Te Taha Tinana

Te taha tinana refers to physical health and growth and development as it relates to the body. This focuses on physical well-being and bodily care.

Tinana suffers when a person is under emotional stress, or is unwell. Pain in different parts of your body is tinana communicating what is going on consciously or unconsciously. For example, someone who is stressed may be more likely to become physically ill.

People who are grieving will often talk of headaches or stomach pains or back aches, without ever considering that grief can – and does – present physically.

Tinana also includes financial needs:

How do you get from the house to the courtroom? Do you have money to get to the courtroom?