Good day!
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 is important for health and wellness professionals to develop
psychologically, spiritually and physically because experience is the
best teacher. If you have experience doing something it is much
easier to explain and more helpful for your patient because it is
something you have gone through. It also allows the patient to see
that you are not just a medical textbook and that you actually truly
believe in health and wellness. You will also have the ability to
offer knowledge from your real life experience and provide guidance.
I need to develop a lot to achieve the goals I have for myself.
However I do understand that it is not something I can change
overnight, it takes time and personal growth to get there. I do plan
to continue to work towards my goals using the different practices
and exercises learned in this class. But mostly I will continue to
live in my new found mindset.
How
have you assessed your health in each domain? How do you score your
wellness spiritually, physically,
and psychologically?
I
have assessed my spiritual health as a 7. I was born and raised
catholic I fully believe in God and believe he is a higher power. I
also believe there are other powers in this world. I am a firm
believer in believing in yourself and what you can do and what energy
you can send to the universe and other people. I have always been
told that I have a great personality and that I am always happy. I
believe that it is because of my aura. By having a good aura you can
make others feel good just by being around you. I
have assessed physical
health as a 7. I am a active person, I am on my feet all day at work
and try to walk on weekends with my mother. I also try to eat well. I
eat until i am full and what i eat for the most part is homemade
food. I would give myself a 6 for my physiological health. I am very
confused by my mind and am trying to peel the layers away like an
onion. I have started by talking to my fiance about it to kinda
bounce ideas off him. He has been extremely helpful in making me feel
comfortable talking about this and he has given me a lot of incite
that I never knew.
List
at least one goal you have for yourself in each area, Physical,
Psychological (mental health) and Spiritual.
My
goal for my physical health is to continue eating healthy, increase
my activity level by incorporating more yoga into my life. I will
have to work on my time management in order to reach these goals.
My
goal for my psychological health is to continue to live a happy life
by living in a positive mind-frame. I will also continue to work on
my practices and exercise to help me understand my mind better.
My
goal for my spiritual health is to continue to be grateful of all the
people and things I have in my life. I will continue to send out
positive energy to the universe and people.
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.
To
help foster growth in the physical domain I will continue to eat
healthy. I will increase my activity level by incorporating different
forms of exercising. I plan to sign up at a local dance studio which
has cardio-kickboxing and yoga classes.
To
help foster growth in the psychological domain I will continue to do
the exercises I have learned in this class as well as find a CAM
practitioner who will be able to help me learn how to use the
exercises to learn and understand my mind.
To
help foster growth in the spiritually domain I will continue to live
my life in a positive manner and surround myself with people of the
like mindset. As well as promote positive thinking.
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
have scheduled time in my day to reflect on these aspects of my life.
My hopes are that it will not be something that I let fall to the
waist side and become part of my daily routine. I have been using
this system for about half of the term and have followed it and have
made notes so I am able to look back and reflect. I have access to
the practices and exercises that have been most beneficial to me and
have them handy at all times downloaded onto my Iphone. I am
optimistic in my progress in the next six months and have made a copy
of assessment so I can do it again six months from now.
Hi Shay,
ReplyDeleteI think you have a great and honest assessment of yourself. Everyone should have room to grow mentally, physically, and spiritually. Learning and experiencing are all important life as well as integral health.
You have some really great goals for you to continue keeping track with integral health. The biggest hurdle while trying to reach goals with many people is time management. I would recommend keeping a journal making a schedule for you to stay on track. I do this a lot and it has helped me keep myself on schedule when I start to slack off. It sounds like you are on the right track. Keep up the good work!
Nellie
Hi Nellie:
ReplyDeleteIndeed, experience is the best teacher. You would learn more from things that happen to you in real life than you would from hearing about them, or even studying about them. It doesn't matter how many books you've read about how to do a job, experience is the best teacher.
I agree with you in the sense that experience and knowledge in doing something is in valuable. I know that when somebody has preached something to me, I certainly expected them to abide by the same ideology, and I think that the same should hold true in anything that is worth learning and doing.
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