It is important for health and wellness professionals to
develop psychologically, spiritually, and physically because as professionals
we need to understand how this feels and how our feelings bring out the best of
us spiritually and then physically. I do not think that this is just for health
and wellness professionals, but for everyone, developing spiritually,
psychologically, and physically is like finding yourself again and living
again. The areas that I think that I need to develop more in are to meditate
more, to take in living in the moment instead of worrying about something in
the past that I cannot change and something in the future that may not happen.
Psychologically
I have an understanding of health wellness and how it helps to focus, having
the ability to shut out everything outside of yourself and listen to your body,
but I still score myself a five because it does not happen easily for me yet, I
get distracted. Spiritually I feel comfortable because once I am focused I can
feel the change in my body and spirit, so for this I would score myself a nine
because of the time I take to get in this mode. Physically I would give myself
a nine because I do practice yoga, which I absolutely enjoy but I do not do it
as often as I would like.
My goal
physically is to do my yoga a little bit everyday not just once a week,
psychologically my goal would be to meditate more so that I have an easier time
focusing, and spiritually I would like to let things go easier and not let
things get to me so much, doing this with meditation.
My
strategies would physically do more tai chi and yoga, through Tibetan healing
practices, every day so that I feel more relaxed and have an inner peace with
my body and soul. Psychologically I would like to, like I just said, meditation
through yoga in the form of breathing to reduce stress and stop the “mind
chatter”. And spiritually I would integrate the Loving Kindness exercise because
love heals and our nervous systems are not self-contained. To do more of these exercises,
I need to balance my time off of work and errand I run with my mind, body, and soul
exercises. This would mean getting up earlier so that I have time before work and
when I get out of work to do my errand so that at the end of the day, I can relax
and do my meditation and exercises to release all of the stress that I had throughout
the day.
Great job on your final! You mentioned balancing your time; I feel like this is one of my biggest obstacles! I am too busy with responsibilities to really slow down and enjoy my time. I’m also hoping to find time for myself somehow. I also think ahead and hope to have more free time after I finish school…but I might be even busier with a career in health and wellness! I hope I can find that balance, because I do not feel like we should live to work, but possibly work at something we love while living fully. Good luck with your goals and future!
ReplyDeleteThis class has made me realize that I often forget about myself and need to start working towards a healthier more in tune me. I agree that health and wellness professionals need to develop physically, spiritually, and psychologically in order to be a living model of what they teach allowing one to see what they wish to become. I try my best to live in the present also, for the past is over and the future is not here all we can do to improve our future is to be fully aware in our present. I am the same as you, I get distracted easily, but as the weeks have gone on I have become better and better at calming my mind and reaching a peaceful state. The subtle mind exercise has been especially beneficial to me and the more I practice it the easier it is to do. That is wonderful that you rate yourself a 9 on the spiritual domain, even though it may take you some time to get to where you wish to be at least you are able to reach that state and as time goes on it will become easier and easier. Love that saying...practice makes perfect! Meditation is a wonderful way to eliminate the needless suffering and torment of the mind. I love the fact that you used the loving kindness exercise as a spiritual aspect. Nice that you realized the connection between the two. I plan to make my goals a new priority in my daily life. Just a little each day can make a huge difference. I wish you the best in all that you do!
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