Dimensions of Wellness

9 Dimensions of Wellness

Wellness is an active, lifelong process of becoming aware of your choices and making decisions that will help us to live a more balanced and fulfilling life. Everyone’s optimal wellness is different with many factors influencing one’s own health and well-being.

To this end, Our Trail to Wellness recognizes and considers nine (9) main dimensions of wellness as contributing factors to our overall health and well-being.

Click below to explore each health dimension and explore helpful resources for Students and Employees:

Cultural WellnessFinancial WellnessPhysical Wellness
Creating and maintaining a positive, inclusive environment that values diversity of all cultures, as well as understanding and celebrating your own cultural identities.Comfortably meeting your financial needs and creating financial security for the future, providing a sense of freedom to enjoy life.Knowing your body and recognizing what it needs to positively impact your overall health, healing, energy, and quality of life.
Emotional WellnessIntellectual WellnessSocial Wellness
To recognize and process your emotions with kindness and compassion, while also being able to cope with life challenges and adapt to change.Being open to new ideas and experiences while embracing our creativity, thinking critically, and expanding our knowledge and skill sets.Building healthy, nurturing, and supportive relationships, as well as cultivating genuine personal connections with others where you can freely be yourself.
Environmental WellnessOccupational WellnessSpiritual Wellness
Valuing and respecting the relationship between ourselves, the spaces we live and work in, and the planet.Pursuing a career that enhances personal satisfaction, supports your goals, fosters professional growth, and provides meaning through work.Having a set of principles, values, beliefs, and morals that guide your actions and provide a sense of meaning and purpose in your life; Being connected to something greater than yourself.