1). I feel that in the physical well being in week three would have been scored as a 4. The psychological well being would have been around a 6-7 and the spiritual was a 4. I believe that the physical was a 4 do to my back pain, exhaustion, and arthritis. My psychological well being was 6-7 because at the time my perception of psychological well being was my ability to handle what life threw at me. I was able keep myself on tract though all of the ups and down that my life went through with minimal distress. My spiritual well being was at 4 because honestly I really never paid attention to it. I have always believed in a higher power. I knew there were times that amazing things happened that were influenced by a higher power but other than that I had really did not put much thought in it.
I would now rate my physical well being as a 6. During my time doing medication and starting up (slowly) with Tai Chi has lessened my back pain. I have more energy and hope for further improvement. My psychological well being is between 7-8 now. I believe there is an increase because before I was not concentrating on happiness being part of psychological health. I concentrated on just keeping from being weak. I know now that I have to incorporate an effort to feel love and happiness and it really has made a difference. My spiritual well being is a 7 now. I have become more in touch not only with what I perceive to be as my higher power but also with myself. I have been learning that through taking care of my spirit and mind my body is getting better. I also have learned that I am capable of bettering my life through making my mind calm and peaceful. This will lead to my being able to receive and give more and more happiness and love into the world.
2). I know that at the time I really was just focused on my physical well being. I have always had a bad habit of ignoring the others. I would say that I was curious about increasing my spirituality but didn’t really know what that meant for me. I have improved my physical well being as I mentioned earlier. I really am happy about that, the Tai Chi and medication in combination help with the alignment of my back and also makes it easier to sleep at night. My spiritual well being has of course increased as my understanding has increased. I am definitely more in touch with my spirituality.
3.) As I heave mentioned a few times I really wanted to get back to meditation and Tai Chi. These were going to work toward my physical and spiritual. Also I have mentioned I really did not think that I needed any help in my psychological well being.
4.) Through out this course I have learned that my definitions for many things were over simplified or just plain wrong. I have always treated my patients with great respect and care I have always made sure that they felt like they were the most important person I treated and encouraged family and friend interaction; when their religious preferences were made aware I would always incorporate that as well, especially when they were on hospice. I know there is far more to treating my patients. I was treating them physically, psychologically and tried spiritually but was lacking there. I am a much better practitioner now and can more of a benefit to my patients. I also look forward to bettering myself and making some of my person life better through all that I have learned in this class. Best wishes to everyone in your future endeavors.
Veronica Ratliff.
Hi Veronica!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome journey you've had in this class! I'm glad that you are now incorporating all of the aspects of yourself (mind, body and spirit) to become healthy. I took a tai chi class in 2010 upon the recommendation of my pulmonary rehabilitation specialist. It was 10 weeks and given at a local high school. It was absolutely wonderful! Initially I thought it was only going to help me out physically (helping to breathe) however it helped me out psychologically and spiritually as well. I was able to calm down, focus on things better and quiet my mind to commune with my higher power and all this was after class!
Good luck, good skill and God bless you in all the your endeavors.
Christine
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI admire practitioners that take such pride in what they do. I also think that it is important to make sure your body (mental and physical) is getting the attention that it needs. It seems that you are giving what the patients need, but it is also important to get ehat you need. Again, I admire you and commend you for the work that you do!
I think oversimplifying things is a mistake I make a lot as well. In those cases, I think it's really easy to overlook the finer details of integral health. Calm awareness is something that is a huge part of this course and its ties to a subtle but definite attention to detail are what make this all so effective.
ReplyDeleteI think we all have a tendency to focus on one aspect of wellness while letting the others slide. However, this class really taught us the importance of making sure we are healthy not only physically, but spiritually and psychologically as well. It is very apparent that you take great pride in what you do and the world needs more people like you.
ReplyDeleteJamie Roberts