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Healthy Mind, Body, & Spirit Tips From Poetβs Walk San Antonio
Tips Provided Through Their Signature Touches Program

Staying healthy these days involves more than just eating right and taking the proper medicine. At Poetβs Walk San Antonio, they make sure their senior residents have a healthy mind, body and spirit. As part of their Signature Touches program, there are activities dedicated to a holistic philosophy including Art Therapy, writing and gardening workshops to special events, exercise, fine dining and so much more. Signature Touches allows Poetβs Walk San Antonio to successfully customize each residentβs experience allowing them to continue enjoying everything that life has to offer.
βAt Poetβs Walk San Antonio, we pride ourselves in taking care of our residentβs entire being,β said Wendy Jo Martin, Executive Director at Poetβs Walk San Antonio. βPersonal development, through an invigorated mind, body, and spirit, is vital to the overall health and wellbeing of an individual.β
Here are some tips on how to have a healthier mind, body, and spirit:
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Participate in Mentally Therapeutic Activities:
There are a wide variety of therapeutic activities that allow for enjoyment while you reap the benefits for your mental and spiritual health. A few examples of those therapeutic activities include: adult coloring therapy, art therapy, music therapy, aromatherapy and more. The benefits of some of these therapeutic programs include cognitive development, promoting social interaction, reduce stress and more.
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Make a Change to Diet:
Changing a diet to include healthier foods, does more than make someone physically healthier. βThe impact that your dietary habits can have on your physical health, as well as your mental health, is astronomical,β said Mabel Prado, Corporate Chef for Spring Hills Senior Communities (Poetβs Walkβs parent company). βItβs crucial to incorporate foods full of vitamins and nutrients into your diet to promote a healthy mind, body, and spirit. Your body is a temple, and itβs important to monitor what foods and beverages you allow inside of it.β
Engage in Meditation:
Meditation provides a plethora of health benefits for an individualβs mind, body, and spirit. Some of these benefits include: stress relief, alleviation of anxiety, an enhanced self-awareness and reduction of age-related memory loss. Meditation allows an individual to take control of their thoughts and, with that, the world around them. It is an invaluable therapeutic tool that can be practiced anywhere.
For more tips, please visit http://www.poetswalk-springhills.com/blogs/five-tips-to-a-healthier-mind-body-and-spirit.
Poetβs Walk San Antonio is located at 5438 Presidio Parkway. For more information, please contact 210-839-2199 or visit www.poetswalksanantonio.com.
About Spring Hills Senior Communities & Memory Care Communities:
All Spring Hills Senior Communitiesβ, Home Care Services, Assisted Living Communities and Poetβs Walk Memory Care Communities offer a distinctive and innovative approach to home care services, assisted living, and Alzheimerβs care as led by Alexander Markowits, President/CEO. Signature Touches is the companyβs holistic approach to offering individualized care and services that are designed to meet the needs and preferences of residents and clients. Personal choice is top priority in one of the companyβs Spring Hills assisted living communities or in clientβs homes with Spring Hills home care services located in NJ, VA, OH, FL and NV, or in one of the companyβs Poetβs Walk memory care communities located in in TX, VA and NV as well as soon-to-be FL. For more information about their Caring with a Commitment to Quality dedication to senior living, visit www.spring-hills.com or www.poetswalk-springhills.com.