What is the Importance of Wellness?
The pursuit of health, personal growth, beneficial relationships, and optimized quality of life relies on living a balanced life. To support this goal and find balance and happiness, it’s essential to care for your mind, body and spirit, as well as the world with which you surround yourself. Focusing on total wellness addresses and supports ALL your health and well-being needs, reduces health risks, and ultimately improves all aspects of your life.
Explore each dimension of wellness below to read more about them and find programs, services, and resources you can use to help reach your wellness goals.
Wellness Spaces on Campus
A growing body of research continues to show that academic and professional success is positively impacted by healthy-living habits that include mindfulness practices such as massage, meditation, proper adequate sleep, and other de-stressing activities, in addition to regular exercise and good nutrition. We’re excited to promote a more holistic approach to healthy living through the installation of dedicated wellness spaces on campus. The Wellness Cube in the Student Center and the Shine Well Studio in the Rec Center are equipped with zero-gravity massage chairs, nap pods, and quiet seating available to help students and staff take a few moments to slow down, relax, and de-stress whenever needed. The equipment is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Check out these wellness spaces below.
Set Your Wellness Goals
Now that we’ve enLIGHTened you about each dimension of wellness, their benefits, and how they can positively impact your life, you can start lighting the way toward more balanced well-being. Create short-term and long-term goals using the worksheet below to help you focus and commit to living a more healthy, well-rounded lifestyle. (Hint: Using SMART goals can help: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timely.)
Illuminate Your Path to Wellness
Once you have your wellness goals in place, create a daily/weekly plan from which you can work to instill healthy new habits and activities. Strive to incorporate activities in all 7 dimensions of wellness at least 1x/week and don’t be afraid to start small and build up as you become more comfortable. Before you know it, you’ll reap the benefits of a more healthy and balanced wellness lifestyle!