Unit 3

On a scale from 1 – 10 I rate my physical wellbeing a 6.  I am well aware of my body and when it is functioning at it’s best.  At 43 I am not as fit as I would like to be and need to spend more time exercising.  As regards my spiritual wellbeing I would say I am a 6.  I am grounded but need to spend more time meditating and focusing on what is important to me.  I would say psychologically I would rate myself an 8.  I have done lots of work with reading and therapy.  I know what I stand for and what is important to me.  I consciously work on the attributes that I feel I need to be stronger in.  My goal physically is to exercise at least 4 days a week.  My goal spiritually is to do something for myself each day, such as a few minutes of meditation, reflection, goal setting or even taking a walk.  My goal psychologically is to continue to practice the things that I need to work on, such as acknowledging my own needs.  I have a gym membership and just need to make sure I go for the physical activity.  I can also incorporate taking a walk at the beach, which could serve a dual purpose, spiritually and physically.  Psychologically, I need to write down some goals and check in to see where I am with accomplishing these things.  I found the crime of the century very relaxing.  When I thought of the red light at the base of my spine, I felt so relaxed I was stuck to the couch.  I enjoyed visualizing the colors and what they represented.  I did get distracted once I reached the crown of my head, my husband yelled from the other room and threw everything off.  However, it was most relaxing while I was in it.

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Relaxation Exercise

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Initially I sat on the floor on a pillow propped up against my couch.  I closed my eyes and listened in order to follow his commands.  It took a minute to get in tune with what he was saying.  I became relaxed and felt the blood flow into my arms and hands.  My arms felt very warm and my hands felt tingly and mildly pulsing with heat.  Then my phone, which was next to me buzzed, I opened my eyes and my arms immediately got cold.  I stopped my phone from buzzing quickly, but it threw everything off.  It was very hard to get back into the meditation after that.  I tried but I was basically listening on the surface.  I will have to try it again with the phone turned off.  I did feel the relaxation for a brief period of time.  The power of suggestion, intention, concentration, and in my case distraction of the mind is amazing.