Inside SEES Inside SEES Issue 9 | Page 18

Monarch Wellness Monarch Wellness is a holistic active lifestyle that challenges the individual to function at their optimal potential by achieving balance in all areas of wellness. By becoming more aware of the choices and decisions you make, your life will become more balanced and fulfilled. The 9 dimensions of March Wellness are: cultural, emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual, occupational/career, physical, spiritual, and social. PHYSICAL IS JUST ONE DIMENSION OF WELLNESS BY: TAMARA MORGAN, MS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FITNESS & WELLNESS Wellness if more than merely our physical health of eating well and getting exercise It integrates multiple dimensions which interact together to contribute to our quality of life. Physical Wellness is just one dimension of the nine dimensions that make up Monarch Wellness and is the most commonly associated dimension defined when the word wellness is asked to the general public. This is mainly due to the fact that when our personal wellness is not balanced (i.e. financial, emotional, social, occupational, cultural, environmental, spiritual, and intellectual dimensions) we tend to have a physical reaction. We become stressed, gain weight, and are not able to function as we normally would. Physical Wellness is not just about eating right and working out. It is about us taking care of the skin we are in by engaging in healthful behaviors that will allow us to have optimal well-being and being free from disease or abnormality. It includes us having the ability to recognize our behaviors have a significant impact on our overall wellness and push us to adopt healthful habits 18