Sunday, January 27, 2013
Meeting Aesclepius
This exercise was interesting. I had to listen to it two times to actually feel like I was doing it right. When it tells you to picture a greater person, this always leads me to spiritual thinking of GOD. And when it tells you to picture the white light..it reminds me of Sylvia Browne and her meditation CD. She says when you pray or meditate you should ask GOD to surround yourself and loved ones in the white light of the Holy Spirit as it will protect you from evil. So in the same sense the white light and the greater being I picture were the same as the ones I picture when I meditate to her disk, it was very familiar to me. I will continue to listen to the exercises in this class and probably seek out more. I will also continue to work on my own integral health so that I may be able to help my clients learn about it and begin in their own Integral life challenge.
"One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself" (Sclitz, Amorok, & Micozzi, 2006, P. 477). I believe this is true in so many aspects of life. It seems to be a saying that has been around and interpreted in many different ways for many years. I believe it to be very true. If I cannot achieve Integral Health myself, how will I ever be able to suggest such values to my patients, friends, family, or anyone? I would not be able to. I believe in order to achieve psychological and spiritual growth in my life, I must continue to meditate and exercise. I need to re-assess my goals along with strengths and weaknesses at points to know where I need to adjust. Goals will always be important to me, so this will be my way of reminding myself that Integral Health is important.
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Hello, I have seen Sylvia Browne on the Montel William show, I do find her very interesting in some aspects. I have never listen to her CD though. It does sound interesting to me. When I did this exercise I pictured my grandmother who had recently passed, I was devastated and sat by her side as she laying dying. When the exercise prompted me to picture the white light I pictured the light surrounding my grandmother as she is being lifted up to heaven. For me this exercise was a very spiritual one. I agree with you it would be hard to help someone down an integral path if you cannot or have not achieved it yourself.
ReplyDeleteAmy Robertson
The phrase "practice what you preach" comes to mind when I here "one cannot lead another where one has not gone himself". I would have to say that the path to integral health can be a long one but once we are there it will be second nature to pass to others.
ReplyDeleteThis exercise was a very spiritual one for me. I imagined my grandfather who is deceased. During the exercise I found myself at peace and happy but when I finished I became very emotional. I enjoyed this exercise the most so far.
It is great that you envisioned "God" as the greater person; most individuals would look to their diety/dieties as the greater person(s) as in their eyes, nothing can be greater! It shows a deep spiritual connection within oneself to envision their diety as a greater person, and it shows that you are willing to view your diety as a "person", showing a connection between you and "God". It's quite a beautiful thing to see people do as religions help to improve spirituality and in turn help to improve spiritual wellness. Spiritual Wellness can lead to improved Psychological Wellness which can lead to improved Physical Wellness, and as many studies that we as students for this weeks exercise have found, we can see that spiritual wellness, psychological wellness, and phyiscal wellness are all improved through spirituality.
ReplyDeleteGregory Bajorek