The power of Meditation

I was not really able to find two exercises that I found as beneficial as I did one.I feel that the most beneficial practice for me was the meditation because it allowed me to completely relax and forget about my daily stressors that I am faced with. I feel  that I can use mediation to foster a higher level of mental fitness in my life by using it in situation that cause me anxiety and discomfort and I can also teach my family ways to foster mental fitness by using some of the same meditation techniques that I gained  from taking  this course.

Greater health and wellness

Meditation has really fostered a high increase in my psychological and spiritual wellness because it allows me to stop, relax, and refocus on the things in my life that I feel are of importance to me. Meditation gives me the ability to control my breathing while at the same time giving me a better control of the spiritual aspect of my life. I feel that having a better control on the spiritual aspect of my life gives me an advantage on the psychological and ultimately the physical parts of my personal well being.

I feel that the saying "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself" is a very true statement. As a healthcare professional how can I lead a patient to the path of better wellness if I don’t live by those same rules myself? I cannot tell a person to do something that I wouldn’t do that is kind of a hypocrite and I cannot live my life as a hypocrite.

Unit 6 exercise

                My initial reaction to this exercise was that it would not be useful to me. But after the first couple of minutes I started to enjoy it. It caused me to reflect back on a situation I had with a family member. It did not resolve the problem in any way but after this exercise I felt a sense of calmness. It affected me in a manner that I called that family member and apologized for my role in it. I feel that hatred is a feeling that takes so much out of you and can really wear on a person’s subconscious mind this exercise has brought me to a new sense of compassion for the people I deal with and I recommend it to my family.

Spiritual Wellness

I only saw a very few similarities when I compared the loving kindness exercise and the subtle mind exercise I  felt the breathing techniques were similar but the subtle mind exercise seemed as if it were less complicated. The subtle mind exercise allowed me to relax but it was way to long for me.

The connection of spiritual wellness to mental and physical wellness is very true for me because I feel that if you are connected spiritually then the mind and body will follow. I feel this is true to me because I am a spiritual person and I feel that the rest on my body is in connection with that.

 

   

Mental Exercise

My experience with the loving- kindness exercise was very relaxing I caught myself dosing off about 3 of 4 times but I did get all the way through the exercise. I feel like I would recommend this exercise to other people because of its relaxation advantages.

A mental workout is like any other exercise it allows the mind to focus and concentrate in a meditation form According to Dacher a “mental workout is to utilize contemplative practices to help tame the mind’s constant mental activities and train it along with opening one’s heart, expanding consciousness, and progressing towards psycho-spiritual flourishing (Dacher, 2006). I feel that the benefits of a mental workout include stretching of psyche and mental development. I feel to use mental health to foster psychological health by meditation and other relaxing mental activities

 Dacher, E. (2006). Integral health: The path to human flourishing. Laguna Beach, CA: Basic Health Publications, Inc.

 

My own level of wellness (questions)

1.    Based on your reflections, and on a scale of 1 to 10 (ten being optimal wellbeing), where do you rate your A-physical wellbeing, B-spiritual well-being, C-psychological well-being? Why?

If I had to rate my physical wellbeing I would rate it a 7 because I can really eat allot better which I believe would bring me up to a 10 in this category. I f had to rate my Spiritual well-being I would rate it a 9 because I can always do a little better in that area and if i had to rate my psychological well-being I would rate it a 8 because I sometimes can become distracted with stress, anxiety from regular daily activities.

2     Develop a goal for yourself in each area (physical, spiritual, psychological).  

A good goal for my physical well begin would have to include a much better diet and to stay on my physical training regime. A goal that I would set for my spiritual well being would have to be to read my bible more and fast and pray. A good psychological goal would be to reduces stress and anxiety by whatever means needed.

3.What activities or exercise can you implement in your life to assist in moving toward each goal?

 I think for me to better accomplish my goals that i set is to write them down and put them in a place where I can see them all the time and to just stay consistent and focused.

4.Complete the relaxation exercise The Crime of the Century. To hear this exercise, click here. Describe your experience. (What it beneficial? Frustrating? etc.)

I really enjoyed these relaxation exercises they are very beneficial. The only problem I have with them is that they usually make my body entirely to relaxed so i become sleepy but they are very useful and beneficial.

Relax

My name is Elidge Anderson I am a veteran of the armed services. I have been in the health care field for 10 years. I am currently pursing a degree in Health and Wellness. I really enjoyed listening to the relaxation recording it put me in a mind frame of complete and utter relaxation. The sounds caused me to become rather sleepy and I used it before I went to sleep last night. I feel that I am more relaxed with a female voice over a male but guided meditation is something I will put into my regular daily routine.