The document discusses the eight dimensions of wellness: emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual, occupational, physical, social, and spiritual. Each dimension is defined in one or two sentences. For example, emotional wellness is the ability to cope effectively with life and build healthy relationships, intellectual wellness is recognizing creative talents and using knowledge and skills, and physical wellness is driven by physical activity, nutrition and sleep. Maintaining wellness in each dimension is important for an overall healthy and fulfilling life.

1. M.D. (A.M), PhD
Managing Director
Bhima Cares Foundation
Bangkok (Thailand)
Mobile: (+66 869032543)
Email: md@bhimacares.org

2. Wellness
 Wellness is an active process of
becoming aware of and making choices
toward a healthy and fulfilling life.
 Wellness is more than being free from
illness, it is a dynamic process of change
and growth. "...a state of complete
physical, mental, and social well-being,
and not merely the absence of disease
or infirmity."

3. Wellness
is
commonly
accepted
to
encompass
Eight
dimensions

4. Emotional Wellness
 Emotional Wellness is the ability
to cope effectively with life and
build healthy satisfying
relationship with other people.
 Emotional health can be
maintained or improved by
engaging in regular leisure and
recreational activities which
involves each of our senses:
 Smell
 Taste
 Touch
 Sight
 Sound

5. Environment Wellness Environment Wellness is about our
surroundings and the space we
occupy.
 It’s a connection between our
wellbeing and the wellbeing of the
environment- both our social and
natural surroundings
 Pollution, violence, garbage build up
and water conservation are some of
the factors affecting environment
wellness, as are office or home clutter
and disorganization.
 Manage our environment wellness by
recycling, gardening, purchasing
products with minimal packaging,
avoiding littering, minimizing use of
plastics and conserving energy and
water.

6. Financial Wellness
 Financial Wellness is a feeling
of satisfaction about our
financial situation, and can be
as simple as having a budget
and maintaining a saving
account with regular deposits.
 Avoiding credit card debit,
donating to a meaningful
charity, shopping at second
hand stores, using a library
instead of purchasing a book,
or just cooking your own
meals, can also aid in you
goals.

7. Intellectual wellness
 Intellectual wellness is
recognition of our own
creative talent and we seek
ways to use our knowledge
and skills.
 Reading, puzzles, debating
issues with others, learning a
new language or musical
instrument, trying a new
hobby, or teaching and
tutoring others are all ways to
maintain or improve our
intellectual wellness

8. Occupational Wellness
 Occupational Wellness is a
sense of satisfaction with
our choice of work.
 It involves balancing work
and leisure time, building
relationship with co-workers
and managing workplace
stress

9. Physical Wellness
 Physical Wellness is driven
by physical activity, healthy
nutrition and adequate
sleep.
 Our physical wellness can
improved by participation in
activities such as Yoga, bike
riding, jumping rope, sports,
walking, dancing and
gardening.

10. Social Wellness
 Social Wellness is the
sense of connectedness
and belonging, and can be
anything from having lunch
with a colleague, joining a
club or organization,
setting healthy boundaries
using good communication
skills and being respectful
to others.

11. Spiritual Wellness
 Spiritual Wellness is
related to the values
and beliefs that help us
find meaning and
purpose in life.
 It can come from
activities such as
volunteering, self
reflection, meditation, or
spending time in Nature.