At Solaris Whole Health, our Transformation Programs are designed to help you find balance within the 4 Pillars of Health while addressing the 4 Pillars of Stress.
The 4 Pillars of Health
We need all 4 pillars of health to cultivate joy and the improved quality of life. They include:
Spirituality and Nature: Connecting with something larger than yourself; outside of yourself to find inner peace and connect with your purpose in life.
Career and Finance: Finding fulfillment and balance in your professional and financial life.
Physical Health: Maintaining a biochemically balanced and healthy body through the principles of functional medicine, nutrition, exercise, and self-care.
Relationships and Mental Health: Cultivating emotional well-being, and a healthy connection with yourself and those around you
The 4 Pillars of Stress: Understanding What Is Biochemically Out Of Balance
Understanding past history or epigenetics, as well as genetic history and how these have both played into your current state of being is essential. I break out these stressors into 4 categories:
Physical Stress:
Understanding past history and the root cause of your current sleep patterns, digestive issues, immune responses, allergies, infections, hormones, and your overall physical health.
Mental/Emotional Stress: Understanding your past history and current biochemical imbalances and habits that contribute to your emotional health and well being.
Chemical Stress:
Food is a chemical, as well as alcohol, recreational drugs, medication etc. Understanding the history and current consumptions and the biochemical effect on the body is key.
Environmental Stress:
Electronics, social media, computer time, mold, high tension wires, even a cluttered house can all contribute to how our environment can affect our quality of life.
Identifying imbalances in each category and creating a plan to minimize them is essential to improving one’s quality of life and joy.
Think of your life as a structure supported by the 4 Pillars of Health. If one pillar weakens or breaks, the entire structure becomes unstable, and the other pillars can’t fully support it.
The Transformation Cycle: The Interplay of Each Pillar
How we nourish our lives is directly related to how we choose to nourish our bodies.
Let’s say there is a ‘relationship gone bad’; throwing one of the 4 pillars of health (relationships) out of balance. We may choose to have ice cream or chocolate triggering the chemical pillar of stress.
We’ve all been there.
Perhaps there’s a deadline crunch impacting your career, and you choose to zone out at night with video games, online betting, the Hallmark Channel, or by having more wine or beer than you intended.
The interplay of lifes 4 Pillars of Health and The 4 Pillars of Stress is undeniable. The chronic nature of imbalance and compensation can create a vicious cycle where each exacerbates the other. This makes it increasingly difficult to manage stress and maintain a sense of balance.
The 4 Pillars of Stress—physical, mental/emotional, chemical, and environmental—are integral to maintaining the 4 Pillars of Health. By effectively managing these stressors you ensure that each health pillar remains strong and balanced, creating a solid foundation for a healthy, fulfilling life.
When you feel better (more energy, less heartburn, better sleep, less cravings etc) you can choose better when life’s stressors come your way.
3 Steps Recap: Practical Steps to Happiness
Reconnecting with your true self and taking the time to do so during the week is a great start to reduce stress, improve your relationships, enhance your job performance, and boost your overall health- ultimately helping you lead a more fulfilling and authentic life.
This is something you can start TODAY!
To recap:
Reflect on Your Childhood: Think about what you loved to do and how it made you feel.
Identify Activities: Choose activities that bring back those feelings of joy, freedom, and adventure.
Make Time for Yourself: Dedicate time each day or week to engage in these activities, even if it’s just for a short while.
Notice the Changes: Pay attention to how reconnecting with your inner child affects your stress levels and overall health.
How Solaris Whole Health Can Help
If you are able to start ‘The 3 steps to happiness’, however, are unable to maintain the process long term, please know this is not your fault. There may be a chronic pillar of health imbalance supported by a root cause stress imbalance (4 pillars of stress) that is the driving force. It has nothing to do with your motivation or willpower.
Our Solaris Transformation Programs offer personalized testing, programs, guidance and support to help you reconnect with your true self and integrate those insights into your daily life. By focusing on the 4 Pillars of Health and addressing the 4 Pillars of Stress, we aim to support your journey towards a balanced, healthy, and fulfilling life.
Have questions? Want to learn more about how you can improve the quality of your life?
Set up your FREE 30-minute consultation with me, Stephanie Solaris, by clicking here, and start your journey to reconnecting with yourself. Let’s work together to bring back the joy, adventure, and inner peace that you may have lost along the way.