Meditation Meeting Aesclepius

After completing the meditation exercise of Meeting Asclepius, I found that it was not successful for me to be instructed on what to envision, from this exercise. I was not able to reach my meditated mindfulness or relax with this practice. Mindfulness or meditation has fostered an increase in my psychological and spiritual wellness. I fight everyday and night with anxiety and continuous mind chatter, that has reduced tremendously through the meditation exercises previously learned, and practiced. I did not download the current exercise onto my computer for future use, as it had no healing or spiritual connection for me.

 "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself" means that if you do not live by mindfulness, or practice healing yourself through physical or spiritual connectivity towards a healthier lifestyle, then how can you help others? The truth in this, is that you can not. You must live, breathe, and practice wellness in order to teach others how to better their health and well being. I have an obligation to take this time to improve my self first, so I can practice what I strongly encourage others to develop the practices of many techniques. I can implement psychological and spiritual growth in my personal life by spiritually connecting with my Higher spirit. It is my God. This may not be the same God as others see, or speak to, however, spiritually, it is a higher spirit that connects me with a gentleness, loving and kindness within myself, to build strength, love, and tenderness. As this grows inside of me, and of my life, I can better the lives of other people around me.

My Integral Assessment

After practicing the Universal Loving Kindness Exercise I found myself in a familiar place. This is not in comparison to word for word resemblance, however, I do use this exercise prior to (what people now call Reiki) energy work. For many years, my family and myself have performed healing on friends, family, and coworkers. I use a prayer for healing of each individual, and of the population of the universe. I resemble it to giving thanks, and prayer for having the ability to relieve one's headache, back pain  or suffering for that moment in time. Yet, these words and exercise were hard for me to focus for myself, meditation.
After my own assessment of Integral Health,  I realize more, that I need to develop a way to heal my self, before I can continue to heal others, on a new experienced level. In my current learning process, I understand that I am damaged within my inner self. To strengthen the foundation, before I can promote flourishing within myself first. I have a bitterness that needs to be released and forgiveness that I need to let go. After losing so much this past year, this deep feeling of anger, or frustration needs to be released. With meditation, and breathing exercises, hiking nature trails, and feeling more peacefulness on a daily basis, I will develop psychophysical flourishing, and Interpersonal flourishing. This is my journey to flourishing, self. This process of assessment did help me open my heart and mind to circumstances, and focus on where the needs are for development. For this, I appreciate the knowledge of this assessment.
Brenda

A Subtle Mind

A subtle mind is one that relaxes, with thoughts of mind, body , and spirit. Every breath inhaled, focuses on the air, the chest movement, and the exhalation to discover how deep you can take the next breath. Focusing on each breath as the chest rises and falls after each exhalation. The capability to focus, and quiet the mind is the hardest task, but with practice, focus, and quietness, you too, can quiet the mind, focus on the body, and fill your spirit.
The connection between spiritual wellness, mental and physical wellness is a triangle of wellness. All interjoined or intertwined. Connected to one another as one. As one cannot be wellness without the other in a positive state of wellness. Your spirit must be gentle and fulfilled, to receive mental wellness. For your mind to be focused and thoughts of positiveness, leads to a physical wellness. This triangle of wellness leads to a humans well being. This is health.

Loving Kindness
Describe your experience after listening to the Loving kindness video.
 I found this so very beneficial to my whole self. I lost my mother, who was my best friend, and closest to my heart a few years ago. Since then, I have become a lost soul. I don't sleep well, life's obstacles are overwhelming, and I realized that I never had the chance to mourn after this great loss. As a single mom, raising my 3 sons, and never dating or opening my heart to others, I found that my reasons for laughter, my heart and my well being had suffered greatly. Loving kindness helped me sleep. Yes, I got a great nights sleep last night. Long time needed. The voice and the sounds of the ocean and native flute playing in the background put me into a comfort and familiar place in my native family home filled with love, healing, and so much peace. I felt close to my mom, grandmother, brother, and friends who are in that peaceful heavenly place. I opened my eyes to a realization of feeling of warmth and tingling throughout my whole body. This was a beautiful journey of peacefulness and familiarity that I needed to experience. I will recommend this to others, and having my father listen to it as well, it hopes to set his path of darkness as a widow, into a path of healing and filled with loving kindness, and peace.

Mental Workout

What is the concept of "mental workout"? What does the research indicate are the proven benefits of a mental workout? A mental workout is a continuous need to maintain sharpness and intelligence. Our brains use to be only a 1 1/2 lb muscle, that over time, we have now enlarged this brain to a big 3 pounds on the average. Our frontal lobe gives us our conscious thought. We analyze and wonder about more things. We need to encourage the mental workout with brain puzzles and quizzes. Continuing our education towards career growth and developing new techniques and skills is a great way to maintain and exceed in a mental workout. Keep on learning! Keep it being a positive experience!

 

My Wellness Reflection:

1. Based on my reflections, and on a scale of 1 to 10 (ten being optimal wellbeing), where do I rate my

  A-physical wellbeing= 7
, B-spiritual well-being= 8
  C-psychological well-being= 5
I rate myself the scores listed due to needs for personal growth in each area. Physically I need to lose 20 pounds and be rid of this winter weight that I had put on last year.I have lost 14 pounds and I am getting closer to my goal of optimal wellness Physically. I hike a lot on the weekends, and walk a lot during the weeks. My activity level is high.
Spiritually, I am reaching a high for this area, yet, in all, I feel that I need to take a mental break from society, and go on a spiritual journey, backpacking the Hawaiian Islands. Since the loss of my mother, and best friend, and also my brother, I have felt a huge loss that I am trying to regain in my life. I score an 8 due to my awareness and growth since my loss. To be a 10, I believe that this would be my score after I return from an upcoming spiritual journey for myself.
Psychologically, I score a 5. I am losing control of responsibilities since my loss of family, and since my kids have all reached the age of adulthood. Some people call this empty nest syndrome. I call it, a "Loss of self worth". I struggle everyday, lately more, to find reasons to keep by feet above water. With so much loss, I often feel my world is falling apart around me. Loss of job, home, car, financial issues, and now on the fence of giving up on my career choice. On this journey that I speak of, I feel that spiritually and psychologically, I would increase my score in both areas.

2. What activities or exercise can you implement in your life to assist in moving toward each goal?

Continuing my hiking activities will help in moving towards my goal. Living off of the land, nature walks, educating myself with many more natural resources and discovering self improvement will assist me towards optimal health.

3. Complete the relaxation exercise The Crime of the Century. To hear this exercise, click here. Describe your experience.

 I found this exercise to be relaxing. Meditation, deep breathing, focusing on wellness are great values. However, to try and see color with each explanation of why I would see that particular color for each body region was frustrating to me. I see other colors. Aura is what I see, and for myself the colors are dark, and I also see indigo blues and greens. This tells me more that I need a wellness journey for my own peace.

 

Please post on here and tell me your experience with the video. I would love to learn about your experience and your goals to whole body wellness in mind, spirit and body.