Are you limping to the finish line?
Revitalize yourself with a summer wellness reset
The kids are ready for the end of the school year, and though you love them like your own, so are you. On top of already intense and demanding work, you have report cards, cleaning duties and year-end activities to complete. You might even find yourself so tired that you start the summer being sick.
So how can you purposefully design your summer to maximize wellness and begin the new school year feeling revitalized?
Inspired by well-known wellness frameworks and the Canadian Wellness Index, the acronym COMPASS describes a system of healthy habits that you can establish over the summer. The table on the next page briefly explains each practice, including ideas that you can build on.
Set a goal to engage in each of the seven areas each week. As you build habits, try to incorporate more. Once you start to establish them, the habits that you build can help you not just over the summer, but as part of your ongoing routine.
Your body, mind and spirit will thank you.
| Practices | What it is | Strategies to try | |
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| C | Connect | Build and maintain relationships. |
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| O | Outdoors | Get outside and/or in nature. |
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| M | Move | Move your body. |
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| P | Plan | Create a plan and put it into action. |
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| A | Appreciate | Practice gratitude. |
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| S | Spark | Be creative and learn. |
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| S | Stillness | Be mindful, meditative and present. |
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Gail Markin
Author Gail Markin explores the importance of well-being at individual, group and system levels, as well as the role of leadership in supporting cultures of well-being.
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