My Integral Health Plan
It is very important as a health and wellness professional to have an integral health plan in order for me to advise clients from my own personal experience. I will more easily be able to understand and help them with any obstacles they may encounter. I will know firsthand what can actually happen as I evolve a more expansive life (Dacher, 2006).
In order to develop a plan I must first determine where I currently am in each of the domains of health. Spiritually, I am halfway to where I think I should be. I recognize that this area is the most undeveloped area and that it will most directly influence the full development of my life (Dacher, 2006). I know what seems to fit closest with my own personal belief system, but now I need to develop a regular practice. Physically, I am far away from where I would like to be. In my child-bearing years I have gained weight and now my knees are beginning to ache regularly. I need to develop a fitness plan that I can stick with. I also want to experience the developmental shift from outer to inner to innermost focus (Dacher, 2006). Interpersonally, I am currently working on me so I can be a better friend, partner, family member. I have learned in the last year that I really enjoy working with the public in a work setting, and that I really enjoy interacting with people. I am also working on my psychological domain; I have already been working with a counselor because I recognize that I allow people to take advantage of me because I want to believe in people that are not trustworthy. I know that I need to be more selective of the people that I give my trust to.
In knowing where I am currently in these areas has allowed me to develop some goals to increase my level in each of these areas. Physically, my goal is to eat a better diet and exercise more. Also, I want to develop a contemplative practice. Spiritually, my goal is to develop a regular practice of honoring my spiritual beliefs. Interpersonally, my goal is to make some new friends that have the same types of goals that I do. Psychologically, my goal is to continue with the search I am now on to be a stronger person.
A strategy that I will use to reach my physical goals will be to focus on one day at a time. It is easy for me to get overwhelmed with too large of a plan in this area. I have a course I am taking that will help me to develop a spiritual practice, so I will continue with my class. Interpersonally, I will join groups in my area of people who think like I do to make new friends. The strategy I will use to reach my psychological goals will be to keep all my appointments and earnestly listen to the counsel given.
I will assess my progress by looking back at my goals at the end of each month and determine if I am where I want to be with each of these goals. At the end of six months I will take a look at my overall goals and see if I need to re-address any of them. One of the strategies I intend on using during this time is to re-read the book “Integral Health” more than once and utilize the resources I have gained from reading the book the first time. I think this will remind me of my commitment to these practices and developing my consciousness.
References
References
Dacher, E. (2006). Integral Health: The Path to Human Flourishing. Laguna Beach, CA: Basic Health Publications, Inc.
Well good luck with all that then. I wonder did you think all of these things were lacking before you took all these health and wellness courses? Or have the courses made yoiu feel like your life is deficient? I look at the information as just that, information. I can't really see myself committing whole heartedly to things that I have never had any interest in before such as meditation and yoga. Time will tell I suppose.
ReplyDeleteIt is very smart to realize that you get overwhelmed when you look at the big picture. I do the same thing. I learned something about myself in this course. That I will start thinking of all the tons of things that I need to do and it will overwhelm and tire me so I just go numb and I don't even start. I am usually defeated before I begin. I am glad I realized this so that I don't let it happen anymore. I have been more focus and productive now that I learned that about myself. I have to remind myself that "nothing changes if nothing changes." You are on the right track. Good Luck!
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