The Circle of Life: What is it?

Have you ever tried to find balance in the areas of your life, but just can’t seem to do it? 

Has it ever frustrated you that you seem to be thriving in one area, but failing in another? You may be thriving in your health eating program, but failing in spending time with your closest friends. You may even be enjoying your career so much that you have forsaken time to be creative in the area of art you enjoy. Maybe you’ve often felt like balance , satisfaction and health in every area of your life just isn’t possible. 

Well, I personally am guilty of all the above and have myself felt frustrated at times, so you are not alone. Until pursuing holistic health, imbalance was a common theme in my life. One minute I was doing well in exercise, but forsaking time to be creative in other areas of my life .

It wasn’t until Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN) found me and the Circle of Life was part if it. I learned how to identify areas in my life that were out of balance and how to find more satisfaction and balance in those particular areas.

Therefore, I thought it would be helpful to share with you all what the Circle of Life is and how to use it, so you too can start to work on the particular areas you know or may not know that you need to have more balance, satisfaction and health in.

What is the Circle of Life?

I first learned about the Circle of Life through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN) back in March 2020 when I started my health coaching certification program with the school. According to IIN, the purpose of the Circle of Life is to “discover which non-food areas in our lives we are missing, and how to incorporate more joy and satisfaction into our lives.”

The 12 areas in the circle include:

1. Spirituality

2. Creativity

3. Finances

4. Career

5. Education

6. Health

7. Physical Activity

8. Home Cooking

9. Home Environment

10. Relationships

11. Social Life

12. Joy