This document is Jennifer Lewis' final presentation for her PE 2850 Wellness Choices course. It discusses the six dimensions of wellness according to Dr. Bill Hettler: physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual, and occupational wellness. For each dimension, Jennifer reflects on her own wellness and areas for improvement. She hopes sharing about wellness will raise awareness in others. The presentation concludes by thanking the class for their time and sharing a quote about maintaining hope in illness.

1. PE 2850 Wellness Choices Final
Presentation
JENNIFER LEWIS
SUMMER COURSE 2012
PROFESSOR: JOSE GONZALEZ

2. Although it may seem like a
simple concept many people are
not aware of their own wellness.
Wellness can be defined as the
quality or state of being healthy in
body and mind especially as the
result of deliberate effort. In my
eyes the perception of wellness is
not only a state or condition, it is a
duty to take care of your body so
it can live to it’s maximum
potential. That is why I think it is
so important to raise awareness
about health to other people.
~*~
“Wellness is first and foremost a
choice to assume responsibility
for the quality of your life.”-Dr.
Don Ardell

3. The Six Dimensions of Wellness
Created by Dr. Bill Hettler (Cofounder/president of the
National Wellness Institute) the six dimensions of
wellness provide people with insight on their overall
health. The dimensions are categorized as
physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual, and
occupational. By analyzing and recognizing these
categories people are able to find/ maximize their
individual potential of wellness.
All 6 categories are interactive and go hand in hand.

4. Intellectual Wellness: The ability to engage in creative and mental activities
schools of thought.
The picture in the background Lamson
Library is where I spend a multitude of
hours a week studying. Being a Biology
major and chemistry minor, I find myself
in this building and Boyd half of my time
or more while I am at Plymouth. I have
always felt as though science has been
a hard subject for me, however at the
same time it fascinates me. I chose to
be a biology major not just because I
want to get into the medical field but
also because I wanted to challenge
myself intellectually. So, I guess you
can say I challenge myself everyday in
that aspect, and will continue to do so
throughout my career as a student.
^ Me presenting a semester long research pr
on horseshoe crabs at PSU symposium event

5. Physical wellness: Can be
defined as the wellness of the
physical body; influenced by
factors such as body
weight, physical fitness, and
ability to perform day- to- day
functions.
Personally my whole life I felt
as though I never had an issue with my
own physical wellness. I have always
been active in some way shape or form. I
have been able to exceed in many areas
such as dance, cheerleading (me doing a
scorpion/cheer move to the right), and
cardio. However, being in college I have
reached a slump in my daily fitness.
Starting July 10th I am joining a ballet
techniques class for 6 weeks, being
flexible has always been a natural talent
to me and I think I would be able to
enhance that skill even more in ballet.

6. The ability to get through the rigors of life, aspects include self-acceptance, self-
confidence, self-control, and trust.
As far as emotional wellness goes, I definitely have my
strengths and weaknesses. A strength I have is that I
tend to make friends very easily and a lot of the
foundation of who I am as a person comes from the
unconditional love of my family and friends. I also
won the award “most gullible” in high school( it’s okay
to laugh) but I see it as most trustworthy, which
sometimes is a good aspect but other times can be a
downfall as well. On another note however, I also won
“Best Laugh” I am constantly happy, and laughing
about one thing or another, that tends to make other
people happy as well. I guess if I had to work on
something with my emotional wellness it would have
to be confidence in myself as I go into work force after
college and also confidence in my heart’s decisions.
Also I will be working on managing my study time
more efficiently so I can make more time for friends
and exercise at school next semester

7. Spiritual Wellness: Meaning and purpose in life; aspects include the ability to
forgive, to show compassion, and to love.
For as long as I can remember I have
always believed in God. It is not so
much the religious aspect that I
follow, but the faith I have in a higher
power( to me it’s God) that sometimes
gets me through the day. I usually pray
every night for circumstances with
family and friends and that calms me. I
also think I have the ability to sense/feel
other peoples emotions very well, even
if I am not physically with the person.
Nature wise I like to spend my time by
the ocean, the ocean being very vast I
feel like it connects the world as the
sound of the waves is something that
can be heard on every continent. For
spiritual practices I will be working on
breathing exercises, and also attending
my church more regularly. “What lies behind us and what lies ahead
of us are tiny matters compared to what
lives within us”- Ralph Waldo Emerson

8. Social Wellness:
Social Wellness emphasizes becoming
contributing member of society.
Socially I feel as though I contribute
time with society, such as volunteer
work for the church. I also feel as
though I spend so much time with my
friends, that calling me social is an
understatement. However, I will be
working on being able to successfully
join a club or two and manage my study
time more efficiently at Plymouth next
semester.

9. Occupational Wellness
Personal satisfaction from your career. As one strives
for occupational wellness, you can contribute your
skills and talents to work that is meaningful and
rewarding.
Being at the same job for 5 years as a cashier I have
learned a lot about working with the public. I feel as
though this has helped me to become a more well-
rounded person, also when I have patients in the
medical field one day I will be able to understand their
perspective better. As far as occupational wellness
goes, I need to start really looking into what branch in
the medical field I want to go in starting next
semester, as well as looking into grad. schools. My
main goal in whatever I do though is to go home
everyday and know I made a positive impact on
someone's life. That to me is the most rewarding
experience I could obtain.

10. Thank you for your time everyone! I hope you all took a lot
from this course!
~*~
“The most important thing in all illness is to never lose
heart”-Nikolai Lenin