Unit 10

I think my assessment of myself has stayed the same I am not saying I have not had any growth I have just had some setbacks that meant I had to climb back to where I was in order to get where I am going. Psychologically I have been dealing with a lot and sometimes it is easier to demolish somethings and start over instead of trying to fix from where you left off. That being said I realized I needed to know why I was feeling the way I did. It is a journey that I am still on. My spirit has taken a beating  but I feel that it will soar once again soon. This class has taught me that I needed to really spend some time alone and really listen to what my body has to say. I have learned to evaluate if something is really important or is something I can do later because it is better for me to do what is right for me. For me  loving kindness was a big issue because it has been hard for me to say no  or to not speak up when I should, I had to learn to practice saying no or speaking out. It felt good not to feel guilty about stuff and being able to say no with love and know that the world won't fall apart.

Unit 9

It is important for health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually and physically. It is for the very reason that if you cannot train your mind to evolve and think upon a higher plane how do you expect that you will be able to teach someone else to evolve in the way they think. It is like teaching physics without having taken a physics course. You are not mentally prepared to teach. Spiritually you have to be in the right place in order to be able to be someone else’s spiritual guide. You have to be able to come and guide from loving kindness you cannot teach someone to have a subtle mind and a witnessing mind if you yourself cannot do it. You would be defying the very concept upon which you are teaching. Physically it is necessary to because no one wants to go to a personal trainer that has a beer belly and a negative attitude it would defeat the purpose. I would feel like you can’t possibly know what you are talking about and why should I be listening to you?

I myself need to develop in some of each area. I definitely need to practice many of the exercises we have completed in class I need to develop my witnessing mind as well as a subtle mind. I also need to focus on taking better care of myself because I have some aches and pains that can be attributed to certain issues in life that I can fix if I get focused and get to it. Psychologically I am better off than I was a year ago I am finding myself seeing life and others far more clearly than I have ever been able to see them before. I used to kind of exist but now I find myself living and actively participating in life. I am better able to weed out those who seek to dampen my spirit. I no longer people please I just make sure I am happy and can live with my choices. I listen to my inner self when she speaks before I would not follow what was being said I would act like I did not hear it. I have to practice loving kindness with myself more I am my own harshest critic.

For goal development I feel that physically I need to work on my weight and overall health, Mentally  I will keep on the course I was on to getting better, a year ago I was in a deep depression and now I feel so much better I feel more like myself now. Spiritually I my goal is to become better tuned into myself and the world around me in order to be able to receive all that the universe has to bless me with.

Practices for personal health will be daily meditation and yoga a few times each week because your body needs to move and stretch in order to be healthy.

I am keeping a diary of how I feel and six months from now I can look back and see if I have grown as an individual and to what extent. This way I will be able to take a personal inventory.

Unit 8

As I look back over the last few weeks I think I could appreciate the witnessing mind I like it because you learn to live and observe in the moment but not be caught up in the little nuances of the moment. You can be present but not actively involved with everything. I think that meditation is also a great way to learn to experience   peaceful life experiences you need to know how to go to a peaceful spot and channel your innerself at any time and allow you self to be engulfed in you own love of yourself.

Unit7 Meeting Aesceplius

I liked this exercise it was very comforting the person I chose is someone I am very close to therefore when thinking about the light coming from him to me I felt a warm loving sensation come over me I  felt really connected  it was really like being enveloped by this persons being.  The light felt so bright like I could not see through it but I could still see him. It was a marvelous experience.

You can not begin to help someone unless you know what it is they have gone through this reminds me of the time my husband wanted to quit smoking and he brought the patches  and they had a 800 number help line for when you needed encouragement  or just someone to talk to. I remember he called and was talking to the person on the other end and he asked them how long had they smoked? when the person replied they had never smoked he was so mad he said how can you help me if you don't know what it is like?  He said how do you hire someone for this type of job who does not understand the addiction. I had never thought about such a thing but it is true. As practitioners you have to practice what you preach in order to be able to truly help someone.

unit 6

I noticed  when I was doing this exercise that I got a chill while reciting those words. I have always been one to help someone to a fault but i think I never thought about helping them find abundant health happinesss and most of all wholeness. I spend a lot of time listening to people  when they're hurting but I never thought of helping them heal as helping them become whole again. It also makes me think about the career path in which I was thinking of going I know now that I want to be a counselor but the question is what kind. I have found myself lately on a path of self awareness and I am so appreciative of this. I know that by the end of class I will be such a better person for having taken this class. I think taking time to assess yourself  is a great thinking we should all do from time to time.

Unit 5

This exercise is much easier for me to do. I happen to enjoy the sounds of waves it takes me back to a vacation that I once went on. I feel that I am in a happy place. The sound of the flute is relaxing so much so I want to go to sleep. I must admit that it is a challenge to do these exercises because I work at night and I usually do these when I get home and I am already tired so I am naturally inclined to go to sleep. I am going to take this to work and try this when I am not sleepy. I can say that when i feel spiritually well The rest of me also feels well. I feel something drawing me back to the person I feel that I used to the untouched person before the world imposed it's opinions on me. Sometimes when you are out of sync you forget the person that you are, I am trying to recover that person because I liked her.

Unit 4 Loving kindness exercise

I found this exercise a little easier to do because I tried this when there was no one around to distract me normally as soon  as I sit down someone always wants to come and talk to me about who knows what even though when I wasn't trying to do something they had nothing to say. Go figure? Anyway It was nice to try and relax enough to be able to complete this exercise but I must admit I can only mamage about 5 minutes after that I just can't sit any longer with out my mind wandering or if I get too comfortable I will fall asleep which means I did not get to complete the exercise. It was easy to visualize someone you love and feel that feeling of love for them flow into myself but itwas hard to give loving attention to something uppleasant I kept telling myself to deal with it. I must admit I was really reluctant to do so. I told my self if I gave the unpleasant stuff loving kindness maybe I could find a positive in it all. As I get better withit I can see where it would be beneficial. I think that most people could benefit from this exercise in some way.

The concept of a mental workout is that you practice daily in order  for your mind to be healthy and be able to achieve human flourishing. Just like when you work you bodyout everyday until you are where you want to be physically.  a mental mind work out can help relieve stress and help promote healing at the very least it will allow you to look  at what the situatio really is like from a different point of view  observing instead of being in it. Kind of like you can't see the forest for the trees. I am going to make an effort every day to try to complete these exercises for longer periods each time.

Unit 3

when it comes to my physical well being I feel that I am at about a 6 I have some physical  issue that could be better if i made the time to exercise It  would help with some of the stiffness and range of motion but I have taken steps to clear time to do some for of yoga it would work better with the stretching. My spiritual well being is about an 8 I glad to say spiritual side is doing well I have been through a great deal over these last couple of years and I am glad to say I came out on the other side better than when I started. My psychological well being has also taken a beating and I think it is about a 5 I have had too do some serious work to keep things going smoothly and removing stress causing agents/people.
My goal is to improve my physical well being by taking the above steps I had stated and i would like to start next week I would like to have better movement within the next few months. I believe spiritually I will reach a ten I just don't have a time table or plan I feel that it will happen when it is meant to. I think you get your spiritual messages when you are supposed to I attend church regularly and I pray regularly.  I also follow the inner voice that tells you all you need to know.I think psychologically that will build in time as long as I keep all problems and stress at bay and just tune in to what I feel is only important to me.
When listening to the crime of the century It is easy to listen to but I do have to make sure no one is around because they are distracting and it is hard to keep acknowledging  a constantly wondering thought. So i have to do this when no one is home otherwise I end up frustrated but on the other hand when I get too relaxed I fall asleep. I have to try this exercise a couple times in order to get the effect of feeling balanced and grounded. It is not something you get on the first try.

Relaxation exercise

I found the voice very soothing but I had a hard time relaxing and blocking out extra thoughts it seems as soon as I get still and quit my mind goes into over drive if I don't catch myself. I have to keep telling my self relax over and over in order to do the exercise. I need to practice relaxing and clearing my mind much more often.

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