UNIT 7
This week’s meditative practice, “Meeting
Aesclepius” using visual imagery to imagine and focus on a wise person was
really hard for me. I have a hard time with holding pictures in my mind and I also
have a hard time with all the visualizing of the beams of light; it distracts me. This
is going to sound totally weird, but I will throw it out there for conversation
sake. This meditation kind of started to feel like I was worshiping that person
in some way (way before they actually called it a god) so I stopped imaging a
person I knew and tried to picture Jesus, but when all the beams of light came
into play I just couldn’t do it. I will continue to use some of the practices
we have done to help me relax and to help me reflect on my life, but I will not
be doing this one again.
Part 2
To me the
saying, "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself"
means that you really can not help someone achieve something in there life if
you have not already done so yourself.
So, for a Health and Wellness professional they must practice what they
preach, so to say, and live out a healthy lifestyle. You will not be an
effective coach or a mentor if you do not practice what you teach. As a result
you more than likely will also not be successful as a Health and Wellness
professional. This is why many of my
clients come to me I have been heavy and I have changed my life and that
motivates and encourages them that they can do it themselves.
I have already
started to implement psychological and spiritual growth in my personal life
through my faith, reading the Bible, prayer, meditation, and now eliminating unnecessary
suffering. I believe this is a life long process though, where I will continue to
grow and develop.
I had a hard time with this one too and like it the least out of all the practices we have done. I felt the same way with worshiping the other person.. my mind started to wander like, I don't want to become this other person I want to be my own individual. The person I envisioned yes may have been wise but I don't want them to beam into my body I just would like to have them share their knowledge and in turn I can use that to heal myself, ya know?
ReplyDeleteI can relate with you on the practice what you preach thing and my clients come to me as they know I have struggled with an autoimmune-like illness and persevered and that is a very rewarding thing to turn your struggle into a positive way to utilize loving-kindness.
Totally not weird! I had the same feeling that I was supposed to be putting this person on a pedestal in a God-like way and I was not comfortable. I tried to imagine my grandmother and like, you I momentarily tried to imagine Jesus, but then I felt like I was lowering Him down to a degree so I went back to trying to imagine my grandmother. Then all was lost when we got to the lights! Like Lizzy said ^, I didn't want to imagine "beaming" anyone into my body. As odd as I am and although my friends consider me their "hippie" friend, I just couldn't get into it. But these exercises has definitely encouraged me to find my own way of meditating and I am already feeling the benefits! Good luck to you!
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I really enjoyed this exercise the most and I think its because my focus was my mom. I think it worked because I didn't want to let go of her. I agree that as health care professionals we must practice what we preach. How can a person believe what we are teaching if we don't practice it ouselves. I also believe that developing and growing in these areas is a life long process in which we will only become stronger!
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