Are you ready to improve your holistic wellness practices but are at a loss about where to start? Look no further than this post, which will break down key focus areas to get you launch your health improvement journey.

We’ll take a look at each of the four areas of your health and wellness — physical, mental, emotional and spiritual — and walk through some questions that will help you determine what to implement in your daily wellness routine. Whether you use these questions or approach it a different way, it’s important to go through these steps:

1. Assess where you are
2. Reflect on where you want to go
3. Identify strengths and weaknesses
4. Commit to manageable goals

Keeping these steps in mind, let’s consider how each could be applied to the four areas of your holistic health.

Physical

It’s time to apply the four steps above to your physical health. Here are some questions to help you get started if you’re feeling stuck.

• What does my physical health look like now? (Think about various aspects, including diet, exercise, weight, hormonal reactions, etc.)
• What positive changes do I want to make to my physical health?
• In what ways is my physical health good? Where is there room for improvement?
• What is one (or two:) concrete practice(s) I can implement on a daily basis? (This could be eating more vegetables, exercising three times a week or getting into a more disciplined skin cleaning routine.)

Mental

Similarly, here are some questions to help you improve your mental health.

• What does my mental health look like? (Consider any symptoms or situations that elicit stress, anxiety/worry, depression, etc.)
• How would I like my mental health to be different?
• What aspects of my mental state are healthy and what areas can be improved?
• How can I implement strategies to improve my mental health on a daily basis? (I.e. journaling when anxious, relaxing activities, reflecting on life’s blessings.)

Emotional

Though similar to mental health, our emotional state is a unique section of our well-being. I like to consider this not as my consistent mental attitude but as my reaction to life challenges and situations instead. We all need a healthy emotional response to whatever life brings — joys and sorrows alike.

But I’ll be the first to admit that having a healthy emotional response is not my strength. Personally, I tend to bottle up emotions to the point where they may not immediately interfere with my life but they kind of explode later. So, here are some questions that have helped me better manage my not-so-well-processed emotions.

• What is my current emotional state? How do I respond emotionally to good, bad and challenging things in life?
• In what ways would I like my emotional state to be different?
• How am I engaging in positive emotions and negative emotions? What are my emotional strengths and weaknesses?
• What can I do starting this week to improve my emotional health? (Think about journaling, adjusting negative mindsets, etc.)

Spiritual

Last but not least we have our spiritual health. This has proven to be even more important in seeing tangible results than I originally suspected. Here are a few questions to help you assess and set goals for your spiritual well-being. (Please note that this is written from a Christian perspective but can be adapted to wherever you are in your spiritual journey.)

• What does my relationship with God look like? Am I just going through the motions/church on Sunday or engaging in a personal relationship with Him?
• How do I wish my spiritual/prayer life was different?
• What are my strengths and weaknesses when it comes to God? (I.e. If you’re comfortable with prayer and what method you prefer, or ways in which you avoid God and prayer.)
• In what ways can I improve my spiritual life/relationship with God starting this week? (Consider 10 minutes of daily prayer, spiritual reading, etc.)

I hope this guide to building your daily holistic wellness routine is helpful, whether you go through each prompt precisely as written or use the questions to develop your own approach. Just remember to tailor your routine to your own unique needs, incorporating some tangible challenges so you keep growing into the best version of yourself.