Unit 10

From unit 3 till now several things have changed in my life. Physically I have started a new job, and working out is something I look forward to because it is something I love to do. I want to lose weight and learn how to stay healthy. It is not something you can do over night it is a process and it takes time. I am now a 5 in this area of physical because I am more active. Spiritually I am a 5 because I am getting closer to God and he is there when ever I need him. Our van stopped working, our sink started leaking under the sink, and we had no money to fix any of it, but by the grace of God we made it through. Believe in him is all the scripture says, and I do and who ever will listen I will tell them the story about how God saved my life. With these two working out the psychological comes right behind it my anxiety is better, I have not had an attack in weeks and my stress is in God's hands. He will not put more on my plate than I can handle. I do not worry about the small stuff they will work themselves out. By the grace of God we were able to get another car with a warrenty, we were able to fix the leaking sink by ourselves by replaceing a pipe. I could tell you all about the last 20 years from the day I got married but God knows all about my life and the troubles I have went through. I have forgiven the people in my past that have stabbed me in the back on a job, I have forgiven my dad for never being around and still does not even know he has grandchildren. I am not looking back, I am looking forward to a brighter future at the National Fitness Center. God Bless! This was a great class.

Unit 9

Final Project

I.                   Introduction:

It is important for health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually and physically because as it says in the Consciousness and healing book, “Integral psychology seeks to be practical and applicable to the problems of daily life, yet at the same time to lead forward those individuals who are ready to transpersonal dimensions of being where experiences of deep integration, meaningfulness, and fulfillment are possible.” (Schlitz, Amorok, & Micozzi, 2005) As professionals we need to be well rounded individuals and balanced with mind, body and spirit to be able to teach others how to achieve the goals they have set for themselves. In order for me to achieve the goals that I have set for myself is to look inward and learn more about me.

II.                Assessment:

For assessing my health in each area I have become more spiritual and that does not mean I am just going to church on Sunday, this means I am getting closer to my lord and savior Jesus and putting my faith in him as the book of John says in chapter 3:16, For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (KJV)I am ready to go into the light and let myself be known that I am a Christian and God is my savior. Physically I am working out now that I have a job at the Fitness Center it is a slow process but I will not give up reaching my goals. With my behavior change and spiritual change I am on the road to being well rounded.

III.              Goal Development:

My goal physically is to lose weight and fill good about myself, I hate looking at myself in the mirror. At the same time I want to gain muscle and look good. Spiritually I want to get closer to God and understand the bible and get closer to my church family. When I reach these goals I should have the goal of mental health accomplished because filling well about myself and looking good, having confidence should make the anxiety and stress go away.

IV.             Practices for personal health:

Physically I plan to work out and lose weight and change the way I eat and what I buy at the grocery store. The example is when I go grocery shopping I would stay on the outside isles, this would be where the fresh fruit and vegetables are and the chicken and fish. Psychological I will keep working on my problems and making behavior changes. I have got a new job and it has really boosted my confidence the members of the club are already telling the manager that they need to keep me and not let me go because I know how to clean. Spiritually I will keep going to church and get involved in whatever I can. I love working with the younger groups and reading to them about God. I cannot pray in public but I have stepped up to witness to the person I work with at work he has lost his way and I am trying to show him what he is missing by the way I act.

V.                Commitment:

I plan on keeping a journal for my physical workouts and keeping track of what I am loosing. I plan to reward myself when I lose 10 pounds and bring someone to the lord. The reward will be in itself to bring someone to the lord and to get to know him the way I have would be a blessing in itself. I have determination and I will persevere.  

 

Works Cited

James, K. (n.d.). The Holy Bible. Zondervan.

Schlitz, M., Amorok, T., & Micozzi, M. S. (2005). Consciousness and Healing. Elsevier.

 

 

Mental Fitness

Loving-Kindness
Keeping the mind open and sweet
Essential Balance to support your insight meditation practices

Loving Kindness meditation taught by th buddha to develop mental habit of selfless or ltruistic love. "Hatred cannot coesist with loving kindness, and dissipates if supplanted with thoughts based on loving-kindness."(Pannyavaro 2012)
It brings across positive attitudinal changes as it sstematically develops the quality of loving acceptance.
Four Qualities are Friendliness, Compassion, Appreciative Joy and Equanimity.
Four types of persons to develop loving - kindness towards:
                               a respected, beloved person
                               a dearly beloved
                               a neutral person
                               a hostile person

Works Cited

Pannyavaro, V. (2012). Retrieved from Buddha Dharma Education: http://www.buddhanet.net/metta_in.htm

 

Unit 7

The person that comes to mind is my mother, she is my rock she is my mentor, my friend, my mom, and my dad since he was never in my life from the age of 10. She has always been there for me and still is, I am almost 40 and she is still always there for me if we do not have enough groceries she goes and give me money for groceries. Our van just died and our credit is awful since my husband got hurt and we could not get a loan she was there to sign for us to get a car. I know I do not thank her enough for all she does, but without her I would be homeless, starving and I would not be in school getting my degree. I still have anxiety almost everyday and I have not found my calm place to relax, but I am not giving up.
The saying "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself", means that inorder to teach someone something one cannot without doing it themselves first. Just like I can tell someone how it is to lose everything I have worked for in the first 9 years of marrage because I have lost my house, my cars, and I know what it is like to go to bed hungry and my kids wanting something. I know what it is lost and not know God, but to see others trying to tell me it could be worse well overall it could I could have cancer or my kids could be sick, but they are healthy and happy. I do have an obligation to my future clients to be developing my health psychologically, physically, and spiritually becuase if we do not try and succeed ourselves how can we show them the rights and wrongs of doing it. By getting closer to GOD spiritually and getting to know him better will help me become more spiritual.

Mind-Body-Spirit Wellness & Healing week 6

The exercise was to get us to go beyond our family and frinds and be able to show others we are empathic listeners, seeing and caring for others, we can be open heartedness, sensitice, generous and emptional to all the people we come in contact with. In the Dhammapada "Hatred cannot co exist with loving-kindness, and dissipates if supplanted with thoughts based on loving-kindness."

Pannyavaro, V. (2012). Buddha Dharma Education Association. Retrieved from Loving-Kindness Medation: http://www.buddhanet.net/metta_in.htm

 

Week 5 Loving Kindness

Going back to the basics, with breathing is the most common function of the human body. We do it and do not even think about it. When we consentrate only on our breathing and put everything else out of mind. I felt more relaxed and in control of my body. Compared with not thinking about breathing and everthing going on in my life and how the week has gone for me. I worry to much about the little things and I just don't think to stop and take a breath. Things could be worse, at least I have a family, roof over my head and food on the table for my children and a good church family to turn to for prayer when so many things go on that I cannot think strait. Prayer has been my lifeline for all my problems latley. When I can get all them to work together then I will be a well rounded healthy person.

Week 4 Mental Workout

Listening to the audio was relaxing and as I was breathing I would yawn and my eyes would water. I thought it was difficult trying to stay focused on breathing knowing I had others things that needed to be done. It is hard to take time out for myself and focus on just me, but over all If I stuck with it over several weeks it would be benificial to me. It would help me relax and be calm.
The concept of mental workout is just putting aside one hour a day would add up and it is not long before results can be seen. We know this from our own lives, from personal testimonies, and from research studeies. We know that like physical training, whether we are a pro or a novice, when we stop practicing, we will see a drop off in our conditioning, whether hpysical or mental. The most meaningful aim of contemplative practice is not rest and relaxation but rather the progressive development of an expande consciousness and its healing capacities.(Dacher,2006)

References

Dacher, E. S. (2006). Integral Health. In E. S. Dacher, The Path to Human Flourishing (pp. 64-65). Basic Health.