
SPIRITUAL WELLNESS
WHAT IS SPIRITUAL WELLNESS?
- taking time to stop doing and start being
- relates to your values and beliefs that help you find meaning and purpose in your life
- can come from activities such as volunteering, self-reflection, meditation, prayer, or spending time in nature
- signs of strong spiritual health include:
- having clear values
- a sense of self-confidence
- a feeling of inner peace
THE SIGNS
- Developing a purpose in life
- Having the ability to spend reflective time alone
- Taking time to reflect on the meaning of events in life
- Having a clear sense of right and wrong, and acting accordingly
- Having the ability to explain why you believe what you believe
- Caring and acting for the welfare of others and the environment
- Being able to practice forgiveness and compassion in life
HOW TO IMPROVE SPIRITUAL WELLNESS
- To improve your spiritual health, it can help to create a quiet space for solitude and contemplation or a place of curiosity and playfulness. Maintaining a playful, curious attitude can help you find experiences that offer hope, purpose, and meaning.
QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF
- Do you allow yourself time alone?
- Do you pray? Or reach out to a higher power?
- Do you think about the meaning of life?
- Do you take walks in nature? Appreciate the transformation of each season?
- Do you pause to remind yourself that life isn't all about you?
- Do you put down your phone to just be?
- Do you practice activities that allow you to slow down?
MEDIA + SPIRITUAL WELLNESS
CINEMA + TELEVISION
- Samsara - 2011
- Kumaré - 2011
- I AM - 2010
- What the Bleep Do We Know - 2004
- I Origins - 2014
- Conversations with God - 2006
- The Shift - 2009
- I Am Not Your Guru - 2016
- The Celestine Prophecy - 2006
- The Secret - 2006
- Inner Worlds, Outer Worlds - 2012
- Ram Dass: Fierce Grace - 2001
- The Five People You Meet in Heaven - 2006
- Happy - 2011
- Waking Life - 2001
- Awake: The Life of Yogananda - 2014
- Cloud Atlas - 2012
- Finding Joe - 2011
- Peaceful Warrior - 2006
- The Life of Pi - 2012
- Avatar - 2009
- The Man From Earth - 2007
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being - 1988
- The Da Vinci Code - 2006
- Whale Rider - 2002
- Don Miguel Ruiz
- Supersoul
- Alex Elle
- Paulo Coelho
- Deepak Chopra
- Gabrielle Bernstein
- Rupikaur
- Eckhart Tolle
- Yung Pueblo
- Sadhguru
- Dr Wayne Dyer
- Abraham Hicks
RESOURCES
"Spiritual Wellness." Health & Wellness, 2021, University of New Hampshire, www.unh.edu/health/wellnessself-care/wellness-wheel/spiritual-wellness.
