Unit 9 final reflections

                        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?

It’s crucial for health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually and physically because they are the healer.  They are the key to the evolution and fulfillment of the integral healing process.  When they are developed in such aspects, they become aligned to the root of the healing process of their healees (Dacher, E. (2006).  Their methods are more efficient, and are not a scratch of the surface of the problems.  They don’t lose hope easily and understand the ups and downs of the journey of their patient, because they are fully developed psychologically, spiritually and physically.  Their accomplishment has become their way of life.

The area that I personally need to develop to achieve the goals I have for myself is spirituality.  I believe that I still need improvement psychologically, and physically.  However, when I am strong spiritually I am fuelled to excel in the other area with more determination, and achieve so much with fewer obstacles.  This fact has led me to comprehend the importance of the law of priority.

                     II.                    Assessment:
How have you assessed your health in each domain? How do you score your wellness spiritually, physically, and psychologically?

I have assessed myself in each domain by the way I react to adversity and the way I put in practice the lessons learn in that domain.  As mentioned above my wellness spirituality need improvement because I know I can achieve so much more.  As of now it’s just good.  I need to be consistent to achieve a better score.

Physically, my score is poor due to current pregnancy situation.  However, from a pregnancy point of view It’s great, because I manage to stay active by swimming, doing moderate prenatal yoga stretches, and walking.  As the pregnancy progresses, I am forced to work with my body and at time be gentle.  The goal is to get back on track to a better routine once the baby arrive, and obtain permission from my doctor.

Psychologically, my score is aligned with the spiritual score.  I feel better psychologically when I am strong spiritually.  I t goes back to the law of priority.  When I excel in the spiritual the psychological domain enhances almost automatically or with minimal work.

                  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 return to my regular pre-pregnancy size and weight.

Psychological:  my goal is to respond and react to my circumstances, and make up my mind to remain joyful and not pursuit just happiness.

Spiritual: my goal is to nurture this area every day.  I want to put God, the Lord and my Savior first in everything that I do.  I want to pursue him by reading and meditating on his word.  I want to give the best and first fruit of anything that I earn.

                  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: exercise three to four times a week, mixing cardio, swimming, cycling and weight training.  I would also improve my diet by eating regular home cooked nutritious meal and adding enough fiber, fruits and vegetables, protein in it.

Spiritual: read the bible daily and meditate on it, practice the gift of speaking in tongues received from the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and putting God first.

Psychological: practice affirmations, meditating on the positive and letting go on the negative. Use my spiritual strength to forgive myself and others and maintain a positive attitude when facing obstacles.

                     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?

The best answer I have for both of these questions is that I will make sure to have an accountability partner.  I realize that no matter how good my intentions are when I have an accountability partner I automatically improve in anything I am working on.  This statement does not mean I cannot do it alone.  It’s simply easier on me when my accountability partner keeps me accountable.