Physical wellness includes your entire physical world; your physical body, and your physical surroundings. Body wellness tends to be what we most commonly associate with when we are talking about health and well-being.

Mental wellness includes caring for our intellectual health. This could be reading a book, learning a new skill, or doing a puzzle. Activities that keep our minds engaged and growing will keep us more engaged and balanced in our lives.

Emotional wellness, which includes social wellness, is key for healthy relationships with ourselves and others. When we learn how to allow ourselves to feel and express the full range of normal emotions, including the not-so-pleasant ones, we have a better emotional balance.

Spiritual wellness doesn’t necessarily mean going to church or being a part of a religion. A spiritual practice is about connecting with experiences and people that leave us feeling deeply nourished. This could be drinking in a beautiful natural landscape, savoring a musical number, creating a meditation practice, or prayer.

Financial wellness is about developing a healthy relationship with our finances and occupation. You don’t have to be filthy rich to have a financial balance. Finding job satisfaction and living within your means are two examples of financial wellness.