Wellness of the Mind

Our spiritual input is a determining factor when establishing our wellness level. We all need the benefit of spiritual reflection as a way of cleansing ourselves of the toxins of our daily life. Spirituality is a way of assuring ourselves of a renewing and rebirth of ourselves as caring humans. Wellness encompasses our state of being, mind, and health. It is a condition of the whole. Wellness is a condition of the mind, body, and soul.

Meditation is preventive maintenance for the mind. Meditation allows us to reflect on our inner selves and to listen to that small inner voice that is supposed to help guide and direct our mental processes. But in modern-day existence, it is often drowned out due to excessive noise pollution.

Our spirituality and meditation practices are the tools we have available to keep our minds as well as we keep our bodies. The mind is a complicated and versatile machine, but it can become overwhelmed and only function correctly if we take the time to keep it well and care for it.

Our mind has varying levels of operation, known as brainwaves. As we pass through the different stages of our day, we enter various stages of brain wave activity. The brain uses this tool as one way to allow us time to rest our busy minds, and cope with all the pieces of information we've received, a way to kind of "mind file" for the day.

When we don't give adequate time for these processes, or we simply don't get enough rest, our mind cannot maintain its state of wellness, just like our bodies aren't capable of wellness if there is no chance to rest and replenish.

Modern alternative medicine and holistic healers believe in the power of the energy that flows through our bodies; this energy also radiates from our minds. It is believed to be the dominant form of transportation for our body's nervous system to communicate.

Breathing techniques, music, aromas, and candle therapy are all ways we utilize the opportunities to reflect on our day and allow our mind to rest and replenish itself for further use.

Throughout our daily routine, we must remember to make time to maintain mental wellness as we strive to maintain physical wellness. The nice thing about the whole process is that, as we accomplish these tasks, the opportunities for preservation and care are often interchangeable. For example, we can help to quiet our minds as we take our twenty-minute walk. Or we have the chance to build muscle strength as we meditate.

Often just the opportunity to listen to music will allow our mind the chance it needs to relax and regroup. It's not always the most formal of occasions we find an available opportunity to reflect and listen to that inner voice. It can be in the middle of the day, with the wind blowing through your hair and the radio turned up really loud!