It’s easy to notice when we’re low — tired, stressed, discouraged — and to think, Ah, I need to restore, slow down, soothe. But what about the times when things are buzzing along beautifully? When we’re energized, creative, and full of momentum? It can feel counterintuitive to stop and ask: Am I supporting my nervous system in staying balanced?

Feeling sluggish and struggling with sleep? A new study found eating more fruits and veggies could help.

A holistic wellness vision is the big picture of the life you want to live. It’s a guiding light that can inspire, focus, and anchor you as you make changes. 

Let’s explore the reasons this vision is so powerful and how it can help you live more intentionally.

By starting with the end in mind and creating a guide anchored in your wellness vision, you’re not just making a plan—you’re designing a life that feels aligned, purposeful, and full of vitality.

What does your ideal wellness vision look like?

Whether you're hitting the beach, going for a hike, or simply enjoying a picnic in the park, having a positive attitude toward your body and your health and wellness can make all the difference.

Perhaps body doubling is a way we can weave a thicker social network and feel supported while accomplishing our health and wellness goals.

This is the tricky stage of recovery from illness: Those early jolts of energy tempting you to charge back into life, the return of the obligations you had to ignore because you felt too crummy to lift your head off the pillow. It’s hard not to get swept back up in the grind again. But I know if I do, I’ll overdo it and end up fighting this virus longer than I need to.

Author Jane McGonigal, in her book “SuperBetter: The Power of Living Gamefully,” writes that gamification of real-world goals can help us tap into strengths like creativity, focused attention, determination and optimism.

For me, planning a successful vacation means identifying what’s important to me and my husband, choosing our priorities, and making sure we have time along the way to actually process and enjoy what we are seeing and doing instead of rushing from one thing to the next.

Lately, I’ve been experimenting with this mindset: Asking my body what it needs today and then doing some type of exercise in line with that.

There are certain things we can’t change, or maybe we don’t see how we can right now. But maybe there’s ways we can sneak a little sensory awareness into our day — and reap some amazing wellness benefits as a result.