If we are traveling to a particular destination, we have to determine a direction to get from here to there. A description of wellness is helpful to point us in the right direction.
The Global Wellness Institute defines wellness as the active pursuit of activities, choices, and lifestyles that lead to a state of holistic health.
“Wellness is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” – The World Health Organization.
Wellness is often confused with terms such as health, well-being, and happiness. While there are common elements among them, wellness is distinguished by not referring to a static state of being (i.e., being happy, in good health, or in a state of well-being). Rather, wellness is associated with an active process of being aware and making choices that lead toward an outcome of optimal holistic health and well-being.
Wellness is the conscious development of the whole self. Embarking on a wellness journey is a process of searching for the appropriate “tools” to make you a healthier and happier human being, plus discovering your own effective methods to use these “tools” for continued growth and development. As there is a great variety in all aspects of life, there are also countless ways to cultivate yourself on an ever-changing path of wellness.
The intent of our online wellness program is to increase the awareness of how the healthy evolution of our symbiotic relationship with movement and nourishment has been disrupted in the modern world to get to the “why” it is essential to be proactive in integrating them into our lifestyle for healthy aging.
“A paradigm shift in our relationship with nourishment and movement from the external guilt-driven “I should” to a more internally driven self-compassionate choice to live one’s best life.”
Key to the inspiration to being proactive in achieving wellness is our level of self-compassion. Mindfulness practice is a tool to boost our self-compassion and that is why we included it in our online wellness program. We can not achieve a state of holistic health until we take responsibility for how we interact with our environment as well.
”No one deserves your attention more than yourself.”
