This meditating exercise was very relaxing. However, what really stuck with me was at the end it was suggested that you have to continue to practice these exercises to become proficient. Practice is very important for me because of my personality. I am naturally very anxious and aggressive. These exercises have allowed me to learn to relax and try to calm my mind. The mind is the main factor in meditating. If the mind continuous to be overly active it will draw your thoughts away from what you are meditating about. Meditating and mindfulness has created a different perspective on how to deal with stress and mental activity in my immediate surroundings. I draw from my spirituality more and that helps to calm my inner spirit. I can continue to practice these exercises because I will continue to train my mind to send the correct signals to my body. Hopefully these will be signs of peace, love, happiness, harmony and well being. The body will continue to flourish in a healthy and positive way if the mind is in a healthy and positive state.
The statement " One can not lead another where one has not gone himself" simply means if you have not experienced certain things in your lifetime it would be hard to give advice to someone else concerning these things. This will apply to health and wellness professionals because people are looking for positive examples. Integral Health is a far reaching entity that will heal the body, mind and spirit. Not like most traditional medicines where the person can see treatments you are offering, the individual has to believe that they can be healed by understanding that the mind, body and spirit are connected. We all know that "Experience is often the best teacher", and having experienced or learned much about the mind, body and spirit will give health and wellness professional information to regurgitate to the person in need of healing.
You have a very serious obligation to develop and nurture you own health psychologically, physically and spiritually. If you have a client in need of Integral health healing, the wellness professional should be on a competent level in all areas to offer the help needed. Psychological and spiritual growth in my life has already started by taking this course. I have implemented meditation more and the process of looking deep within my own consciousness to cultivate a better atmosphere for my mental state. I am learning more and more each day how to still the mind. If your mind is in a calm and peaceful place you can hear what is going on around you. Sometimes we are so consumed with our own situations we miss important things that are in our immediate circles.
