Unit 7 Health and Wellness

       Meeting Asclepius meditation exercise was a visual experience that reminded me of sitting on the beach and quietly reflecting on aspects of life. It generated a feeling of inner peace and was tranquil. This exercise would be great to practice daily to remind ourselves that loving kindness, wisdom, ad inner peace are not unattainable goals. Mindfulness has seemed to assist my mental wellbeing more than meditation it as fostered an increase in your psychological or spiritual wellness by offering me insight into myself. Through this course I have learned a great deal about myself, some concepts that I have learned on a more personal note are obviously better than others I have learned about myself. Being mindful of others, my interactions with other people, my personal thoughts and feeling has brought me closer to an understanding of who I really am. I have had a tough time meditating, but even those exercises’ have helped me learn that not everything in life is going to be fitting to my personality type. It was a learning experience. One that I will never forget. I never in a million year thought that I would ever try meditation, but as it turns out it’s not that bad. I only wish my house was a bit more peaceful sometimes.

 "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself" (p.477).

       It is difficult to lead another in the direction of holistic wellbeing if you yourself do not understand the basic concept of the healing system. In order for us to help others on their journey we must first understand what ours is. Attempting to teach another human being something that you do not understand does not exemplify the truth of the cause, but can cause confusion and doubt.

  Psychiatrists, spiritual mentors, and behavioral health specialists have continually mandated and updated research techniques to ensure that patients are equipped with the education and skills to cope and adapt to medical illnesses with differential diagnoses. Health and wellness professionals should have a keen understanding of themselves in order to assist others effectively.  The relationship between pain, anxiety, physical illness, and have been studied for years. The strict correlations between these intertwined topics have influenced patient’s physical and mental conclusions, but if a health and wellness individual cannot understand concepts of self it will be very difficult to understand others. To increase the end patient outcome regimens must be expressed in a manner that benefits the patient’s physical and mental wellbeing.

I have an obligation to my patients daily, to be continually developing my health psychologically, physically, and spiritually so I can provide them with the best and most efficient patient care possible. If I am unaware of myself, then I am unaware of them. I have begun implementing psychological and spiritual growth in my personal life by practicing mindfulness, loving kindness, and learning how to listen to others with a genuine reciprocation. This course has taught me a lot over the past few weeks and it continues to teach as we move forward.