Welcome to CJA’s portal to wellness and resilience. Wellness is more than physical health, exercise or diet. Rather it is an organic and holistic process in which multiple dimensions harmonize to contribute to the quality of our lives.

This website is organized to follow the six dimensions of wellness: occupational, physical, social, intellectual, emotional and spiritual. We created this webpage just for you. We hope that as you explore, you will find ways to achieve a balance among the six dimensions and that you will rest in wellness at all times.

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Six Dimensions of Wellness Social Emotional Physical Spiritual Occupational Intellectual
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Meditation: Meditation involves finding self-awareness in the present moment and the practice of breath to bring balance to our emotional, mental and physical well-being. Some describe meditation as sitting at the shore of the ocean of your mind, watching the waves come and go.

There are a number of popular types of meditation practices, such as: mindfulness meditation, spiritual meditation, focused meditation, movement meditation, guided meditation, compassion meditation, mantra meditation and transcendental meditation. Like any exercise, meditation is a learned skill and our abilities improve as we continue to practice with consistency.
Mindfulness: Mindfulness involves focusing on the breadth to cultivate attention on the body and mind as it is moment to moment, noticing thoughts, feelings and behaviors, and how you react to them. Mindfulness involves acceptance, meaning we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without attachment, non-judgmentally.
How to Meditate
One Minute Meditation
Five minute meditation
Ten minute meditation
Compassion Meditation