Unit 7 - Meeting Aesclepius
Hi Everyone,
Honestly, I find this meditation to be excessively long, but maybe that is because I am not used to meditating yet.  The meditations have helped me overall, along with the information in the text books, to be more conscious and aware of my thought process.  Last night I realized that I was drifting to a negative place, and took action to correct it.  I used the loving-kindness meditation from Unit 6, which realigned me into the more positive direction that I desire to head.  This morning I made went to a yoga class which I intend to do so regularly, realizing such action will help me continue on the road to integral health.
 "One cannot lead another where one has not gone him or herself" (Schlitz, Amorok, & Micozzi, 2005, P.477).  To truly help a client, I must demonstrate that I can help myself, have been, and am continuing to do so.  The path to integral health is not a simple "walk in the park", it's a hike, filled with steep mountains, valleys, hills, plateaus, even mudslides.  Anytime you are dealing with the spirit, "stuff" comes up that needs to be dealt with in order to integrate body, mind, and spirit.  Guiding someone successfully along this path requires that you have traveled it, much like a substance abuse counselor should be a recovering addict.
The best way for me to continue implementing integral health practices is to have my goals for the future while staying present-minded, taking each day as it comes, and trying to incorporate some form of meditation that resonates with me.
Thank you,
Misti