Unit 10 Final Post

I can't believe this is the last week of the class it is a bittersweet ending, I am sad because it has been such a great class but happy because it means one more term closer to my finish.
This week I am to talk about how I have changed over the past few week!
In unit 3 here is how I rated myself
This week is all about my well-being and how I rate myself, this is going to get interesting :)! I would rate my physical well-being as 5 because I have really slacked on my exercising the past few months and physically I feel gross lol! My Spiritual well-being I would rate a 3 I really need to change this and pronto. I don't know why I let it get to this point I just have not been very focused on myself for a really long time. My psychological well-being I would rate a 6. I know I could improve this and not let my stress get to me so much however the since I have moved back to Michigan I just have not been happy and I need to work on looking at things in a different way. 


How I rate myself now in week 10 My physical well being I now rate as a 7 I have started working out and feeling better about myself. I am still eating well as I always do, I also have finally went to to a wellness doctor and had a bunch of blood test done and I am finally on my way to getting all of  those issues taken care of and becoming as healthy as I can! 
My spiritual well being I would rate only a 4 I still need work a lot of work but I am getting there. I am starting Purpose Driven Life tonight. My psychological well being I would only rate at a 7 but it is improvement, I feel better about myself and seem to be happier than I was a few weeks ago and I hope to continue to grow in this area. 


I have made many goals and I have started working on all of them, I reached my first short term goal and that was to just start working on them and now my next short term goal is to start seeing difference. I think just the way I feel is motivation enough, I have even gotten my son involved  and he is starting to walk on the treadmill every day and we talk about how he is feeling about himself and what we can do to help things get better for him. He is a preteen boy without a male role model so I just need to make sure his self esteem stays in check and he doesn't fall into the I will just follow the crowed that accepts him because that is never a positive one.  


Overall this class has been awesome and I am so glad I had a chance to take it. I am a happier person now that I have learned to relax and and clear my mind. I realize nothing is that serious and if you can turn negative thoughts into positive ones life is really great!!! 

Unit 9 Final Project Creating Wellness

Hello class we have come to the end of our journey, well for this portion, I hope every one continues on this great path and we all continue to meet our goals and reach integral health. Here is my project about myself (it was hard writing all about me). Hope you all enjoy :)

It is important for health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually and physically because if they do not have these skills developed than they won’t have the trust from their clients to help them. Going to see a practitioner for help would not be very comforting if they do not show the knowledge or skills themselves; if you do not have the trust of your clients you won’t be able to keep your clients. Also most are in this business because they truly care about people and want to help people and you cannot do that if you have not helped yourself. As a person wanting to work in a field of helping others means I need to develop myself and I need help in all areas psychologically, spiritually, and physically.

             In assessing myself spiritually I would give myself a five. I have really drifted away from this and need to definitely work on this. I do pray every day and not always needing guidance, but just to say thank you. I am not sure going to church every week is what I need or want however it couldn’t hurt. I am a firm believer that no matter if you go to church what is in your heart is in your heart and nothing will change that.

            Psychological I would asses myself at a seven, I know what a great person I am however my self-esteem could really do a lot of work. I can never look at myself and feel great I just see what is wrong and what I need to fix. The good thing is that the outside is the easy part to fix, but the inside needs the most work.

            Physically I asses myself at an 8 I eat a very nutritional diet and almost never eat the bad stuff. I cannot say never because well no one is perfect but I do pretty good at staying away. My exercising could use the most work. I love to exercise and feel so great when I do however I fall in these ruts to where it seem not finding the time to not do it is easier than setting time a side to do it.

            One Goal I have spiritually are to start with reading The Purpose Driven Life and make it through the 40 days without skipping or stopping it. I seem to start it and do so great the first week or two but then life gets busy and I make other people or things more important and I will not longer do that.

             My Psychological goal is to meditate or relaxation exercise every day. I need to relax my body and my brain. I am on the go too much and never have down time and it causes a lot of stress. Again I am always trying to please everyone and do everything I can for everyone and I know I need to learn to say no and take that time for myself.

            Physically my goal is to come up with a reasonable exercise schedule and stick to it. Even if I do something little as long as I am moving every day, getting rid of some my stress with involve running it out. I reached my first goal of buying a treadmill now I need to make sure I get my money’s worth and use it.

            Spiritually I will practice for my personal health will be to read my book and to attend a spiritual even whenever I find one in my area. I may possibly try to go to church a few Sundays a month. Psychological I will practice for my personal health I will practice subtle mind and use what I have learned in my health and wellness classes. Keeping positive thoughts and replacing each negative thought that comes to mind as often as I can until it becomes habit and all my negative thoughts are gone. Physically I will practice for my personal health is running and strength training. These are very important in my everyday life and I will be strong and healthy to live a long enjoyable life

            My commitment is to keep a journal of my starting point today and write in it every day how I feel what my struggles are and how I feel about each part of my life and in six months sit down and look at what my starting point was and where I am at that point and write about my accomplishments and also what my goals are for the next six months. I believe if I do this then I will carry this long term and continue to grow and become the person I want to be. This will be a commitment I will keep forever; no human is perfect so there will always be goals and improvement needed.

Unit 8 Subtle mind and Visualization

First I would like to say I hope everyone has had a fabulous week! Also I can not believe this class is almost over its been a fast so far 8 almost 9 weeks. I will say I am ready for a little break and a stress free week, well a little less stressful not having to worry about also fitting homework in my schedule!!!

For this week I have picked subtle mind and visualization because these two are the two I like the best obviously lol! I really enjoyed them. I would have to say visualization is my favorite because I can go back to places I love and miss and will always put a smile on my face. I think every night before I go to bed doing the subtle mind practice help with me calming down from the day and relax me enough to be able to get to sleep faster than usual. I will use the visualization during the day when I am stressed out and not sure what to do or can't calm down from someone or something making me angry. I know if I take a few moment and do this practice it will calm me and put a smile on my face just to be reminded of some of the best memories I have ever had. 

Unit 7

This week I completed Meeting Aesclepius and I really enjoyed it. I got to visit with a person that was very close to me and passed away 12 years ago. With all the practices we have to do every week I really enjoy them. Every thing in my life is rush rush rush this gibes me a chance to slow down for the day and just take a mind break. Although a lot of times I want to take a nap when I done lol.  This week I have tried to practice something every night, it hasn't always worked but I have tried. I have gotten back in to yoga and missed it so much, it is so relaxing and feel so great when I am finished. I have actually played the mp3 that are in doc sharing a few times this week also. I  plan to continue to do this as much as possible. I think in the next week I'm going to start reading Purpose Driven Life again. I have started it a few times in the past few years and have only finished it once and really want to do it start to finish again.


The saying "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself" is basically saying you can't preach it unless you practice it. It's almost like you go to the heart doctor and he is 100lb over weight and has trouble getting around and has problems himself. How serious are you going to take this doctor? I know I wouldn't. Or going to see an obese nutritionist, chances are they won't keep clients to long if they aren't doing what they are telling their clients. I think in any kind of medical field like this you really need to practice what you are trying to teach because one people won't take you serious and two you won't keep clients too long. As long as I am not perfect I will always be able to find ways to implement psychological and spiritual growth in your personal life, especially treating those that are not very nice kindly. After all kindness kills right???? 

Unit 6 Balancing Myself

I like The Loving Kindness and it was relaxing, I am a person that naturally loves to help people and want to make everything ok for everyone and this practice makes me feel good it makes me feel unselfish. I will use this practice at work when things are a bit stressful because of someone else being difficult. It is not always someone else's fault people have bad days and they sometimes can't keep from taking it out on other people. I am even guilty of that but now that I am more aware of it now I can keep from doing that.


After doing the assessment exercise I have discovered I need to work on my Biological Flourishing. I have a huge issue with food, since a young age I was taught food was evil. I struggle everyday to make sure I eat and it has a huge impact on myself. I eat probably better than most people I know, meaning the type of food I eat however I don't eat enough or I will go a day or two without eating than I will just start eating and that confuses my body and then my body holds on to every ounce of food I eat. I need to find balance with my eating and my exercising. I think I am finally in a place where I can work on this and correct it and find the balance I need.

Unit 5 The Subtle Mind

After listening to Loving Kindness and The Subtle Mind I actually enjoyed The Subtle Mind better. I found myself able to concentrate more and stay more focused. I found that Loving Kindness you had to think about things regardless what it was my mind wondered way more than it did when I could just breath and clear my mind. Although maybe if I practice both of them more I will be able to train my mind and enjoy both of them very much. I think this will help me a great deal in calming myself and relaxing.

Spiritual, mental, and physical wellness is all connected and will give you optimal wellness when you can find a balance of all three. Spiritual wellness plays a big part in my life and helps me in my mental wellness more than my physical wellness in a way. When I am struggling with something I pray or when I am super happy and thankful I pray and when I just am not sure what to do I pray. Whatever is in my mind I tell it and it helps me ease and reduce the stress knowing that I no longer have to deal with it myself. It helps me in my physical wellness because I when my mind is at ease I can focus on my body. I truly am working on the balance of all three and I may be a bit far off but as long as I work on it a little every day one day I will reach my balance.

Unit 4 The Loving Kindness

This Kindness practice has been very interesting, I think I may have to do it more than just this one time to get the full benefit of it. I really did enjoy and think with practice I will be able to have my full attention and not have any mind wondering. I have so much going on with work, school and home life that for the first minute I could stay focused then I would start thinking about what I needed to do for the week to once again get ready for a work trip. I did feel more relaxed and by the end of the practice I was more focused on what the instructions said to do. I will definitely do this again I really did enjoy it.

I think mental work outs are great and your mind needs a work out as your body does. I think by mentally working out your mind you will be more relaxed and less stressed and once you slow down you can really enjoy the benefits of taking time to enjoy life. I also feel you will be more calm and patient with life which does take practice. Nothing happens in a day so it is something you will have to practice every day or as often as you could.