Unit 7: Meeting Aesclepius.

My experience this week was difficult, when asked to picture a wise loving person I could not stop picturing my great grandmother. I can only remember small bits of her but when we were to sit imagine sitting across from this person I became emotional. I then made up this person, I thought of someone who had no worries, no stress and was very loving and kind. I imagined that the light from their head, throat and heart beamed from them into me and then that their energy and being poured into me from the top of my head to the bottoms of my feet. This was very soothing and made me feel very calm, as well as the sounds of the waves crashing in the background. I do feel that these exercises have increased my psychological and spiritual wellness because I am dealing with situations in my day differently allowing things that would upset me greatly to rush over me like water and I am letting go easier rather than holding on to them. To continue my health & wellness I will practice these exercises and allow myself to cultivate good thoughts and abandon bad ones.

The saying "one cannot lead another where one has not gone himself " is like the old saying " practice what you preach " if you tell others they should get more exercise and eat healthier foods while sitting on the couch with greasy fast food you not practicing the advice you are providing. In the healthcare profession this is very common, doctors and nurses work odd hours, get little sleep, little exercise and poor nutrition then they tell their patients that all these things are bad and lead to poor health.
I do feel as though I have an obligation as a professional to do the things that I advise these clients to do in their lives. You can only describe experiences you have had which will ultimately assist clients in their goals and help us support them with their struggles if we understand and have dealt with the same.