Unit 7

I listened to track #4, Meeting Asciepius, during a quite time at my house. I felt that this practice was successful for me. I found that I was able to picture my dear friend that is no longer here on earth. I felt a warm sensation surround my body and I felt at peace. I felt my body relax and feel heavy. I became so relaxed that I kept jumping every time the woman's voice came back on. At the end of the exercise I felt sad. I missed my friend. Life is so precious and it can be taken away from us at anytime. This practice reminded me that my friend is always with me, watching over me.

This week, I worked on breathing and quieting my emotions during times of stress. Just being aware of these exercise has made a big impact on me and in turn, my family. Mindfulness and meditation has fostered an increase in my psychological and spiritual wellness. I have tried to listen better, I have tried to be more calm, and I have tried to understand the process to peace and contentment in myself and my love ones. I can continue to apply these practices in my life to foster greater health and wellness simply by practicing the different meditation practices that we have learned in class.

"One cannot lead another where one has not gone before." This means that one cannot tell someone to do something if they have not done it themselves. Health and wellness professionals need to walk the walk. They need to be healthy in their mind, body, and spirit in order to allow someone to follow their guidance. They have an strong obligation to their clients to develop their health psychologically, physically, and spiritually. I can implement psychological and spiritual growth in my own life by continuing to be present in the moment and to continue to practice these mindfulness techniques.

Aaron

Unit 6 Exercises for Mind-Body-Spirit Wellness and Healing

I enjoyed completing the Universal Loving-Kindness Practice. I felt that I was able to focus on my ability to give people freedom from suffering, if only in my mind. I want to give people the freedom from suffering because I never want people to hurt. There is so much bad stuff happening in the world and I wish that I could relieve some people of their pain. This practice did make me feel like I should take a step back and think about what I could actually do to help people.

Along with that thought, after completing the Integral Assessment, I feel like I need do focus on my community and my family. I am very involved with my family and my friends, but I feel like I could help them more. I feel like I have been given special tools to help people and that I should use those tools more. Now that I am aware, I can practice what I preach by becoming more involved. I think that I could reach out to my friends a bit more and help them on a more personal and emotional level.

Thanks,
Aaron

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Unit 5 Project

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Unit 5 The Key Role of Thought in Wellness and Healing

I really enjoyed the Subtle mind exercise. I found this exercise to be a lot easier for me to practice then the Loving Kindness exercise. For one thing, I found the cues to be a bit simpler to rap my head around. I found this exercise to be a bit more forgiving to my restless mind. I would like to practice this exercise because I felt like I could actually succeed at it.

To me, spiritual wellness is more solid when compared to mental and physical wellness. I have a very strong faith which helps me stay grounded. I feel strong spiritually even when I am physically ill, or am mentally frustrated. I think that spiritual wellness has a huge impact on mental and physical wellness. If a person is not grounded spiritually, they might experience mental and physical illness. Our reading in Unit 5 covered many aspects of this concept such as love, forgiveness and gratefulness.

Thanks,
Aaron

Unit 4 The Mind-Body-Spirit Paradigm

I really enjoyed reading Chapter 6, Psychospiritual Flourishing. I felt like a kid getting ready to watch a great movie. I was excited to dive deeper into my mental relaxation practice. I kept my mind open as I read through Practice 1, Loving-Kindness. I liked the first part, when it said to focus on someone that you love and to allow my feeling to "expand within my heart as if a faucet of loving-kindness were being fully turned on." (Dacher, pg. 68). I found the rest of the practice to be a bit more difficult. I could not focus on a love one that was suffering. I found that I could not "breath-in" their suffering and "breath-out" their health. I think that I just need to work on this practice, like Dacher said, for a little while in order to feel more comfortable.

I agree with the concept of the Mental Workout. Much like an Olympian trains for their event, a person can condition their mind by practicing for a short time each day. It has been proven that this type of conditioning can bring results and that if we stop practicing, we will lose the level of conditioning. The goal of this practice is the "progressive development of an expanded consciousness and its healing practices." (Dacher, pg. 65). I can implement metal workouts to foster my psychological health by completing human-flourishing techniques, for a short time, on a daily basis.

Aaron

Unit 3 Exercise

Question 1:

Physical Well-Being: Rated 9
I would consider myself to be a pretty active person. I work out six days a week, with one rest day. My workouts consist of weight lifting and cardiovascular exercise. On a scale from one to ten, I would rate my level of physical well-being a nine. I gave myself a nine because I feel like I will always have room to improve. My physical well-being is by no means perfect. There is always a aspect of my body that I could improve upon. I try to eat healthy and drink plenty of water, but I do splurge on occasion - especially on Sunday (Football food is a must!).

Spiritual Well-Being: Rated 7
I am a Christian man. I grew up in a strong Christian household. My family went to church every Sunday and I participated in the local youth groups. My faith kept me safe through five deployments over seas. It was with me as I watched my love ones die, and as my baby boy was born. My God gave me my beautiful wife and the great challenge of raising our son. I do not think that my spiritual walk is perfect because I am not a perfect person. I do try to live by example and to learn from my mistakes. I rated myself a seven because I feel like I have more room to grow on my spiritual journey.

Psychological Well-Being: Rated 9
I am a stable person. I have a very positive and stable home life. I rated myself nine out of ten because I tend to worry about finances and about my families future.

Question 2:
Physical Well-Being Goal: My goal in this area is to loose five pounds in one month.

Spiritual Well-Being Goal: To read the Bible on a consistent basis.

Psychological Well-Being Goal: To worry less about money.

Question 3:
Physical Well-Being Steps: In order to achieve this goal, I need to lengthen my cardio time and raise my intensity level.

Spiritual Well-Being Steps: In order to achieve this goal, I need to pick up my Bible instead of the remote.

Psychological Well-Being Goal: In order to achieve this goal, I could talk with a financial planner.

Question 4: The Crime of the Century
I found this exercise to be very relaxing and very interesting. The use of color imagery made me feel grounded and balanced. The exercise helped me clear my mind. At the end of the lesson, I felt more empowered and energized.

Journey On

Wow, this was a the most relaxing assignment that I have ever had! I really liked listening to the Journey On. I have a lot of trouble falling asleep sometimes and I really think these techniques will help me fall asleep at night. I liked using the power of suggestion to help me relax and feel calm. What did you all think of it?

Aaron