| Wellbeing rests on four pillars of health - a healthy body, mind, relationships and a healthy environment. When we are busy, stressed or ill it can be difficult to be mindful of all the aspects of our health, I like to use a check list -
Sustain –Body & Brain Environment – Nature Awareness – Mind Love- Relationships SEAL
(These areas are discussed in more detail on separate pages)
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Sustain - the body
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Sustenance - sunshine, clean air & water, healthy food
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Safety & shelter
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Step, stretch & strengthen - move more, including activities that strengthen muscles & bones
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Sleep - relaxation time & a good nights sleep
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Environment
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Enjoy - spend time in nature
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Economy - reduce waste, reuse, recycle, restore, revolutionise - our energy & food system to circular
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Equity - share resources, avoid products that damage people or nature
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Engage - protect & restore nature, reduce, eliminate & clean up pollution
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Awareness - the mind
- Awareness - be aware of & open to what is happening in the present
- Attitude - choose & cultivate a helpful attitude of mind
- Aims - focus on meaning & purpose in life
- Actions - choose actions consistent with your values
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Love - relationships
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Love - treat others with kindness & compassion
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Listen - to others & try to understand their ideas & experiences
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Let go, Let Be - resolve & reduce conflict
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Life dreams - support others with their aims
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