Unit 3 Blog-Grading My Level of Wellness & My Goals

I apologize for to those of you following my blog. This is definitely last minute. I feel like I'm so busy all the time!

Anyway, we're supposed to assess our levels of wellness. I know we briefly went over this in seminar last week. As for my physical, I feel as if I'm definitely above average. I take my fitness very seriously. I unfortunately don't have the time that I would like to dedicate to my fitness. So, I would say on a scale from 1-10, I'm probably an 8.

For my psychological, this can mean many things. I'm not crazy by any means but there are some issues that I'm faced with that affect me psychologically. Like I do have low self-esteem which really takes a toll on me. I am trying to turn that part of my life around. Through the knowledge and techniques I'm learning in these wellness courses, I find myself letting go of those insecurities that I have. I know people are not perfect, but me striving for perfection is sometimes disappointing. I need to let go of that and stop comparing myself to others. I need to just be me and be happy about it. I'm slowly learning to do that. I also know that the people I love are the ones I know love me in return. I would rate my psychological state around a 7.

As for my spiritual, I need help and support in that department. I like to think I have a decent relationship with God and with nature, but I want that relationship to be deeper and more genuine. I do talk to God periodically and pray for those who need it or those who I just want God to look after. There is still a part of me that feels disconnected spiritually. I sometimes can feel that uneasiness inside of me. I feel despair sometimes with mankind. Sometimes I feel hate towards people. I don't want to feel that anymore. I really need to focus on my inner healing and control of my emotions. I rate my spirituality at a 5 or 6 because I need improvement in this portion of my life.

My goals for each of these would be:
Physically: Continue to do what I'm doing, just try to do more of it.
Psychologically: To be more open minded and try to learn as much as I possibly can.
Spiritually: To really focus on my centeredness and my soul through meditation and soul searching. Meditation is also a great psychological exercise too. By meditation and visualization, I can connect the two.

My experience with the visualization exercise this unit was nice. It is always relaxing to listen to the commentator. I learned these in my last class. The colors of the rainbow represent the different chakras that our body possesses. Often times, they say that if we have an ailment in any of these parts of our bodies, that we can eat foods of the representative colors that help to heal those ailments. By visualizing the different colors being exuded from those body parts was interesting. It kind of reminds me of the Care Bears! I know that sounds really stupid but I watched them as a child and remembered they would always have light come from their bellies as a protective mechanism. That is kind of like the exercise we had to do. By visualizing the colors emmenating from us, they protect us and heal us.

That's all for my blog. I feel like it's really long! Enjoy.

Journey On relaxation exercise: July 20, 2010

I found the exercise to be relaxing enough. The commentators voice was relaxing and calm. The music was calming also. I do feel like he did talk a little too much, but that may be because I've never really done an exercise like that before. Usually if I "meditate" (if you will), I sit quietly by myself and try to do mental imagery. My dog wasn't helping the situation either while she kept licking my leg.

I find it hard to meditate because I am easily distracted by things. Or things pop in my head of what I need to do. I can't just sit there for very long to actually relax my mind. I'm hoping to be able to get over that with the information from this class and my previous class (Stress Management).

I'm looking forward to the other exercises for this class. Also, if anyone doesn't know yet, the Health & Wellness Center that Kaplan has on their homepage also offers a number of meditation and relaxation exercises to listen to.