WHAT IS WELLNESS?
Wellness is a dynamic process of personal and physical growth and change and being free from illnesses. The are various aspects of Wellness and we can achieve optimal Wellness by focusing and healing each one of these elements at a time. There is an Essential Oil to create a healthier relationship with each aspect.

EMOTIONAL WELLNESS
This relates to understanding your feelings, your past barriers and emotions and being able to cope with stress effectively. It is important to pay attention to stress reduction, self-care, relaxation, and the development of inner resources so you can learn and grow from your experiences. Feelings and emotions from the past can also have an effect on this.

•  Use Invigorating Blend to invigorate, relieve and bring about smiles

ENVIRONMENTAL WELLNESS
This encourages all of us to respect the delicate balance between the environment and ourselves. We are all connected to this great earth and we all have a responsibility for our environment and the surroundings around us. Take off your shoes and go barefoot on the grass and connect.

•  Apply a Grounding Blend to the bottom of the feet to evoke feelings of balance and tranquility

PHYSICAL WELLNESS
This aspect relates to maintaining a healthy body and seeking care when needed. Physical health is attained through eating healthy, exercising daily, getting enough sleep and paying attention to the signs of illness and finding whole ways of managing illnesses and diseases. This aspect is relative to each person’s abilities and disabilities. It promotes healthy lifestyle habits and discourages negative and excessive behavior.

•  Wintergreen is great for sore joints and muscles and it is the oil of surrender

INTELLECTUAL WELLNESS
This wellness involves having an open mind when you encounter new ideas, things, people and continuing to expand your knowledge. It encourages active participation in scholastic, cultural and community activities. Continue to develop intellectually and stay connected.

•  Apply Cypress Essential Oil at the back of the neck or the temple to unblock and clear emotions

SOCIAL WELLNESS
This aspect of wellness assists and helps you preform social roles effectively and comfortably, and creates a support network. This dimension of wellness allows you to not only develop encouraging relationships with peers, but also intimate relationships with romantic partners. Promotes creating and maintaining healthy relationships. It enhances interdependence with others and nature, and encourages the pursuit of harmony and feelings of connectedness.

•  Apply a drop or two of Bergamot Essential Oil to your wrist or feet to generate self-love, self-acceptance, self-approval which creates a powerful self in society

SPIRITUAL WELLNESS
Spirituality inspires one to seek meaning and purpose in human existence. It involves developing a strong sense of personal values and ethics. Being spiritually well means knowing which resources to use to cope with issues that come up in everyday life. Do you need to pray, meditate, do yoga or find a way to tap into spirituality?

•  Apply Frankincense Essential Oil to the throat and the heart to help grow the Spiritual connection with God/Source/Life

FINANCIAL WELLNESS
This is the process of learning how to successfully manage financial expenses. Money plays a critical role in our lives and not having enough of it impacts health as well as academic performance. Financial stress is repeatedly found to be a common source of stress, worry and fear for so many people.

•  Add Wild Orange Essential Oil to a lotion and use daily for abundance and possibility

WHY DOES WELLNESS MATTER?
Achieving and maintaining an optimal level of wellness is crucial to live a higher quality of life. Everything we do and every emotion we feel from past and present is related to our well-being. Our well-being affects our emotions and ultimately our actions. When we achieve this optimal wellness we can subdue stress, ensure positive interactions and reduce the risk of illnesses.

What is a Wellness Advocate?