Spiritual Wellness

Spiritual wellness is the quest for meaning, value and purpose, resulting in hope, joy, courage and gratitude. It encourages one to develop a personal faith and to seek spirituality in all things. It is the discovery and incorporation of a personal set of values and beliefs that defines the person and places the individual in relation to the larger community, and engages a faith that promotes justice.*

Components

• Discovering meaning and purpose in life
• Determining/exploring morals, values and ethics
• Self-determined, not always religion-based
• Seeking feelings of love, hope, abundance**

Resources for Improving Your Spiritual Wellness

• Carolina Faith
  Provides information about religious life resources available to the students, faculty and staff of the University of South Carolina
• Religious-Affiliated Student Organizations
  Christian and Baha’i religious organizations
• International Religious and Cultural Organizations
  International religious and cultural organizations
• Department of Religious Studies
  An academic department in the College of Arts and Sciences offering special events throughout the academic year
• Rutledge Chapel
  Located on the Horseshoe and open to faculty, staff and students for prayer and meditation
• Yoga Classes
  Group Exercise classes are available throughout the calendar year.

References:

*The content above is modified from of the University of Miami’s Medical Wellness Center http://wellness.med.miami.edu/x7.xml

**The bulleted outline of the dimensions was developed by Jan Montague, Montague, Eippert & Associates.

Montague, J., Piazza, W., Peters, K., Eippert, G., & Poggiali, T. (2002,March-April). The wellness solution. The Journal on Active Aging, 17-20. Retrieved from http://www.aahf.info/sec_news/section/pdf/thewellnesssolution2.pdf