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1. Emotional Wellness:
• Focus on coping effectively with life
and creating satisfying relationships.
Emotional wellness relates to understanding
your feelings and coping effectively with
stress. It is important to pay attention to
self-care, relaxation, stress reduction and the
development of inner resources so you can
learn and grow from experiences.
• Examples include: stress management
programs; mental health support; parenting
workshops; day care or crèche for kids at work;
psychologist appointments; elder care options;
relationship skills training; and grievance
redressal mechanisms.
2. Financial Wellness
• Focus on: Satisfaction with current
and future fi nancial situations. Financial
Wellness involves the process of learning how
to successfully manage fi nancial 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, anxiety and fear for employees.
• Examples include: fi nancial planning
assistance; retirement planning; emergency
loans; car lease options; home purchase
assistance; and holiday saving schemes.
3. Social Wellness
• Focus on: Developing a sense of
connection, belonging, and a well-
developed support system. Social wellness
helps you perform social roles effectively and
comfortably, and create a support network.
This dimension of wellness allows you to not
only develop encouraging relationships with
peers, but also intimate relationships with
romantic partners.
wellness allows you to develop a set of values
that help you seek meaning and purpose.
Spirituality can be represented in many ways,
for example, through relaxation or religion.
But being spiritually well means knowing
which resources to use in order to cope with
issues that come up in everyday life.
• Examples include: meditation; yoga;
mindfulness practices; quick nap pods; soft
music at work; laughter therapy; and virtual
reality based experience stations.
5. Occupational Wellness
• Focus on: Personal satisfaction and
enrichment derived from one’s work.
Occupational wellness is about enjoying your
occupational endeavours and appreciating
your contributions. This dimension of
wellness encourages personal satisfaction and
enrichment in one’s life through work.
• E x a m p l e s i n c l u d e : i n d iv i d u a l
development plans; options to choose fl exible
work options when required; career aspiration
dialogues; encouraging more mid-day breaks;
encouraging open communications; utilizing
paid time off or annual leaves; and mentoring
programs.
6. Physical Wellness
• Focus on: Recognizing the need for
physical activity, diet, sleep and nutrition.
Physical wellness relates to maintaining a
healthy body and seeking care when needed.
Physical health is attained through exercise,
eating well, getting enough sleep and paying
attention to the signs of illness and getting
help when needed.
• Examples include: social recognition;
team based challenges; community platforms;
digital habit trackers; sharing wellness goals;
fun & game zones across the offi ce; family days;
appreciation day; and wellness walls. • Examples include: fi tness challenges;
nutrition advice; building better sleep
habits; on-desk exercise breaks; weight loss
competitions; smoking or alcohol cessation
programs; stay hydration targets; spa sessions;
head massages; healthy snack options;
standing desks; ergonomic fur niture &
postures; participating in marathons; and
walking meetings.
4. Spiritual Wellness 7. Intellectual Wellness
• Focus on: Expanding our sense of
purpose and meaning in life. Spiritual • Focus on: Recognizing creative
abilities, and finding ways to expand
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