I have a hard time setting daily goals for myself. Perhaps it’s because I just have too much on my plate in a given day, but I don’t think I will ever master the art of meditation. I really like the voice of the speaker and the music from the ‘Meeting Aesclepius’ exercise. Part of me wants to relax and enjoy the quiet peacefulness, but part of me is afraid that I’ll fall asleep and waste valuable time that I could be cleaning or doing homework. Maybe someday I will get the hang of it, but for now all I can do is take it day by day.
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“One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself.” This is quote that speaks for itself and is also contradictory of itself. For one, there are many people who teach one thing and do another, such as medical personnel who drink or smoke even though they know it’s harmful to their health. When I first looked at this quote, I thought, this is really interesting. It made me think of some of the parenting groups I’m involved in, like mothers who cloth diaper, natural parenting, and baby wearing. Obviously these groups are formed by parents who had an idea and then perfected the idea, but all too often I see moms in the group who express their opinions without knowing the facts, and it urks me to no end! Don’t knock it til ya try it. Or- even worse, people who have been misinformed or ‘think they know’ giving others advice. I-yi-yi!
This applies to the health and wellness professional in similar ways. If you are an overweight ogre, you should not be telling someone how to eat or exercise. Number one, it’s hypocritical. Number two, no one (I hope) will listen to you anyway. As a professional, health and wellness gurus have an obligation to be well informed themselves before giving any kind of advice!
I would like to implement psychological and spiritual growth in my personal life simply by educating myself before I run off at the mouth! Lol No, in all honesty I think the most important aspect of wellness is just to take each situation with a grain of salt, learn from it, minimize distress, and move on.
Staci,
ReplyDeleteI am also a person that feels I should always be working and moving so at first meditation was hard for me as well. Now that I have assigned myself to do it and have made it part of my wellness program it is easier. It has so many positive benefits that I did not realize before this class. Yes, I knew it was good for stress but had no idea it lowered cortisol levels. Knowledge is power and like you I am working on my knowledge base so I know what I am talking about when I give information to others.
Hi Staci, I definitely understand where you are coming from with the daily meditation. I began practicing meditation a little over 7 years ago, and it took me a long time to be able to clear my mind without falling asleep or thinking about my mental to do list. I would reccomment starting with small intervals at a time and not placing too much expectation or pressure on yourself to get it right. I think it was a good year or so before I felt like I was really getting to a much deeper level within my meditations. Hang in there!
ReplyDeleteHi Staci,
ReplyDeleteI plan on trying the meditations in the morning while my mind is clearer and the house is quiet. I have been making the mistake lately of practicing the meditations late afternoon-evening and I had better results in the ones I did earlier in the day. One particular area I will focus on in the loving/kindness exercise. I have not been able to allow myself to open up to certain areas of this exercise as of yet. It makes me a little anxious.