Upon my first attempt of the unit 7 exercise, I
found that it was a bit difficult to perform. Though I did have a challenging
time imagining the healer, I managed to experience feelings of loving-kindness,
compassion, wisdom, and healing. I imagined the color white, as it relates to
purification and healing; the white beam of light emanating from my crown, my
throat, and my heart. By doing this, I managed to progress through the exercise
much easier than instructed. Exercises such as these have helped me to calm and
still my mind so that I am able to better observe my own thought processes. By
observing my thoughts, feelings and actions, I am able to promote intentional
thought, and along with it positive thinking, compassion, and loving-kindness.
I believe that the saying, “One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself,” means that one cannot teach another individual the importance of integral health and how to incorporate it into their daily life unless they themselves has experienced the path firsthand. In other words, experience can be the only teacher when it comes to spiritual development. This saying applies to anyone in the healthcare setting, especially health and wellness professionals, because there is no way this particular concept could be taught to others without first experiencing it through personal practice. I believe that there is an obligation to flourishing within all aspects of the human experience because there is an aspect of the patient-practitioner relationship that is relatable. In other words, it would be easier for the client to relate to the health and wellness professional because they were also challenged by obstacles and experienced how challenging the road could be, just as the client is experiencing.
I believe that the saying, “One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself,” means that one cannot teach another individual the importance of integral health and how to incorporate it into their daily life unless they themselves has experienced the path firsthand. In other words, experience can be the only teacher when it comes to spiritual development. This saying applies to anyone in the healthcare setting, especially health and wellness professionals, because there is no way this particular concept could be taught to others without first experiencing it through personal practice. I believe that there is an obligation to flourishing within all aspects of the human experience because there is an aspect of the patient-practitioner relationship that is relatable. In other words, it would be easier for the client to relate to the health and wellness professional because they were also challenged by obstacles and experienced how challenging the road could be, just as the client is experiencing.
It was also hard for me to start but when I did, it was amazing. I felt a release and a feeling a floating like I was being surrounded in a cloud of love from my father. I agree with you that if you haven't experienced integral heath, how can you teach it? Great post, thank you!
ReplyDeleteGreat post, Meghan. I agree-experience is the best teacher. Like I said in my post example, it would be like teaching my daughter how to drive a car--it would be a waste of time to do it if I didn't know how to do so myself. With healthcare, it definitely pays for the practitioner to know what they're talking about, having experienced the things that they are prescribing to their patients themselves.
ReplyDeleteMeghan, I enjoyed reading your post. I found that when I listened to the exercise it was calming to me. Since I have been meditating I noticed that about myself, my mind is not so boggled that much, and it feels great. I also agree if someone has not experienced certain things then they cannot tell you how to do them. It's like leading a fish out of water, and they need that. Great Job
ReplyDeleteMeghan, I am so glad that you are finding your way through these exercises and learning to calm your mind and find the peace that we all need. Like other classmates that have commented on your blog, I am finding my mind easier to calm, and in turn, I am dealing with life around me better. I deal with constant chatter around me-children taking ALL of the time-mostly about nothing important. It has occurred to me in recent weeks that I am better able to shut out the personal chatter within my mind, however, I now realize that the constant chatter of my children is even more distracting then it was. I think I used to have so much chatter and noise within myself, that I managed to tune them out a bit and get lost in my own noise. Now that I have worked to calm MY mind and chatter, theirs is amplified in my quietness. I have periods each day where I just have to remove myself from their chatter and go let my mind rest. It took a long time to find a peace within my busy head, and I want to continue to work on that.
ReplyDeleteMeghan,
ReplyDeleteIt's great that you were able to find this exercise to help benefit although it was hard for you to accomplish. With these exercises when they go more than 10-15 minutes for me that's where I tend to lose as much focus as well. I think that the saying you cannot lead where you haven't been is correct for health and wellness because how can we lead those that we haven't done ourselves.
- David