What is wellness? Wellness is being in good physical and mental health. Improving your physical health can improve your mental health and vice versa. Similarly, problems in one area can impact the other. It is critical to make healthy choices for both your mind and body to achieve wellness.

Making the 10 Dimensions of Wellness a part of daily life can improve your overall well-being. Let’s find out what they are:

Mental Wellness:
A positive self-concept, which includes dealing with feelings constructively and developing positive qualities such as optimism, self-confidence, and determination. • Developing a positive self-esteem • Maintain a positive outlook in life

Environmental Wellness:
Good health by living in pleasant and healthy environments that support our well-being. • A positive environment has a salubrious effect • Find surroundings that encourage good physical and mental health eg living near nature• Take the steps to feel comfortable in your environment

Financial Wellness:  
Satisfaction with current and future financial situations. • Make it a point to understand your finances and to save for a rainy day• Establish good financial habits • Plan for the future

Intellectual Wellness:
Recognizing creative abilities and finding ways to expand knowledge and skills. • Be a lifelong learner by expanding your knowledge • Find creative activities that stimulate you • Be open to new ideas and alternative points of view

Occupational Wellness:
Personal satisfaction and personal enrichment from one’s work and profession • Look for satisfaction from things you like and care about • Consider volunteer work and religious work outside the scope of your regular work life

Physical Wellness:
Recognizing the need for physical activity, healthy foods, and sleep. • Reduce risk of illness by increasing activity levels according to your abilities and personal needs• Ensure you get a good night of sleep of 7-8 hours • Choose organic, natural and healthy foods • Explore the outdoors and get more sunlight and fresh air

Social Wellness:  
Developing a sense of connection, belonging, and a well-developed support system. • A sense of belonging and a reliable support system to help during difficult times • Make social connections daily • Do not hesitate to seek advice from your support groups • Create healthy relationships

Spiritual Wellness:
Expanding your sense of purpose and meaning in life. • Enhancing connection to self, God’s nature, and others in the community brings balance and peace to your life • Take time to discover what are the things most important to you and increase those activities

Sexual Wellness:
Although it could be considered a part of physical wellness, sexual wellness is an area which deserves a special mention. Healthy sex provides benefits such better immune system, better heart health, improved self-esteem, decreased depression and anxiety, increased libido, immediate, natural pain relief and better sleep.  No physical exercise or diet can provide the emotions and health benefits of good sex with your sex partner.

Emotional Wellness:
According to the National Centre for Emotional Wellness, the term refers to an awareness, understanding and acceptance of your emotions. It is about your ability to manage effectively the challenges and change associated with your emotions. Emotional wellness underlies our overall well-being. When we are emotionally healthy, we can deal with many the aspects of the ups and downs in our life.

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Wellness is being in good physical and mental health. Improving your physical health can improve your mental health and vice versa. Similarly, problems in one area of our life can impact the other. Our life is holistic and integrated. It is critical to make healthy choices for both your mind and body to achieve wellness. Making the 10 dimensions of wellness a part of daily life can improve your overall health and contribute to a successful life.

For more information about wellness and its key determinants, you can click to this article:    Defining Wellness