September 2011 Employee Wellness Moments

Physical Environment Find a fun cardio fitness program! Explore ways to use planet-friendly products Join a yoga class! Explore your department's relationship or role concerning environmental wellness Sign up for a dance class! September is national mold month…check plants and containers for mold in your area Try indoor water fitness classes! Update your hand hygiene practices Sign up for fall bike rides! Find ways to make hurried tasks safer Social Spiritual Start you indoor social gardens early this fall Prepare and plan for the holidays as a team, taking into consideration beliefs and traditions other than your own Back to school party (mix and match your grade school pictures) Have you integrated your beliefs and values into daily actions yet? Sept. 6th is National Procrastination Day (Have a goodie grab bag filled with office organizers) Offer a quiet moment or human touch to someone in need Synchronize office block (department) parties Try an appropriate guided meditation program Have a lottery lunch (participants bring a covered dish to enter a drawing for a gourmet lunch) Try a walking meditation by being aware of your surroundings and taking note of the sounds and the smells of early fall Nutritional Occupational Create a nibbles afternoon snack from farmer's market specials List the ways that you contribute to the success of your organization Plums are in season! Plan a cobbler taste-test bake off! List all the new skills that you have learned since assuming your current position Blackberries are great afternoon pick-me- ups! Perhaps, try blackberry tea! Reflect on the reason that you accepted your current position Plan ahead to make your snacks for football season healthy and fun! Reflect on your value to the organization, while remaining humble to the mission September 26th is Johnny Appleseed Day! Exchange apple recipes! Let someone else know that they are appreciated for their contributions Intellectual Emotional Identify what interferes with clear thinking (Is it a combination of food, stress, or lack of sleep?) "If your attention is spread too thin it results in stress" Release or delegate one task. How do you protect intellectual property? Take note of the times that you feel good and when possible plan a do-over Do you learn new things because you want to? Explore what is interesting to you. Find ways to give of your time and talents Practice observing what is around you; discover something that you may have overlooked. Take care of your physical needs so that you do not feel personally neglected Plan a day where you do more listening than talking…What did you learn new? Identifying and solving problems is emotionally healthy. Tackle something that has been troubling you. The employee wellness ideas listed above are low cost/no cost activities that you and your employees can mix or match with previously submitted monthly wellness ideas. These ideas can be used to create wellness moments that focus on the eight dimensions of wellness to enhance your Vital Life Community!