Unit 9 Project

Introduction:

                It is important for health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually, and physically because that is what they are going to ask of their patients. If the physician is tense, unsympathetic, and brining in McDonalds to the Clinic for lunch, they are not setting a good example for the client. How are the patients to believe that the practices will work if they have not been practiced by the professional? As a future nutritionist, I will need to keep working on the development of my mind, body, and spirit so that I will be able to have the loving-kindness and understanding necessary to be successful in my profession.

Assessment:

                I have been able to assess my progress in spiritual, physical, and psychological growth by reflecting on how I feel on a day to day basis. Spiritually, I reflect on how I have reacted with the ones around me. Have I been loving, witnessing, and true to myself? If I answer yes to these questions by reflecting on how I was that day in my environment than I know spiritually I am progressing. Physically, I assess myself on how I have treated myself in the past week(s). For me it is important to eat a balanced diet that has variety, and it is also important to get enough rest and to be active on a daily basis. If I have been successful in these thing than I know physically I am doing well. Psychological assessment is the most difficult for me. I can assess my psychological well-being by noting my progress in meditation practice. As I become more able to hold my focus on one thing for longer periods of time I know that I am becoming progressively closer to having a contemplative mind that has a higher level of consciousness.

Goal development:

                My goal for my physical health would be to be more loving towards myself. Sometimes I will put my body through the ringer by skipping meals or eating/drinking things that my body is actually intolerant to, overworking, or not sleeping enough. It is simple things as well, such as taking care to wash my face before bed or making sure to put lotion on my hands. It may seem like small tasks by I often neglect them and pay for it later. So my goal is to take time to take care of my body in detail. My psychological goal would definitively be to make sure I continue a meditation practice. I find them beneficial for me and want to continue to practice them regularly for the rest of the year. Spiritually, my goal is to continue to be true to myself. It is a practice that will be most difficult but I have to learn to love and be true to myself so that I can love the ones around me.

Practices for personal health:

                To reach my physical goals I will need to foster time management, by going to bed at a decent hour and allowing myself eight hours of sleep, AND getting up in time with an actual morning routine. I will also need to practice some self-control and/ or self-discipline in order to follow through with actually taking care of my body in detail. It would help me if I got rid of all the sugary junk food out of my pantry and told my friends about my goal so they could help me stay on track. In order to achieve my spiritual goal of loving and staying true to myself, the loving-kindness meditation would be a beneficial exercise. Another way for me to achieve this goal is to have a witnessing mind when talking to others. That way I will be able to respond in a way that is true to who I am and not just a reaction that they were expecting. To achieve my psychological goal I will continue to practice the subtle mind meditation and again foster time management. 

Commitment:

                To assess my progress for my goals I could keep a daily journal that I could take notes in at the beginning and end of the day. It would almost act as a kind of time card for punching in and out. Telling the one’s closest to me will also help me commit to the progression of my goals because they will remind me of them when I begin to get off track.