Walking, running, playing sports or going to gym, we all have our chosen activities to strengthen our muscles and staying physically fit. We have numerous workouts, exercise equipment designed to help us improve our physical fitness.
Research shows that similarly, there are a range of skills that build the foundation for mental wellbeing. And, just as we train different muscles to build physical fitness, we can practise a range of skills to build mental fitness.
NIYA’s Mental Fitness Model is based on our unique proprietary model developed by a team of Psychotherapist, emotional wellbeing Coaches and Psychology Researchers. The model is based on nine key pillars of mental fitness and evidently our ability to thrive. The mental fitness model is designed to support practical skill-building for people of all ages.
How well do you know yourself? Do you know, why you do the things, you do?
Research shows that 95 percent of people believe that they're self-aware, but only about 10 to 15 percent really are.
Awareness of how you think, feel, act and ability to observe your thoughts and manage your feelings without getting overwhelmed is the key skill of wellbeing.
The way we engage with and interpret our world is another of the major impacts on our wellbeing.
Our outlook, attitude and approach determine our reality and how we experience each day.
A positive and growth mindset allows us to see life as an opportunity and have adaptability and flexibility in our approach.
In life, we will face setbacks, challenges, and failures. The people who succeed are those who are able to bounce back.
Resilience is our ability to deal with setbacks, challenges, failures and pressure from different sources and being able to pick ourselves back up.
We will build our unique response to challenging situations and setbacks and effective habits and practices for resilience.
Quality of our relationships with partners, friends and colleagues is one of the key determinants of our well-being.
Creating meaningful relationships requires effort, time and skills, we will work on relationship skills such as empathy and compassion to strengthen our existing close relationships and building new relationship
Positive stress is good for us, helping drive and motivation, excessive stress is an early sign of depleted Mental Fitness and potential burnout.
Monitoring and understanding our stress is the first step in building strategies to make it our friend not our enemy.
Learn tips and tricks to mange everyday stress, sos to calm you down and how to navigate anxiety caused due to uncertainty.
Getting enough rest in our 24/7 on world is seemingly becoming harder than ever.
It's important to develop ability to rest, more than plain sleep, building a mindset of letting go, and build moments of pauses in your routine to recharge.
We will build skills to prioritize what we do each day, rest smarter and get better sleep, not simply more of it.
Studies have found a bidirectional relationship between creativity and well-being. Turning to creativity has been proven in extensive research to relieve both stress and anxiety. Creativity also helps lessen the shame, anger, and depression felt by those who have experienced trauma
Creativity helps us perceive the world in new and different ways. It helps us create works of beauty, problem solve, and refresh our bodies and our minds. It's fun, and when you are having fun, you are positively impacting your health.
Eco-anxiety is defined as the chronic fear of environmental doom as awareness of deteriorating state of the planet due to climate change, pollution, deforestation, and other environmental issues. Eco-anxiety is recognized as a serious and growing concern, especially among younger generations. Too much anxiety can leave us overwhelmed, unable to focus and undermine our resilience and capabilities impacting wellbeing.
Managing life's setbacks and challenges
Mindfulness and stress management
Self-awareness and emotional regulation
Healthy relationships and ability to connect
Finding your unique purpose
Nurturing healthier employees requires more thoughtfulness and creativity than an office weight loss contest or a self-help book. Wellbeing improvements happen when companies come together to make mental health a shared priority.