intellectual, occupational, physical, spiritual and social. Now 7 dimensions=6 + environmental. Some people use 8=7 + multicultura

4. Physical Wellness
A healthy body maintained by good nutrition, regular exercise, avoiding harmful habits, making informed and responsible decisions about health, & seeking medical help when necessary
30 or more minutes daily, every day; diet of less than 30% fat with only 10% saturated fats, practicing abstinence, know how to relax, comfortable with your sexuality, maintain a healthy weight

5. Intellectual Wellness
A state in which your mind is engaged in lively interaction with the world around you.
Involves unbridled curiosity and ongoing learning. To be able to apply what you have learned, that you can create opportunities to learn more, to be able to think critically and being open to new ideas, don’t believe all you see on TV or internet

6. Emotional Wellness (Feelings)
The ability to understand your own feelings, accept your limitations, achieve emotional stability, and become comfortable with your own emotions.
Emotional wellness is a dynamic state that fluctuates constantly, having the ability to love and be loved, having a sense of fulfillment in life, have people in your life that care about you,

7. (Family, Friends, Relationships)
Social Wellness
(Family, Friends, Relationships)
The ability to relate well to others, both within and outside the family unit
You value diversity and treat others with respect, you value your time alone, you’re aware of the social concerns in your community and are involved in helping solve community problems, involved with community service

8. Occupational Wellness
(Career, Skills)
Preparing and making use of your gifts, skills and talents in order to gain purpose, happiness & enrichment in your life
You have hobbies, interests, activities that bring you pleasure outside of your work or school, you are doing what you want to with your life, you are comfortable with the direction of your future plans

9. Environmental Wellness
(Air, Water, Food, Safety)
The capability to live in a clean and safe environment that is not detrimental to your health
Ranges from your immediate surroundings to the wider world, process of making choices that will sustain and improve the quality of life in the universe

10. (Values, Purpose, Intuition, Faith)
Spiritual Wellness
(Values, Purpose, Intuition, Faith)
The sense that life is meaningful and has purpose; the ethics, values and morals that guide us and give direction to life
A lot more than religion, a set of values, beliefs and principles that guide your life; willingness to appreciate intangibles that cannot be readily explained, by acceptance of your own mortality and by minimizing destructive behaviors.

11. Let’s get your thoughts & ideas…
Count off by 7
Start at the poster that has your number
With the other people in your group, list as many actions that you could take that would move you towards optimal health
When it’s time, take your marker and move to the next poster
Read through new list, add more ideas.

12. Tips to Optimum Physical Wellness
Exercise Daily
Get adequate rest
Use seat belts, helmets, protective gear
Learn to recognize early signs of illness
Eat a variety of foods
Avoid smoking and alcohol use
If sexually active, practice safer sex.
Exercise = flexibility, muscle strength, and endurance (aerobic)30 or more minutes daily, every day; 8 hours of rest a night, avoiding risky behaviors, getting regular medical checkups, avoiding fast food, diet of less than 30% fat with only 10% saturated fats, not dependent on drugs or alcohol, practicing abstinence or avoid unwanted pregnancy or STD’s
you know how to relax

13. Tips for Optimum Intellectual Wellness
Learn to think critically
Take a course or workshop
Stay up to date on current events
Seek out people who challenge you intellectually
Read.
Participate in activities that arouse the mind, researching information, keeping to budget to keep debt in check, can see more than 1 side of an issue

14. Tips for Optimum Emotional Wellness
Tune-in to your thoughts and feelings
Cultivate an optimistic attitude
Seek and provide support
Learn time management skills
Practice stress management techniques
Accept and forgive yourself.
Includes optimism, self-esteem, self-acceptance and the ability to share feelings, you can say no without feeling guilty

15. Tips for Optimum Social Wellness
Cultivate healthy relationships
Get involved
Contribute to your community
Share your talents and skills
Communicate your thoughts, feelings, ideas.
It’s about giving and receiving support to family and friends, interacting with people of other cultures, backgrounds, and beliefs, seeks positive interdependent relationships with others, works in harmony with others, joins organizations

16. Tips for Optimum Occupational Wellness
Explore a variety of career options
Create a vision for your future
Choose a career that suits your personality, interests, and talents
Visit a career planning office
Be open to change and learn new skills.
You are in a “well” work environment that is safe, supportive, and encourages personal growth

17. Tips for Optimum Environmental Wellness
Stop your junk mail
Conserve water and other resources
Minimize chemical use
Renew your relationship with the earth
Reduce, reuse, recycle.
You’re aware of the limits of earth’s natural resources; you enjoy, appreciate and spend time outside in natural settings, you avoid 2nd hand smoke

18. Tips for Optimum Spiritual Wellness
Explore your spiritual core
Spend time alone/ meditate regularly
Be fully present in everything you do
Listen with your heart and live by your principles
Allow yourself and those around you the freedom to be who they are.
You have a clear sense of right and wrong and act accordingly, you are comfortable with your level of involvement/non-involvement with a religious community, you have dreams and goals in life

19. To score your own wellness…
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Scroll down the page to locate the different dimensions of wellness and complete a self-evaluation
Check out some of the other resources and consider your presentation using your Modality assessment result (are you a visual, auditory or kinesthetic learner?)