Words of Wellness

Summer is here and so are a million and one fun ways to care for your body, mind, and spirit. With kids home from school, travel, get-togethers, and the like, summer days fill up fast, so if you want to get the most out of your summer, it’s good to have a little bit of a plan.

The trick is not to make planning feel like work. (It’s summer, after all!) Use a sticky note on the fridge, the margins of your family calendar, or a “notes” page in your planner to jot down fun things you’d like to do this summer. Then, when you find yourself with a free afternoon, weeknight, or long weekend you can quickly scan your ready-made list and find the perfect activity to fill the time.

When making your list, try not to limit yourself. Your list can include small things like reading by the pool and bigger things like camping for the weekend. Try to add ideas that benefit you holistically: that’s body, mind, and spirit. That way you’ll have the fun of the activity and the satisfaction of knowing you’re supporting your wellness too!

To get you started, we’ve listed some of our summer faves and looked at some of the holistic benefits of each. Ok, enough talking. Let’s get to the summer fun!

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