Unit 10 - Final Post

Rated Self-Reflection

Based on personal reflection, I rate my physical well-being from a 5 at the beginning of this class to a 4 now. I never made it back to the gym, because I have been sick. I hope to very soon though. My spiritual well-being has increased from a 5 to a 6, because I have started reading my Bible everyday again. I’m still working on getting back to church. My psychological well-being was an 8 and now a 7. I have been preoccupied with certain concerns and find it more difficult to meditate, but I keep trying.

Goals

Well, my goals to improve these areas are to get back in the gym as soon as I can, start going to church again, and keep meditating and counting my blessings.

Strategy

I’m going to start in the gym when the M.D. says that I’m ready, and I am trying to begin certain exercises at home (like walking and chores) in the meantime. It’s been so long since we have been to church that we just forget to go, so we need to post a reminder to help us to remember to include that in our weekend plans. No new plans for my psychological goals at this time except to follow Dora’s mantra from the movie Little Nemo, “Just keep swimming, keep swimming…” Love that Dora.

Relaxation Exercise

This exercise is called The Crime of the Century, and that is the only part of it that I felt was frustrating. I call it the Rainbow Meditation. That makes more sense to me. I enjoyed this meditation more now than I did at the start of this class. I guess the guide’s voice sounded more soothing this go round than the first.

Thanks to those that read my blogs. Best wishes to you all.

Stacey

Unit 8 - My favorite meditations

Of the exercises that we have done (loving kindness, subtle mind, visualization, and meditation), I have found loving kindness and subtle mind to be my favorites. Loving kindness helps me to forgive and be more patient. Subtle mind is very helpful in reducing mental chatter and gives me a break from worry that I may be obsessing about. I have begun to integrate these into my daily life by doing brief meditation using the loving kindness or subtle mind technique at small intervals during the day. I also have set aside 20 minutes each night to meditate before I go to bed.

Unit 7 - Meeting Aesclepius

Well, didn't have a lot of time for meditation this week, but definitely needed it. When I did sit down for this week’s meditative practice “Meeting Aesclepius”, I felt distracted at first by the noises nearby, but quickly began to focus. Once again with the guided meditation, I appreciate the assistance that a guide provides, but find myself startled every time she resumed speaking. In the end, I almost fell asleep before realizing that the guide had finished the “tour”. I have enjoyed the time spent in meditation. I have found that I am calmer and more patient with others. In order to make it a routine, I need to find a time in each day for this practice which I have not found yet.

For the second part of this week’s assignment, an example of  “One cannot lead another where one has not gone him or herself” (Schlitz, Amorok, & Micozzi, 2005, p. 477) means, to me, that I cannot teach my son to ride a horse if I do not know how to myself. This applies to the health and wellness professional, because in order for the professional to truly teach the client integral health practices, the professional must understand it and use it first himself. A professional, out of dedication to said profession, should be responsible for developing his own health holistically. I integrate spiritual growth in my life through prayer, reading my Bible, and going to church. I integrate psychological health in my life through talking with trusted friends, taking time to relax, rest, and have fun, and not dwell on the negative.

References

Schlitz, M., Amorok, T., & Micozzi, M. S. (2005). Consciousness & healing. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Churchill Livingston.