Unit 9: Personal Application of the Psychological and Spiritual Aspects of Healing

Psychological and Spiritual Aspects of Healing

      I.         Introduction:

Why is it important for health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually and physically? What areas do you need to develop to achieve the goals you have for yourself?

The reason why it’s important for health and wellness professional to develop psychologically, spiritually and physically because there are many advantages of physical fitness and wellness plans for people of all ages and both sexes can obtain profit from such programs so as to help them support a higher quality of life.  In addition, health and wellness professionals must develop their minds and bodies in order to be measured a genuine health care professional, by doing this health care professional begin to develop a better perspective on integral healing.

The most important benefit for health care professionals in relation to physical fitness and spiritual/mental wellness, this approaches in the progress of positive attitude is what helps people to see what general life’s potential and accomplishments their are to make one’s life personally satisfying and gratifying.

The areas that I need to develop in order to achieve the goals for myself are the following:

v Exercise daily

v Change my sleeping habits

v Establish a new career path

v Better choices in my diet

v Stress management

v A more better prospective on life and what the future has for me

v Making peace with those who might have hurt me in the past

v A well balanced physical, spiritual, and emotional state of mind

    II.         Assessment:

How have you assessed your health in each domain? How do you score your wellness spiritually, physically, and psychologically? 

The way that I have assessed my health in each domain (psychological, spiritual, and physical) is by using a time line/rating scale on the frequency on how long it take me to develop a better spiritual, physical, and psychological domain for myself.  For example, I would say that my spiritual aspect is at a 7, due to the fact that I haven’t really been going to some type of church, however, I have been practicing some meditation, which has help a lot.  My physical health is not all that great, I would say that I am at a 5 because of my time spent at work, school, and taking care of my dads office at night. 

            With that said, I need to maintain some form of physical activity or moderate intensity everyday in order to get on track with my physical aspect of myself.  Lastly, my psychological wellbeing is between a 7 and 8.  The reason I rate myself on the higher end when dealing with the psychological aspect is because I try to maintain a positive relationship with others and myself.  In addition, I continually remind myself to accept myself for who I am and where I am in my life right now and to live life in the present (not in the future or past).

  III.         Goal Development:

List at least one goal you have for yourself in each area, Physical, Psychological (mental health) and Spiritual.

A physical goal that I have for myself is to lose around 20 lbs. in the next two months and to gain some muscle tone.  I plan on doing this by setting aside 30 to 40 minutes each day and to start slowly.  I will first start off by doing some walking to get my body warmed up then speed up the pace till I’m getting a good heart rate going.  In addition, changing my diet is a must; I plan to make a daily schedule of what to eat and what time to eat.  Also, by counting my calories and eating more frequently but in small portion will increase my metabolism, which help me lose more weight.  If there are times I feel overwhelmed or stressed out due to my exercise program, I plan to take a time out and do some breathing exercises to help me calm down.  My spiritual goal is to make time for reelection and meditation.  Taking time to listen for answers is very important for spiritual healing.  This course has challenged me to practice meditation for 15 min each day, which has changed me to be more open minded on a spiritual level and to see a difference within.  My psychological goad is to make slight changes to improve my attitude and perception towards others and their feelings.  In addition, I want to change any anger that I have built inside and to let it go, in order to gain peace with others and myself.

  IV.         Practices for Personal Health:

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.

The strategies that I can implement to foster growth in my physical domain is the following:

v Working out 2 to 4 times a week for 15 to 45 minutes each time.

v Make a calendar with an eating schedule and work out schedule.

v Mark down my progress and how many calories I’m eating each day.

v Take stairs rather than elevator at the mall

v Park farther away, in order to lose more calories.

The strategies that I can use to foster growth in my psychological domain is the following:

v Develop a more conscious and sincere regarding my own defects and deficiencies.

v Evade all movements that interrupt or annoy other people.

v Learn to take joy in others achievements and happiness.

v Judge other people by the same values with which I would judge myself.  If I anticipate a certain behavior from other, I will be absolutely sure that it is what I would do under all circumstances.

v Be more open minded to different ways of teaching and to allow myself 20 to 30 min each day for meditation and spiritual teaching.

v Continue using the Loving-kindness and Subtle mind exercise.

The strategies that I would use to foster growth in my spiritual domain is the following:

v Meditate for at least 15 to 30 minutes every day.

v Read spiritual and uplifting books.

v Learn to make my mind quiet through concentration exercises and meditation.

v Develop happiness habit, by always looking at the bright side of life and endeavoring to be happy.

v Exercise my will power and decision-making ability.

v Acknowledge the fact that I am a spirit with a physical body, not a physical body with a spirit.

v By allowing myself to be more spiritually incline will allow my body, mind, and spirit to be connected and gain tremendous benefits from it.

    V.         Commitment:

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? 

The best way that I can assess my progress in the next six week’s to do the following:

v Make a calendar/journal of how I’m doing in my spiritual, physical, and psychological aspect/goals.

v Ask people to keep me accountable on my progress and to give me advice when I’m slowing down.

v Look back at my calendar/journal each week to see if I’ve made any improvements, if not, develop new strategies to help me improve in those areas.

The strategies that I can use to assist in maintain my long-term practices for health and wellness is to keep a network of friends and family that will be my source of strength and reassurance for sticking to my personal long-term practices for health and wellness.  In addition, I plan on join a support group either on the web or at a meeting, which will be focusing on these three aspects of human health and wellness.  This support group will be beneficial to my long-term goals because each of us will remind each other on there progress with there goals. 

Finally, I plan on updating my progress every 2 months as how my progress is coming along.  I’m looking forward to the changes that are awaiting me, I know my life will be turned around but for the better and I will grow and evolve to a much more dynamic person.