Monday, December 21, 2009
The Crime of the Century
I got the Crime of the Century audio to work by accessing it through the Webliography section. It was a wonderful, relaxing and centering exercise. I am familiar with the chakras and their corresponding emotions, energy and body regions. I loved this exercise! The one thing I did differently was, rather than imagining sending out the color from by body, I imagined drawing the color in from the world around to blend with the color from myself – a way of connecting to the universe. I felt very relaxed and sleepy at the beginning of the exercise and thought I would fall asleep, but didn’t. I ended feeling relaxed but alert and ready to get on with my work.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Unit 3 Assignment
This week’s assignment asked to answer some specific questions about how we see our own wellness; to take a holistic personal inventory. Here are the questions and my responses:
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?
A-Physical well-being –6: Although I exercise, eat a healthy diet and avoid harmful activities my physical wellbeing isn’t as good as I’d like. I suffer from knee pain from overuse as a runner and I have neck and shoulder pain (and have had surgery) because of injuries sustained when I was younger ( and less concerned about my health). I was pleased with the result of a resent blood work up that showed I am in the normal range on all measured components. At almost 45 years old I consider this to be an accomplishment, especially with a family history of high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes.
B-Spiritual well-being –7: I was introduced to the concept of spiritual health when I was in my 20’s and suffering from an addiction problem. Many feel that addiction is a spiritual illness and I tend to agree. As part of my recovery it was necessary for me to address the spiritual aspects of wellness and develop a more solid spiritual base for my life. As a result, today I feel that I have the developed some strong resources for coping with whatever comes my way in life. I also think that there is always room from growth and improvement. I strive for progress, not protection.
C-Psychological well-being - 7: To me this means having the ability to cope well with everyday events and stressors so that they don’t have a negative impact on my health. Being able to deal with the demand of parenting, work, school work, and unexpected problems all fall under this category. So does taking responsibility for what is mine and not feeling responsible for other people’s issues, being part of a partnership but not having to control someone else, and not relying on other people to take care of me.
2. Develop a goal for yourself in each area (physical, spiritual, psychological).
Physical – My goal in this area is to continue to build my physical strength, agility and endurance.
Spiritual – My goal is to incorporate an exercise into my daily life that helps me get in touch with the spiritual nature of my existence.
Psychological well-being – My goal is to find additional ways to relieve stress. I currently rely solely on exercise but that isn’t always an option.
3. What activities or exercise can you implement in your life to assist in moving toward each goal?
Physical - I will try new forms of exercise such as yoga and dance to keep myself motivated and interested. I will continue to improve my diet, eliminating more unhealthy foods.
Spiritual - I liked the exercise Dacher (Integral Health, 2006) used for visualization in Chapter 5 and will try using this regularly.
Psychological – I will work to develop other methods of stress reduction besides exercise; such as talking to friends and relaxation exercises.
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 couldn’t get the link to this relaxation exercise link to work. Has anyone else had this problem????
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?
A-Physical well-being –6: Although I exercise, eat a healthy diet and avoid harmful activities my physical wellbeing isn’t as good as I’d like. I suffer from knee pain from overuse as a runner and I have neck and shoulder pain (and have had surgery) because of injuries sustained when I was younger ( and less concerned about my health). I was pleased with the result of a resent blood work up that showed I am in the normal range on all measured components. At almost 45 years old I consider this to be an accomplishment, especially with a family history of high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes.
B-Spiritual well-being –7: I was introduced to the concept of spiritual health when I was in my 20’s and suffering from an addiction problem. Many feel that addiction is a spiritual illness and I tend to agree. As part of my recovery it was necessary for me to address the spiritual aspects of wellness and develop a more solid spiritual base for my life. As a result, today I feel that I have the developed some strong resources for coping with whatever comes my way in life. I also think that there is always room from growth and improvement. I strive for progress, not protection.
C-Psychological well-being - 7: To me this means having the ability to cope well with everyday events and stressors so that they don’t have a negative impact on my health. Being able to deal with the demand of parenting, work, school work, and unexpected problems all fall under this category. So does taking responsibility for what is mine and not feeling responsible for other people’s issues, being part of a partnership but not having to control someone else, and not relying on other people to take care of me.
2. Develop a goal for yourself in each area (physical, spiritual, psychological).
Physical – My goal in this area is to continue to build my physical strength, agility and endurance.
Spiritual – My goal is to incorporate an exercise into my daily life that helps me get in touch with the spiritual nature of my existence.
Psychological well-being – My goal is to find additional ways to relieve stress. I currently rely solely on exercise but that isn’t always an option.
3. What activities or exercise can you implement in your life to assist in moving toward each goal?
Physical - I will try new forms of exercise such as yoga and dance to keep myself motivated and interested. I will continue to improve my diet, eliminating more unhealthy foods.
Spiritual - I liked the exercise Dacher (Integral Health, 2006) used for visualization in Chapter 5 and will try using this regularly.
Psychological – I will work to develop other methods of stress reduction besides exercise; such as talking to friends and relaxation exercises.
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 couldn’t get the link to this relaxation exercise link to work. Has anyone else had this problem????
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Welcome / "Journey On"
Hello classmates and friends! Welcome to my blog. I look forward to sharing my experiences during this course with you and learning from you as we go along.
This week's assignment was the audio "Journey On" - a autogenic relaxation exercise. I found the musical tones and the guide's voice to be very soothing. The purpose of the exercise was to redirect the flow of blood within our body to arms and hands to promote relaxation in these areas. This exercise was especially interesting to me because I have numbness and tingling in my right hand as a result of nerve damage. My thumb and index finger on this hand often feel cold and stiff. During the exercise I was able to make them feel warm again. At the completion of the exercise I felt relaxed, refreshed and ready to get back to my work.
I listened to "Journey On" sitting at my computer in the loft area of our home. My eleven year old daughter was sitting at our kitchen table downstairs doing her homework and could hear the audio playing. I came downstairs to find her with her head down on the table, sound asleep! Apparently she found the musical tones and voice soothing as well!
This week's assignment was the audio "Journey On" - a autogenic relaxation exercise. I found the musical tones and the guide's voice to be very soothing. The purpose of the exercise was to redirect the flow of blood within our body to arms and hands to promote relaxation in these areas. This exercise was especially interesting to me because I have numbness and tingling in my right hand as a result of nerve damage. My thumb and index finger on this hand often feel cold and stiff. During the exercise I was able to make them feel warm again. At the completion of the exercise I felt relaxed, refreshed and ready to get back to my work.
I listened to "Journey On" sitting at my computer in the loft area of our home. My eleven year old daughter was sitting at our kitchen table downstairs doing her homework and could hear the audio playing. I came downstairs to find her with her head down on the table, sound asleep! Apparently she found the musical tones and voice soothing as well!
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