Review your unit 3 personal assessment of your psychological, physical, and spiritual well-being. Reflect on these areas. How did you score yourself on a scale from 1 to 10 in unit 3? How do you score yourself now? Has the score changed? Why or why not?
In Unit 3, I gave myself a 5 in the area of physical well being. I would now rate myself at a 6. I have improved my eating habits. I make meals at home more often than fast food now. I have also become more active. I rated my spiritual well being at a 7 in Unit 3. I would now rate it at an 8. I have worked more through the mind-body-spirit connections throughout this course and have been more forgiving and loving of myself. I would now rate myself at an 8. In the psychological area I rated myself a 6. I would now change that to a 7. I have learned to reduce my stress levels and have practiced the witnessing mind exercises daily.
Review the goals and activities you set for yourself in each area. Have you made progress toward the goals? Explain.
In Unit 3 my goals were to become more physically healthy, stop putting so much pressure on myself, and continue working towards expanding my consciousness. I have made progress in each of these areas. I have begun exercising and eating healthier which will help improve my physical health. I have also continued meditation every day, which helps with my physical health, stress reduction and conscious awareness.
Have you implemented the activities you chose for your well-being in each of the three areas? Explain.
I have implemented the activities that I set for myself. I am meditating daily and exercising. This is helping reduce my stress level and sets aside some time for myself instead of constantly running for everybody.
Summarize your personal experience throughout this course. Have you developed improved well-being? What has been rewarding? What has been difficult? How will this experience improve your ability to assist others?
My personal experience throughout this course has been amazing. I have improved my over all well being and have returned to meditations, which I have long missed and long needed. It has been very rewarding to meet my fellow classmates and to share our experiences on this path. I wouldn’t say that I found anything particularly difficult through this course. It has all been very motivating and rewarding. This experience will help my ability to assist others because I have a better understanding and an experience base to work with to help others.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Unit 8 blog
I think that the Loving Kindness exercise and meditation are the most beneficial to me. The loving kindness exercise is so amazing. I really love to share loving energy. It also makes me feel loved and connected. I also like doing various meditations because it helps me to calm myself and increases my focus (or at times frees me from too much focus).
I can used the loving kindness exercise to help increase my empathy for others. It also helps me feel "healed" in my heart. I know that sounds strange but its the only way I can describe it. Feeling the connectedness also helps me expand my consciousness. Meditation also helps expand my consciousness. Using these exercises daily will help me expand my awareness and grow mentally and spiritually.
I can used the loving kindness exercise to help increase my empathy for others. It also helps me feel "healed" in my heart. I know that sounds strange but its the only way I can describe it. Feeling the connectedness also helps me expand my consciousness. Meditation also helps expand my consciousness. Using these exercises daily will help me expand my awareness and grow mentally and spiritually.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Unit 7 Blog
1. Complete the "Meeting Asciepius" exercise on track #4 on the Dacher CD. Describe your meditative practice(s) for the week and discuss the experience. Explain how mindfulness or meditation has fostered an increase in your psychological or spiritual wellness. How can you continue to apply these practices in your life to foster greater health and wellness?
In the Meeting Asclepius exercise this week, I focused on the image of my grandmother. She is the wisest, most loving person I know. During the meditation I could feel her presence and feel the warmth that she emitted. Her smile made me smile. I am experiencing a lot of stress right now with my mother’s cancer. She made me feel comforted. She told me she loved me and that I needed to release some of what I am doing because overdoing myself will not help anyone. I didn’t expect this experience from the meditation. I expected to just feel an energy sharing. Meditation has fostered an increase in my psychological and spiritual wellness because I am more “in tune” with my thoughts, feelings, and actions. I take the time to look within. I can continue doing meditation exercises and practicing mindfulness by paying attention to myself and looking at the big picture before I make choices.
2. Describe the saying: "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself” (P.477) How does this apply to the health and wellness professional? Do you have an obligation to your clients to be developing your health psychologically, physically, and spiritually? Why or why not? How can you implement psychological and spiritual growth in your personal life?
The saying “One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself” means that I cannot help others on their journey to wellness if I am not familiar with the path myself. We all have different stepping stones on our path but we share a common destination. If I have not experienced the challenge of stepping stones, I cannot understand or relate to what others may need help with. I am not in the health field, but I do have an obligation to develop my own integral health if I am to help others that I encounter in my professional and personal life. I can continue to practice mindfulness and meditation exercises so that I may grow psychologically and spiritually. I will also continue with Tai Chi.
In the Meeting Asclepius exercise this week, I focused on the image of my grandmother. She is the wisest, most loving person I know. During the meditation I could feel her presence and feel the warmth that she emitted. Her smile made me smile. I am experiencing a lot of stress right now with my mother’s cancer. She made me feel comforted. She told me she loved me and that I needed to release some of what I am doing because overdoing myself will not help anyone. I didn’t expect this experience from the meditation. I expected to just feel an energy sharing. Meditation has fostered an increase in my psychological and spiritual wellness because I am more “in tune” with my thoughts, feelings, and actions. I take the time to look within. I can continue doing meditation exercises and practicing mindfulness by paying attention to myself and looking at the big picture before I make choices.
2. Describe the saying: "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself” (P.477) How does this apply to the health and wellness professional? Do you have an obligation to your clients to be developing your health psychologically, physically, and spiritually? Why or why not? How can you implement psychological and spiritual growth in your personal life?
The saying “One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself” means that I cannot help others on their journey to wellness if I am not familiar with the path myself. We all have different stepping stones on our path but we share a common destination. If I have not experienced the challenge of stepping stones, I cannot understand or relate to what others may need help with. I am not in the health field, but I do have an obligation to develop my own integral health if I am to help others that I encounter in my professional and personal life. I can continue to practice mindfulness and meditation exercises so that I may grow psychologically and spiritually. I will also continue with Tai Chi.
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