Unit 7

1. Complete the "Meeting Asciepius" exercise on track #4 of the Dacher CD. Describe your meditative practice(s) for the week and discuss the experience. Explain how mindfulness or meditation has fostered an increase in your psychological or spiritual wellness. How can you continue to apply these practices in your life to foster greater health and wellness?

I reallly enjoyed this exercise, more so than some of the others.  The first time I did have some problems staying awake but then found that I really enjoyed it. I have not been one for meditation in the past and even though we have to do these exercises and I am enjoying them I feel like there is still a roadblock up at the moment. I know that simply doing the exercises each week has opened me to a better understanding of myself, what drives me and how I can improve and I will need to continue to try different things until I find the one or two that really make a difference.

1. Describe the saying: "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself” (P.477) How does this apply to the health and wellness professional? Do you have an obligation to your clients to be developing your health psychologically, physically, and spiritually? Why or why not? How can you implement psychological and spiritual growth in your personal life?

"In order to talk the talk, you have to walk the walk" is a phrase that I like and it means basically the same thing as the one here.  Basically this means that before you can tell someone what to do you should have experienced it yourself.  As a health care professional it will be extremely important and obiligatory to my clients that I be actively developing myself. I have not yet figured out the best way to implement these practices in my own life but thats part of what I am trying to learn.