Mind-body-spirit Connection -The Mental Workout

Hello, and welcome to week four of Creating Wellness. Development of the mind-body-spirit to achieve an optimal level of human flourishing is like any other endeavor. In order to become the best at what you do, much practice is required. Therefore, if one desires to achieve optimal psychospiritual flourishing much practice cultivating loving-kindness and the subtle mind are required.

My experience with the loving-kindness exercise proved to be challenging. There is much going on inside of my head right now and I found the extremely long pauses intended for reflection were too long and I became distracted. I will continue to practice, as I understand the need to practice daily in order to become proficient. No doubt, some days will be much easier than others when it comes time to practice with the mp3 exercise provided on Loving-kindness.
The concept of “mental workout” refers to the development of the psychospiritual aspect of the human mind spending a minimum of an hour per day cultivating loving-kindness and the subtle mind. To implement mental workouts it is necessary to practice both exercises – the loving-kindness exercise; and the subtle-mind exercises. The more one practices, the better one becomes – thus the way to achieve an Olympian level of mental flourishing.

Wishing you all the very best as your progress along on your journey to optimal human flourishing....  Marcella

Optimal physical, spiritual, and psychological wellbeing… Where are you on this scale?

Based on my own personal reflections, and on a scale of 1-10 (ten being optimal wellbeing), how do I rate my:

A.      Physical wellbeing is rated an 8 because I feel there is always room for improvement, but I also feel I have, at this point in time, achieved optimal physical wellbeing to the best of my abilities.

B.      Spiritual wellbeing is rated a 9 on this scale of optimal health. Again, there is always room for improvement and growth so I continue to have an open mind and grow more spiritually each day, while maintaining my current level of spiritual wellbeing.

C.      Psychological wellbeing is rated a 9, as well. At the risk of being redundant, again, there is always room for improvement and growth. These processes are ongoing throughout life and with continued practice I will one day achieve a score of 10 on this scale of optimal psychological wellbeing.

 Goals I could develop for each of these areas; and exercises/activities to assist in achieving these goals would be:

A.      A goal for improved physical wellbeing is to continue my daily exercise program, eating right, and finding activities that are engaging and provide opportunity for increased physical wellness.

B.      Spiritual growth can be improved with continued practice of self-love, love for others, and a love for all mankind; being non-judgmental, forgiving of all including myself, and practicing loving-kindness will serve as a goal for improvement and growth spiritually.

C.      Psychological development can best be served with a goal of continued mindfulness and awareness of my thoughts, words, and actions; and this can be accomplished with daily meditations and constant awareness of the reactions my body is having to any particular situation, knowing I have the ability to choose my reactions and that intention will help me to make the right choices.

Listening to the relaxation exercise titled The Crime of the Century was extremely relaxing for me physically; calming for me psychologically; and provided me a clear mind with the ability to remain calm and still, yet energized and ready to face my responsibilities at hand. This exercise was short, but powerful for me. It is a great example of how to take a very short period of time for one’s self and turn it into a powerful ability to better face daily life from a healthy perspective, not one full of stress and anxiety. I would recommend this exercise for those with a need for guided meditation, as it is simple to follow and provides great benefits physically, spiritually, and psychologically.

Yours in health,

Marcella

Source:

Kaplan University   2012     The Crime of the Century – A Relaxation Exercise    HW420 – Creating Wellness – Psychological and Spiritual Aspects of Healing   Retrieved on February 18, 2012 from http://www.kushs.net/kaplan/HW420/TheCrimeOfTheCentury.mp3

Journey On - A Relaxation Exercise

Journey On, a relaxation exercise was a very informative meditation. On this journey we learn about the power of the mind over the body and the ability we have to completely relax our muscles and remove any tension, simply with our focused thoughts.

In the  beginning the music sounded like a xylophone, hitting the perfect notes to create a positive environment for me to become focused and mindful. As the speaker went along I could feel my body relaxing, and was amazed that as I felt a warmness fill my hands and arms he explained this would happen and why.

The body, when at rest, sends about 80% of total blood volume to the abdominal area - the gut. When focused and mindful, it is easy to encourage the blood flow to move from the abdomen into another part of the body, in this case the arms and hands; feeling the saturation of  oxygen- and nutrient-carrying blood to reach every cell envisioned. By saturating these muscles with blood flow tension is eased out of the muscles and allows for greater relaxation.

This type of meditation is very helpful to calm one's body responses when facing stress, fatigue, and illness or dis-ease.

Wishing you calm, focused, mindful moments of health,
M

Source:

Journey On Relaxation Exercise    2012   HW420- Unit 2 Blog - Kaplan University Retrieved on February 14, 2012 from http://www.kushs.net/kaplan/HW420/JourneyOn.mp3  with Google Search Engine

Unit 2-Welcome to Creating Wellness -Psychological and Spritual Aspects of Healing

Welcome to Creating Wellness - Psychological and Spiritual Aspects of Healing

This class is geared at sharing the secrets of total health and wellness from a psychological and spiritual perspective. The power of the mind/body connection is extremely strong and can no longer go unrecognized, if today's society is to achieve a state of total wellness. I welcome you to follow along as I share the skills learned from this course.

Yours in health,
M 

Welcome to a journey of Creating Wellness

Welcome to my blog... this is a new experience and I look forward to learning and sharing information about creating wellness, allowing for the opportunity to enable total healing power of the body, mind, spirit, and environment. This should be a fun, informative journey to total health and wellness. Any comments are appreciated.