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?
Health
care professionals need to develop psychologically because they need to be
mentally strong. Candace Pert states
that “if we can control, dissipate, and transform the negative emotions that
occupy our mind, we could simultaneously reverse their deleterious effect on
the body” (Dacher, 2006, pg 17). The
spiritual ways are to know everyone is different and we believe in different
things. Spiritual well-being is
important to the mind and body. We all
need to learn how to have peace in our life. Physical fitness will be a positive gain to
the health of a person. Connecting a
physical workout to a mind and body can increase “strength, flexibility, and
endurance (Dacher, 2006). My goals are
not of spiritual, but more for psychological and physical. Once these are achieved, I can focus more on
the spiritual.
II.
Assessment:
How have you assessed your health in each
domain? How do you score your wellness spiritually, physically, and
psychologically?
My
assessment of health needs to be worked on.
I seem to go through each day as easy as I can, but take on too much
stress. I have learned that I cannot change the way some things are in one day
or even by myself. As I sit here and
think, I score my spiritual wellbeing as a 4, my physical wellbeing as a 7, and
my psychological wellbeing as a 6.
III.
Goal Development:
List at least one goal you have for yourself
in each area, Physical, Psychological (mental health) and Spiritual.
A goal
for my physical development is to actually exercise. I need to start doing more cardio
fitness. I have been wanting to try that
zumba, but just seeing it makes me tired. I have to get over this in my lazy
head. A goal for my psychological
development is to stop taking on so much at one time. I have to learn to say no and be fine with
that decision. A goal for my spiritual
development is hard to do. I would guess
that I need to not worry so much and learn to let things go.
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.
Physical-The
strategies I can implement is to; 1. Do more cardio exercises, such as cycling
and jogging. 2. Do more actual physical exercises such as zumba.
Psychological-The
strategies I can implement is to; 1. Do more mental exercises such as Sudoku.
2. Focus less on the stress and more on the relaxation.
Spiritual-The
strategies for this are a bit harder for me.
However, what I have learned in this class has put me on the right
path. 1. The meditation. 2. The
enjoyment of nature.
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?
I find
this a good question. I can assess my
progress by doing my meditation practices that I have learned in this class. I
enjoyed the subtle mind exercise. I have been using this more at night, and it
has helped me sleep. The strategies that
I will use will be the book I have from this class and my teachings.
