In my personal assessment for unit three, I rated my psychological wellness at an eight, my
physical wellness at an eight, and my spiritual well-being at a five. During this course I did experience a bit of
growth in all areas. Utilizing the
practices in the text caused my spiritual well-being to increase by one, and my
psychological and physical to increase by ½.
The goal I set for myself in physical
well-being has not quite been met since I
am currently not doing any strength training but the frequency of exercise and duration has
increased. For my psychological well-being
I set a goal to practice new types of
meditation and this
goal has been met. As for the spiritual
aspect I wasn’t quite sure how to develop this area. Personally I feel the loving kindness practice
has the helped me. I feel that implementing these goals have improved my well-being. They have made me more aware and conscious of my actions or lack thereof.
Overall this course has
been a great personal experience. Not
only have I learned about integral health but I have learned a lot about
myself. The most difficult aspect of knowing
all of the information was holding myself accountable for the decisions I make that affect my
well-being. Now comes the time where I must
practice what I preach so that when I assist others I will be speaking from personal
experience and regular practice. It is
very rewarding to see my growth and I am eager to continue.
Maria, you made a very valuable statement when you said this course helped you to begin "holding myself accountable for the decisions I make that affect my well-being". That is the first step we all must take in order to make positive changes so that we as health and wellness professionals can speak from a place of experience. Best wishes in your future education and career goals.
ReplyDeleteI believe when one's feel empathy for someone, it is great and that can be helpful. But feeling compassion because you have yourself gone through the experience helps you guide someone closer to their goal because you can easily relate. I have left the doctor's office many time frustrated and crying because the doctor does not seem to understand what I am going through and is prescribing treatment that is making my situation worse and does not seem to care. I know with my degree because it challenges us to go trhough the experience prior to starting to work with client will allows us to make a greater impact on the client's health because we will be able to relate and even understand some of the barriers our clients might experience.
ReplyDeleteCaroline Mckinstry