Wellness is being in the best state you can be…no matter what the outside or physical circumstances may be.  A wellness philosophy focuses on a positive approach to living, engaging in attitudes, mindsets, behaviors and choices that enhance the quality of your life.  A holistic approach that requires balancing various aspects of the whole person. Wellness is an on-going evolving process in which one participates in the development and integration of all aspects of their physical, spiritual, emotional, and mental well-being. If one aspect is out of balance, all other areas are affected too.

Wellness, as defined by the National Wellness Institute: "Wellness is an active process through which people become aware of, and make choices towards, a more successful existence".

Healthy and Successful Mindset

Your mindset is your attitude, your perspective, your outlook.  Your life directly reflects as to which floor you are viewing life from.  If you are in a low energy state of being, feeling anxious, worried, frustrated, overwhelmed, then your Mindset Floor level is ground level....or perhaps even in the basement.  Possibilities, answers, solutions, healthy choices, feeling good, feeling confident are not usually found at this level.  To have a healthy and successful mindset, you must provide mind food fuel, healthy thoughts, words, beliefs and actions that help to consciously create a view from a higher perspective.  A successful and life that is in the flow of life.  Where choices are clear and life is energy giving, not taking and draining.  If is imperative that you understand that having a healthy mindset ( thoughts, attitude and beliefs) directly effect and influence your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of being. 

Conscious Living

Are you living consciously?  Are you actively choosing  what you think, how you react and what you do? Consciously choosing your thoughts, consciously being aware of what is going on within you is a huge part of understanding how powerful the mind body connection is.  The two are by no means separate.   If you are really looking at your Internal Focus and selecting and choosing thoughts and words that support you, your mind, body and spirit will reflect this.  This is part of the pathway to find your Wellness from within you.  And what you create within you creates the immediate world around you.  And in turn, in like vibration, affects the world around each of us.

Stress

Stress is a major player and contributor to our lack of  well-being. Stress is American’s number one health concern according to numerous surveys.  The American Institute of Stress in Yonkers, NY, reports that 43% of all adults suffer adverse health effects due to stress and an astonishing 75-90% of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress – related complaints or disorders.

Understanding and managing stress is vital since today, as the demands and expectations that are placed upon us and those we put upon ourselves and perceive all contribute to our individual levels of wellness.

"Exploration is the key ... The journey (to understand the mind-body connection) is worth making for what each of us might learn about this remarkable union of mind, body and spirit that is the human being."
... Bill Moyers, Healing and the Mind

Stress can be a combination of your perception of circumstances and the influences on your mind and body cause chemical reactions in your body. Every thought you think triggers an emotion and tied to that emotion are chemicals that are released into the body.  The body’s reaction to the thoughts of the mind is called the MIND/BODY CONNECTION.  Your mind is the most powerful tool you have to creating well-being.

"Mind-body medicine is now scientifically proven," states Dr. Herbert Benson, a cardiologist and associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School who is considered a pioneer in the field. "There are literally thousands of articles on how the mind and brain affect the body."

Each one of us responds differently as one event for one person may be stressful; it may not be for another.  What is key though is how we handle our stress. Knowing that the mind directly influences every part of our body and well being, we must be self aware of and utilize positive stress coping skills.  This is very important. Because we are bombarded with such a vast array of stressors in our life, we simply must seek and find ways to lessen and reduce stress. This is a critical component on the path to achieving wellness.

Even though stress in our lives is unavoidable, with knowledge, assistance and practice of proven mind/body skills, focusing on a positive mindset, the impact of stress can be greatly reduced and even managed well increasing the quality of your life.
Signs and signals of stress can appear as:

Belief and Intent

Proven by science, but known by many for thousands of years, our intent, our beliefs, our perceptions actually effective our mental and physical self.  Even more so, various studies show that our intent effect things around us, outside of ourselves.  Yes, it's not science fiction. It is real.  It has always been such.  Nothing has changed, but our awareness of what already is taking place.   It is moving the Mind-Body connection to a much deeper core level. The works and studies of Dr. Bruce Lipton has been noted as one of the major breakthroughs in the New Sciences.  His findings demonstrate how each of us has the possibility to retrain our own consciousness to create healthy beliefs, and by doing so create a profoundly positive effect on our bodies and our lives. The research brought to attention by Lynne McTaggert and her own experiments show how our thoughts and intentions affect molecules and atoms....a substance of everything in our existence.  We do have power of our selves, our lives, our world.  And if we consciously choose thoughts, actions creating a healthy mindset, and keep in tune with our Internal Focus, we do have POWER of self to create positive change within and positively change the entire world.  So, what do you choose to believe?

CHOICE - So now that you know....

Now that you have a better understanding of your possibilities of your Internal Focus - What will you CHOOSE to do? Perhaps begin by taking a deep relaxing breath.  Focus on the positive.  Count your blessings. Begin by looking at what is going right in your world.  Learn how to get in tune with yourself, your body, your mind and your spirit.  Connect to your inner self. Investigate the tools and resources available to help you. Review your options to enhance your well-being and simply your life. You must take action and take responsibility for you and your life choices.  This is your power and your choice!