Unit 7 Describe the meditative practice and discuss
the experience:
It is Sunday morning, and I am sitting
comfortably in my den as I just finished listening to the visualization
practice of this assignment.
I was not sure who to use as my ‘person,’
so I used a fictitious character named Joshua
that was the main character in a book of the same name. Joshua was Jesus Christ coming back to
current times and trying to find good people in the world of today.
It was such a comfort to perform
this exercise believing that I was in the presence of Jesus, in my belief, the
ultimate human being expressing goodness, love and compassion in everything he thought
and did. A great feeling of comfort,
warmth and peace filled my senses as I concentrated on his image and the white
beams of light passing from his awesome presence to me. I was almost sorry when the exercise was over
and I had to get back to reality, but am noticing that I am feeling less
stressful in anticipation of all of the schoolwork that I need to complete
today.
“One cannot lead another where he
has not gone himself” (Schilitz, M., Amorok, T., Micozzi, M, 2005).
I have been overweight for most of
my adult life. I am studying to become a
nutritionist. Those two sentences are a juxtaposition
of ideals if I ever saw one. The good
news is that I have been learning about my body, and my improper eating habits,
along with the psychological problems that go along with overeating, so I have
been incorporating some of the practices that I am learning in this course daily,
along with a very healthy meal plan. I
have been on this path, with many successes so far, to conquer my weight in the
last eight months. I think that I will
be a more successful nutritionist by understanding what it is like to be
extremely overweight. It is my responsibility to be a healthy nutritionist, in
mind and body, and as one, I plan to work with very obese people and I can
share with them all of the practices that worked for me. I think they will trust someone who has
walked the walk and not just talk the talk of being nutritionally healthy.
Jen
Reference
Schlitz, Marilyn, Amorok, Tina, and Micozzi, Marc S.
(2005). Consciousness and Healing:
Integral Approaches to Mind-body Medicine.
Elsevier Inc. St. Louis, Missouri.
Hey Jen, Happy New Year. I think it is hard to visualize someone you know. I chose first my mom, who passed away 3 years ago and that was very painful so then I tried someone I knew and of course then my mind was wandering thinking about them instead of what I was supposed to do. I personally like focusing on my breathing or relaxing body parts or even just experiencing my senses of touch and hearing. But I guess the point of meditation is to be able to focus on a single item or person and let your thoughts settle and not wander..
ReplyDeleteI think that it is good that you are learning about your body and have this journey to go on that you can relate to clients in the future. I think it is more powerful that way.
Best to you in the new year.
Sarajane
Hi Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading about your experience with this week’s meditation exercise. It sounds like it was very beneficial for you. I thought your choice of the fictitious character “Joshua”, was very interesting.
What a great personal description of the saying “One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself”. I feel in my heart that you are going to make an awesome nutritionist and that you are well on your way to meeting your personal and professional goals. I to have struggled with weight issues, especially after my accident. I do believe that this in depth personal understanding will be your gift in helping many others.
All the best,
~Bridgett