Unit 9: Project

Introduction:

Psychological, spiritual and physical aspects of health and wellness are all interconnected and act as a primary source of feeling whole. Health and wellness professional need to ensure that they are living by these standards in order to promote and encourage customers, patients, family members as well as themselves that achieving health and wellness to the ultimate level is possible if you believe and work hard. I believe in the old saying “practice what you preach” if you are looking to change someone else’s life, you must first change your own. I need to develop in all areas, mind, body and soul. I need to learn to relax my mind and develop more control to handle situations that may occur on a daily basis. I plan on practicing, training and dedicating myself to achieving my goals. I will never stop learning and setting goals.

Assessment:

I have accessed my health in each domain of spirituality, physicality, as well as psychologically and reflect on all that I have learned and how much I still have to learn. I have begun my journey, but the road ahead is shining bright with opportunity. I score my spiritual wellness as a 5, I have never been a faith or spiritual based person and only seemed to rely on this domain when I was in need. However, since I began my journey into integral health I have realized that I have improved already in this short amount of time since feeling whole involves spirituality. I believe that this domain needs the most work because I have never been exposed to a spiritual life before this and now I am creating it and discovering it for myself. I score my physical wellness as a 7. I have always been a health conscious person when it comes to eating right and exercises to stay in shape. I slack off here and there and would admit that my motivation needs a boost occasionally. I am now pregnant and have set a whole new set of goals that I look forward to achieving in the next 6 months. I feel that I always have room to grow with my physical wellbeing. Lastly, I would score my Psychological wellness as a 5. I have a very short attention span and cannot control my mind from wondering and worrying which leads to stress. Over time I have realized that training the mind is possible and I have been working daily to complete exercises that help me de-stress and organizes my thoughts to be better in my professional and academically.

Goal development:

I enjoy setting goals when it comes to my health and wellbeing because there is no better feeling then to set a goal and achieve it. I feed off of accomplishment and am on cloud nine when I put my mind to something and succeed. I plan on setting the following goals:

Physical: I plan on continuing a gym regiment throughout of my pregnancy to ensure that my child and I are health and well. This will also make getting back into shape post-pregnancy easier, which will also be a future goal of mine. Since weight lifting will be limited I will change my diet to ensure I am consuming the accurate amount of proteins and nutrition to maintain muscle mass. I am currently using pregnancy nutrition apps on my iPhone that assist me with these goals.

Psychological: I will actively continue to complete exercises I have found beneficial to my psychological wellbeing such as loving kindness and subtle mind. I will participate in yoga at least 1-2 times a week to calm my body, mind, and soul. I plan on learning how to meditate and make this a normal part of my everyday life. I have hopes to be able to settle my mind and control my emotions through any situation.

Spiritual: I plan on reading more about my faith and reading about other’s beliefs to incorporate my own sense of spirituality. I would like to explore all kinds of ideas and beliefs to create my own and pass my vision on to my loved ones and others.

Practices for personal health:

I can implement the following strategies to foster growth in physical, psychological and spiritual domains:

Physical: Cardiovascular exercises such as zumba and jogging are two activities I have learned to love and appreciate. There is nothing better than achieving goals while doing something you love and enjoy. My physical wellbeing is important to achieving my overall goal of complete wholeness.

Psychological: I would love to learn more about meditation as well as educate myself about way to calm the mind and understand exactly why the mind works the way that it does. Through meditation and education my mind can expand with knowledge which will result in a route to train and understand my mind which is another one of my ultimate goals.

Spiritual: Through Prayer and Yoga I plan to expand my knowledge and set more goals spiritually. I will take time out of each day to close my eyes and reflect on all that I am blessed with and all that I have received. I want to pray for things I believe in and I am thankful for. I will use Yoga also as another way to free my mind and body.

Commitment:

In the next six months I plan to make a commitment to myself and to my child to live a healthy lifestyle and continue my journey to integral health by keeping a journal. I will continue to eat healthy, engage in meditation and yoga at least two to three times a week and strive for happiness and wholeness. By keeping a journal I can reflect back on earlier months to view my progress to ensure I am staying on the right track. Once I feel that I am reaching my goal I will help others around me in any way possible to promote loving-kindness. The achievement and satisfaction that I have conquered thus far has benefitted me more than any other life event that I have crossed. I have incorporated this class and all my knowledge into my daily routine and will continue on this path to human flourishing.