Unit 10

unit 3 assessment were wellbeing was a 4 overall, spiritual wellbeing was a 9, psychologically I was a 9 I am suffering from an illness I manage to still keep my spirits up and psychologically I have always been strong. I always try to stay in a positive frame of mind. My scores have not changed since unit 3. My health has stayed the same, some days better, some days worse. I continue to work on improving it. Like I said I still strive to reach my goals. My illness has stopped it from moving forward, but, I still try through. I have implemented the activities to some degree, I cant do stuff in the gym, but, the meditation and still use the oximeter to lower my heart rate. My spiritual well being has become stronger because of this course. I have really enjoyed it. The meditation music and methods were awesome. It will help me be able to teach someone else how to relax with meditation techniques and how to help them selves. Its been a wonderful experience.

unit 9 final

Unit 9 final

Introduction: I believe it is important for health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually, and physically. I do not believe you can expect to help a client reach development psychologically, spiritually, and physically, if you are not developed in these areas yourself. If you have reached your developmental goals in these areas, I feel then you can help guide someone else toward those goals.

I honestly need to develop some in all three of these areas listed above. I have an illness that limits my physical ability. I have let this stop me from trying I think; psychologically I think I have just let my mind say ok you can’t do it and kind of settle for that. Spiritually, I am very strong, I am sure I could be stronger. On the spiritual aspect, I use this to help me meditate, which I do several times a day. Physically, I need lots of work. I need to get a grip on exercise and just do it and stop thinking that I can’t do it.

Assessment: I have assessed my health in each domain by writing down my abilities in each of the three areas and know where I should basically be by studying our text books and learning all I can. I score my wellness spiritually, physically, and psychologically by writing down my pros and cons of my abilities in these three areas. I know where I should be physically, and that is tied in with the psychological by me getting mentally prepared to get fit. Spiritually, I am probably the strongest. On a scale of 1-10 I would say my physical wellbeing is a 3, my psychological wellbeing is a 7, and my spiritual wellbeing is a 9, as you can see I have room for improvement in all three.

Goal Development: For my psychological goal I hope to get more mentally tough about working out, getting the right mind set, and just do it. Spiritually, I am the strongest; I can get deeper into my spirituality with meditation. I would like to be able to completely get inside my and control all pain and ready myself for physical exercise. Physically, I have the biggest goal, to lose 140 lbs. I have no time limit on this; I just need to lose it. The excess weight is contributing to my health problems. My goal is to get physically fit within the next couple of years, it will not be easy, but, I know I can do it; I just need to put my mind to it.

Practices for personal health: Strategies I will use to foster growth are, Physical-Exercise, and diet to foster growth in this area, I know with exercise and a stricter diet I will have a much better chance at attaining my weight goal. Spiritually- I hope to get in better touch with my spiritual side, through meditation, and mental imagery. This will also help physically. Psychologically- I think it will fall right in line as the other areas improve, my outlook will improve and become more positive, but, to make sure this happens by using positive affirmations and expanding my consciousness by being totally aware of my being and balance.

Commitment: I will assess my progress or lack of over the next six months; I have joined a gym and have a personal trainer and a detailed workout program to start working toward my goal of losing 140 lbs. The strategies I have to maintain my long term practices are wonderful family support and sheer determination to succeed and become healthy again. I will assess my self with a journal that I do keep daily, and an exercise diary the trainer has me keep at the gym, he reviews it every month and adjusts your exercise program accordingly. I should be able to accomplish my goal with hard work.

References

Elliott S. Dacher, M. (2006). Integral Health. Laguna Beach: Basic Health Publications, Inc.

Marilyn Schlitz, T. A. (2005). Consciousness and Healing. st.louis. missouri: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone.

unit 8 post

My two practices are meditation and visualization. I love these two practices. Meditation is awesome. I use meditation for pain control, I am allergic to all pain medication and I have Lupus and was blessed to discover meditation from a previous Kaplan instructor. Wow, has it helped so much, I have gotten to where I can almost make the pain disappear completely. I use visualization to relax before I start school work. It helps me get focused and find balance that I need to concentrate to get my work done. I have ADD and take medication for it and it has allowed me to cut my dosage in half. I seem to be able to sit still and get a project done without fidgeting and getting up and down constantly. I love both of these practices and do interchange which I use for what.

unit 7 Meeting Asciepius

I liked this exercise on Dacher's CD. I mainly use meditation when in pain and at bed time to fall asleep. It works like a charm. I use simple meditation, nothing complicated and it so comforting and relaxing. I even meditate before tackling a lot of homework to get in the right frame of mind. I think fostering these meditation skills can help in all aspects of my life.

I think " One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself" means you cant teach others about health when you are unhealthy your self. I believe in practice what you preach. I am morbidly obese and would not dare to expect anyone looking to get fit to look at me and want to listen to anything I have to say about health and fitness. Its being hypocritical, I think to be like that. I implement psychological and spiritual growth by helping others by listening and spiritually by meditating and soul searching, it helps me find my balance.

Healing unit 6

Learning new techniques and assessment tools will always help me personally and help me help others figure out their balance and natural rhythm to their bodies, mind, and spirit. The Loving-Kindness exercise was basically opening your mind and letting go of and pain and finding happiness for yourself and the happiness, health, wholeness, and freedom from suffering for others. Like projecting it through your thought. The assessment process allows you to find inner peace and take control of your body, mind, and spirit. Its about finding balance. I discovered that doing these exercises I could become one with myself and became extremely focused when I did school work. I found it helped me control my pain so much more. Meditation is my favorite exercise to foster greater wellness. I liked this blog assignment.

Subtle Mind

I found after listening to our CD, I find the Subtle Mind exercise to be harder than the Loving Kindness exercise. Loving Kindness seems to be more laid back then the Subtle Mind exercise. I really had to focus on my breathing and really listen to even get to a point where it seemed like it was starting to work. I think spiritual wellness is connected to mental and physical wellness. I know when I am spiritually low I do not feel well or can not concentrate, but, when I feel spiritually fit, I feel physically better and mentally sharp.

Loving Kindness

I believe these exercises are always beneficial I think. This one was a unique one. By trying to take on someone else's suffering and dismissing it through our own heart and sending the love back out and hoping it can relieve some of the other people's suffering. Like sending out good vibes and hoping they are picked up and internalized by those they are intended for. I would recommend this exercise to anyone who wants to experience a different type of help. I think the concept of "mental workout" is to get your mind and heart ready to accept the suffering so it can be turned around into love and kindness. I think this exercise would be an excellent way to cure the ills of the world if we could use it on a global scale. I liked this exercise.

Unit 3 blog

My well being I would say is about a 4. I am suffering from an illness that does not allow me to physically be well most of the time. My physical well being is about a 4 because of my illness. My spiritual well being is I would say a 9. I always keep my spirits and spirituality up and positive, I have to to try and get well. Psychologically I would say a 9. I use meditation and deep breathing, sometimes mental imagery to keep myself in a very positive frame of mind. I feel I have too much to fight for to just give in or give up. My goal In all three areas is to stay positive and keep balance and fight my hardest. Like I said I meditate several times a day, I have also joined a gym and go daily and work with a trainer to do whats best and what I am physically able to do. I hope to get more physically in shape. The relaxation exercise was great. I like this guy, even my cat fell asleep listening to him. I did an experiment. As I followed his directions I had a pulse oximeter on my finger and the exercise lowered my heart rate by 15 beats a minute. That was great.

Welcome and Journey on relaxation

Hello Everyone, Welcome to my blog. I have only done this once before for another class at Kaplan. I think this will be a fun part of this class and we will learn a lot about Creating Wellness and each other. We will more than likely make new friends some of which will last a lifetime. This seem a great way to express yourself and get some constructive feed back and support.

The Journey on Relaxation was very good, its late here and I almost fell asleep he got me so relaxed listening to his voice. That gentleman's voice was so conducive to relaxation that he could read a grocery list and make you relax. I would like to find out who he is and see if he has a cd to listen to. What a great exercise.

New Blog

Ok I think I did this right. You guys let me know if you can see it ok. Thanks I think this will be fun if I can figure it out.