Unit 10 Blog Post

1. Review your unit 3 personal assessment of your psychological, physical, and spiritual well-being. Reflect on these areas . How did you score yourself on a scale from 1 to 10 in unit 3? How do you score yourself now? Has the score changed? Why or why not? Review the goals and activities you set for yourself in each area. Have you made progress toward the goals? Explain.  Have you implemented the activities you chose for your well-being in each of the three areas? Explain. 

Previous and Present Scoring:

"Physical --- I would say a 5. I am not in poor physical condition but I have not stuck to my regular routine for the past few weeks. More like the past 6 to 8 weeks. I need to fix that. Which makes this goal easy. My Goal is to get back into my physical fitness routine. :) I will start with one of my cardio routines and morning yoga 2 to 3 times a week."

I would now say that I am a 6. I have been sticking to my workout plan and this has improved my physical fitness. It is also great to get back into the swing of things.

"Spiritual --- I would say a 9. I am very spiritual and lead and participate in many different spiritual organizations that pertain to my spirituality. However, there is always room for improvement. Thus, the 9. My goal is to continue doing what I am already doing to the best of my abilities. This is very easy to implement as well. Just keep doing what I am."

This score is the same, a 9, because there is always room for improvement and I know that I still have much more to learn.  I have continued doing what I have been doing.  Those who really know me have even suggest that I slow down on my spiritual path.  They are afraid that I am going to burn out.   I tell them: "You can burn out what you are."  Even after physical death the spirit of what you are continues to be.

"Psychological --- I would say a 9 here as well. I take things in stride and address them when they are presented to me in healthy ways that are appropriate in each situation. Again there is room for improvement. I need to pay attention to my calmness and inner peace when I am presented with a situation. Which is my goal. To maintain that inner peace when presented with anything. This is best done by taking a deep breath and counting to 3 before responding to anything."

This is also still a 9. It is still a 9 for all the same reasons. I noticed that the older and more experienced I get the easier it gets to hold the inner peace. I also would like to let go and forgive myself more easily. I think these are reasonable new goals.

1. Summarize your personal experience throughout this course. Have you developed improved well-being? What has been rewarding? What has been difficult? How will this experience improve your ability to assist others?

I have enjoyed this course and learning new different guided meditations.  I love learning and it is nice to know that I still have a lot to still learn.  It means that I can't be that old yet. ;) I feel that I have improved my personal well-being.  I also feel that I will continue to improve my personal well-being throughout my entire life as this is one of my personal goals.  The most rewarding part of this class is that I have been able to see how I am a positive influence to others.  The most difficult thing has been remembering the lecture night.  This experience has helped me learn how to reflect better.  It is in these reflections that we can learn and evaluate how to improve our care for ourselves and others.

---Anita Rachel Scott (Goehring)

References:

E.S. Dacher M.D. (2006). Integral Health, The Path to Human Flourishing. Laguna Beach, CA: Basic Health Publications, Inc.

M. Schlitz, T. Amorok, M.S. Micozzi (2005). Consciousness & Healing, Integral Approaches to Mind-Body Medicine. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier, Churchill Livingstone.

S.G. Salvo BEd, LMT, NTS, CI, NCTMB (2007). Massage Therapy, Principles and Practice. 3rd edition. St. Louis, MI: Saunders Elsevier.

E.T. Howley and B.D. Franks (2007). Fitness Professional’s Handbook, 5th Edition. Human Kinetics.