Wellness Resources

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Definition of Wellness

Wellness is an interactive process of becoming aware of and practicing healthy choices to create a more successful and balanced lifestyle. 

 

The Student Wellness Center is committed to helping our participants lead healthy and balanced lifestyles by providing them opportunities to address various aspects of personal wellness, listed below.
 
Six Dimensions of Wellness
  • Social & Enviornmental
  • Occupational
  • Spiritual
  • Physical
  • Intellectual
  • Emotional

 

Social & Enviornmental
 
The social dimension encourages contributing to the common welfare of your community. It emphasizes the coexistence of you, society, and the environment along with the pursuit of harmony in your life.  
As you become socially well, your impact on society and nature becomes more apparent. Throughout your journey, you’ll seek out ways to preserve the beauty and balance around you. You actively seek ways to enhance relationships through better communication and encouraging a healthy living environment. You will learn it is better to live in harmony than in conflict.
 
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Occupational

Occupational Wellness involves gaining personal satisfaction and finding enrichment in your life through work. Your choice of profession, job satisfaction, career ambitions, and personal performance are all important components of occupational wellness.

You will begin to value the importance of not only your own personal satisfaction, but also your contribution to society. You will choose both paid and unpaid activities based on your skills, talent, and values. You are on the right path when your work and hobbies are exciting and rewarding.
 
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Spiritual
 
Spiritual wellness involves the exploration of the meaning of life. It seeks the development of a deep appreciation of all life and natural forces in existence.
The question “Who am I and why do I exist?” is the starting point of your journey into spiritual wellness. Through your journey, you will observe and appreciate the beauty of your surroundings and begin to learn the value of things you cannot understand. As you grow spiritually, you seek a harmony between your emotions allowing for avoidance of emotional peaks and valleys. You continually allow your actions to be guided by your beliefs and values.
 
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Physical 

  
 
Cardiovascular strength and endurance, muscular strength and endurance, and flexibility are all part of physical wellness. Activities leading to high levels of wellness, including nutritional knowledge, exercise, and appropriate use of the medical system are encouraged while detrimental activities, including the consumption of drugs and excessive alcohol are discouraged.
Throughout your journey to physical wellness, you will strive to spend more attention to building flexibility, cardiovascular, and muscular abilities. The relationship between sound nutritional practices and your health becomes more apparent and appreciated. You will understand your body’s warning signs and take responsibility by appropriately adjusting your lifestyle.

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Intellectual

Creative and stimulating mental activities are the basis of intellectual wellness. An intellectually well person uses the available resources, in and out of the classroom, to expand their knowledge and skills for the betterment of society.
As you grow, you will continually seek issues relating to problem solving, creative thinking and learning. You will actively seek the opportunity to expand and challenge your mind through creative endeavors. Your natural instinct to remain abreast of current issues will surface and become satisfied through reading books, magazines and newspapers and pursuing other interests.
 
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Emotional

Emotional wellness centers on the acceptance of your emotions and feelings. Included is the ability to realistically evaluate your limitations and effectively cope with stress. An emotionally well individual maintains healthy and satisfying relationships with others.

On the path to emotional wellness, your acceptance and awareness of a wide range of feelings in yourself and others becomes more apparent. The ability to manage, understand and express your emotions will be enhanced leading to the development of relationships based on mutual commitment, trust, and respect. During your exploration, life will become more rewarding, hopeful, and exciting.
 
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