The meditative
practice this week of Meeting Aesclepius was about picturing someone who is
wise and caring and absorbing that wisdom and love into yourself. This was easy
for me to choose a guide. My grandmother was an amazingly loving person who
helped anyone who needed it. I was able to visualize her and her aspects and
feel the light from her come into me. The experience was calming and
strengthening at the same time. I felt relaxed, sure of myself and strong
within my heart and mind. Meditation
such as this, has fostered an increase in my psychological and spiritual
wellness by allowing me to put my mind at ease and focus on sharing love and
caring from within. I can continue to apply these practices in my personal life
by taking the few minutes each day to sit and contemplate.
The
quote, “One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself” means that in
order to show someone how to do something you must do it yourself first and
have the personal experience to draw from. This applies to the health and
wellness profession in that a practitioner must have fostered their own balance
through the practices they teach before they attempt to teach it to others. If
you do not know how to do a pushup properly then you cannot instruct someone
else on how to do it. As a health professional I feel I do have an obligation
to my clients to develop my health in all areas. I have to first be balanced
and aware before I can help them become balanced and aware. To implement
psychological and spiritual growth in my life I need to keep an open mind,
practice mediation and allow myself to relax more often, not just physically but
mentally.
Tamara
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