We talk a lot about mental and physical health. What about spiritual health?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today we\u2019re turning our attention to looking after your soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Student life can be very busy, with studying, socialising and part-time work. It can be easy to \u2018just get on with it\u2019 and not take time to reflect on what\u2019s happening in your life \u2013 the good, the bad and the ugly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Make sure you take time to take stock. Don\u2019t let life just happen to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Take some time out to just<\/em> think<\/em>. Some people find journalling helps \u2013 either with free text, lists, mind maps or drawing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are some pointers to get you thinking:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Or you can reflect with apps \u2013 there are some good ones available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Being linked to a community is good for the soul.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A recent survey in the UK<\/a> found that people who are part of teams, hobby clubs, community or religious groups are 24% more likely to report feeling happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n UWE has loads of student societies<\/a> for a broad range of interests and if there\u2019s not one that you like the look of, grab some like-minded students and set one up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Volunteering is also good for the soul.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A national charity reported that 92% of volunteers agreed that volunteering had helped their mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Giving out gives back to you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why not check out the range of volunteering opportunities<\/a> we can connect you with?<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nature<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Being in green spaces reduces stress, anxiety and depression by lowering cortisol (the stress hormone). Being in nature can help us to put our problems in perspective, without us even realising that\u2019s what\u2019s happening!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Being in nature can also foster a sense of mindfulness, grounding us in the present moment \u2013 not rushing ahead \u2013 and encouraging reflection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not only that \u2013 nature can inspire a sense of awe, connection and peace. We feel things we don\u2019t feel when we\u2019re indoors or on our phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Faith, religion and spirituality<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Regardless of your belief, our campus Chaplaincy team<\/a> are here for you; whether you have an established faith or want to explore faith and spirituality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is what student Bip said about Chaplaincy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Chaplaincy has been a great space for me to get out my thoughts ranging from religious struggle to bereavement. It’s a space that allows you to organise your thoughts, problems and whatever you may be dealing with and having someone like the Chaplain listen and provide a fresh perspective on things can go a long way. I recommend it to anyone, whether you’re religious, atheistic or anything in between.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Research across psychology, sociology and health sciences has found that being religious or engaging in spirituality can be beneficial in a range of ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We want you to flourish at uni \u2013 to be healthy and happy and grow during your time here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make sure you\u2019re making time for yourself in every way possible and reach out if you need a little extra support<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n We talk a lot about mental and physical health. What about spiritual health? Today we\u2019re turning our attention to looking after your soul. Look in Student life can be very busy, with studying, socialising and part-time work. It can be easy to \u2018just get on with it\u2019 and not take time to reflect on what\u2019s … Continue reading “Make time for your soul”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":4376,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":399,"footnotes":""},"categories":[399,193,53],"tags":[304],"class_list":["post-4370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-and-wellness","category-student-life","category-wellbeing","tag-wellbeing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4370"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4383,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4370\/revisions\/4383"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Look out<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Look up<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Look after yourself<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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