I. I. Why is it important for health and well
ness 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 health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually, and physically because according to Dacher “to become an agent of a more expansive health, we must begin with our own health”, (2006). By doing so we must not only educate ourselves but also have hands on training which can be accomplished by “preparations and practice”, (Dacher, 2006). According to Dacher the goals and responsibilities of a health and wellness professional, “is to help others and to create a better world ending human suffering”, (2006). The areas I need to develop to achieve my goals are psychological and spirituality. I can do this by avoiding thing or people that may cause stress in my life (psychological); and as for spirituality I can start attending church or try praying to God more often.
II. How have you assessed your health in each domain? How do you score your wellness spiritually, physically, and psychologically?
I have assed my health in each domain by following the six principles of integral health. According to Dacher these guidelines are used to help guide us (2006), and it starts by focusing on the things I need to fix in my life. These principles according to Dacher, “alleviate needless suffering and promotes human flourishing; recognizes the distinction between short-term relief of needless suffering and permanent relief; recognizes the distinction between immediate pleasure and long-term flourishing; the development of the psycho-spiritual; relies on deep listening and guidance; and addresses the aspects, levels, and line of development that are relevant to our current circumstance”, (2006).
When scoring my physical wellness I would give myself a strong score (7) because I do go to the gym and eat as healthy as I can every day. I could improve by being more consistent with my cardio and keep up with my healthy eating habits I do tend to slack off from time to time. I would score my psychological and spiritual wellness rather low (3). I say this because at times I still get upset over little things and I find myself having trouble focusing when I am in a mad state of mind which causes me a lot of stress; and I find myself never praying or attending church, I do believe there is a God however, I’ve never really given myself a chance to get to know God on any kind of level.
III. List at least one goal you have for yourself in each area; psychological, physical, and spiritual.
My goal for spiritual wellness begins I believe at home through prayer and then move on to attending church and then going on a regular basis. My goal for psychological wellness is to try meditating more often to help relax the mind; I have entertained the thought about trying yoga, tai chi, or qui gong on a weekly basis. As for my physical wellness goal I am trying to push myself to remain the same weight and lift heavier weights, as well as train for a 10k (6.2 miles) being that I accomplished my first 3k not too long ago.
IV. 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.
To foster growth in my physical domain I plan on increasing my resistance and cardio training. I would like to increase the weight I am lifting to gain more muscle and increase my cardio for stamina I will do this by following a more strict regimen. To foster psychological growth my plan is to meditate every day and to attend a qi gong class once a week. By doing this it will improve my stress level and help me become more at peace with myself. Lastly, to foster spiritual growth my plan is to pray at least one a day and to attend church once a week and also by volunteering my time. By praying and going to church I become one not only with myself but with a higher power; and by volunteering I am becoming involved with my community and giving back anyway I can.
V. 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?
For the next six months I can assess my progress by keeping a journal. In this journal I could keep track of my gains at the gym or my weight loss on the scale, or it will show me where I need improvement on. As for my psychological and spiritual growth I can keep track of how long I’ve meditated, how many times a day I meditated and how I felt after each experience (did it change my attitude); and the same with praying, here I could also keep track of the time I felt like God spoke to me. After a few months of monitoring I should be able to see where I need improvement in order to keep balance between my psychological, spiritual and physical health.
It is important for health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually, and physically because according to Dacher “to become an agent of a more expansive health, we must begin with our own health”, (2006). By doing so we must not only educate ourselves but also have hands on training which can be accomplished by “preparations and practice”, (Dacher, 2006). According to Dacher the goals and responsibilities of a health and wellness professional, “is to help others and to create a better world ending human suffering”, (2006). The areas I need to develop to achieve my goals are psychological and spirituality. I can do this by avoiding thing or people that may cause stress in my life (psychological); and as for spirituality I can start attending church or try praying to God more often.
II. How have you assessed your health in each domain? How do you score your wellness spiritually, physically, and psychologically?
I have assed my health in each domain by following the six principles of integral health. According to Dacher these guidelines are used to help guide us (2006), and it starts by focusing on the things I need to fix in my life. These principles according to Dacher, “alleviate needless suffering and promotes human flourishing; recognizes the distinction between short-term relief of needless suffering and permanent relief; recognizes the distinction between immediate pleasure and long-term flourishing; the development of the psycho-spiritual; relies on deep listening and guidance; and addresses the aspects, levels, and line of development that are relevant to our current circumstance”, (2006).
When scoring my physical wellness I would give myself a strong score (7) because I do go to the gym and eat as healthy as I can every day. I could improve by being more consistent with my cardio and keep up with my healthy eating habits I do tend to slack off from time to time. I would score my psychological and spiritual wellness rather low (3). I say this because at times I still get upset over little things and I find myself having trouble focusing when I am in a mad state of mind which causes me a lot of stress; and I find myself never praying or attending church, I do believe there is a God however, I’ve never really given myself a chance to get to know God on any kind of level.
III. List at least one goal you have for yourself in each area; psychological, physical, and spiritual.
My goal for spiritual wellness begins I believe at home through prayer and then move on to attending church and then going on a regular basis. My goal for psychological wellness is to try meditating more often to help relax the mind; I have entertained the thought about trying yoga, tai chi, or qui gong on a weekly basis. As for my physical wellness goal I am trying to push myself to remain the same weight and lift heavier weights, as well as train for a 10k (6.2 miles) being that I accomplished my first 3k not too long ago.
IV. 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.
To foster growth in my physical domain I plan on increasing my resistance and cardio training. I would like to increase the weight I am lifting to gain more muscle and increase my cardio for stamina I will do this by following a more strict regimen. To foster psychological growth my plan is to meditate every day and to attend a qi gong class once a week. By doing this it will improve my stress level and help me become more at peace with myself. Lastly, to foster spiritual growth my plan is to pray at least one a day and to attend church once a week and also by volunteering my time. By praying and going to church I become one not only with myself but with a higher power; and by volunteering I am becoming involved with my community and giving back anyway I can.
V. 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?
For the next six months I can assess my progress by keeping a journal. In this journal I could keep track of my gains at the gym or my weight loss on the scale, or it will show me where I need improvement on. As for my psychological and spiritual growth I can keep track of how long I’ve meditated, how many times a day I meditated and how I felt after each experience (did it change my attitude); and the same with praying, here I could also keep track of the time I felt like God spoke to me. After a few months of monitoring I should be able to see where I need improvement in order to keep balance between my psychological, spiritual and physical health.
References
Dacher,
E. Integral Health. The Path to Human Flourishing. (2006). Basic Health
Publications, Inc.
Hello Jesse,
ReplyDeleteDon't beat yourself up about not praying or going to church often. Although having fellowship with other is good I personally don't feel as if its mandatory and that in doing do automatically make you a good Christian, Catholic, etc. I mean how many people do you know that attend services regularly and are still just not good people? In my opinion everyone should have their own relationship with God and I feel that as long as you have that relationship with Him it wont matter whether or not you're worshiping in a religious building or not. I didn't mean to just hone in on that one thing but this is also something that i struggled with so I can relate.
Take care and good luck.
Salaam