Master the Pillars of Vitality
This comprehensive 5-part course is designed to empower you with evidence-based wellness practices to overcome health challenges and reclaim your peak vitality.
Support Our Mission WavyFields is a nonprofit dedicated to making health education accessible. If you find this material valuable, please consider supporting our work by purchasing the course in e-book format from our shop. The e-book provides a streamlined layout that is perfect for integrating these routines into your daily life.
Need Personalized Guidance? If you would like professional support in mastering these practices, you can book a one-on-one session directly with me, Michael Henne, MPH.
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Lesson 1: Stop Automatic Negative Thoughts
Actively discrediting automatic negative thoughts (ANTs), may decrease their frequency and intensity and improve symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Actively discrediting automatic negative thoughts (ANTs), may decrease their frequency and intensity and improve symptoms of anxiety and depression.
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Lesson 2: Change a Fixed Mindset into a Growth Mindset
Changing a fixed mindset into a growth mindset may help someone achieve their desired outcomes.
Changing a fixed mindset into a growth mindset may help someone achieve their desired outcomes.
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Lesson 3: Create Good Habits and Untangle Bad Habits
Creating good habits and untangling bad habits may help someone achieve their desired outcomes.
Creating good habits and untangling bad habits may help someone achieve their desired outcomes.
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Lesson 4: Become More Present by Using the Wheel of Awareness
Being more present may increase feelings of kindness, empathy, and compassion for others, oneself, and the environment.
Being more present may increase feelings of kindness, empathy, and compassion for others, oneself, and the environment.
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Lesson 5: Meditate by Using EcoMeditation
Meditation may increase feelings of kindness, empathy, and compassion for others, oneself, and the environment.
Meditation may increase feelings of kindness, empathy, and compassion for others, oneself, and the environment.
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Lesson 6: Release Emotional Pain from the Body by Using EFT
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) may reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress disorder, phobias, and physical pain.
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) may reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress disorder, phobias, and physical pain.
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Lesson 7: Rekindle Enjoyment with Play
Play may help to improve problem-solving skills, strengthen social connections, increase creativity, and produce a more joyful view of the world.
Play may help to improve problem-solving skills, strengthen social connections, increase creativity, and produce a more joyful view of the world.
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Lesson 8: Overcome Challenges with Resilience - Overview
Developing skills of resilience may help someone to cope with any life challenge, trust that they can bounce back from it, and possibly prevent an event from becoming more challenging.
Developing skills of resilience may help someone to cope with any life challenge, trust that they can bounce back from it, and possibly prevent an event from becoming more challenging.
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Lesson 9: Overcome Challenges with Resilience - Somatic Intelligence
Strengthening somatic intelligence may help someone improve their ability to recognize, interpret, and manage signals coming from the nervous system.
Strengthening somatic intelligence may help someone improve their ability to recognize, interpret, and manage signals coming from the nervous system.
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Lesson 10: Overcome Challenges with Resilience - Emotional Intelligence
Strengthening emotional intelligence may help someone improve their ability to manage their emotions.
Strengthening emotional intelligence may help someone improve their ability to manage their emotions.
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Lesson 11: Overcome Challenges with Resilience - Relational Within the Self Intelligence
Strengthening the intelligence of the self may help someone learn to manage the inner critic and build an inner secure base.
Strengthening the intelligence of the self may help someone learn to manage the inner critic and build an inner secure base.
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Lesson 12: Overcome Challenges with Resilience - Relational with Others Intelligence
Strengthening relational intelligence may help someone create a secure base of interdependence from which to engage in and disengage from relationships with other people.
Strengthening relational intelligence may help someone create a secure base of interdependence from which to engage in and disengage from relationships with other people.
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Lesson 13: Overcome Challenges with Resilience - Reflective Intelligence
Strengthening reflective intelligence may improve response flexibility by helping someone to reflect on an experience before choosing how to respond.
Strengthening reflective intelligence may improve response flexibility by helping someone to reflect on an experience before choosing how to respond.
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Lesson 1: Decrease Inflammation by Eliminating Inflammatory Food
Eliminating the consumption of inflammatory food and chemicals may reduce symptoms of autoimmune diseases, chronic diseases, and mood disorders that are caused by inflammation.
Eliminating the consumption of inflammatory food and chemicals may reduce symptoms of autoimmune diseases, chronic diseases, and mood disorders that are caused by inflammation.
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Lesson 2: Improve Digestion by Creating a Thriving Microbiome
A balanced and thriving microbiome may reduce symptoms of autoimmune diseases, chronic inflammatory diseases, and mood disorders.
A balanced and thriving microbiome may reduce symptoms of autoimmune diseases, chronic inflammatory diseases, and mood disorders.
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Lesson 3: Improve Cellular Health with Time-Restricted Eating
Time-restricted eating may improve metabolism, insulin resistance, weight loss, energy levels, and cellular health.
Time-restricted eating may improve metabolism, insulin resistance, weight loss, energy levels, and cellular health.
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Lesson 4: Understand Nutrition
Consuming the right amount of nutrition may help all cellular processes function optimally.
Consuming the right amount of nutrition may help all cellular processes function optimally.
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Lesson 5: Understand How to Use Supplements and Herbal Remedies
Supplements and herbal remedies may provide vitamins, minerals, and other essential nutrients that the body is deficient in. When used properly, supplements and herbal remedies may improve psychological stress, immune function, detoxification, and more.
Supplements and herbal remedies may provide vitamins, minerals, and other essential nutrients that the body is deficient in. When used properly, supplements and herbal remedies may improve psychological stress, immune function, detoxification, and more.
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Lesson 1: Develop Healthy Posture
Healthy posture may improve breathing, reduce physical and mental tension, and allow the body to feel stable and move freely in relation to the environment.
Healthy posture may improve breathing, reduce physical and mental tension, and allow the body to feel stable and move freely in relation to the environment.
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Lesson 2: Improve Cardiovascular Fitness with Walking
Walking may improve cardiovascular health, musculoskeletal health, brain health, cognition, and mood.
Walking may improve cardiovascular health, musculoskeletal health, brain health, cognition, and mood.
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Lesson 3: Improve Flexibility with Yoga
The postural exercises of Yoga, called Asanas, may improve balance, endurance, agility, flexibility and vitality while reducing fatigue, soothing the nerves, and enhancing body awareness.
The postural exercises of Yoga, called Asanas, may improve balance, endurance, agility, flexibility and vitality while reducing fatigue, soothing the nerves, and enhancing body awareness.
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Lesson 4: Balance Energy with Qigong
Qigong (pronounced chee gong) may help to balance the internal energy (Qi) of the body. When Qi is balanced, the mind and body may be calm and the function of each organ may be improved.
Qigong (pronounced chee gong) may help to balance the internal energy (Qi) of the body. When Qi is balanced, the mind and body may be calm and the function of each organ may be improved.
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Lesson 5: Build Strength by Using Bodyweights
Bodyweight exercises may improve strength, joint mobility, and cardiovascular health.
Bodyweight exercises may improve strength, joint mobility, and cardiovascular health.
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Lesson 6: Build Strength by Using Bodyweights: Shoulders
These bodyweight exercises may help someone to build strength of the shoulder muscles.
These bodyweight exercises may help someone to build strength of the shoulder muscles.
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Lesson 7: Build Strength by Using Bodyweights: Triceps
These bodyweight exercises may help someone to build strength of the triceps muscles.
These bodyweight exercises may help someone to build strength of the triceps muscles.
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Lesson 8: Build Strength by Using Bodyweights: Chest
These bodyweight exercises may help someone to build strength of the chest muscles.
These bodyweight exercises may help someone to build strength of the chest muscles.
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Lesson 9: Build Strength by Using Bodyweights: Biceps and Forearms
These bodyweight exercises may help someone to build strength of the biceps and forearms muscles.
These bodyweight exercises may help someone to build strength of the biceps and forearms muscles.
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Lesson 10: Build Strength by Using Bodyweights: Core
These bodyweight exercises may help someone to build strength of the core muscles.
These bodyweight exercises may help someone to build strength of the core muscles.
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Lesson 11: Build Strength by Using Bodyweights: Thighs
These bodyweight exercises may help someone to build strength of the thigh muscles.
These bodyweight exercises may help someone to build strength of the thigh muscles.
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Lesson 12: Build Strength by Using Bodyweights: Calves
These bodyweight exercises may help someone to build strength of the calf muscles.
These bodyweight exercises may help someone to build strength of the calf muscles.
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Lesson 1: Develop Healthy Breathing Mechanics
Developing healthy breathing may help to calm the nervous system, decrease anxiety and improve breathing-related health issues.
Developing healthy breathing may help to calm the nervous system, decrease anxiety and improve breathing-related health issues.
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Lesson 1: Relax by Using Breathwork
Breathwork may help someone to relieve stress and anxiety and generate positive moods.
Breathwork may help someone to relieve stress and anxiety and generate positive moods.
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Lesson 1: Start the Day by Waking Up Nicely
Waking up nicely may positively influence the trajectory of the day. A good day may then lead to a good night's sleep.
Waking up nicely may positively influence the trajectory of the day. A good day may then lead to a good night's sleep.
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Lesson 2: Replenish Energy by Taking a Nap
Napping may improve memory, physical performance, decision making, nighttime sleep, and stress levels.
Napping may improve memory, physical performance, decision making, nighttime sleep, and stress levels.
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Lesson 3: Create a Restful Environment to Promote Sleep
Creating a restful environment may promote more restorative sleep by improving the ability to fall asleep, stay asleep, and to smoothly transition between sleep cycles.
Creating a restful environment may promote more restorative sleep by improving the ability to fall asleep, stay asleep, and to smoothly transition between sleep cycles.
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Lesson 4: Rejuvenate the Mind and Body by Sleeping Well
A good night's sleep can improve mood, attention, learning, memory, and an overall sense of well-being.
A good night's sleep can improve mood, attention, learning, memory, and an overall sense of well-being.
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About your Instructor
Welcome! I’m Michael Henne, MPH, the founder of WavyFields. With a background in public health, I’ve dedicated my career to translating complex clinical research into practical, everyday wellness strategies. My goal is to guide you through these five pillars of vitality so you can take control of your health and feel your absolute best.
Credential: Master of Public Health (MPH) | 5+ Years of Wellness Advocacy | Founder of WavyFields Nonprofit
FAQs
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You have lifetime access to all 36 lessons. This allows you to revisit the Pillars of Vitality whenever you need a refresher.
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The online course provides the full digital curriculum for free. The e-book in our shop is a separate, condensed version designed for those who prefer an offline, printable guide to support the WavyFields nonprofit.
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Absolutely. Many students find it helpful to book a private session to tailor these evidence-based practices to their specific health history and goals.
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No. This course focuses on fundamental lifestyle shifts like breathing, sleep hygiene, and mindset. Any recommended tools are accessible and low-cost.