Unit 9 Final Project
Path to Holistic/Integral Health
Jr Woolson
HW420- Creating Wellness
Professor Hart
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?”
It
is imperative for health and wellness professionals to develop spiritual,
physical, and psychological domains daily because they are always constantly
changing their goals as they develop throughout their lives. The number one
aspect with becoming a health and wellness professional is maintaining a
holistic health, which requires all three domains listed above. In order to be
successful in your specific career, a person needs to practice what he or she
does in his or her own life. The Mind controls the body; this also means that a
person can only flourish physically if the mind (psychological) pushes the body
to maintain proper fitness and nutrition. As shallow as this seems everything
these days is based off looks, and if a person does not look the part of a
health and wellness professional, he or she will not be successful. However,
that should not be the only reason to motivate a person to stay healthy
biologically. One can only be happy if they are happy with themselves. That
being said, how can a professional that is unhappy expect to be able to help
someone else achieve happiness? If you yourself are unable to maintain holistic
health, how are you able to help another person attain it; do not teach what
you do not practice. In order for me to achieve my goals, I need to increase
all three domains, some more than others, for right now at this point and time
in my life. Those areas I believe are Psychological/Interpersonal,
Physically/Biologically. I am going to put spiritual on here as well because
its not a priority, but will be once I reach one of my goals.
Assessment:
“How have you assessed your
health in each domain? How do you score your wellness spiritually, physically,
and psychologically?”
Goal Development:
“List at least one goal you
have for yourself in each area, Physical, Psychological (mental health) and
Spiritual.”
Physical - I want to gain weight and improve my
nutrition. I am currently not eating enough to gain weight because I am burning
more calories than I am eating. Make it through school now and for my masters,
get out of the kitchen since it creates an unhappy environment.
Psychological - Improved motivation, relentless
motivation. Stay positive; maintain a level head and surf through stressful
situations by keeping a cool mind.
Spiritual - Be grateful, use loving kindness
exercise, improve my relationships with the people in my life. Help someone,
somehow, each and every day.
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 - Stick to my current regimen at the gym,
as long as I keep changing my workout routines, smarter meal preparation by
providing myself with enough time to make my meals ahead of time, I can reach
this goal by making meals at the beginning and end of the week (this will also
help me with ideas on how to help my future clients as a nutritionist and
eventually a dietician on how to eat properly when very busy). Achieve a black belt in Hapkido and start
yoga. By taking 3 hours a week and dedicating those hours to Hapkido class I
can reach this goal in a year. Yoga will be down in the morning on my days off
with a friend of mine who is an instructor (mentor/helper).
Psychological - In order to achieve a higher degree of
motivation I need to meditate more often, 1-2 times a day for 10 min each,
preferably morning and night. I also want to incorporate visualization into my
life by doing it while I am in the shower or eating, Hapkido will help me with
meditation and visualization.
Spiritual - These practices include listening to my
favorite songs, which then reminds me of great moments throughout my life like,
being at the beach, playing sports, or my winter vacation (snowcation) where a
bunch of friends and me went snowboarding for 5 days (one of my favorite
vacations ever). I also met my girlfriend on that trip, so when I think of the
trip not only does it bring happiness but it also brings the loving kindness
exercise. Visualization can also work with promoting spiritual growth.
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?”
In
order to track my progression or regression throughout my health and wellness
plan, I need to incorporate a program like the one I use at the gym. By
creating a bar graph chart that has my current assessment numbers on it as a
starting point, and as time progresses, day-to-day, week-to-week, month-to-month.
Each domain will have their specific exercise, and the amount of times I am
required to do that exercise (like sets and reps). For every completion the
line will get higher on the graph by 1 spot, I will assess my progress at the
end of each month to maintain my integral growth.
Jr
Woolson,
Dacher,
S. (2006). Integral health the path to human flourishing. (pp. 105-129).
Laguna Beach: Basic health publications.
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