The 9 Dimensions of Wellness: Living a Life of Joy, Awe and ..., Lecture notes of Anatomy

Download The 9 Dimensions of Wellness: Living a Life of Joy, Awe and ... and more Lecture notes Anatomy in PDF only on Docsity! The 9 Dimensions of Wellness: Living a Life of Joy, Awe and Laughter CICOA Aging Advantages Summit Julie Gahimer PT, HSD October 6, 2021 P Bin 9'Dimensions of Wellness CMDs atsty Mom oat sc9 al em Ai P © ev * a WELLNESS bet et Raabe - % The 9 Dimensions of Wellness 1. Emotional 2.Career 3.Social 4.Spiritual 5.Physical 6. Financial 7. Intellectual 8. Creative 9. Environmental 5 1. Emotional Wellness …..Has the ability to identify, express and manage the entire range of feelings …..Might consider seeking assistance to address areas of concern 6 2. Career Wellness …..Engages in work to gain personal satisfaction and enrichment …..Pursues a career that is consistent with values, goals and lifestyle 7 5. Physical Wellness …..Gets an adequate amount of sleep …..Eats a balanced and nutritious diet …..Engages in exercise for 150 minutes per week …..Attends regular medical check-ups …..Practices safe healthy sexual relations 10 6. Financial Wellness …..Has an awareness of financial state and budgets …..Saves and manages finances in order to achieve realistic goals 11 7. Intellectual Wellness …..Values lifelong learning …..Seeks to foster critical thinking …..Strives to develop moral reasoning …..Expands their worldviews …..Engage in education for the pursuit of knowledge. 12 15 JOY AWE LAUGHTER 16 Joy, Awe and Laughter Joy ◂ …..the emotion evoked by well- being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires: delight Awe ….an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime Laugh (ter) ◂ …...to show emotion (such as mirth, joy, or scorn) with a chuckle or explosive vocal sound 17 Laughter is the Primary Outer Manifestation of Joy 20 Laughter is the Primary Outer Manifestation of Joy 21 Ingrid Fetell- Where Joy Hides and How to Find it, TED (2018) ◂ Joy- an intense, momentary experience of positive emotion -- one that makes us smile and laugh and feel like we want to jump up and down. ◂ Happiness- measures how good we feel over time ◂ We are a culture obsessed with the pursuit of happiness, yet in the process, we often overlook joy 22 What is Awe? ◂The feeling we get in the presence of something vast that challenges our understanding of the world. ◂Has shifted from fright and terror to reverence or veneration ◂People who describe “awe” Edmund Burke, Immanuel Kant, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and John Muir 25 The Science of Awe ◂Pyschologists who describe “awe” Sigmund Freud, Abraham Maslow, Viktor Frankl ◂First scientific paper on awe 2003 by Keltner ◂15 scientific papers in 2018 26 Cultivating Awe From: (Jonah Paquette, 2020) 1. The present moment 2. Nature 3. Vastness 4. Mind-bending 5. Courage and inspiration 6. Timelessness 7. Gratitude 8. Habit 9. Social connection 10. Creativity and the arts 11. A compassionate and a connected life 27 3. Awe from Vastness ◂ The earth from space ◂ The stars above ◂ Reflect on something vast 30 4. Mind-Bending Awe ◂ Finding the extraordinary in the ordinary ◂ Learn awe-inspiring facts ◂ The human brain 31 5. Awe from Courage and Inspiration ◂ Awe of genius ◂ Witness greatness ◂ Awe from leadership ◂ Awe from compassion 32 8. Awe through Habit ◂ Relive moments of awe ◂ Take the scenic route ◂ Capture moments of awe ◂ Stretch your comfort zone ◂ Seek out small adventures 35 9. Awe through Social Connection ◂ Seeing awe in others ◂ Through the eyes of a child ◂ Sharing stories of awe 36 10. Awe from Creativity and the Arts ◂ Appreciate the arts ◂ Awe through music ◂ Awe-inspiring architecture ◂ Be creative 37 Research Related to Awe ◂Rudd (2012) Awe increases generosity/life satisfaction ◂Piff (2015) Awe makes us more compassionate ◂Joye (2015) Enhances positive emotions ◂Prade (2016) Awe increases generosity 40 More Research on Awe ◂Smith (2016) Awe makes us more curious ◂ Bai (2017) Awe connects us, “the small self” ◂Stellar (2017) Awe results in lasting mood boosts ◂Anderson (2018) Awe lowers stress 41 Seek out Small Adventures ◂Awe through social connection ◂See awe in others ◂See things through the eyes of a child ◂Share stories of awe ◂Join the crowd 42 45 Godelieve Smulders- Dutch Artist Norman Cousins- Anatomy of An Illness ◂ Norman Cousins- New York Post Editor ◂ 1979-wrote Anatomy of an Illness ◂ Used laughter to help him recover from an ill-defined disorder ◂ The book was a “smash hit” ◂ The notion that persists today, and not just in clichés (“laughter is the best medicine”) 46 Madan Kataria- Laughter Yoga 47 A physician from Mumbai, India 1995 Launched the first Laughter Club Laughter Yoga Clubs are fast growing worldwide YouTube Videos The Science of Laughter Our Bodies. Our Minds. Our Souls. (October, 2018) 50 Evidence of the Benefits of Laughter (Berk, 2018) ◂ Helps the brain regulate the stress hormones (cortisol and epinephrine) ◂ Link between laughter and the production of antibodies and endorphins, the body's natural pain- killers 51 Evidence for the Benefits of Laughter (Robert Provine, 1989) ◂ 30 times more likely to laugh in social situations ◂ Laughter has a behaviorally contagious effect ◂ More likely to catch laughter off somebody else if you know them 52