1. Your Wellness Vision Kelli Thomazin, Physician Assistant-Certified Columbus Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Clinic 402-562-4700

3. YOUR WELLNESS VISION DEFINE YOUR WELLNESS Personal-What wellness means to you and what wellness means to someone else, can be similar or completely different. What is my personal wellness vision: Be active 4-6 days a week Choose to eat less of the “bad” food and more of the “good” food Mindfulness-Prayer-Reflection Stress management – Deep Breathing, Visualization, Asking for help Positive outlook-Thankful moments journal Sleep 7-9 hours a night

4. YOUR WELLNESS VISION TAKE TIME TO ASSESS YOUR LIFESTYLE Define wellness for yourself.... Eating, stress, money, environmental, emotional, spiritual, weight loss, feel better, move better, change eating behaviors, change attitude, how you respond to stressful situations, ect.

5. YOUR WELLNESS VISION Areas of wellness- Physical Mental Emotional Spiritual Social Intellectual Financial Occupational Environmental Nutritional The wellness wheel can be out of balance

6. Balanced Wellness Wheel Health is about the state of our bodies Wellness is about the state of our whole being, taking into account the seven aspects of the wellness wheel.

7. YOUR WELLNESS VISION LIST THREE ASPECTS OF YOUR LIFE YOU ENJOY or CONSIDERED to be BALANCED WELLNESS 1. 2. 3.

8. YOUR WELLNESS VISION LIST THREE ASPECTS OF YOUR LIFE YOU WISH TO IMPROVE or HOW YOUR WELLNESS WHEEL IS OUT OF BALANCE 1. 2. 3.

9. YOUR WELLNESS VISION TAKE ACTION TO IMPROVE IN THE AREAS THAT ARE IMBALANCED INVEST IN YOURSELF EDUCATE YOURSELF BELIEVE IN YOURSELF ALLOW YOURSELF TO MAKE MISTAKES but then to LEARN from those mistakes

10. YOUR WELLNESS VISION Take a few moments and write down a wellness vision/mission statement for yourself….

11. YOUR WELLNESS VISION What causes you to be off the path of wellness and what keeps you on the path? Take time to reflect Time, Time, Time to invest in yourself

12. YOUR WELLNESS VISION Only you have the ability to change yourself – no one can change you. No one can create your wellness Wellness must come from within you and your desire to live a better life.

13. YOUR WELLNESS VISION What do you already have that can help you Physical- YMCA Wellness center, Anytime Fitness, Go Figure, Yoga/stretching classes Resisted weight training/lifting weights – body pump Cycling Home excersices Youtube.com Swimming classes Jogging Find people with similar interest Team Saturday

14. YOUR WELLNESS VISION Mental/Emotional – Self assessments of emotional responses to stressful situations Meditation Purposeful intent of action How do you respond emotionally to difficult situations What emotion is overpowering/under powering

15. YOUR WELLNESS VISION Nutritional More greens and fruits Books/Documentaries Forks over knives Fat, sick and Nearly dead Food, Inc. Supersize me – 2004 Spinning plates Jiro Dreams of Sushi

16. YOUR WELLNESS VISION Spiritual – Pastors, Priests, Monks, Lay People, Chaplains Taking time to connect to God/Higher power Finding Meaning and Purpose in your life

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18. Intellectual – Life long learning Cross word puzzles, Sudoku, Scrabble, Cards

19. YOUR WELLNESS VISION Financial – Advisors, Banks, Books

20. YOUR WELLNESS VISION Occupational – Evaluate your work life Love what you do and do what you love Feel inspired and challenged Doing work you find motivating and rewarding

21. YOUR WELLNESS VISION Environmental – Appreciate the green spaces, parks, outdoors

22. YOUR WELLNESS VISION “Recall that thoughts lead to feelings, feelings lead to actions, and actions lead to results. Everything begins with your thoughts—which are produced by your mind.” ― T. Harv Eker, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of WealthT. Harv EkerSecrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth

23. YOUR WELLNESS VISION Where do you go from here: Invest in yourself If you are having trouble figuring out where to start, ask your : Health Care Provider Trainer Life Coach Work Place Wellness Friend Colleague.

24. YOUR WELLNESS VISION Keep your eye on your wellness and keep working towards your goal. Ask for help when you need Reward yourself when you reach a goal Forgive yourself when you fail and learn from it, then MOVE ON.

25. YOUR WELLNESS VISION Every day will be a challenge, embrace it and love it, because when the balanced wheel is rolling, life is good, very, very good. Every day will be a challenge, embrace it and love it, because when the balanced wheel is rolling, life is good, very, very good. Thank you for your attention Thank you for your attention Questions????? Questions????? Lets go for a walk Lets go for a walk