An 8-Week Journey to Reclaim Joy, Balance & Vitality
Your overall health is a combination of your physical, social, and mental well-being. For many of us, we’ve become used to experiencing stress on a daily basis, settling for only a few hours of sleep each night, barely exercising, and eating processed foods that provide little nourishment for the mind and body. On top of that, you may be unhappy in your relationships or in your job (or both), and stay in unfulfilling situations for a number of years.
Joyride! is a journey to wellness that takes a holistic approach, and offers simple, practical tools for living a healthier, and more fulfilling life by prioritizing your own self-care and infusing JOY into every pillar of your life. This includes developing resilience against negative emotions, getting enough sleep, and laughing more often. In a sense, these 8 pillars take you “back to the basics” of necessities for your wellbeing and joy-filled life.
Evidence illustrates that sleep is key to your wellbeing. Without restful sleep, both your mental and physical wellness suffers.
Sleep also plays an important role in the brain’s ability to function, reduces stress, and is involved in memory and learning. Lack of sleep can lead to mental health problems, such as depression and anxiety.
Mindfulness, coupled with meditation, is about purposely focusing your attention on this moment; the present. It’s about accepting the present moment without judgment. By practicing mindfulness and meditation, you can savor life’s pleasures as they happen, and you may be less likely to get caught up in worries about things to come or regrets over things that were.
Movement is essential for healthy body and mind. Yoga, and in fact all types of movement from walking and Pilates to regular exercise, and even Tai Chi, have become popular practices, with millions around the globe reaping the benefits of regular movement.
Nutrition plays a vital role in our overall wellbeing. Having a healthy, balanced diet is not only great for our own physical wellness, but it actually has a holistic effect on what we do and how we feel.
An often-overlooked aspect of our holistic health is the idea of social wellness – which is just as important as our physical, mental, and emotional wellness.
Healthy relationships can enable us to be who we are, nurturing us, and helping us to grow.
Spirituality may have a different meaning to each person who speaks of it. In the framework of wellness and vitality, which is addressed as a way to connect mind, body, and spirit. The science of laughter & JOY suggests that it has significant benefits on our wellbeing.
This is my signature touch to Chopra's 7 pillars of wellbeing - I love to end our time together with celebration, reflection and growth!