The Real Vine

Core Course 101

Course Description: The Real Vine helps participants continue learning and growing in wellbeing practices across seven areas of life: spiritual, emotional, mental, physical, social, community, and financial. The course includes faith-inspired resources, research-based insights, and practical real-life applications.

Target Participants: Teens to Senior (Maturing) Adults

Format Options: Small group in person or remote (telephone). Independent, self-directed study.

Total Time: 15 hours total, divided into ten 1½ hour classes. The number and length of classes may be adjusted based on available time.
Class 1
  • Facilitator & Participant Introductions
  • Course Overview
  • Wellbeing Model & Brief Rating
  • Action Planning Introduced
Class 2
  • Wellbeing Discovery Tool
  • Spiritual Wellbeing & Life Purpose
  • Spiritual Wellbeing Items Review & Action Planning
Class 3
  • Heart – Mind – Action (HMA) Model Introduced; Mind Defined
  • Mental Wellbeing
  • Mental Wellbeing Items Review & Action Planning
Class 4
  • HMA Model: Heart Defined
  • Emotional Wellbeing
  • Emotional Wellbeing Items Review & Action Planning
Class 5
  • HMA Model: Action Defined
  • Physical Wellbeing
  • Physical Wellbeing Items Review & Action Planning
Class 6
  • HMA Model: Worksheet – Alignment
  • Social Wellbeing
  • Social Wellbeing Items Review & Action Planning
Class 7
  • HMA Model: Worksheet – Misaligned
  • Community Wellbeing
  • Community Wellbeing Items Review & Action Planning
Class 8
  • HMA: Model: Worksheet – Life Transitions
  • Financial Wellbeing
  • Financial Wellbeing Items Review & Action Planning
Class 9
  • HMA: Triggering Life Events: Conflicts, Changes & Other Derailers
  • Action Planning
Class 10
  • Action Plan Presentations
  • Resources & Other Courses
  • Wrap-Up

Resources

Wellbeing Model: Rath, Tom and Harter, Jim. (2010). Well Being: The Five Essential Elements. Gallup Press.
Spiritual Wellbeing: Peterson, Eugene H. (2021). On Living Well: Brief Reflections on Wisdom for Walking in the Way of Jesus. Waterbrook.
Peterson, Eugene H. (2012). The Message Study Bible. NavPress.
Emotional Wellbeing:
Mental Wellbeing:
Physical Wellbeing: Creagan, Edward T. (2013). Mayo Clinic on Healthy Aging. Mayo Clinic Press.
Social Wellbeing:
Community Wellbeing:
Financial Wellbeing: Green, William. (2021). Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World’s Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life. Scribner.