Unit 10 last blog

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?

These are my scores from unit 3 and why:

Based on my reflection I would rate my physical wellbeing a 6 out of 10.  I do this because I have diabetes and high blood pressure.  They are very well controlled but I am still obese and have a tendency to eat for the sake of eating.  I would rate my spiritual wellbeing a 5 out of 10.  I do this because we are in between churches at the moment and I am not satisfied with where I am spiritually.  I do not believe there is a completely right religion.  I believe in God but I think man has skewed some of the writings to his favor at different points in history.  I also feel that I need to connect more with my inner self and find my center.  Find more of my inner peace.  This is related to my stress level.  I rate my psychological well-being at a 5 out of 10 at the moment related to stress with my ex-husband over my middle and oldest children.  I am trying to let things slide off my back but when it comes to my children I am very protective and things get to me more than they should.  If it were not for the graduation, I do not think I would be so wound tight.  My husband has been great and very supportive.

Now, I would rate my physical well being at a 6.5 because I am having a rough time with my arthritis and the herniated discs in my neck, but it is controllable but my diabetes and blood pressure well controlled.  I am eating better now as well. I have changed my diet, eating more fruit and veggies.  My spiritual well-being is a 7 out of 10.  I am reading the bible more and  watching a favored pastor from Houston on tv.  I have gotten a lot out of it.  I rate my psychological well being at a 7 after this class I have learned to deal with my issues and meditate to clear my head and find a better way to deal with things using Dachers teachings.

2.Review the goals and activities you set for yourself in each area. Have you made progress toward the goals? Explain.

I have increased my exercised more taking my dogs for a walk and my daughter is helping with the dinner plans, which takes the pressure off of me.  I have taken time to meditate and find my inner self and balance my chi.    My spouse and myself have taken more time off to smell the roses and away from the house fishing, boating, and just have fun.  It has been great.

3.Have you implemented the activities you chose for your well-being in each of the three areas? Explain.

I have been fishing, boating, walking, playing with the dogs.  I have been playing with the kids outside and challenge them to a game of dancing games on the wii.  My gosh, I haven’t had this much fun in years.  I have been teaching my kids to cook to be able to care for themselves and carry on some of the family recipes and spend time together.  This has been a good series of exercises to build my mind , body and spirit.

4.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?

My personal experience has been a good one.  I have learned to delve into my inner self and find peace and tranquility.  The most rewarding has been  It has improved my relationship with my family and work relations.  I am able to relate much of my teachings to my job and help my patients.  I am able to help patients deal with chronic pain with imagery and meditation.  I have been able to help others with better food choices.  It has been a win- win for all.

Unit 9 Project

1. 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?

It is important for professionals to develop, because if we are not spiritually, physiologically, or physically healthy we cannot help others.  If the practitioner if not healthy in any one of these areas how can they be expected to guide other people to wellness.  The areas that I personally need to develop are all three areas. I need to manage my diet to be physically healthier.  I have had spiritual gaps and need guidance from my pastor to close those gaps.  Psychologically I need to develop my meditation in order to find inner peace.

2. Assessment:
   How have you assessed your health in each domain? How do you score your wellness spiritually, physically, and psychologically?

I would rate my physically wellbeing at a 7 out of 10. I am aware of my choices and am seeking to make better diet choices as well as making a work out plan with my daughter.  Spiritually I would rate myself at a 7 out of 10.  I have identified my gaps and am seeking out spiritual counseling to close those gaps. Psychologically I would rate myself at a 8 out of 10.  I have amazed myself with actually accomplishing a form of meditation and will continue to practice to improve my skills.

3. Goal development:
   List at least one goal you have for yourself in each area, Physical, Psychological (mental health) and Spiritual.

Physical: I want to make better choices in my diet and lose 20lbs to lose my physical health and decrease the amount of medicines I have to take on a daily basis.

Psychological: I want to practice meditation daily to increase my skills and a form of inner quiet and peace.

Spiritual: I want to find a signal church to go to.

4. 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: I want to increase my intake of fruits and vegetables and decrease my intake of carbs. Example would be having a piece of fruit between breakfast and lunch, and an extra serving of vegetables by having a V8 juice drink between lunch and dinner.  An example of an exercise would be walking my dogs each evening for thirty minutes.

Psychological: My strategy to foster growth would be practicing meditation daily for at least 15 to 30 minutes in a quite area such as the park next to the water bank while listening to classical music.  Another example would be doing Tai Chi next to the lake as well.

Spiritual: My strategy is to seek out various churches in order to find one church that meets my spiritual needs.  An example would be to attend a different church and meet with each pastor.  An exercise to choose and clear my head would be to do yoga or polities to relax my mind and body before attending church.

5. 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?

To track my progress I will make a tracking chart and place it on my computer and log choices in food, exercise, and attendance to church each day/week/month. And I will check my progress at the end of each month and total my progress at the end of the six months.

Unit 8
My favorite blogs have been in unit 3 when taking an inventory of how I felt and why then in unit 7 when I was able to put a face to my meditation and and feel my self relax.  It was a great feeling and i hope to continue on.