Going into a senior project I had a lot of preconceived notions of wellness. I knew that the word itself meant some state of health beyond physical health, but I[…]

Recently I have been thinking more about how to maximize the wellness of those around me, as this is an important part of my essential question. Through the research I[…]

A large part of my project has been about exploring myself and my habits and how I can improve them to improve my wellness, so in theory I have been[…]

I just finished watching the Heal documentary on Netflix. I knew nothing about it before beginning, only that it showed up when I searched wellness and seemed interesting. The film[…]

My theme for this week is occupation, finances and how they relate to one’s wellness. The first source that I read about the dimensions of wellness included subjects such as[…]

Two significant things I experienced this week were watching The Pursuit of Happyness movie with Will Smith, and attending a vedic meditation intro talk. The movie made me feel extremely[…]

My theme for the week is how other cultures and countries approach wellness. This is in relation to my essential question: what is wellness and how can I maximize the[…]

Today as a part of my weekly theme of exercise, I watched youtube videos about runners (and non runners) processes to prepare for and eventually run marathons. I began watching[…]

This week my theme is exercise and how it relates to my essential question (what is wellness and how can I maximize the wellness of myself and others). I began[…]

During my week focused on nutrition and food, I have also come across the concept of intuitive eating. This practice, that many people claim is resistant to diet culture, promotes[…]

This week my focus is on nutrition, diet, the emotions behind food and how this relates to wellness. One of my biggest takeaways after exploring this theme for some time[…]

During this first week, I considered an underlying theme of mindfulness in relation to my essential question (What is wellness and how can I maximize the wellness of myself and[…]

This first week I also spent a lot of time planning for the coming weeks of my project. I developed weekly themes focused on different dimensions of wellness and explored[…]

This week I started the Coursera course on the Science of Wellbeing. As homework, this course has suggested practices I should implement into my weekly routine to build up my[…]

  Project Name: Wellness Exploration   Essential Question What is wellness and how can I maximize my own wellness and the wellness of others?   Statement of Definition For my[…]