Breath in and out..

1.       Complete the Meeting Aesclepius mp3 (located in the Doc Sharing area). Describe your meditative practices for the week and discuss the experience. Explain how mindfulness or meditation has fostered an increase in your psychological or spiritual wellness. How can you continue to apply these practices in your life to foster greater health and wellness?

After completing the meditative practices for this week, I find myself finding other ways to incorporate mental fitness into my life more.  Just taking a few moments to breathe in and out throughout the day really helps and does wonders for my mood. I never knew how much mental fitness could have such a positive impact in my life. There definitely has been a noticeable change.

2.       Describe the saying: "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself" (p.477). How does this apply to the health and wellness professional? Do you have an obligation to your clients to be developing your health psychologically, physically, and spiritually? Why or why not? How can you implement psychological and spiritual growth in your personal life?

I believe this is implying that, you cannot teach someone something that you have not done for yourself.  In regard to my profession, it would be hypocritical to teach someone health and wellness principles when I have not learned all of the principles myself. In order to teach others how to develop health and wellness in their life, I need to apply what I have learned to developed health and wellness in mine.