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  • Environmental wellness

    Carla Cook, MSW, LCSW, contributing writer|Oct 26, 2024

    This month, as part of our continued examination of the wellness wheel and practices that support balance as a key to well-being, we will be exploring environmental wellness, the practice of living in a way that supports your well-being and the health of the planet. Environmental self-care is the practice of taking care of your environment. Whether we realize it or not, the spaces that we inhabit play a significant role in our well-being. Environments include our homes, schools, workplace,...

  • Spiritual wellness

    Carla Cook, MSW, LCSW, contributing writer|Aug 31, 2024

    As part of our continuing examination of the Wellness Wheel, a visual representation of seven dimensions of wellness, we will be exploring Spiritual wellness. Spiritual wellness may not have been something you've previously considered, but its impact on your life is inescapable. It is important for us to be objective when examining the concepts of spiritual wellness as spirituality can have many meanings and may be interpreted differently by different people. Generally, the term represents...

  • Intellectual wellness

    Carla Cook, MSW, LCSW, contributing writer|Aug 3, 2024

    Last month we examined emotional wellness and now we will investigate intellectual wellness, how it contributes to lifelong learning and increases knowledge and skill building. Intellectual wellness is defined as exploring our creative abilities and finding ways to expand knowledge and skills. Intellectual wellness is the practice of nourishing your intellect, stimulating your brain and supporting mental health habits. It is one of the eight dimensions of wellness and can be developed throughout...

  • Emotional wellness

    Carla Cook, MSW, LCSW, contributing writer|Jul 6, 2024

    Last month we explored physical wellness, the impact of sleep hygiene, nutrition, self-care, physical activity and how adopting a balanced lifestyle may influence our physical health and reaching our full potential. Now we will be investigating emotional wellness and how cultivating emotional health supports our ability to adapt to challenging events and moderate stress. The National Center For Emotional Wellness defines emotional wellness as, "an awareness, understanding and acceptance of our...

  • Physical health

    Carla Cook, MSW, LCSW, contributing writer|Jun 8, 2024

    Last month we examined the wellness wheel, a visual representation of seven dimensions of wellness. The categories promote self-evaluation and ways to enhance overall quality of life while focusing on living a life of meaning and purpose, adopting a balanced lifestyle, and reaching your full potential. Now we shall explore the physical dimension of the wellness wheel, which includes physical activity, nutrition, sleep hygiene and self-care. Eating healthy, regular meals and staying hydrated can...

  • Wellness and mental health

    Carla Cook, MSW, LCSW, contributing writer|May 11, 2024

    May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental Health Awareness Month was established in 1949 to increase awareness of the importance of mental health and wellness in Americans' lives. Monthly at Healing Solutions Family Therapy Center, we will be exploring practices that support balance as a key to well-being as we examine specific aspects of the wellness wheel and how to optimize each category to facilitate mental and physical health. The wellness wheel is a visual representation of seven...

  • Mental health matters

    Carla Cook, contributing writer|Apr 20, 2024

    Our goal at Healing Solutions Family Therapy Center is to help equip and provide the necessary tools to those needing guidance in navigating through and overcoming the obstacles they face. The owners, Tricia and David Hamm, originally created Healing Solutions Family Therapy Center to meet the significant need for quality mental health services in the Antelope Valley, while providing a supportive environment and a culture of connection and respect. Over the past three years, we have expanded to...

  • Tehachapi Martial Arts Center 15th annual Hapkido Seminar

    Carla Cook, contributing writer|Jul 3, 2021

    On June 12, Tehachapi Martial Arts Center hosted the 15th Annual Combat Hapkido Seminar. Combat Hapkido also known as the "Science of Self-Defense," was developed by Grandmaster John Pellegrini in 1990. The annual event is hosted by Grandmaster Ivan Jadric (with over 55 years of martial arts training, Grandmaster in Combat Hapkido and Taekwondo) and Maria Jadric (black belt in Taekwondo, third Dan in Combat Hapkido). Grandmaster and Maria Jadric founded Tehachapi Martial Arts Center in 1991 and...

  • Tehachapi teen takes title

    Carla Cook, contributing writer|May 25, 2019

    For over 40 years the California Junior High School Rodeo has provided a place for youth to flourish and grow; with the priority of promoting western heritage and investing in the future of young rodeo athletes. California is home to nine districts where 600 members of CHSRA compete. Each of these districts compete in eight rodeos throughout the year accumulating points to determine their top five state qualifiers in each of the 13 events. The top 180 California rodeo athletes from grades six...