Unit 9 blog

I.  Introduction:

Why is it important for health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually and physically? What areas do you need to develop to achieve the goals you have for yourself?

It’s important because health and wellness professionals need to be strong and familiar in these areas because we are going to help others develop psychologically, spiritually, and physically. So they can live a better life. Physically I am fine.  Spiritually and psychologically I do need to improve to achieve my goals. I’m not going to go in depth with my goals, but they are being happy and helping other live happier lives.

II. Assessment:

How have you assessed your health in each domain? How do you score your wellness spiritually, physically, and psychologically?

Physically I am fine. I’m healthy and I like my body.  I just maintain what I have and make sure I stay healthy. IL gives me a perfect 10. Spiritually, I believe I’m good, but can do better. Although I’m not religious or follow any type of church. I am open to peoples beliefs and willing to learn the basics, but not convert into their believes. So I give myself an 8 because I’m open about spirituality. Psychologically I’m working on it. I’m more mellow and understanding. I don’t let stress knock me out anymore. I work with and against it. I’m learning to show my emotions a bit more.  I feel more human lol. Yet they transition from one to another in matter of minutes. I don’t stay angry with someone that long. Five minutes later I’m talking to them like if nothing happen. Many people can’t do that. I feel that the emotion anger is a waste of energy. Why be angry for days, when one can change that in a few minutes. It’s work in progress. Yet what is consider normal now a days? I Lol. I give myself a 6 in this area. 

III. Goal development:

List at least one goal you have for yourself in each area, Physical, Psychological (mental health) and Spiritual. Physically I want to lose 5lbs. psychologically I want to control my emotions. Spiritually I want to believe that all people are good or at least have a good side.

IV. Practices for personal health:

What strategies can you implement to foster growth in each of the following domains; Physical, Psychological, and Spiritual. Provide at least two examples of exercises or practices in each domain. Explain how you will implement each example.

Physically I can exercise daily and eat the proper nutrition to stay healthy and disease free. Psychologically I can meditate to relax my mind. I can also write down how I feel to let my emotions out. A good example is writing poetry. Works for me. Spiritually I can hear the audio loving/kindness, so I can show that to my family and friends.  Get in tune with nature and respect it more because it’s my home and provides shelter for all living things.

V .Commitment:

How will you assess your progress or lack of progress in the next six months? What strategies can you use to assist in maintaining your long-term practices for health and wellness?

I will assess my progress by going back in time and remembering how I changed the way I solve my issues. I will also try to remember the strategies that worked and the ones that didn’t. The strategies that I will maintain are working out, to stay in shape. I will continue to hear the loving kindness audio, so I can spread it to people around me. I will try to open and clear my mind more. I will continue to take stress as a challenge and not a curse. I will try some of the practices in the book to increase my integral health.

Unit 8 blog

The two practices that I see the most beneficial are the loving kindness and the creative visualization. I can implement these two practices in my personal life by practicing them. For example I am trying to show more loving kindness to my family and friends. I’m hugging my mother every time I see her. Telling my sister that she is beautiful and telling my friends to take care.  The creative visualization can help me out when I’m feeling down. I can think of a time when I was extremely happy and go back to that time. To remind myself that there is happiness and how good it feels to feel that way. These two practices will help me out with my mental fitness.

Unit 7 blog

Busy week lol. I was two days without my laptop. My friend left me in San Francisco and took my backpack with him. I had a blast, made new friends and enjoyed the weekend. I’m not angry and did not make a big deal about it. Luckily I made it home before I started work.  I was unable to concentrate the first time I did the practice. I was like which person that I know fits all this descriptions. I couldn’t think of anybody. That threw me off for a while. The second time I just made a person up. This helped me concentrate. "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself. That is true, but if one puts themselves in their shoes. One can still helped that person out. With practice and experience I will be able grow both psychologically and spiritually.

                Ben

Unit 6 blog

I discovered that that I am trying to accomplish many goals at the same time. This does not allow me to fully complete one because I’m focusing on many things. The area that I decided to focus on for growth is my education and career. I want to finish school and get my degree. Once I accomplish this I will gain a sense of accomplishment in my life and will be able to help other people live happier lives. Some exercises that I can implement for myself are planning my days out and having a set schedule. Not allowing distractions to get me of course like they did in the past. Bright side is that I should be done at the end of this year. Yeah! I can see the light Lol.

Unit 5 blog

I did the Loving Kindness again. This time at night before going to sleep. I was able to concentrate and focus. I do recommended, it works. I guess I’m more relax at night, because I’m done with everything that when on throughout the day. The subtle mind exercise was more complex for me. My mind kept hearing the mental chatter. I would focus on my breathing and once the audio stopped talking and I heard the waves. My mind started thinking about random stuff. It was constant battle of going back and forth. The Loving Kindness was easier because it tells you what to think and do. While the subtle mind focuses more on the breathing and there is less talking. So I really have to focus here.

We all have spiritual, mental, and physical wellness. They all interconnect with each other. When I am mentally devastated like stress or too many problems. My spirituality and physical well ness also go down. I get sick and don’t want to be around anybody. When I’m working out, I feel stronger and my physical wellness increase. So my mental and spirituality also increase. I can take any challenge that the world throws at me. I feel motivated and happy to start a new day.

 

Unit 4 blog

I found this experience difficult. I couldn’t concentrate. Maybe because it’s chilly this morning or I’m just not a morning person. I did clear my mind for a few minutes, but not completely. Im going to try it later tonight again. To see if I get a better experience, before recommending it or not. I know what it was I haven’t had a cup of coffee LOL. Research indicates that with mental training we can change our negative emotions into positive ones. I can implement this by practicing. When something stresses me. I can look in the bright side of things, to get a positive reaction. This will help shift my negative emotions into positive ones.

                Ben

Unit 3 blog

Based on my reflections I would rate my physical well-being a 10. I’m pretty healthy. I’m not that spiritual when it comes to religion, but do believe in doing well to the world. I would say an 8. Psychological I’m unstable LOL. I will give myself a 5. I am improving in this category little by little. My goal will be to work more on psychologically. Pay more attention to my emotions and why I feel the way I do. Talking and socializing with family and friends help. I will give myself more time to talk to the few personal friends that I have. With my busy schedule and not making time for others I haven’t establish that many relationships with people. I kind of push people away when they get too close. It’s an issue I’m working on right now. The relaxation technique was ok. I passed out when listening to it. I didn’t complete it.

                Ben