Spiritual Fitness
Harness the forces of your spiritual beliefs as a source of resilience to get through stressful times.
“If you truly believe in your personal philosophy or religious faith-if you are committed mind, body, and soul, to your worldview- you may well be capable of achieving remarkable feats of the mind and body…”
–Herbert Benson, M.D. of Harvard Medical School
Organizations & Programs
Spiritual Fitness
Articles and resources from Hooah4Health on issues surrounding spiritual fitness.
Transcendental Meditation
Techniques and information on how this form of meditation promotes brain health and focus and taps into your inner self.
OSOK Purpose Module
In this One Shot, One Kill (OSOK) Program presentation, discover how you can draw upon supportive factors like your beliefs, values, and spirituality and leverage inner strength for optimal performance. For more OSOK program materials, click here .
Documents
Total Force Fitness [PDF] & Comprehensive Soldier Fitness
These leading publications on complete warrior fitness discuss the importance of spiritual fitness in the overall health of the Warfighter. See the spiritual fitness sections of these publications for the leading stances on spiritual fitness.
"The Healing Power of Mind: Simple Exercises for Health, Well-Being, and Enlightenment" [purchase required]
This book explores meditation exercises to help you build health of mind, body, and spirit.
Tools
Spirituality Assessment
Believing in something greater than oneself is a key component of resilience. afterdeployment.org provides assessments on spirituality and other related attitudes such as forgiveness, optimism, gratitude, generosity, and hope.
