Hello Everyone!
This will be my second time writing this blog. Something happen when I was about 3/4 of the way through and I lost everything. I don't know how, when it automatically saves every few minutes....but needless to say it is gone.
I hope everyone enjoyed their thanksgiving! Based on my reflections this past week...truthfully...I would like to crawl in a whole for about two months. I'd like to hybernate like a bear and hope that when I wake my life doesn't look so bleak. For the assignment on a scale of 1 through 10; 10 being the best I would rate my physical wellbeing at a 5; my spiritual wellbeing at a 4; and my psychological wellbeing at a 4. Why? Because after 6 months of not eating any sugar or white flour products, I started eating it again. I have had a headache for the past two weeks, my stomach has been upset, and my muscles very tense. I also have a pinched nerve in my back that is affecting my right arm. I am far from calm or peaceful. I am full of anger and frustration. Everything I think and say lately is very negative. If I were to try and set goals for myself to help improve my situation I could stretch and exercise; go back to eating no sugar and white flour products. I could get more sun and fresh air and take time for quietness. I could focus more on saying positive words like "I can", "it will be ok", or "something good will come of this". I could achieve these goals by creating a daily time management schedule for myself. I could incorporate exercise, quiet time, school work, healthy eating, etc.
"The Crime of the Century" relaxation exercise was a great exercise. I would actually love to be able to do this exercise on a regular basis. I never really understood how the chakra's were developed, but I would like to look into it more. I found - besides having a very hard time relaxing that the areas I seemed to have a hard time focusing on were red - for grounding; aqua - the neck area - purpose in life; violet - top of head - connected to life. I think this was a great exercise that was beneficial. It forced me to stop for 15 minutes and try and relax. I had me try and focus on my body and what is going on with it. I think when a person is very stressed like I have been lately; it is very important to be forced to stop and really pay attention to what is going on with your body.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Unit 2 Welcome and Journey on Relaxation
Hello Everyone and Welcome to my Blog!
I hope everyone is having a fun time getting ready for Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday of the year. It's the one holiday were family and friends get together, talk for hours, eat a good meal along with a few treats for dessert, and just enjoy being together. No gifts need to be bought, little pressure is really put on people - other than making sure there is plenty of food, and many people are content to just sit and talk or watch tv if you are a sports fan (or a Thanksgiving day parade fan). This Thanksgiving is a little different for me this year. It is the first year in over 20 that I will not be hosting and making diner. Because of my work schedule and lack of finances, my parents have decided to make diner this year. It is a little weird not shopping days before, or making tons of pies the day before; but it is kind of nice in a way too. I am kind of looking forward to just driving to their house and just eating! I am making poached apples for dessert though. :-)
Thank you reading and I hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
My Journey on Relaxation
The relaxation journey was very interesting. I love listening to the notes played in the background. Those sounds always relax me. Drumming also relaxes me to. While doing the relaxation exercise my hands actually started to swell from the blood and warmth. I couldn't really get my body to fully relax since I did it right after work; but it was a neat sensation to see how my mind could affect blood flow. I actually do something similar to this when I am at the doctors and I am getting my blood pressure checked. I use my mind to try and relax myself so my blood pressure gives a normal reading and nothing too high. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
I hope everyone is having a fun time getting ready for Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday of the year. It's the one holiday were family and friends get together, talk for hours, eat a good meal along with a few treats for dessert, and just enjoy being together. No gifts need to be bought, little pressure is really put on people - other than making sure there is plenty of food, and many people are content to just sit and talk or watch tv if you are a sports fan (or a Thanksgiving day parade fan). This Thanksgiving is a little different for me this year. It is the first year in over 20 that I will not be hosting and making diner. Because of my work schedule and lack of finances, my parents have decided to make diner this year. It is a little weird not shopping days before, or making tons of pies the day before; but it is kind of nice in a way too. I am kind of looking forward to just driving to their house and just eating! I am making poached apples for dessert though. :-)
Thank you reading and I hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
My Journey on Relaxation
The relaxation journey was very interesting. I love listening to the notes played in the background. Those sounds always relax me. Drumming also relaxes me to. While doing the relaxation exercise my hands actually started to swell from the blood and warmth. I couldn't really get my body to fully relax since I did it right after work; but it was a neat sensation to see how my mind could affect blood flow. I actually do something similar to this when I am at the doctors and I am getting my blood pressure checked. I use my mind to try and relax myself so my blood pressure gives a normal reading and nothing too high. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
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