Unit 9

I.Introduction:

Why is it important for health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually and physically? What areas do you need to develop to achieve the goals you have for yourself?

I think that it is important for health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually and physically because you can’t preach to someone and expect them to do something that you as a professional have not become an expert at. You can’t expect a patient to practice mediation if you don’t. If you can’t handle stress then how can you expect someone else to? It’s a lead by example type of world. If you don’t do it why should others? My psychological area is what I need to develop more in depth in order to achieve my goals that I have set for myself.

II.Assessment:

How have you assessed your health in each domain? How do you score your wellness spiritually, physically, and psychologically? I have assessed my health in each domain. My spiritually and physically wellness rank pretty high as far as completing them. My psychological wellness needs a bit of work. It is hard for me to focus on tasks when I have so much going on. My mind wonders a lot especially when I am under a lot of stress with many different tasks.

III.Goal development:

List at least one goal you have for yourself in each area, Physical, Psychological (mental health) and Spiritual.

Physical- My goal is to continue to exercise and make myself healthy and nutrition.

Spiritual- My goal is to continue to learn to love and let all stress go.

Psychological- Continue to exercise and train my brain not to wonder and focus on myself.

IV.Practices for personal health:

What strategies can you implement to foster growth in each of the following domains; Physical, Psychological, and Spiritual. Provide at least two examples of exercises or practices in each domain. Explain how you will implement each example.

Physical- Yoga to help my physical strength and relaxation. Also, going for an evening walk to release stress and continue to keep my body in good shape. I will make a schedule on a calendar with what day I am going to do yoga and what days I am going to go for a walk.

Psychological- I will talk to my friends when something is bothering me and write down my emotions. When I keep things bottled up is when I tend to lose my mind. J I will make a list of what I want to say to my friends of things that happened the day before. This will not only help me remember what I want to tell my friends but it will also help me write down my emotions and how I feel.

Spiritual- Meditation is an exercise that I am going to use to foster growth.  Also, taking myself to a different place with my spirits. Continue to picture myself in a different place to be able to relax. I am going to make time every day to practice these/

V.Commitment:

How will you assess your progress or lack of progress in the next six months? What strategies can you use to assist in maintaining your long-term practices for health and wellness?

I will use this same assessment to track my progress in six months. The strategies that I can use to assist in maintaining my long-term practices are to continue to do the LoveMind exercise and practice the principles of Integral Health.