WELLNESS MATTERS 

A Plan for Wellness

Most of us are too busy! We are rushing to do “things” all the time – working, caregiving, being with family, housework, going out socially, studying, and generally feeling overwhelmed most of the time. We are so busy IN our lives we don’t take time to work ON our lives.

Here’s a guide to setting up a plan to work ON your life, restore your JOY, create some balance and find renewed energy. As you go through this plan you will begin to see where the imbalances are and how to create and restore your balance.

• Find yourself some paper or a journal to create your Plan for Wellness.
• Create a separate page for each of the following segments, writing the name of it across the top of the page.
  • Leisure/Relaxation
  • Family
  • Spirituality
  • Intimate relationships
  • Health
  • Friendship
  • Work
• Draw a 0-10 scale on the page.

Now, Look at each page – each aspect of your life – one page at a time and mark on the scale, with 0 as no attention to 10 as full attention. Write about why you are where you are on the scale.

Next, go back through each page and rate them on importance, with 0 as no importance and 10 as most important. If there is an area that you believe is really important but is not receiving the same amount of attention take a few moments to reflect and write about how that might be having an impact on your wellness.

A lot of unconscious stress comes about when we are:

1. Not paying attention to how we feel
2. Unaware of the imbalances in each area;
3. Don’t have a plan or commitment to address those imbalances.

For example, if you look at Leisure/Relaxation, are you paying attention to those needs? Do you give yourself time on a regular basis to stop, breathe and completely relax? How important are you to YOU? Taking time out to recover and renew your physical, mental, spiritual and emotional wellbeing is a necessity, not a luxury. 

As you do this with each area take note of those that rank low in both attention and importance, those are the ones that need your focus. We are the ones in charge of our wellness, our joy, our experience of life. We, more than anyone, can influence our own state of mind, heart, and physical health with our choices and decisions. Becoming aware of where we are on this wellness scale is a start. Creating a Plan for Wellness in every area is our next step.

Explore more Alaka’i resources designed to help you live aloha, live well at https://alakaiassociates.com/resources/. 

For one-to-one guidance, reach out at https://alakaiassociates.com/contact/. 

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MINDSET MATTERS

You can find an additional resources for your wellness plan at https://alakaiassociates.com/resources/ 

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THE ALAKA’I BOOKSHELF

This month I want to highlight the book I am reading, The Book of Alchemy, by Suleika Jaouad, which is all about how we can use journaling as a wellness practice. And here’s my challenge – once I know I have connected with a book, usually by the first chapter, I would normally devour it in one or two days. But, with this one, I am taking on Suleika’s challenge with reading and journaling with just one entry a day for 100 days. It is already beginning to expand my horizons in my journaling practice. 

If you would like to learn more about starting a journaling practice or participating in a Discovery Journal workshop please reach out at https://alakaiassociates.com/contact/. 

Also, BIG NEWS!! A new book by yours truly coming in February 2026!

You can get your copy of the first one, Under a Full Moon and a Guiding Star at https://alakaiassociates.com/book/. 

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YOUR HEALTH MATTERS

The secret to a healthy life isn’t a secret after all. Discover how increasing our healthspan in a big way starts small –– right at our cells. Everything we do –– from hitting the snooze button in the morning to closing our eyes at night –– requires energy. That includes every breath and step we take; each smile, blink, sip, or thought. Our body and organs are energy-consuming machines. But keeping the energy flowing to and between your cells isn’t just important for fueling everything your body does during the day, it’s critical to making sure we continue to feel our best as we age. Producing cellular energy is a complex process. However, understanding how it works and what you can do to harness its power in your own life doesn’t have to be complicated. We’re here to demystify it for you. 

The Secret to Cellular Energy

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Subscribers ONLY

Each month two lucky winners will receive the Subscriber Wellness Giveaway to help you on your wellness journey! In addition, any current subscriber who refers a new subscriber will receive an additional gift!

You can also contact me to schedule a free one-on-one Discovery Call to make a plan for your wellness.

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