Mark Maule completed this assignment in 2011 and is providing updates on changes since then. He rates his spiritual, psychological, and physical well-being and sets goals in each area. For spiritual well-being, his goal is daily Bible reading and prayer. For psychological well-being, his goal is deep breathing exercises. For physical well-being, his goal is continuing exercise routines. He commits to tracking his progress and finds that caring for himself in these areas has improved his health, outlook, and abilities over the past year.
Spirituality may be associated with religious things and ceremonies but in this case, it
does not necessarily mean that we should be hooked to a religion. Experiencing this
state would mean that one’s consciousness is awakened. This enables the person to see
the person one really is and become aware of the capabilities and limitations attached to
it. This makes the person become happy and contented with the person that he/she is. Thus, he/she is able to take care of and understand himself more than he used to. Being spiritually empowered makes a person aware of what makes him happy and makes him more sensitive to what would make other people happy.
Spirituality may be associated with religious things and ceremonies but in this case, it
does not necessarily mean that we should be hooked to a religion. Experiencing this
state would mean that one’s consciousness is awakened. This enables the person to see
the person one really is and become aware of the capabilities and limitations attached to
it. This makes the person become happy and contented with the person that he/she is. Thus, he/she is able to take care of and understand himself more than he used to. Being spiritually empowered makes a person aware of what makes him happy and makes him more sensitive to what would make other people happy.
Most of you reading this will be seeking help in nurturing a learning disciple.
However, some of you may be looking for help in a self-led journey of discipleship using
this concept. If God permits I hope to take some of this manual and develop a walkthrough
of the study separately. My intent in this work will be to help you with insights
and information so as to add clarity, depth and understanding to the journey you will be
leading. So let’s begin with the Introduction.
HOLISTIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING IN WOMEN THROUGH YOGA
Women are expected to multi-task all the time, live like Super-(wo)-man; take care of their domestic duties with efficiency and grace, and work outside justifying their education and intellectual capabilities. The answer is Yoga which is a blessing indeed for women across the globe to handle their multiple responsibilities with proficiency and poise.
Yoga does more than just make their bodies supple, it balances mind and nourishes the soul. With repetition and regularity, Yoga is ideal for women of all ages to improve flexibility, strength and sense of well-being. The woman gets charged up to face the challenges of life and living with clarity, confidence and steadiness.
Yogic lifestyle is a unique synergy of body and breath work helps get rid of suppressed and regressed emotions that burdens one down by ‘letting-go’ of the tensions, energising the whole being. Yoga practice fuels the metabolic system and helps burn fat leading to weight loss and enhances all round fitness. Yoga promotes mindfulness that helps women make good dietary choices enabling feeling of satiation, preventing weight gain overtime.
Yogic life style promotes integration and harmony of physical, psychological, emotional, intellectual and spiritual levels of existence of a woman, thereby enabling her to be a holistically healthy individual.
Most of you reading this will be seeking help in nurturing a learning disciple.
However, some of you may be looking for help in a self-led journey of discipleship using
this concept. If God permits I hope to take some of this manual and develop a walkthrough
of the study separately. My intent in this work will be to help you with insights
and information so as to add clarity, depth and understanding to the journey you will be
leading. So let’s begin with the Introduction.
HOLISTIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING IN WOMEN THROUGH YOGA
Women are expected to multi-task all the time, live like Super-(wo)-man; take care of their domestic duties with efficiency and grace, and work outside justifying their education and intellectual capabilities. The answer is Yoga which is a blessing indeed for women across the globe to handle their multiple responsibilities with proficiency and poise.
Yoga does more than just make their bodies supple, it balances mind and nourishes the soul. With repetition and regularity, Yoga is ideal for women of all ages to improve flexibility, strength and sense of well-being. The woman gets charged up to face the challenges of life and living with clarity, confidence and steadiness.
Yogic lifestyle is a unique synergy of body and breath work helps get rid of suppressed and regressed emotions that burdens one down by ‘letting-go’ of the tensions, energising the whole being. Yoga practice fuels the metabolic system and helps burn fat leading to weight loss and enhances all round fitness. Yoga promotes mindfulness that helps women make good dietary choices enabling feeling of satiation, preventing weight gain overtime.
Yogic life style promotes integration and harmony of physical, psychological, emotional, intellectual and spiritual levels of existence of a woman, thereby enabling her to be a holistically healthy individual.
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It’s important to keep in mind that everyone’s path to a better life is different and requires patience, commitment, and consistency. Small changes can make a big difference, and we can start taking care of ourselves at any time.
In conclusion, it is possible to live a full life with a healthy body and mind, but we have to make it a goal in our lives. By making healthy choices, we can feel better, have more energy, and be in a better mood. Let’s take care of our health and enjoy every day to the fullest.
Top 10 ways to improve your spiritual healthDaniel Harper
Majority of our population rarely notice the significance of spiritual health in our daily lives. For those people, a healthy physique is enough, a sound mind is okay, and lack of spiritual health doesn’t really matter. Most of us aren’t aware of the state of our spiritual health or the importance of its role in our whole well-being.
Modern medical advancements provide the rationale for the integration of various traditional healing techniques including Yoga to promote healing, health, and longevity. It is imperative that advances in medicine include the wholistic approach of Yoga to face the current challenges in health care. The antiquity of Yoga must be united with the innovations of modern medicine to improve quality of life throughout the world.
Lifestyle is the way people live and this has immense influence on the status of health or disease. Since one’s lifestyle is developed early in life, it is advisable to cultivate healthy lifestyle in early childhood. Many factors determine one’s lifestyle. Economic status determines incidence of under-nutrition in poor and obesity in the rich. Cultural values of the society dictate the dietary preferences in the population. Sedentary life is a major factor for coronary artery disease while personal habits like smoking and alcoholism determine the incidence of heart disease and cirrhosis of liver. Exercise, healthy diet and rest and relaxation are important components of lifestyle.
Yoga is the most perfect lifestyle module as it is comprehensive and holistic in its nature. Yogic lifestyle including diet, attitudes and various techniques help strengthen and develop positive health thus enabling us to withstand stress better. This Yogic “health insurance” is achieved by normalizing the perception of stress, optimizing the reaction to it and by releasing the pent up stress effectively through various Yogic practices. Yoga is a wholistic and integral science of life dealing with physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health of the individual and society.
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1. Wellness Principles Applied as Life Skills
Karla Jackson
HW420 Creating Wellness: Psychological and Spiritual Aspects of Healing
Mark Maule
June 21, 2011
2. PREFACE: As this is a resubmission of a previous assignment (I completed this
assignment 21 June 2011), changes and growth experienced, including ratings, since then
will be presented in bold print throughout the exercise at the end of assessments.
I. Introduction
Being a conduit of training, professionalism, experience, healing, and empathy are reasons
why health and wellness professionals (HWPs) need to develop spiritually, psychologically, and
physically. Health and wellness developed in us has the potential to help others attain health and
wellness; we must first own what we intend on teaching. Ownership comes through formal
training and educational preparation –this is what makes us professional. However, the need for
training and the pursuit of education originated out of a personal “deep place,” usually arrived at
a cost, that caused one to be stretched and increased. Perhaps ownership came through being
healed by some holistic treatment from a clinical illness; being enlightened by a healer’s
writings/ concepts while going through personal crises; being taught a contemplative practice
that introduced life-changing calm and stillness; being enriched by some profound truth that
deepened faith in Jesus Christ; having observed the suffering of a loved one, or, having lost said
loved one, which leads to introspection that grows into empathy, and then, service; these are the
sources of empathy and the provenience of healing. Who can keep such mind-opening, soul-
changing, feet-grounding, body-healing, and spirit-enhancing knowledge to him-/herself? The
training, the education, the experiences become owned. Ownership, as well as the need to
maintain the experiences gained, puts the individual in the position of responsibility to share with
others what was gained and healthful. It changed my life, perhaps it can change others’ lives.
3. Dr. Elliott Dacher, you, and I are a few examples of this need-to-share-what –we-own
phenomena (yes, HWPs are phenomenal individuals!), and why we must be developed to serve.
Why? Why share what we own? Why not keep our experiences to ourselves and let
others figure it for themselves? Because our encounter with transformation and its multi-faceted
potential to bring us to healing produced within each of us passion to know that change is
possible, and see transformation occur in others. Transformation is possible within each of us
spiritually, psychologically, and physically. Yet, this takes development; development is a
process – no health and wellness professional has “arrived.” Proficiency must first be cultivated
in the individual, i.e., the HWP, before it can be cultivated in another (you cannot give what you
do not own, for then it lacks integrity, merit, honesty). Thus, the impetus of this project is self-
assessment, addressing and developing personal goals and strategies for the continual
development of health and wellness spiritually, psychologically, and physically, since I must first
own what I would want to share.
UPDATE: None.
II. Assessment
I assess my spirituality, psychology, and physical by asking the following questions in
each domain (My rating system is 1-10; 1 (Poor) to 10 (Outstanding):
Spiritually: I rate myself a 4; I still pray and read my Bible, but with much
distraction since school has taken over my life (let’s be honest). I have to get a
handle on the din in my head.
a. How are my prayer and/or meditation habits?
b. Have I been spending quality time in prayer and meditation?
4. c. Have I read my Bible lately?
d. Am I talking in faith or am talking the problem?
e. Am I moved to pray to meditate?
f. Am I moved to be compassionate? Generous?
g. Am I at peace? If not, why?
h. Am I being thankful?
i. How am I getting along with others?
Psychologically (I rate myself an 8 – this is where I feel my best. I have joy and
am content; truly enjoying this season of my life, though everything is not okay.
School, though rigorous, is a great distraction, a great use of my thoughts and
mental faculties).
a. Am I paying attention to how I am thinking? Am I restraining unskillful
behavior and encouraging skillful behavior? (Elliott S. Dacher, 2006, p.
52)
b. Am I stressed? What are my stressors? Am I responding or reacting to
them?
c. Do I feel in control or out of control of things that are happening
personally?
d. Am I angry? Why?
e. Am I thinking optimistically? If no, why not?
f. Do I feel at peace? If no, why not?
g. Am I distracted? By what?
h. Am I worried? Why?
5. i. Am I sad? Why?
j. Am addressing the muscle tension?
k. Am I making time to be quiet and still?
UPDATE: I was thoroughly overwhelmed during this time last year: personally and
academically going through many challenges. Academically I was excelling, while
personally sinking. I have learned that adversity can either make you a better person,
making right choices or a bitter person, making wrong – I chose to be better. I have since
returned to praying and studying my Bible daily – I need Jesus in my life! In praying for
myself, I have reconnected to my faith and have been strengthened to face my life’s
journey. I am reconnected with my future, and I am grateful, optimistic, and preparing for
what is ahead. I currently give myself an improved rating of 8 for both spiritual and
psychological being, as there have been many great improvements. All things are not
perfect; I am embracing all the positives and what I can change.
Physically (I rate myself 5: I still exercise, but have gained 10 pounds due to stress
–cortisol is my enemy – irregular eating and sleeping patterns, and increased
sedentariness):
a. How do I feel?
b. Am I healthy and well?
c. Am I fatigued? Have I gotten enough sleep? Am I getting restorative
sleep?
d. Am I drinking enough water?
6. e. How is my eating? Am I eating enough/not enough calories? Am I eating
enough nutrition-rich foods? enough variety of foods? Am I skipping meals?
Am I emotional-eating?
f. Do I feel poorly because I have not exercised? Am I exercising enough?
Am I exercising consistently?
g. Why are my shoulder/abdominal muscles tensed? Am I stretching
enough?
h. Why am I not breathing? Do I have apnea? Have I been practicing deep-
breathing exercises? Why the breathing issues? Should I seek medical
attention?
i. How are my bowel movements?
The answers to these assessment questions clue me into my mind-body connection or
disconnectedness. Some items can be addressed immediately (thoughts), while others are
developmental in need of time (shoulder tension; developing greater awareness when and why
they tense), or more information, or professional intervention (breathing; apnea).
UPDATE: I am currently ending week seven (6 April 2012) of my return to running and
fitness regimen which began February 20, 2012. I weighed 154.8 pounds then, I now weigh
146 pounds. I am losing weight, regaining fitness and confidence, and strength, feeling
spiritually, emotionally, and psychologically balanced, healthy, and well. I am investing in
myself, validating my value and I am doing well. I would rate myself a 8. I feel great and
looking forward to more improvements.
III. Goal Development
7. Spiritually – I will set aside 30 minutes daily 6:00 – 6:30 A.M. to reinstitute my
times of prayer, meditation, and Bible reading and study.
Psychologically – I will set aside 15 minutes daily (6:30-6:45 A.M.) to deep-
breathe, to calm my mind and body, increasing my time as I am comfortable; I will
accomplish this by doing the Subtle Mind practice and diaphragmatic breathing
together .
Physically – I will continue my daily (M-F) commitment to exercise (6:00 – 7:00)
through aerobic and cardiovascular endurance exercises, stretches, plyometrics,
static holds, and muscular strength training.
UPDATE: I have combined my two passions: studying the Bible and being fit, by deep-
breathing throughout my Bible-reading times. After my devotions, I work-out with Gilad
(~30 minutes), then I go running (April 2012 - I am currently running three miles at 30
minutes and seconds – and I feel great!). At this point of my life, I feel empowered, not
encumbered, energized and youthful; I have regained fitness and endurance.
IV. Practices for Personal Growth
Spiritually – I will have to return to waking up at 5:45 A.M. in order to pray,
meditate, and read and study my Bible.
Psychologically – The Subtle Mind practice takes time and focused concentration,
so early mornings are best, after prayer, meditation, and Bible-reading, before my
work-out.
8. Physically – Continue work-out with Gilad’s “Total Body Sculpt” televised routines
(30 minutes, Mondays and Fridays) and Billy Blanks’ This is Tae Bo DVD, (65
minutes, Wednesdays) addressing the 10 pounds gained due to stress and irregular
eating - since returning to school - by increasing my cardiovascular endurance
(running my 3-mile trail, Tuesdays and Thursdays) throughout the early summer
mornings; incorporating the PX90 muscle-confusion routine in September 2011. I
will continue my daily personal Push-Up Challenge to strengthen my upper body by
completing at least 80/week.
UPDATE: I have recently gained two clients: I am their personal fitness instructor. I was
nervous at first, taking clients on while still in school, but the timing happens to fit. I have
one client who comes three days weekly 6:15-7:15 A.M., the other Tuesdays at 5:30-6:30
P.M. and Thursdays, 2-3 P.M. – these fit. My M, W, Fr., schedule demands that I wake up
at 5 A.M. in order to be ready by 6:15 A.M.
I am still working out with Gilad’s “Total Body Sculpt,” but wore out my Blanks DVD (it
sticks and freezes). I have not purchased the PX90 DVDs yet, but it’s coming, especially
since regaining my fitness and confidence.
My daily personal Push-Up Challenge to strengthen my upper body by completing at least
80/week, was done for a few months, then I had to stop due to the revisit of an old shoulder
injury. In my defense I cannot owe it to poor execution, but the push-up position, constant
pressure and weight, and the push-up motion would eventually irritate my shoulder and
cause the revisit of pain due to torn right rotator cuff from 11 years ago. I have been
prescribed physical therapy that I have worked into my everyday strengthening routines,
9. and they are working to reestablish strength and confidence. My arms have been the
weaker parts of me, therefore committing to strengthen them are set lifetime goals.
I now focus on using free weights, static holds, dances, and stretches to build and maintain
strength in my upper body and shoulder girdle – so far, so good!
V. Commitment
Keeping track of my progress or lack of is key to progress and assessing my
routines/exercises. As this is my lifestyle, I will continue using a calendar and my
journal to keep track of the number of push-ups completed for my Personal Push-
Ups Challenge (no less than 80/week), record my running times and dates (40-
minute runs twice weekly), and decide how and when to “switch out” exercises
(working different muscle groups and allowing days for rest are managed via
calendar), keeping my routines fresh and dynamic. With every mode, maximum
hydration and nutrition are also key, so these are tracked and factored in: I keep a
water bottle on my desk reminding me to keep drinking. I am a grazer, so I eat
small meals throughout the day: raw and fresh (when I can). Nutrition is
managed by a self-designed Family Menu maintained monthly to ensure adequate
calories and variety are supported in daily diet meal plans/choices.
UPDATE: Shortness of time has taken away from living by our Family Menu, but the
mission of eating healthily remains. In my return to fitness (after five months off), I ran a
total of eight weeks on asphalt (in my neighborhood) between four to six days weekly, but
have to stop due to knee and shin pain – I have a Plan “B,” my elliptical machine. I have
modified my shoulder workout as previously stated.
10. Today is 17 April 2011, revisiting this project reminds me of the significance of keeping
promises to yourself; you are worth the investment. I have been through some tough trials
for several years, even up to and through working on this project, and can smile genuinely
at the thought of having made it through those storms and I will make it through the ones
to come.
Caring for myself spiritually, psychologically, intellectually, and physically (biologically)
are not luxuries, but lifestyle habits I must invest in to live a long, quality, loving, joyful,
continual learning, healthy, and well life. I desire the same for my loved ones!
I love me. I value me. I am worth every deep breath I take to alleviate stress to live. I
value the resistance as they only make me more lean, strong, and capable. I embrace the
quiet. I am unafraid to face challenges because I have a healthy outlook. My prayers are
sincere and have drawn me closer to the LORD; my faith has increased, my joy has
returned, my love has matured and deepened. I have not only gained fitness, but life and
peace.
I can now run three miles in 29:06.43; this was my best time! This is victory, as I would
not have so challenged myself even last year. I ran 20 February 2012 to 12 April 2012:
eight weeks. For eight weeks I owned those three miles and conquered them…all because I
believed I could!
But alas! The asphalt would not give, so I must give up running on that surface in order to
maintain the integrity of my good health. I will run again on another surface that gives (I
am working up to four miles).
11. EPILOGUE: Yesterday I did 35 minutes on my elliptical; today I did 40 minutes –a year
ago I barely made it to 22 minutes... I did it because I can!
12. Reference
Elliott S. Dacher, M. (2006). Integral Health: The Path to Human Flourishing. Laguna Beach:
Basic Health Publications, Inc.