My Course Summary

Hello All,

Here is an update on my progress with my improve my well being.

I have looked at my scores in the three areas (physical, psychological, spiritual) and I still grade myself the same in the physical and spiritual areas that stays a "B" because there is always room for improvement.  But, with my psychological I have upgraded myself to a "C" from a "D".  The reason for this is because after reading Dacher's book and doing the Loving Kindness exercises and thinking of ways to calm the mind it as helped me look deep into that area of well being.  I now have been able to find my own ways of taking the mental stress away without taking away from my time with others.

As for my goals in the three areas I have been making some progress in some of the areas.  For the physical I wanted to gain ten pounds by summer, I still have time but I feel as though I am on my way to my goal of that.  For the Spiritual, I have always had my mind open to other religions and spiritual ways and I am sticking to that. Last but not least, the psychological.  I have been finding more time to relax and step out of my busy life but I have also found a way to relax with friends so I do not isolate myself too much.  In all, my goals are all going in the right direction and I feel great about all of them.  I just need to keep doing what I am doing and keep thinking for the positive and all will be well.

It has been a long but interesting term and I learned a lot about myself and other around me that I did not know before.  The blogs that I have written before this one just shows you some of the things we have been doing and talking about.  The most interesting thing to me this course was the book by Dacher.  Dacher is a very interesting person and is very thorough when it comes to helping you understand the meaning of integral health and how to incorporate it into your life (personal and professional).  I am definitely a new person after taking this course because it so fit m thinking style and what I am about, integral (holistic) health.  I love it and I loved this course, it will always be in my mind and I will definitely be recommending Dacher's book to everyone I know. 

 

My Holistic Plan

I.               Introduction

It is extremely important for wellness professionals to develop themselves psychologically, spiritually, and physically because they are teaching other people how to take care of themselves in a holistic manner so the teacher should definitely practice what they preach.  If they do not practice how to balance themselves in all zones then there is no way you can truly teach someone how to balance their body.  The area that I need to work on the most is the psychological aspect.  I feel as though my spiritual and physical are at a point where I feel balanced but my psychological is still a little out of balance and I need to focus of that part of my well being.

II.             Assessment

I have not really assessed myself in each specific area but I have taken a close look at everything over all.  I would grade myself in this manner:

      Spiritual – B

      Physical – B

      Psychological – D

The reason I picked those grades is because nothing is perfect and there is always room for improvement.  I will never be an A because I want to keep working on improving myself and see the changes as I grow in all areas.

III.           Goal Development

Physical:

Gain at least 10 pounds by summer (the healthy way)

Spiritual:

Open self to new ways of thinking religiously

Psychological:

Find time for self to relax and relieve stress

IV.           Practices for Personal Health

Some of the strategies I could use to help me out in each domain is (1) be open to others and their feeling (2) Try to think positive as much as possible (3) Figure out what stresses me out and try to avoid it a best as possible. 

Some examples of exercises for each domain are:

Physical:

Dance

Aerobic Training

Spiritual:

Prayer

Meditation

Psychological:

Be with friends and family

Travel

Yoga/Pilates

I will try my best to implement each one of these examples in my life by first taking it step by step and day by day.  I have already been doing the dancing and aerobic training.  I do not prayer very much except when it is necessary.  I do not like to meditate because it is just not for me but I like mixing yoga with Pilates, which is very soothing for me, and it helps me release a lot of tension.

V.             Commitment

I can honestly say I will probable forget to assess myself at some point but I will try my best to remember daily that I have goals to achieve and I need to do the right things to accomplish them.  I will try my best to actively check in with myself to see how things are going and how thing are not going and from there hopefully I will be able to assess myself and where I am at.  I one big strategy I can do to help me maintain my health and wellness is keep close friends that will do anything with you.  If you have someone that will go out and do things with you, you are more likely to do the things you need to do to keep balanced.  One other strategy that is very help is keeping a calendar or things do to.  I notice that if I have it written down I have to do it (majority of the time at least).