Unit 8 I enjoyed the exercise pertaining to loving kindness. I think loving kindness goes in conjuction with treating others the way you want to be treated. I enjoy being sensitive to other needs. I consider myself to have a kind heart, patience, honest and generous. I have learned to set my ego aside when others are involved. I try to take the time each day to reflect and meditate on everything that I am thankful for. I always try to emphathize with others situations. I have been trying to focus more on the suble mind. Some days it is hard to have a subtle mind with lifes distractions.

Unit 7, Meditation This has been a long and strenuous week. My pregnant daughter has been in and out of the hospital due to going past her due date. Then, I caught a viral infections that has taken me ought of work for a few days. I have had several distractions this week. I was able to get meditate for short periods of time. "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself" As a health and wellness professional, I think it is very difficult to say how you know how someone else's feel if they have not been in that situation. As a healthcare professional, I can empathize with the other person but I cannot sympathize with the individual. I think that we as healthcare professionals have an obligation to provide patient education/guidance to a patient that needs guidance through their situation. We have an obligation to provide whatever assistant to the patient that we are able to provide.

Unit 6 Loving-Kindness I enjoyed the loving kindness exercise. It reminded me of another class that I am enrolled in. One section of the course is the different types of meditation. The loving kindness exercise reminded me of mantra. Mantra is a type of mental repetition (something is produced over and over again. The loving kindness exercise can be verses or positive phrases that you repeat to reinforce positive self-esteem. I discovered that I have a lot of distractions in my life. I need to stop allowing my family to depend on me so much. I have chosen to focus on interpersonal. I need to focus on spending time alone with myself. It will allow me to focus on what is important to me. In order for me to create a clearer level of wellness, I need to learn to take time for myself and my quality of life. I spend a lot of time giving of myself unselfishly. I am a very open hearted person.

Unit 5 Blog

The loving kindness is the generosity that one feels from their heart. Being accepting of other people difference. It being respectful of other peoples beliefs. The subtle mind is the mind that takes a short break from whtat is actually going on. The subtle mind does not focus on every minut detail of a situation. For myself, I deal with a lot of medically needy patients. Every so often, I will encounter a patient that is diplaying anxiety through their behavior. I do not focus on the behavior. I focus on helping the patient feel comformtable in their environment for a better recovery period. Sometimes, I will stop and take the time to talk to the patient with a condition. I feel that spiritual well and mental and physical wellness are closely related. If a persons spiritual well being is being fostered a person mental and physical well being will be fullfilled. For example, I recently had surgery. I suffered from anxiety real bad. I prayed that with God's love and guidance I was going to be fine. I noticed during the anxiety periods I would sweat and shake, my blood pressure and heart rate would elevate. By getting in touch with my spiritual well being, I was able to reduce my heart rate, low my blood pressure and the sweating and shaking subsided. I learned to hang on to my faith and things seem to be a lot more easier to deal with. Because of the type of surgery that I had, exercising promoted the healing process and my physical well being. I was not able to exercise with a lot of intensity but it made a difference on my recovery process.

Unit 4 Posting

Hello everyone, I felt the exercise to be a little difficult for myself at this present time. I am feeling very anxious because my daughter is in labor. This is my first grandchild. I would have to repeat this exercise at a later date. I would most likely recommend this exercise to others. I am trying to stay focused. I tried to relax because and focus on the exercise. This is truly a mental workout.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I will rate my physical, spiritual and psychological well being. A) Physical - 6 I have to becareful not to overdue my exercise regiment. I recently had surgery. I must to maintain the calories I intake versus the number of calories I burn. B) Spiritual - 8 The most likely my best area right now. I am a true believer in God. With God all things are possible. I spend time with God everyday. C) Psychological - 7 This area of my life could use some improvement. I am working on balancing my stress level. Since returning to school my stress level seems to be a little (alot) higher. I have learned to set goals when having to complete deadlines. My exercise goal is to do one hour of exercise daily. My spiritual goal has been trying to find a church taylored to my personal liking. Psychological goal is to reduce stress in my life. Unfortunately, I was not able to access the relaxation exercise. It cam up as a blank screen. After seveal attempts, I decided to move forward on my classcork.

Relaxation I enjoy relaxing when the opportunity arises. I will sit on my back porch with a book or just listening to music. Relaxation does not begin until all the children have gone to bed or go to visit their friends. I enjoy spending leisure time with my friends when all ours schedules permit the opportunity. I enjoy going for walks around the neighborhood when time permits.