Getting prepared and finding that quiet and peaceful place to perform this exercise was a challenge, but once I got settled and started to listen to the cd, I started to unwind. I listened one whole time, just to do a test run, in order to calm myself and open my mind to the relaxation. There are too many thoughts going through my head and clearing them from my mind was the difficult part of this exercise. Once that happened, I closed my eyes and drifted to those relaxing places that the voice had us go to. What was interesting was that my boyfriend walked in my room and started to listen to the voice on the cd and was able to relax and rub my feet. That part, refelexology , helped calm my nerves as well. It is always special to have that person to share life's good and bad things with you and walk beside you and not drag you down. It also helps to have that someone to bring the best of you out into the world. This exercise was hard to get into, but I would recommend it to anyone who DOES have a lot of different open issues going on at the same time and needs to focus and find that calmness to get them all done, one by one. I feel that practicing this exercise each day can help you to achieve that inner peace that we all, as human beings strive for.
The "Mental Workout" concept has to do with reaching the health of the mind/body balance. Not only do we have to accomplish physical training for our heart and other muscles of our body (Dacher, 2006), but for our mental and spiritual in order to achieve that wholeness and reach our optimal health and wellness and happiness. Practice and perseverence with both the mind and body are important to understanding this method and getting comfortable with these exercises of Loving Kindness and the Subtle Mind. Getting the most out of theses exercises will take practice, so that we will receive the healing capabilities of the work that we do (Dacher, 2006). The way to implement mental workouts to foster my psychological health is through practicing thse exercise, praying more for patience to accomplish them, understand them and finding the time to relax, so I can be a calmer, happier and more easy going "me".
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Chapter Three Assignment - Health and Wellness Goal
Based on my reflections and on a Scale from 1 to 10, I would have to rate myself, despite all my ups and down, probably an 8.5. in the physical well-being category, a 7 in spiritual well being and psychological well-being.
Physical Well-Being:
For the Year of 2011, I want to get back into my size eights and tens. Since my knee surgery in October, I was not able to exercise the usual amount of five to six days a week. Starting yesterday, I have started my isagenix nutrition regimen in full force, drinking my cleanse for life, water, protein shakes, almonds, apples and eggs. Look forward to dropping the weigh, so i can be my old flexible self. I still am able to accomplish everything that comes into my path, just want to look better in my clothing because I enjoy to dress in my wardrobe.
Spiritually, I want to read my Bible daily and share that with my daughters. I have fallen off the path to becoming closer with the Lord because of my busy life and negative experiences. Since I met my new boyfriend, I really wanted to start finding a new Church and read a chapter in the New and Old Testaments and understand the meaning of them. The more you read God's Word, the more peaceful you can feel. I look forward to this.
Psychologically, This will come with time. As I accomplish each of the open aspects of my life, I will feel closure. I still want to finalize the separation agreement, build my business, unpack and finish cleaning out my garage in my old house and finalize the closing of the house.
This may seem like large expectations, but if you would of seen the pile before, you will see how much has been done.
Life is going to be Amazing this year and I look forward to it!!! Forge Forth and Stay Positive is what I live by at the moment.
I will work on Learning where to perform these relaxation exercises, but do not at the present time have quiet happy place free from chaos, so I will work on that. Look forward to dinding an additional outle for my hectic life.
Yours in health,
Andrea
Physical Well-Being:
For the Year of 2011, I want to get back into my size eights and tens. Since my knee surgery in October, I was not able to exercise the usual amount of five to six days a week. Starting yesterday, I have started my isagenix nutrition regimen in full force, drinking my cleanse for life, water, protein shakes, almonds, apples and eggs. Look forward to dropping the weigh, so i can be my old flexible self. I still am able to accomplish everything that comes into my path, just want to look better in my clothing because I enjoy to dress in my wardrobe.
Spiritually, I want to read my Bible daily and share that with my daughters. I have fallen off the path to becoming closer with the Lord because of my busy life and negative experiences. Since I met my new boyfriend, I really wanted to start finding a new Church and read a chapter in the New and Old Testaments and understand the meaning of them. The more you read God's Word, the more peaceful you can feel. I look forward to this.
Psychologically, This will come with time. As I accomplish each of the open aspects of my life, I will feel closure. I still want to finalize the separation agreement, build my business, unpack and finish cleaning out my garage in my old house and finalize the closing of the house.
This may seem like large expectations, but if you would of seen the pile before, you will see how much has been done.
Life is going to be Amazing this year and I look forward to it!!! Forge Forth and Stay Positive is what I live by at the moment.
I will work on Learning where to perform these relaxation exercises, but do not at the present time have quiet happy place free from chaos, so I will work on that. Look forward to dinding an additional outle for my hectic life.
Yours in health,
Andrea
Reflection Post for 2010!!
Looking back over 2010, I am so happy to say goodbye to a year filled with lots of emotions, many accomplishments, lots of obstacles and experiences to talk about.
I have dealt with floods, economy woes, filing for separation and divorce of my my husband of 20 years, raising my daughter Jacqueline(16) and Toni Gabriella(12), managing all aspects of my Curves facility, working on achieving my Bachelor's Degree in Health and Sciences, Packed, Sorted, Dividedand purged in order to downsize from my 5 bedroom home to a two bedroom condo. This is what I was bale to remember, the main events of the year, oh and I almost forgot I had a knee surgery in October, just in time to move myself to new condo and met the most wonderful man that appeared out of the blue.
So needless to say, I look forward to a year filled with peace, love and happiness. Time to spend with my girls and building both my Curves facility and Isagenix business, as well as with the new man in my life.
Yours in health,
Andrea
I have dealt with floods, economy woes, filing for separation and divorce of my my husband of 20 years, raising my daughter Jacqueline(16) and Toni Gabriella(12), managing all aspects of my Curves facility, working on achieving my Bachelor's Degree in Health and Sciences, Packed, Sorted, Dividedand purged in order to downsize from my 5 bedroom home to a two bedroom condo. This is what I was bale to remember, the main events of the year, oh and I almost forgot I had a knee surgery in October, just in time to move myself to new condo and met the most wonderful man that appeared out of the blue.
So needless to say, I look forward to a year filled with peace, love and happiness. Time to spend with my girls and building both my Curves facility and Isagenix business, as well as with the new man in my life.
Yours in health,
Andrea
Welcome 2011!! A New Year and and New Me!!!
Hello All!!
Today was the first day that I really could start to play with "Blogging". As a read some of the information that people have to share, I really am excited to start this new adventure and learning to be more technically advantaged.
I lookk forward, not only to sharing all I have learned in my Health and Wellness expereinces with regards to my Curves facilities, my nutrition business and all that I have learned in my educational career.
Yours in health,
Andrea
Today was the first day that I really could start to play with "Blogging". As a read some of the information that people have to share, I really am excited to start this new adventure and learning to be more technically advantaged.
I lookk forward, not only to sharing all I have learned in my Health and Wellness expereinces with regards to my Curves facilities, my nutrition business and all that I have learned in my educational career.
Yours in health,
Andrea
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