Brave New Life

Reviewing my unit 3 assessment, psychological was 6; physical was 7; and spiritual was 8. Reflecting on my psychological assessment, it would be 7 only because I am consistently practicing. My physical assessment is a solid 8. Strength and resistance training are being regular incorporated. The test will be when I return to regular work. It is easier to maintain this regime now. The test would be with a work schedule. Spiritual assessment is 9. It is becoming a habit of leaving the physical realm. Placing myself in the spiritual realm, I sense a peace and a unfathomable force of light in my spirit. Knowledge and desire to change my assessment has affected my new assessment.

It has been rewarding to be introduce to the path of human flourishing. Improving my physical activities and improving my intake of nutrients still left me missing something. Disciplining my mind was the missing link without it. I was just a better educated cavewoman.

My Plan

Introduction:
When observing allopathic healthcare providers over the years, there seems to be a lack of following the healthcare regime. An obese nurse with health problems does not set an example. Health and Wellness professionals may not have master psychological, spiritual, and physical development but it is important to show that you are seriously working to it.

The area that needs work is my reactionary mind. The subtle mind practice has been addressing my reactive mind. Those nonthreatening stressors are still affecting me physically. My goal is my February 2011. This is the date set for becoming 90% less reactive.
II Assessment:
How have you assessed your health in each domain? My assessment is rated on a scale from 1 to 10

How do you score your wellness spiritually, physically, and psychologically? My spiritual wellness would be rated 8. Physically, the rating would be 7. Psychologically, the rating would be 6.

III Goal development:
Physical: A two mile brisk walk and 50 + jump in a jump rope are done daily. My goal is to incorporate strength and resistance training three times a week.

Psychological: Continue to list tasks and complete them without changing focus on task. There is a tendency to start a task but switch my focus to another task.

Spiritual: Continuing my time with God but silencing distractions in my mind.

IV Practices for personal health:

Physical: Resistance bands are used for resistance training. The bands can be placed viewable areas. Several shows on TV are watched daily. Three days a week use my resistance band for 20 minutes.

Psychological: Write the time that a task was started and the time it ended.

Spiritual: Block out all distractions and intentionally focus on my time with God.

V Commitment:
Taking a journal, write the goal of a six month review in each domain. Goals are best accomplish with a timeline. The timeline can also be used to list any setbacks. Besides writing monthly progress and six month progress, I will post the timeline in my computer calendar.

What Exercises are Good for Mental Fitness?

The two exercises are Loving-Kindness and Subtle mind. Visualization and meditation are used regularly but Loving-Kindness and Subtle mind are needed. Mental fitness means controlling thoughts. They give me practice to do this. Loving-Kindness  helps with my  tendency to take into my spirit the suffering of everyone. I have long to have qualities of a very wise woman. The Subtle mind exercise is giving me the tools to obtain those qualities.

Presently, I practice the subtle mind before I get out of bed. Loving-Kindness practice is done at least once a week. I put the practices on my iPod a few days ago. One day when I went for my walk. I played subtle mind. The visualization of walking on a calm river was awesome.  Waiting in line at the DMV, etc. that would be great time to practice.  

Meeting Asclepius Exercise

I have been alternating loving kindness, the witnessing mind, calm-abiding and Meeting Asclepius exercises. My psychological and spiritual wellness is constantly growing. The stressors and reactive actions are not physically affecting me. There is an invisible wall. Where I view and listen to the actions, I form a decision about handling the situation.  There is no way! The practices will not continue after the end of this class. The subtle way to deal with stressors cannot be beat.

If I smoke a pack of cigarettes a day, take a pill for a hangnail; let life makes the decisions for my life; eat box macaroni and cheese only; and drink mainly diet soda. How can I guide clients to health and wellness? Actually, any sane clients would find someone else. You have to walk the walk not talk it. It is the only effective way to be of service. The Health and Wellness has been my personal development. I didn’t have a health problem until the exercise physiology classes. High potent multi-vitamins were taken for 18 years until I took a nutrition course. My courses are developing me psychologically, physically and spiritually.