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?
Developing ourselves psychologically, spiritually and physcially is something that benefits us directly and helps us in every aspect of our lives. As health practitioners it is our duty to be the best we can be inorder to give the best to our clients. I know that growth never ends as long as we are alive, so I will always be working on me. To achieve the goals I have for myself I need to further in all three of these areas. to get my professional body builder card, I need to monitor my my nutritional intake, get in the gym more often and work out more intensely. To be better equiped for life I need to continue working on my spiritual growth and psychological growth. Living a truly happy life takes hard work work that only we can do ourselves, it will make us better people and better practitioners.
*Assessment:
How have you assessed your health in each domain? How do you score your wellness spiritually, physically, and psychologically?
When I first did my assessment, I scored myself Physical 7, Spiritual 8 and Psychological 5..It has only been a few weeks I feel like my physical has stayed the same as I am still struggling with eating enough and sleeping enough. My spiritual is steady at 8 maybe even 9, I am continuing to spread love in every way I can and love myself more as well. Love is the key to living a full life and if I were to die today I feel confident that I have done my best to love all of creation. The psychological area of my life I feel has grown to about a 6, I have worked more on being in the moment and not allowing the hurt and pain of my past and even present things to trap me in negative feelings. I am learning everyday to accept myself and life. By not worrying about the things I have no control over, I am able to stress a little less. I feel this area of development can be the hardest for people as weare constantly challenged with everyday struggles and it sometimes is hard to see the bigger picture.
*Goal development:
List at least one goal you have for yourself in each area, Physical, Psychological (mental health) and Spiritual.
My Physical Goal : Get my body in the best shape ever, get my professional bodybuilding card
My Spiritual Goal: Be a reflection of the light and change I want to see in the world.
My Psychological Goal: Permanently Silence the chatter in my mind that sometimes keeps be prisioner.
*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.
The strategies that I can use to foster growth in the physical aspect of my life are preparing meals ahead of time to take with me while I am out during the day and use the buddy system in the gym to constantly push my self to keep to my work out plan. In my spiritual life I can use guided meditation and continue to do my yoga daily. I have taken hot yoga in the past and that seems to make me feel better than regular yoga so I may sign up for a full program. For my psychological growth I will continue to use positive talk and affirmations. Daily silent meditations have helped to ease my mind, also taking walks and riding my bike gives me time to be alone and clear my mind.
*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?
Assessing my progress is easy in regards to my physical growth is the easiest because I can see and feel the progress or lack of progress. Growth in the psychological and spiritual can be harder to measure, however, I know that when you are spiritually and psychologically healthy, true happiness is able to take place in your mind body and soul. So I will continue to strive for true happiness by practicing loving kindness towards myself and others.
Hello Jamilah,
ReplyDeleteI really really like the way that you wrote your final paper that touch every aspect that I can related to my story. The only thing that I can suggest to you in the future would be to incoprorate growth in psychological where you tend to lack of or in progress. Often people tend to lack one of the area that you have just mention in the paper. In psychological, you can do slow breathing in which your bocy, mind, and spirit are interconnect with nature such as hot yoga or the duration of work out that previou that you mention early. Great paper!
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Hey Jamillah! I really liked your final project! You state that one of your goles is to get in good shape and get a professional bodybuilding card, is this something that you have already been practicing? I find it so interesting. I dont think I have ever met a woman who is into body building! I give you props and hope that it goes well!
ReplyDeleteLike you I would love to "Permanently Silence the chatter in my mind that sometimes keeps be prisioner." It can be so hard to do. I often try to, then find that I am listening to my mental chatter once again! Meditation has really been helping me focus! I love it!
I am so glad that we got to know each other in class a bit! I wish you happiness and health in your future endeavors! Sara
Hello my friend!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your paper. I'm inspired by your body building intentions. I have seen many women transform themselves this way. Once upon I had done that and now my intentions are to resume this practice once again.
Your goals are well stated and attainable.
You have been an inspiration to me this term.
Thank you.
Hi All!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments on my paper. I am so excited that we have gone through another semester! Meeting you all has been great.
Yes, my goals of bodybuilding have been a silent prayer of mine for sometime. The first time I went to a gym and touched weights I was like yeah I could do this...and after witnessing so many success stories of women bodybuilders I wante to join the ranks but feared I did not have the discipline to get there. But I know that I can do anything if I put my mind to it and have the proper support system.
I will do it no matter how long it takes!
Thank you all for helping along this part of my journey!
Love & Light
Jamillah~
Hello Jamillah,
ReplyDeleteYou are amazing! Your goals, your reflections and your intentions are beautiful and very attainable. I know that after this class you can achieve all these goals and keep making more. You are strong, you are wise, and you are lit with this desire and passion to keep on inspiring yourself as well as others! I love that you have set out to accept yourself daily, this is challenging for most people but I know that after getting to know you, you are a rare few who will be able to do this daily with confidence, grace, and humility. It has been my pleasure to get to know YOU! Thank you for being you and wanting to be you, You're honest, open, and loving. I hope you keep in touch with me and all your progress. You know where my Blog is ;)Thanks again for reaching out and being a great class mate as well as friend!
Rox