Unit 10: Professional Application of the Psychological and Spiritual Aspects of Healing

Looking at my ratings based on Unit 3, I would say they have been basically the same. If anything they have gone up. My spiritual, physical, and psychological well-being has seemed to go up a little bit.  I think my spiritual and psychological are the same but my physical has changed a bit. I still seem to be doing the same things I was doing back in Unit 3 so that’s why those two have still stayed the same. I would say my physical score has gone up a little because I have been putting more physical exercise in my life on a daily. I love how working out makes you feel and I am going to continue to make sure physical exercise is in my weekly schedule.  I would say I have defiantly made progress based on my goals. From the beginning I have always thought I have been good health wise. But after taking this class I know health and wellness is extremely important in your everyday life and you need it in order to be able to function. I have made sure exercise and mediation are in my weekly life. I think I have implemented the activities I chose for my well-being. Making exercise a daily thing has definitely made a difference in my health and how I feel afterward. Sometimes you may think you are great health wise but what people don’t realize is that you can always improve your health. And I think I am doing that. I have developed a well improved being. I have realized that health is extremely important and it’s important you take care of your body in a good manner. At the same time it has been difficult, I have stuck by it since the beginning and don’t regret it one bit. I will make sure I keep up with my health really well so that way I can feel 110% and not regret anything. The more you exercise and make health goals, then the more you are going to feel better and its going to improve your health.

Brittany Everman

Unit 9: Personal Application of the Psychological and Spiritual Aspects of Healing

I.Introduction:

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?

As a health and wellness major it is very crucial that you’re maintaining your overall wellness in a good manner. Being that advocate for someone it’s important that you have good health spiritually, physically and psychologically. If you are not being that role model for someone than how do they know what the right thing to do is? By having that good mental health, spiritual health and being fit you are able to show that it is possible to become anyone you want to be as long as you try and push for it. For me it is important to feel complete health wise. If you don’t feel good then you are not going to be that person you would be as if you were feeling good. It’s always important you make sure your feeling up to par with yourself health wise. Making sure I have good spirits is always a goal in my life. By having good spirit’s you are a positive person and everything around you is turning into a positive thing. If you aren’t then nothing goes right and it’s all negative. In life you can’t make it through anything if you aren’t anything but positive (Dacher, 2006).  For me I must make sure I have faith and I am positive. Having those two qualities in your life it will get you through anything.

II.Assessment:

How have you assessed your health in each domain? How do you score your wellness spiritually, physically, and psychologically?

Looking at my overall health and wellness I would say I am in really good health. As a positive person I am always looking at the positive things in life. So when it comes to health and I am not dying then I am doing fairly well. I was always one to say be thankful for the life you live and for the health you are in. Because there is always someone out there worse off than you. Life is too short to be dwelling on the negative things in life and wishing for something when there are more people out there that are begging to stay alive. Looking at my wellness spiritually I would say I have really good spirits. I have always been the type of person to have faith in myself. In order to get through life and any obstacle you have to come cross faith is the only way that’s going to keep you going. Looking at me physically I am a very active person. I get lots of exercise having a full time job, cleaning the house, and going to school. I am a pretty active person and I wouldn’t change that for anything. My psychological wellness could always be better than what it is but I try my best to manage stress well and do exercises that help. Overall looking at my health in each category I would say I could always improve on any of them. No matter if you think your good in life, there is always that one thing that you can improve on and try to maintain better. I will do my best to make it a goal to become a better person by making sure these categories reach its best results.

III.Goal development:

List at least one goal you have for yourself in each area, Physical, Psychological (mental health) and Spiritual.

I have always been the type of person to always have goals in my life. Having goals has always meant to me that I am making a challenge for me to overcome. Once I meet the goal then I mastered a huge goal in my life and I can get through anything. One physical goal that I have is to work out every day for 30 minutes. Weather I got to go gym or work out at home I want to make it a goal to be able to fit it in my schedule every day for 30 minutes. One psychological goal I have for myself is to do yoga every night before I go to bed. I find if you do exercises that help you mentally before bed then you can sleep better. I love the feeling of being able to go to sleep peacefully and not have to worry about anything. Reading the bible a little bit everyday can definitely be a spiritual goal for me. I love being able to read the bible and talk to God. Being able to do that on a daily basis is a great way to relax you and gets your spirit’s up.  Being able to make goals in life is good for anyone. I think as many people grow up many people are starting to realize that having goals are important in life. They make you a better person in the end and make you want to set goals in your life so you can challenge yourself (Dacher, 2006).

IV.Practices for personal health:

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.

For my physical wellness I will keep working out 30 min each day but work on one exercise for 15 min and another one for another 15 min. For example I will run for 15 min and then work on some crunches for another 15 min. That way I will get two exercises in on one time and that way I am not working one body part too much.  For my Psychological exercises I will make sure I get meditations exercises in. For example I would do yoga for 15 min and then do some Pilates. By doing two different kinds of exercises in 30 min you are getting a variety of exercises in and working yourself good. For spiritual exercises I would continue to what I am already doing.  I will read the bible for 15 min and listen to a sermon for the other 15 min.

V.Commitment:

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?

Being organized is something that I have to have in order to make it through life. Making to-do lists is always something I have done. For me if I am organized and write it down then I know I can for sure get it down and it’s crossed off the list. Being able to assess my progress in the next six months I am going to make a calendar. I am going to put on their all the stuff I need to do to help me health wise. If I make a calendar of what needs to be done then I will be able to tell if I have progressed or if I haven’t. Making it a habit to maintain practices for my long term health is something that is going to remain a goal for me until it becomes a habit. Making it a habit meaning my exercises are done on a daily and it is something I don’t even think about. I just do it and see the results of it after. By making a work out calendar and making sure they are done on a daily basis will help me in it becoming a habit. Once it is a habit I will for sure be able to see the positive affects it has on me and my body.

 Brittany Everman

Unit 8: Optimal Well-being: Psychological, Spiritual and Physical Keys to Health and Thriving

After reviewing the two exercises that I thought were most beneficial I picked The Loving Kindness exercise and subtle mind exercise. I think these two exercises are very beneficial but not just for me, for anyone. I think if people really tried hard to do these exercises they would see a difference in their everyday life as much as I did. After doing both of these exercises they both were good ones to practice. They both really calm you down and set you refreshed afterward. I would recommend these to anyone. I think if anyone put their mind to doing exercises to help with mental fitness than these two are good ones to do. Anyone can try these and really notice a difference in how it makes you feel. I would say to implement these practices in your personal life you have to try hard to make it a goal every day. Make a calendar of practicing these exercises on a daily for 30 min. If you make it a goal to do it every day then you are fostering that mental fitness and helping you and your body. If a person makes goals and achieves them then you are at least trying and are helping your mind physically, mentally and emotionally. I think at the end you will see how much of a difference it changed your body and yourself in a positive way.

Brittany Everman

Unit 7: Current Trends and Research Supporting the Mind-Body-Spirit Paradigm

After doing the The Meeting Asclepius exercise I felt very relaxed and relieved. With any kind of exercise like this I always feel like a new person afterward. It makes you feel whole and refreshed and like you keep want to continue the exercise just to feel that way.  I felt like this exercise was also comforting as I was doing it. Whenever you get that comforting feeling it’s a feeling that you want to get because it makes you feel relaxed. Mindfulness and meditation can do a lot on your body. When doing any type of relaxation exercise you are relaxing your mind, and body and you are clearing your mind. Practicing meditation or any kind of exercise that is going to foster your health is always a good thing. I would recommend anyone to do these exercises on a daily basis so it can help increase your health and wellbeing. By doing this you will see a difference in your body as a whole. What the saying means is a person cannot guide or teach someone without experiencing or knowing the information. Without the necessary knowledge it is not right to lead people into what you do not know. This saying is very important when pertaining to health and wellness. Knowledge in the world of health is very important and is crucial to serve properly. As a health and wellness professional it is your duty to be experienced and informational when it comes to topics in your field. As professionals we must also development our own minds, making them grow and enhance mentally. By doing this we are able to develop our professional and personal lives.

Brittany Everman