Frequently Asked Questions

  • 1-2-3 Wellness is designed for ALL adults and youth regardless of age, gender, race or socioeconomic status.

    The program can be used successfully by individuals, groups or large schools and organizations to understand and build life-changing well-being habits.

  • Based on extensive research conducted at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and other top universities, benefits include:

    • Stress reduction

    • Improved relationship building

    • Improved culture and climate

    • Increased attendance

    • and more!

  • We are different because we make complex wellness concepts SIMPLE and ACTIONABLE.

    A lot of people “know” about the brain, wellness, trauma and well-being, however, only a small percentage of people live their knowledge by taking action.

    We are laser focused on supporting individuals, schools and organizations in taking daily action through healthy habits that create a positive culture and climate. As part of the focus on simplicity and action, 1-2-3 Wellness integrates interdisciplinary ideas related to the brain, emotional intelligence, behavior change, priming our brains for learning and more.

    After all, YOU deserve to benefit from the most powerful research in the world amid your busy life.

  • Participants learn simple, yet powerful ways to build healthy wellness habits.

    They’ll learn about self-compassion, stress reduction, processing thoughts in healthy ways, processing emotions in healthy ways, trauma-informed approaches, wellness techniques and practices and more.

    In addition, each person who participates is guided to create their own personalized self-care plan.

  • That is exciting! You are encouraged to look over the www.123wellness.org website with your colleagues to introduce them to the many benefits. Schools often join as part of a cohort with other schools in their district or region.

    Next, you’re invited to sign up for the waitlist, and we will help you get started.

  • 1-2-3 Wellness been researched at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and Missouri Baptist University. Benefits include:

    • Stress reduction

    • Improved relationship building

    • Improved culture and climate

    • Increased attendance

    • and more!


    Once leaders bring the program to their school or organization, they often proclaim that they “don’t know how we ever lived without it”!

  • We find that the vast majority of adults and students want to participate because the program encourages them to do activities that they enjoy and help them feel well and alive. It’s fun and it works.

    That said, students are invited to refrain from participating on days they do not want to. Ironically, when students show agency and choose to put their heads down while others practice wellness, they actually are doing a key part of the program - choosing what helps them feel strong and well.

    • Video courses

    • Electronic resources including research based workbooks

    • Lesson plans for different ages

    • Student e-workbooks

    • Dozens of wellness practices

    • Learning workshops

    • Access to a powerful app that helps individuals build healthy habits, tracks wellness responses and supports data-based decision making

  • Absolutely! Everyone has unique strengths and needs. The program is designed to offer dozens of different pathways to wellness and to offer each person choice and autonomy that supports their unique needs.

    The individual wellness plan and app track common responses to emotions, allowing you to reflect on what wellness practices work for you over time.

  • Yes. 1-2-3 Wellness works with many leaders and organizations on adult well-being. We empower individuals to learn stress reduction techniques and develop healthy habits which don’t only benefit them: the culture of the organization is uplifted too.

    Learn more about wellness focused on adults here

  • We take data privacy very seriously and want to make sure that everyone’s data is safe at all times.

    Additionally, parents and students have the option of sharing or not sharing their data with teachers and school leaders.

  • 1-2-3 Wellness is designed to help people activate the “rest and digest” part of their nervous system. In terms of the brain, we learn to create safety in the brainstem and connection in the midbrain on a daily basis. Doing so can help “prime the brain” for learning.

    Imagine a room full of students who have just spent a minute calming their bodies and minds vs. a class that jumps right into academics. Which one do you think will be more effective academically for the remaining 59 minutes of class?

  • We worked with a team out of Stanford University to create the 1-2-3 Wellness App in order to scale the impact of the program.

    The app is awesome! It helps people develop daily, healthy wellness habits and learn patterns about what helps them feel well in different situations. Here is a video explaining the power of the app

    Plus, teachers, principals and superintendents each get a data dashboard showing trends about the culture of their school. The app shows how each student, classroom and school are feeling in real time as well as what wellness practices are helping most.

  • Yes. Many districts or counties sign up together and form a cohort so that they can learn, grow and celebrate success together.

    Plus, there is a discount for large groups!

  • Yes. We take great measures to acknowledge and honor that many of us have experienced trauma and deserve resources, support and guidance that is trauma-sensitive.

  • Adult wellness sets the tone for youth wellness. Children need role models to show them what healthy emotional regulation can look like.

    Through a process called “co-regulation” we influence each other and can help one another feel more safe and connected. When adults are more regulated, this regulation “ripples” out to their tone, words, actions and relationships.

  • Please sign up for the waitlist to discuss a plan and pricing that is right for you.

    Discounts apply when schools sign up as part of a larger group with other schools.

  • Please reach out to us at info@123wellness.org and we will be happy to help :)


Click here for an introduction to our curriculum!