Tools and Activities to Help People with their Wellbeing
Wellbeing is fast becoming a major concern of individuals and organizations. Fortunately we know some of the key factors that influence our sense of wellbeing.
· Our emotional state
· Our work environment
· Our connection with nature
· Our sense of purpose and achievement in life
· Our social networks
· Our sense of being engaged with life and things within it that are important to us
From Positive Psychology we have the model of PERMA, which stands for Positive emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning and Accomplishment. Having all of these in our life helps us feel life is worthwhile. And indeed, can help us achieve a state of human flourishing
We recommend these three tools as starter activities to help with some of the challenges of achieving great personal wellbeing
Knowing and understanding your own strengths is the first step towards understanding what you are going to find engaging and satisfying in terms of life and work. Once you understand your signature strengths, you can start changing things so you can use them more everyday, boosting your confidence and pleasure in life.
Creating experiences that give you boosts of positive emotions is key to building resilience in life. This card set introduces you to a range of positive emotions, helps you think about how much they are or aren’t a part of your life, and gives you lots of ideas about how to create more experiences or moments of positive emotion to, quite literally, help you feel better
Mindfulness is a recognised discipline for reducing stress and enhancing calmness and wellbeing. This pack if full of great mindful activities with clear guidance on how to do them, how long they might take and reflection hints so you can track your progress.
For more advanced wellbeing work, we recommend our Wellbeing Kit, which includes a wellbeing journal and a magnetic box of feeling magnets.