Health and Wellness Development and Goals

Health and wellness professionals must have a great psychological, spiritual, and healthy being to be able to teach others how to reach optimal well-being. It is important that a health and wellness professional have optimal well-being in order to teach others a healthy way of living. I need work in all three aspects in order to become a good psychologist.  I still have anxiety issues that I plan on completely getting rid of via meditation. That will help me psychologically. I am very much in touch with my spirituality. I am very strong in my beliefs and do not feel I have much to work on in that aspect. As far as health goes, I need tons of work. I plan on doing more yoga and eating healthier to reach my goal. I know these things will be challenging but it is a must if I want to teach others good mental, physical, and spiritual health.

            Overall I would assess my spiritual, mental, and physical health as being good but needs work. My spiritual health is great, on a scale of 1-10(10 being optimal well-being) I would say I am about an 8. I am very in touch with my spirituality, I do not feel like I have much to work on but there is always new things to learn so I would not rate myself at a 10. Psychologically I would rate myself at a 7. My goal in spirituality is to just keep practicing my beliefs and spread the love and joy I gain from them. It really is a great way to happiness and I like to share it with others. The only thing I feel I need work on is my anxiety. It was gone for a while because of meditation but it has returned. My goal is to learn new meditations and ways to clear my head to fix the problem. I am a true believer that meditation cures anxiety, and will keep trying different methods until I reach my goal. Other than anxiety, I have a really well trained mind and feel like I can accomplish anything I set my mind to. When it comes to health I must say I am not very healthy at all. I would say I’m about a 4. I eat nasty food and do not work out as often as I should. I plan on finding a good diet and work out plan to reach my goal in health.

            There are several strategies I use and plan on continuing to use regarding my spiritual, mental, and physical health. I use meditation and yoga when it comes to both my spiritual and mental health. Meditation and yoga both provide me with a calming state to work on these areas. I use these exercises to go deep within my being and focus on what needs to be fixed. Meditation and yoga really help you gain mental strength while reaching a high sense of spirituality at the same time. It helps you find the inner you, as well as finding beauty in life. I will continue these exercises for as long as I am living, it is the most beneficial thing I have ever done. As far as health goes I plan on going further with my yoga and practicing healthy eating. Although I already use yoga, I do not feel I do enough to benefit my health. I plan on finding more difficult poses that will burn more calories and build muscle. I know this is going to be difficult but I am strong and I will reach my goal. Practicing healthy eating is so difficult for me. Healthy eating is very inconvenient when you are constantly on the go. I need to do tons of research on the matter in order to find the right diet for myself. I also need to teach myself healthy eating on the go. I eat a lot of fast food (which I hate) but feel I have no choice. I know this is just an excuse and there are tons of ways to eat healthy, for instance, packing a healthy lunch. It really is that simple, I have the mind power to do it, and I have no idea why I haven’t started yet.

             I am very committed to living a life of optimal well-being. I plan on keeping a journal on my progress over the next 6 months. I feel if you write things down, you actually see progress and failure. A journal will help me stay on track and better myself in the needed areas. My main strategy for maintaining long term health and wellness is meditation. I am a firm believer that meditation is the ultimate key to optimal well-being. I could and will not live a life without my meditation. It has been such a huge help in my life and I know I can continue to better myself in the years to come by meditating. I have learned so much and hope to continue to learn many beneficial things on my journey to optimal well-being.