Unit 7

Exercises like Meeting Asciepius helps boarden your mind. It helps me to focus on what I currently am doing here and now. Since I have been doing this exercise and the others I feel more relaxed and more in the present then I ever had before. I think the hardest part with doing these practices is making sure I set aside the time to do them everyday.

"One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself" basically means that you cannot guide patients or clients to a whole life unless you know what it takes to have one and you have one. I know that not all professionals that help people go this may have reached the highest level of consciousness but if they are on a good path I think they are still capable of helping others. But I also think that its important for that professional to keep practicing exercises to aid in that path and keep there whole self healthy. If they are not actively trying to maintain that health then its pointless to try and help others.

Unit 6

I felt like the assessment process was an eye opener. All the questions that were asked made me think really hard about the different areas in the life. I think I need to work on my interpersonal self, mainly speaking my family and personal parts. I find this to be difficult because I am currently working on my psychospirtiual and its hard when your not on the same page as your family. I think because I am so focus on psychospirtiual I need to now incorporate my family in this with me so I get the full benefit. I need to have my husband meditate with me and do this exercise with me so he can see what I am experiencing. I knew I was missing something. I think and I know in my heart that I need him on the same page with me or my psychospirtiual self will not be complete.

Unit 5

1.The difference between the Subtle mind exercise and the loving kindness exercise.
With the loving kindness exercise I felt like I was opening up my heart to the world and to myself. With the Subtle mind exercise I was taking a step back and watching my mind think and observing that process. I liked the subtle mind exercise and I think I was ready for it because I did the loving kindness exercise everyday after the first time I tried it. I don't think I would have been ready for this exercise if I did not do the other first. I was able to relax and totally grasp what the voice was telling me to do. It was hard to stay focused but relatively easy to bring myself back also. I liked the subtle mind exercise as much as I liked the loving kindness, I seem to be using a different "part" of me with each though.


2.The connection between spiritual wellness to mental and physical wellness. How its manifested in my personal life.

Using this exercises I have been able to get a connection to something that was not their before. I cannot put a name to it, but I guess it would be my spirtiual self. I am able to use what I learned in the exercises thoughout the day to relax my mind, or when I am doing physical actvitiy to aid my mind and get a better work out. I find that I am more relaxed, less stressed, and I go to sleep easier at night. I think overall I have a more positive outlook on life. I am really grateful that I took this class and that I am able to experience this.

Unit 4

I just got done with the practice love and kindness track. I loved it. Right now I feel completely relaxed. I had tears in my eyes when they first asked me to think of a loved one that was suffering, but that ended and though the rest of the time I felt like I wanted to cry but haven't. My mind feels at peace and I feel open to the world right now. I feel like I've opened a door or something in myself, that I can't put my finger on. I don't know what inside that door but I want to mediate more and find out. I am going to continue to do this, I think mid afternoon and before bed to relax me. I would recommend this to anyone.

A mental workout is working on other areas of your brain that help to boarden your awareness.
Practicing this can increase awareness, reduce and relive stress, have claiming effects, and positivly impact your life. I could set time aside each day to do diffent mental exercises to help me in these and other areas.