Unit 3 Blog -The Crime of the Century

Hello Wellness Fans! :)

For this week's assignment we are evaluating our physical, spiritual, and psychological well being (oh dear!) so, here I go:

1)  I give myself a 7 on my physical wellness because I do get cardiovascular exercise every day by doing a mix of power walking and running for about 45 minutes however, I could really improve my strength and flexibility through yoga or some moderate weight training.  I give myself a 6 on my spiritual wellness because I do go to church every Sunday and this does help me to quiet the ubiquitous chatter that goes on in my mind and feel more connected to a Higher Power than myself.  Still, I do not take enough time every day for silence or stillness and am confident that I will improve on my score of a 6 with the help of this class!  I give myself a 6 on my psychological wellness because I do believe my life is wonderfully blessed with loving people and that I am worthy of the best life has to offer me.  Still, I often keep some emotions inside for fear of upsetting certain people in my life and this is not healthy and something I need to work on.

2)  Some of my goals would be to improve on each of my scores listed above by:

-Registering for a yoga class this fall (registration deadlines are today so I am going this afternoon to sign up!) to help me improve my strength and flexibility and physical wellness.  Specifically, I will register for a yoga class today!

-Scheduling a time for reflection each morning after my run to help me improve my spiritual wellness (going to start with ten minutes of just meditating or listening to one of the great CD's we have been given in the Stress class and in this class).  Specifically, I will set aside 10 minutes every day this week to appreciate the silence or for some relaxation techniques and will re-evaluate this amount of time to see how it is going at the end of one week.

-Practicing more self control in my responses to my environment and the people I interact with everyday to help me improve my psychological wellness.  I have learned I can create the kind of day I wish to have instead of just spending the whole day reacting to whatever potential disaster might be lurking in the shadows for me.  I used to journal at night and have forgotten to do it for awhile so I am going to get it out again and write down the affirmations that apply to my growth and anything else that I might have forgotten to get off my chest during the day.  So, specifically I will journal at the end of my day before I drift off to sleep, taking care to write down at least three affirmations and/or thoughts.

I just finished listening to the Crime of the Century cd and I must say, I do like this guy's voice, lol!  In fact, I think that is a large part of why I can really feel so relaxed and have these exercises work for me.  Once again, I took notes first and then listened to it a second time to see what would happen.  I could easily identify with the colors of the rainbow and the seven areas of the body they corresponded to.  I even asked my husband to try it with me but that did not go the way I expected (even though it was still fun!).  For me, the best time to do these exercises is right after I exercise because I am feeling rejuvenated and ready to face the day and these cds make it easy to transition into the excitement and business of my day.  I tried it once around the noon hour (after I ate, and well duh, that was not such an opportune time ---got sleepy, lol).  Anyway, loved the cd and look forward to more just like it. 

Good luck on relaxing this week everyone!  Take a little time for yourself and even if the exercises don't work for you at least you got some time to slow down and appreciate the little things in your life! :)

Until next time, peace my friends.