Wellness, as a person centered orientation, relies heavily on the concept that the individual is aware of his/her strengths and needs. However there is often little encouragement or expectation for the individual to self reflect or take a holistic personal inventory or to convey their awareness with their health practitioner. Take a moment to reflect on your own level of wellness; physically, psychologically, and spiritually, and then answer the following questions in your blog (journal).
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?
On a scale from 1-10, I rate my physical well-being a 7 because I have some weight to lose, but I am phsyically active and I am losing weight and I don't have any major injuries or ailments.
On a scale from 1-10, I rate my spiritual well-being a 5 because I don't nurture my spirit with meditation or prayer as often as I would like to.
On a scale from 1-10, I would rate my psychological well-being a 7 because I tend to have some bouts of depression and negative thinking.
Develop a goal for yourself in each area (physical, spiritual, psychological).
A goal for physical well-being is to increase my walking time from 40 minutes to an hour 4 days/week.
A goal for my spiritual well-being is to spend 5 minutes everyday in prayer/meditation.
A goal for my psychological well-being is to become aware of negative thoughts and turn them around instead feeling self-pity.
Relaxation Exercise: The Crime of the Century
Relaxation Exercise: The Crime of the Century
Describe your experience. (What it beneficial? Frustrating? etc.)
This exercise had me concentrate on a particular area of the body and then imagine a window with a beam of light of a particular color projecting outwards. Each area represented something. For example, the stomach near the belly button projecting a bright orange beam of light represented being centered. I enjoyed this exercise, but at first had a hard time not wanting to associate my own color with a particular area. Once I really concentrated I could imagine the colors and the symbolic meaning of them. I liked the emerald green light that represented sharing love as I was really able to imagine sending out a loving thought to someone I love.
This exercise had me concentrate on a particular area of the body and then imagine a window with a beam of light of a particular color projecting outwards. Each area represented something. For example, the stomach near the belly button projecting a bright orange beam of light represented being centered. I enjoyed this exercise, but at first had a hard time not wanting to associate my own color with a particular area. Once I really concentrated I could imagine the colors and the symbolic meaning of them. I liked the emerald green light that represented sharing love as I was really able to imagine sending out a loving thought to someone I love.
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