Gratitude: A crucial factor for mental, physical and spiritual health

ALPHARETTA, Ga– The message the Workplace Wellness Conference, Exhibition conveys is a positive one. Yes, work has to be done, but humanity is not doomed, not yet anyway. The conference started and ended on a hopeful, invigorating note. The list below shows the different instances the concept of gratitude came up to support the wellness mission.

1.) Day 1– Dr. Dana Reid brought up gratitude when discussing the mental health basics. Along with sleep, nutrition, and exercise, she stated that gratitude and seeing the good around us serves as a channel for positive change.

2.) On the topic of leveraging neuroscience and movement for maximum mental performance Dr. Stephanie Sullivan also mentioned gratitude. She added that these emotional is influential in the way it increases dopamine and serotonin levels. focus 

3.) Day 2– Dr. Giles Lamarche encourages people to stand tall within their gratitude. He sees this as a solution toward helping people make a plan for their life while creating clear health goals. Lamarche mentioned that once people are in the highest state of gratitude, meaning all the reasons to be grateful have been exhausted, a parasympathetic result can become explicit. People should be left with goals they want to accomplish. Gratitude can come from one’s purpose. For Lamarche, purpose is bigger than self. It is the driving force of a person’s life and motivates them to stay on track.

4.) Whenever we choose to stand in gratitude, we can begin to do the necessary work. Dr. Micheal Longyear mentioned that posture is the shadow of the brain. It can reveal things about the our health and how the brain works. “The cool thing is we can train the brain,” Longyear said. “Movement is great for change and the brain’s neuroplasticity [ability to learn new tricks] tells people that it is never too late to learn new habits, and embark on their wellness journey.