Hello Everyone,
When I look back over the course so far and think about what practices really gave me a feeling of balance and flow. I would have to say the loving-kindness practice really help me with getting rid of negative energy thoughts and project good well-being and health on to others and myself. Since I had recently lost my father . I had been really struggling to get back the sense of a normal life and the practice really help encourage that for me. I also started to incorporate the practice into my life once a week. I think since then I have been able to regain myself back from a mental stand point. I feel much more emotionally energetic than before, since the loss of my father.
The other practice was the subtle practice. The subtle practice was so soothing and calming. The use of breathing actually gave me the ability to move the flow of breath way I wanted it to go. The stillness of the body was directed through the breathing causing me to experience great calmness and peace throughout the session. I really enjoyed the soft flow of water. I really learned how to increase inner peace of the mind with this practice. In my own personal life both of these practices are important to finding the ability to expand mental, spiritual, and physical awareness. It is a significant part of acquiring or achieving integral health and human flourishing.
~Linda Jackson
Monday, September 24, 2012
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Unit 7 Blog: Aesclepius
Hello Everyone,
In the practice, trying to picture the image of the person I love, and respect was hard to come into focus for me. Although I had the person in my head and on my mind the image was not there throughout the practice. I did however, feel the emotions for the individual. Therefore, I was not able to have the image of individual to become the focal point for me. The practice cause me to be unfocused because my mind had no image. Therefore, I was distracted from completing the practice. The practice was harder to achieve than I thought. Though the loving-kindness, the calm-abiding was there. I did not reach the full benefit of the practice. I am going to keep trying this exercise until I see the image of the individual.
I understand the phrase, "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself" to mean that if you the individual has not had the experience or process of learning you can not teach or lead another in the path or practice. I would say that this pertains to the health care professional very deeply, because a client would want a professional who has experience and the knowledge to understand what they are going through. Clients want health care professional to be sympathetic to the needs to a certain degree and yet have the potential to stand their ground when needed in certain situations. Health care professionals are who the patients and clients put the up most trust when it come to their care and expects high levels of competency on the professional part, I think.
In my own life, I would definitely say yes that I have an obligation to be well-round in health for myself as I would want for my clients. The experience of understanding integral health for myself will ultimately expand the knowledge and experience I can offer to my clients. I think I can institute psychological and spiritual growth in my personal life by enhancing my own capacity to become mindful of other, changing habits, learning to focus on creating a better inner version of myself to project onto others and to expand the mental, physical, and spiritual side of myself.
~Linda Jackson
In the practice, trying to picture the image of the person I love, and respect was hard to come into focus for me. Although I had the person in my head and on my mind the image was not there throughout the practice. I did however, feel the emotions for the individual. Therefore, I was not able to have the image of individual to become the focal point for me. The practice cause me to be unfocused because my mind had no image. Therefore, I was distracted from completing the practice. The practice was harder to achieve than I thought. Though the loving-kindness, the calm-abiding was there. I did not reach the full benefit of the practice. I am going to keep trying this exercise until I see the image of the individual.
I understand the phrase, "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself" to mean that if you the individual has not had the experience or process of learning you can not teach or lead another in the path or practice. I would say that this pertains to the health care professional very deeply, because a client would want a professional who has experience and the knowledge to understand what they are going through. Clients want health care professional to be sympathetic to the needs to a certain degree and yet have the potential to stand their ground when needed in certain situations. Health care professionals are who the patients and clients put the up most trust when it come to their care and expects high levels of competency on the professional part, I think.
In my own life, I would definitely say yes that I have an obligation to be well-round in health for myself as I would want for my clients. The experience of understanding integral health for myself will ultimately expand the knowledge and experience I can offer to my clients. I think I can institute psychological and spiritual growth in my personal life by enhancing my own capacity to become mindful of other, changing habits, learning to focus on creating a better inner version of myself to project onto others and to expand the mental, physical, and spiritual side of myself.
~Linda Jackson
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Unit 6 Blog: Integral Assessment
Hello Everyone,
In doing the integral assessment, I found it to be very calming and relaxing for me as I use breathing to relax myself and my mind. I was in a totally quiet room and I felt a floating type of experience. In reflecting on the four aspects of healing or integral health. I would say the pyschospiritual would be the one I would want to work on most. I would like to have a higher level of mindful healing spiritually in the future. I think in taking this class I am slowly progressing toward doing so. Meditation for me is has become a daily routine for me and I can sit still quietly for 30 minutes or more at a time.
The universal loving-kindness practice was definitely better for me without the sound of the waves crashing in the recording. The water was a little distracting for me. Although, the experience still allowed me to become grounded and flowing. I like this one much better just quiet with me repeating the phrases. I felt peace and calmness. I think for me the expansion of my mind and heart was greater.
~Linda Jackson
In doing the integral assessment, I found it to be very calming and relaxing for me as I use breathing to relax myself and my mind. I was in a totally quiet room and I felt a floating type of experience. In reflecting on the four aspects of healing or integral health. I would say the pyschospiritual would be the one I would want to work on most. I would like to have a higher level of mindful healing spiritually in the future. I think in taking this class I am slowly progressing toward doing so. Meditation for me is has become a daily routine for me and I can sit still quietly for 30 minutes or more at a time.
The universal loving-kindness practice was definitely better for me without the sound of the waves crashing in the recording. The water was a little distracting for me. Although, the experience still allowed me to become grounded and flowing. I like this one much better just quiet with me repeating the phrases. I felt peace and calmness. I think for me the expansion of my mind and heart was greater.
~Linda Jackson
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Unit 5 Blog: The Practice of a Peaceful Mind
Hello Everyone,
The subtle mind practice is to me more calm and flowing than the love kindness practice. The water crashing and music playing in the subtle mind practice for me was like a board or platform. I am lying on and relaxing calmly with not worries or interaction with the business of life and my mind. I think this practice is great to pull your attention to a focal point of your choice and just breath and imagine it.
The loving-kindness practice is more of a focus into self-love for yourself in order to project onto others. i think is more difficult than the subtle practice. The crashing waves for me was distracting rather than calming, because I was trying to also focus on another love one. However in both practices I felt good, calm, and renewed. I think the two practice provides the mind to become stronger with the projection of wellness and happiness to myself and others, and provides breathing as a focal point to find peace of the mind.
I think the spiritual mind and the physical and mental wellness are all an important part of ourselves to interconnect health feelings and wellness for ourselves, others, and our loved one. The interconnection allows us to build a better core of ourselves for integral health.
~Linda Jackson
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