To me the saying that "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself” means that if you have not first experienced something you will not be able to properly teach someone else to do it. Personally I feel that it is my obligation as a health and wellness professional to take the best care of myself as possible and to learn as much as I possibly can in order to help my patients. After graduation I plan on becoming a dietician and I can not see anyone taking advice about how to eat properly from someone that does not do so themselves. The thing that I have noticed about many of the dieticians in my area is that they are overweight. There is absolutely no way that I would listen to a dietician’s advice if they were overweight. The ways in which I can incorporate psychological and spiritual well being into my life is through meditation, yoga, and reconnecting with nature. These are in fact some of the things that I have let fall by the wayside since starting school however, if things go according to plan I will graduate in August and be able to get back to “normal”.
Personally I did not like the meeting Aesclpeius exercise. I found the sound of the waves in the background to be more distracting than relaxing. I do however, plan on trying this exercise again as I have had good experiences with all of the other exercises that I have done. Mindfulness and meditation have helped me to calm down. I have a great deal of changes taking place in my life right now and I am feeling quite well the majority of the time. I have even had people tell me that I seem calmer and like I am at peace with the decisions I have made in regards to my marriage ending. I am taking it day by day right now but, I definitely plan on continuing to use these exercises in the future along with yoga to continue fostering greater health and wellness. When I get into a routine I would like to take some time to “pay it forward” by teaching others how to use these techniques in their lives as well.
~Namaste~
