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Wellness Dimension of the Day: Spiritual Wellness

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Wellness Dimension of the Day: Spiritual Wellness

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Spiritual wellness involves taking steps to identify one’s values and beliefs in order to expand one’s sense of purpose and to find meaning in their life. Keeping an open mind and demonstrating tolerance towards others.

Key Words: Values, Beliefs, Meaning

Tips:

Visit the UC’s meditation spaces.  Check-In at the info desk

Practice mindfulness at a yoga class

Check out some of campus Faith-Based organizations

Visit the student self-care center

Look into traveling abroad for academic credit

Learn about local ways to empower diversity

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The World Health Organization defines wellness as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."

The University of Mary Washington defines wellness as the state of being in balance within the six dimensions of wellness: Spiritual, Mental, Financial, Social, Physical, and Occupational. Research shows that one's ability to thrive as an employee, a student, and as an organization depends on their level of wellness. Wellness is a state to work towards and is ever evolving.

At the University of Mary Washington, the President's Council on Wellness has been tasked with providing information, opportunities, and education to promote a culture of wellness throughout our community.

If you're interested in keeping up with President's Council updates, the meeting minutes are available here.

UMW defines six dimensions of wellness in the following ways:

Dimensions of Wellness

Spiritual

Key Words: Values, Beliefs, Meaning

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Mental

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Financial

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Social

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Physical

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Occupational

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UMW Wellness Passport

The UMW Wellness Passport is an incentivized wellness initiative that encourages student participation in programming across campus. The programs will purposefully engage students in learning about the dimensions of wellness and reflecting on their own wellbeing.

The Wellness Passport is targeted to FSEM students, through collaboration with the Faculty Director of the First Year Experience and Coordinator for New Student Programs but will be open to any student to participate.

Students - Get your sticker!

By attending

The Student Resource and Wellness Fair

Club Carnival

RecFest/First Friday

Any advertised "passported" event

By requesting one from

a drawing for Complete the passportAcquire each sticker by participating in at least one program from each dimension of wellness. Upon completion, you'll be entered into sweet UMW swag!

Find out about u pcoming events and services will be shared with FSEM faculty, Peer Mentors, SAE weekly and the @ UMW_Wellness Instagram and Facebook accounts.
How do I enter?

Share a picture of your completed passport on social media and tag @ UMW_Wellness

Your profile must be set to public in order for us to see it!

An FSEM faculty member can email wellness@umw.edu at the end of the semester with list of names of students who have completed the passport with a picture of all students and their stickers.

Fall Semester entries must be submitted by Friday December 6 at midnight.

Drawing and notifications of winners will occur on Monday December 9 by 3:00pm.

Departments interested in participating can submit programming for consideration for inclusion in the passport by the President's Council on Wellness.

Please email wellness@umw.edu with program date, day, time, location, event title, learning objective(s) and method of assessment.

To submit a passport event, please submit for council review.

See the Mary Wash Post for regular updates on wellness tips.

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The World Health Organization defines wellness as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." The University of Mary Washington defines wellness as the state of being in balance within the six dimensions of wellness: Spiritual, Mental, Financial, Social, Physical, and Occupational.

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Relentless positivity isn't the only solution to fighting negative thoughts. It's okay to fail and to call it failure. The problem lies with not forgiving yourself for messing up.

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It's ok to have days that are hard.  Part of wellness is acknowledging challenges, but know you're not alone.

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It's ok to have days that are hard.  Part of wellness is acknowledging challenges, but know you're not alone.

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Today is a new day 🌞

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Wellness Dimension of the Day: Mental Wellness

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Wellness Dimension of the Day: Mental Wellness

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Mental Wellness involves combining the elements of emotional well-being and intellectual curiosity, mental wellness includes being attentive to one’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors; positive or negative. Having the ability to approach life optimistically and with resiliency despite life’s inevitable disappointments. Seeking out ways to expand one’s knowledge and skills.

Key Words: Emotional, Intellectual, Mindful, Resiliency

Tips:

Speak to your advisor about diverse and challenging courses

Attend your professor’s office hours

Read a book

Visit the Writing Center

Visit the Speaking Center

Check out Tutoring & Student Support in the HCC

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Positive Affirmations :)

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Stay calm and think positively!

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You deserve to be happy!

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I always find being around and snuggling animals helps me feel better. However, when I'm at school it's hard to be without them... so I found other ways to be with animals lol:

First off, there's always an abundance of dogs in downtown Fred happy to be loved! I have also found many random, friendly cats when I walk through the neighborhoods  behind campus (on the sunken road side). Though it's suspended right now due to covid, the Fredericksburg SPCA also offers a program called adventure tails where you can take a dog (or cat) out for a day, give it a break from shelter life, and show it off to potential adopters! My freshman year, my suitemate actually got someone to adopt a dog through this program. The SPCA also offers (in covid times, only by appointment for those actually interested in adopting) the chance to sit with, pet, and play with the cats in their rooms.

If you know of any other ways to interact with animals in Fred during covid, please share!

Here's a bonus picture of a super fluffy neighborhood cat who let me pet her for a solid half hour (she was happy with longer, too, but I, sadly, had places to be)