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Wellness
Balancing Success and Well-Being: Your Academic Journey, Our Support
Part of our holistic approach is a focus on your health, wellness, and well-being. These are important and necessary at every stage of life, especially through this complex stress-filled application/admission journey.
You will be given actionable tips and tools to build a customized wellness plan to optimize your overall health and well-being depending on whether you are applying to college, Law School, Medical School, the Health Professions, Residency, or if you are a supportive family member who could benefit from managing your own stress better.
Kaushal B. Nanavati, MD
has nearly 30 years of experience in guiding people through stressful situations to help them navigate the journey and manage stress levels during the application cycle and beyond. Dr. Nanavati will offer his CORE 4 of Wellness Program which is a comprehensive wellness advising package encompassing stress management, spiritual wellness, nutrition, and physical exercise. He will offer five (5) online interactive group zoom sessions. You will have the opportunity to get personalized feedback on your goals.
These are powerful tools that can help you:
Cultivate concentration, confidence, perspective, and mental receptivity
Help shape your mindset and guide your actions
Maintain confidence and resilience throughout the application process
01. Practical Goal Setting
Helping you to gain clarity of your goals while utilizing a framework for success. A unique system designed utilizing the SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats to your success), SMART Goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-based), and PDSA cycles (Plan, Do, Study, Assess).
02. Stress Management
Dr. Nanavati will help you focus on the things you can control (practical and personal application), identify who is in your front row (developing a support system), and develop an understanding of school/life balance leading to sustained happiness
03. Spiritual Wellness
Dr. Nanavati will train you in mindfulness through Meditation and Affirmations/Intentions, how to manage your stress Hormones through Deep Breathing, and Positive mindset training (case based and situational).
04. Nutrition
Understanding the impact of food on physical, emotional, and mental health and what to eat during stressful times, what to avoid, and why?
05. Physical Exercise
The benefits to improving concentration, focus, energy, mood, and mindset and what to do, when, how much?
Be patient with yourself. This is a journey!
Dr. Nanavati’s book, Core 4 of Wellness, may also be a great resource if you are interested.
DISCLAIMER: The CORE 4 of Wellness program is developed by Kaushal B. Nanavati, MD, and provides an approach to wellness focusing on nutrition, physical exercise, stress management, and spiritual wellness. This program is a resource for people interested in learning to manage their stress better and those seeking to have more balance and peace in their lives. The discussion and guidance provided during the program do not replace sound medical advice from your physician or health care provider and do not substitute for medical therapeutic advice. The advisee and supportive family member should regularly consult a physician or health care provider in matters relating to their health and particularly with respect to any symptoms that may require diagnosis or medical attention. It is recommended that you see your physician or health care provider before making any changes to your nutrition, physical exercise, activity regimen, and for specific recommendations for you and your health, wellness, and well-being. The advisee and/or supporting family member take full responsibility for their safety and know their limits. The advisee and/or supporting family member take full responsibility for their emotions, thoughts, and actions and will not hold Kaushal B. Nanavati, MD, or Holistic Admissions Advising, LLC liable for outcomes related to your enrollment in this program.
