Introduction
It is important for
health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually, and
physically for many different reasons. A health and wellness professional needs
to be able to present themselves as a model of what they are trying to teach
others to do. If they do not practice what they are teaching then people will
not be able to take them seriously. If
they work at developing their psychological and spiritual health it will help
them to better relate to their clients as they will be able to be present in
the needs of the client without their thoughts wandering off to other places.
Physical fitness is important because if a person is working in the nutrition
field a client would not take them very seriously if they were overweight. They
would think things like why should I listen to them look at how they are.
Personally I need to
work on myself in all three of these areas. I have allowed myself to become
lazy in all three of these areas and feel that I have even regressed some in
them. I have let the hustle and bustle of daily life get in the way of me
working on myself. I have gotten into a habit of letting everyone else’s need
come before my own.
Assessment
In order to assess my
health in each domain I need to look inwards at myself and be truly honest with
myself. I do not feel at this current time I am in the best physical,
psychological and spiritual health. In the area of physical heath I would give
myself a 4. I am in good health as far as the doctor is concerned but I am very
over weight currently and need to work at losing the weight. In the psychological
area I would give myself a 4 here also. I have gotten out of the habit of
meditation and have really put myself last. I can tell this because I have
noticed that I let little things bother me again, I find my mind running away
with my thoughts, and I also have been having a hard time concentrating on the project
at hand. In the spiritual health department I would have to give myself a 7. I
am attending church regularly and making sure that I am at the one place they I
feel myself fill up and over flow with joy and that I working at the dinner our
church provides on Sunday evenings to those who need a healthy meal.
Goal development
In the area of physical
health my goal would be to make sure I did some form of physical activity every
day for the minimum of thirty minutes a day. This could be taking a walk,
swimming, going to a yoga class, or even a Zumba class. For my psychological health
I need to take at least 30 minutes and get back into meditating. This will help
to calm my mind and help relieve some stress. For my spiritual health I believe
that I could grow in this domain by attending bible study class or a prayer group.
Practices for personal
health
In the physical domain
I could attend classes for yoga and Zumba at the local health center. I could
prepare for the classes so that I would hold myself accountable because I would
lose the money if I did not attend. To increase my psychological health I could
use the half an hour or hour before bed for meditation. This would help me to
relax and clear my mind to help me sleep better at night. In the spiritual area
I could let someone know I was going to go then I would not miss because I know
someone would be looking for me.
Commitment
I will set an
appointment on my calendar so that in six months I can reassess myself in these
three areas. I feel that if I let others know what I am trying to do for myself
I will be able to stick with things as I do not like to let anyone down. I am a
habit type person and I feel that once I get myself into a habit doing these
things I can be able to continue doing them. The more positive results I see
for myself the more I will want to keep doing it.
References
Dacher,E.(2006).
Integral health: The path to human flourishing. Laguna Beach, CA. Basic Health
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