Unit 8 Blog

The two practices that I have found to be the most helpful for me were the loving kindness and subtle mind.  When I first started using the disc it was hard for me to focus and to get used to the journey of the loving kindness.   I have always thought of others first and not myself.    I think that loving yourself in order to  achieve a healthy being is hard but very attainable with time and practice.   It also helps me to look at life differently.   The subtle  mind is another method that I use and find to be very helpful  As I began to take my deep breaths and to slow down my mind and start to focus on the breathing, I find that I am very calm and very relaxed.   I have found  that using both of these techniques to be very helpful when something stressful takes place  either in my job or in my personal life.   These are two techniques that can be done any where and where and at any time.   I have found  that by using  these two techniques I no longer have stress headaches and  it helps me to handle the stressful situation without all the drama.  I highly recommend these two styles for some one to start with and then o work to other styles.

Unit 7 blog

Unit 7 Blog:

   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?

   To understand the saying “One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself” means that in order for one instruct, and to lead another to a different level of healing it is important to know how to take that same path and become transformed as we want our clients to be, and to learn the different steps and levels before you can instruct others to travel the same path.  This saying can apply really to any profession, as a health and wellness instructor it is important for me to experience what I am asking my client’s to experience, how will I know if they ( the clients) will have experienced the proper outcome If I do not know what to expect myself.  I believe that it is my obligation to experience psychologically, physically, and spiritually as I would want my client to experience those same   aspects.   The one way I know to implement psychological and spiritual growth is to experience the same type of transformation that is expected of the client.

This blog was sent last Friday while on vacation but  am not sure if posted or not.

Chapter 8 Blog

The two practices that I found to be the most helpful for me were the Loving Kindness and the Subtle MInd. When I first started using the disc it was hard for me to focus and to get used to the journey of the loving kindness.  I have always thought of others first and not myself.  I think that loving yourself in order to achieve a healthy being is hard but very attainable with time and practice. It also helps me to ook at life differently. The subtle mind is another method that I use and find to be very helpful. As I began to take my deep breaths and to slow down my mind and an start to focus on the breathing I find that I am very calm and very relaxed.  I have found that using both of these techniques to be very helpful when something stressful takes place either in my job or in my personal life. These are two techniques that can be done any where and at any time.   I have found that by using these two techniques I no longer have stress headaches and it helps me to handle the stressful situation with out all the drama. I highly reccomed this two

Unit 6 Blog

Unit 6 Blog:

Exercise (p.93)

   As I tried the exercise on page 93 I found it a little hard to focus because it had been a while since we had one-on-one time to really sit and just enjoy each other’s company.     At first we both needed to control our giggling trying to look at each other face to face.  After a little time we were able to focus on the exercise.  It was rather neat.  We were able to focus on the needs of each other and to feel the anger or the frustrations that we had both experienced this past week.  By the time we were finished with this exercise we were able to understand the anger and dislike that we were feeling for the work situations.  We were also able to focus on helping each other to focus on the positives of our lives and to think back to our early times when we were first married and there were no real stresses that faced us.   We found this exercise helpful and suggested that we do this at least once a month.    It was awkward at first but enjoyable.

Exercise (p.115)

   This exercise was interesting that this past week was one filled with different kinds of stress and as I started the exercise I found that many of the stresses really had nothing to with me and for that reason I started meditating and focused on my life and my own stressors and I was able to relive what I did not need to focus on, the things that did not affect me.    This was quiet different.

Describe the exercise and assessment process. What did you discover about yourself? What area have you chosen to be a focus of growth and development? Why? What are some specific exercises or activities that you can implement to foster greater wellness in this area?

   From both of these exercises I discovered that I worry about things I really do not need to think about our let clog up my mind with worry.  I learned that I need to focus on the one who is the most important in my life and not all the other people who are a part but not the main part.   The exercise that my husband and I did together is the one exercise that we want to implement into our routine on a monthly basis.

Contrast in Loving Kindness

Compare and contrast the Loving Kindness exercise and the Subtle mind exercise. Explain your experience including the benefits, frustrations etc.  

I found the loving kindness exercise a little hard to focus on when it came to focusing on me.   I think part of this is because as a mother it is easier for me to focus on others and not on myself.   I was not really moved by this exercise and it was not as enjoyable as the Subtle mind exercise.   The Subtle exercise was easier for me to actually focus on and by the time I had finished I felt calm and at ease.   It was easier to focus as a whole and not really thinking that I was doing this for me or centering my thoughts on me.

Discuss the connection of the spiritual wellness to mental and physical wellness. Explain how the connection is manifested in your personal life.

Spiritual wellness is a higher consciousness through being able to nurture relationships with yourself and others and the ability to build a strong value system for yourself and most of all to have a strong meaning and purpose in your life.   Yet along the way stress likes to through some obstacles in our way that can hinder our spiritual wellness.   Mental wellness is our process to in which to recall and exchange information.   Unfortunately stress again can cause a decrease in our process of being able to make decisions that are sound and good judgment, and can cause a problem in making sound decisions.   Physical wellness can be a sense of complete functioning of our psychological system e.g. our cardiovascular, reproductive, and digestive systems.  Stress could keep us from reaching homeostasis.   It is amazing how all these are all interconnected

Reflections unit 3 Blog

"The winds of grace are blowing perpetually. We only need to raise our sails". Sir Ramakrishna
This is way I see myself at this point and time . When I look at where I was in the very beginning I was drowning in all the daily stress that life threw at me and chose to handle it in a non-positive way. Since I have started my journey in August of 2009 on the path to Health and Wellness , I feel that at this point and time that I am a eight on a scale of (0-10) in my physical, spiritual, and psychological well-being. The goals that I have set for myself have been short and attainable each step of the way. Attached is a website I use often when using meditation. (YouTube-relaxation). Physically - I spend at least 30 minutes a night taking a walk around my development with my headset playing classical music and as I walk I observe all that is around me and focusing on everything but the day. When we are at the beach I walk in the morning and the evening listening to the sounds; such as the wind off of the ocean, the sounds of the sea gulls, the waves hitting the shore. While all of this is taking place I am taking deep breaths inhaling and exhaling and focus on the positive and the feeling of being carefree. Spiritually - when I complete my walks I then go to my quite space and meditate and clear my head of all thoughts and focus on the feeling of being free and having no worries. As I focus on the music I have the opportunity to focus on my inner peace. Psychologically - The last step of my daily journey consist of writing an ridding my mind of any thoughts I may have left of my stressful day. Most of the time the writings give me the finality of the day . These steps have been very helpful to me in being able to function in a healthy manner and to have a good and restful nights sleep.

Journey on relaxation

Listening to the journey on relaxation was exactly what I needed this morning. Between my son going through his divorce and all the court and mediation and reconciliation meetings and me Keeping his children and teaching from 8:00 to 3:30 each day I was really spent. Listening to this audio was excellent and made me totally forget the rough week that I had. I have been incorporating daily walks and breathing activities to help reduce the stress in my life along with listening to relaxing sounds and meditating. This was great