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EXERCISE
            INCLUDE OTHERS YOU                                                      +
          CARE ABOUT: It is up to               FOCUS ON                        GLOBAL
          everyone—every person, every                                         WELLNESS
          family, and every institution—to      WELLNESS                       INSTITUTE
          make wellness a priority. When
          we do, we reduce our risks of         To begin, either close your eyes or soften
          chronic illness and overstress.       your gaze and look at a stationary point.
          And at the same time, we put          Take three to four breaths to relax and
          ourselves on a path to better         reconnect with yourself. Now write down
          health, sustainable energy and        your responses to these questions:
          productivity, and happiness.
          So try shifting your mindset
          from “me” to “we.” Do the
          Focus on Wellness exercise
          with a circle of friends or neigh-
          bors, your team at work, or
          members of your family.
          By creating a wellness
          moonshot you all share, you
          will generate enduring bonds
          through your shared inten-
          tions to be well, and you’ll be
          sources of positive support and
          well-being for one another.
                      —Renee Moorefield


            SHARE YOUR GOALS


             Post your personal or
             shared wellness moonshot           You may want to explore these questions
             on social media—along              over a period of days, weeks, or even
             with a photo—during the            months. Remember to be inclusive—all
             week of the full moon,             dimensions of your life matter, from emo-
             February 9 to 15. Include          tional health to environmental stewardship.
             #wellnessmoonshot,                 Pull your insights together in a meaningful
             and the Global Wellness            way, such as with a vision board, a voice
             Institute will spread your         recorder on your smartphone, or the
             inspiration to the growing         old-fashioned pencil and paper. Note which
             network of wellness                responses give you the most energy and
             leaders around the world!          joy; use these to craft the personal wellness
                                                moonshot that means the most to you.


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