Unit 3 blog/ Crime of the Century

Hi bloggers!
I hope you all are having a nice day!  In unit 3, we are to discuss about our optimal health and how would we rate our own.  On a scale of 1-10, (10 being the optimal well being); for my physical well being, I give it a score of 7.  I give it this score because I maintain an active life.  I walk a lot and the work that I do for my job is somewhat intense-physical labor.  It requires a lot of moving, lifting, climbing, bending, and walking as well.  The reason why I didn't rate it higher is because I do not work out in terms of going to the gym and other physical exercise.  I want to engage in exercise activities in order to reach optimal well being.  In terms of spiritual well-being, I rate myself a 7.  I am  connected with my higher being and whenever I need guidance and self control I pray.  I did not rate myself higher because I do not pray as often as I should, I often pray when some obstacle is in my way.  However, I know where my heart belongs, I keep my body and soul as clean as I could.  But I think I should have a cleaner mind though (lol).  With my psychological well-being, I rate it 8.5.  I rate it this because I have grown to accept who I am as a person over the years.  There are 2 areas in my life that I would like to improve and I think over time those areas will be fixed!  Overall, I feel good about myself.  I am working on accomplishing my goals in life such as graduating, getting a good career, getting married then start a family! 
Spiritually, my goal is to be more prayerful.  I have to train my mind to be focused on prayer.  I want to be able to meditate as well, something I never tried on my own. 
Physically, my goal is to step my foot into the gym.  I want to be able to find a work out program that will fit my lifestyle so that I can head towards optimal well being. 
Psychologically, I want to make myself feel happy more often.  I need to realize that I am blessed for the things that I do have.  With the other things that I don't have, as long as they are realistic, I have to push myself harder to get them.  I am always the dependable one (as been told by friends and family) and always help others.  What I want to do more often is pamper myself... have a REAL day off.  Being able to free up my mind and release stress from my body so that I can continue the path to integral health. 

Moreover, when I participated in the Crime of the Century relaxation exercise, it took me a while to get relaxed the way I should.  I however visioned the colors of the Chakra coming out of the different regions of my body.  I just wasnt able to be completely focused on all.  The one true region that I relaxed to the most was the orange which was associated with love.  I am in a serious relationship and although it is a rocky road between us, I love him.  I immediately thought about everything I love, including my boyfriend, and also friends and family. 

My reflection

My overall experience to the relaxation exercise was a great one.  I felt at peace, even though I live in NYC where everything is a distraction. The voice of the speaker was very soothing and that is a plus when you are trying to relax.  Also the choice of music was beneficial to help relax.  I positioned myself to lay down on my back on my bed, with my hands on my chest.  When I started to think to myself about bringing the warmth to my hands by letting the flow of blood stream to this area of my body, I did feel a difference in the temperature of my hands.  I naturally have cold hands and feet, and so by doing this exercise, I was amazed by how warm my hands felt.  It is true when things occur to our bodies, it's because our minds tell it to happen... just like the saying "it's all in the mind".  Our minds do have an effect and control of our bodies.  Also, I was hoping that this exercise won't make me feel tired an fatigued because I do tend to sleep at any given opportunity such as when I lay down on my bed; but I did not feel tired, I guess it's because I told my mind to feel energize!  I will definitely try this technique over and over again, especially when I feel restless, overwhelmed and/or stressed - just to make sure it really works.  Once I see the effects for my self is consistant, I can truly feel good about telling others about this relaxation technique!

Sharing a Quote

"As a health-care professional, you might indeed have to specialize in one particular area and
ignore and compartmentalize all others; but as a human being, you simply
cannot do so."

                                                                             - Ken Wilbur