Reflections & Goals on Optimal Health Achievement

Based on your reflections, and on a scale of 1 to 10 (ten being optimal wellbeing), where do you rate your A-physical wellbeing, B-spiritual well-being, C-psychological well-being? Why?

• Physical well-being-10, I current have no health problems or medical conditions an the tiny life growing inside if me has a strong heartbeat and is growing bigger everyday.
• Spiritual well-being- 8, I still have some work to do in this area, overall I have satisfied my spirituality in way that make the most sense to me and I am finally at peace with my beliefs.
• Psychological well-being-8, these pregnancy hormones are kicking my butt psychologically and I know the mood strings are driving my husband nuts! I have just gain control over some of the temper tantrums that I throw, but I am still talking before I think through my thoughts thoroughly enough and after self-analysis, I realize the thoughts made no sense in the first place. Oh well! I am still blaming it on pregnancy hormones, hehe. 

Develop a goal for yourself in each area (physical, spiritual, psychological). 

• Physical-I need to get physically fit once the baby is born. I am currently exercising, but it is more for health and joint reasons and not to lose weight. Well, I plan to lose 40 pounds once the baby is born and to gain my six-pack back. I plan to work out, breastfeed and go on daily walks around the park with the baby in stroller for a nice breath or fresh air and good cardio!
• Spiritual-I am trying to discover which path of spirituality I would like to commit to while living on this earth. So far, I have been content with studying Buddhism and meditating occasionally at night. My goal is to find a path and stick to it once I feel that the path is right for me. 
• Psychological- My goal is to get to a place in my mind where I am content with my life in it's entirety and stay there. I tend to worry too much and nit-pick over the small stuff and I want to stop that. I always remain and optimist and look at the glass half-full, but I can always improve, I am not perfect and I have to realize everyone makes mistakes. 

What activities or exercise can you implement in your life to assist in moving toward each goal?

• Physical-I plan to workout to home training videos such as Shaun T's T25, yoga, pilates, belly dancing and ballet. I also plan on doing a lot of walking/jogging for cardio. I also plan to have yearly exams and physicals to make sure everything is in tip top order!
• Spiritual-If I continue my meditation practing and commit to a few sessions per week, I can see myself mastering the art in the near future. I also want to study my spirituality more and find out what will allow me to be closer to spiritual awakening. 
• Psychological-I need to take a chill pill as my mom would say! Counting to ten is a great way to calm down before saying something upsetting. I just need to control my thoughts and not allow my thoughts to control my actions and then I will be on the right path. 

1. Complete the relaxation exercise The Crime of the Century. To hear this exercise, click here. Describe your experience. (What it beneficial? Frustrating? etc.)

My experience with this relaxation exercise was somewhat beneficial. I liked the concept of the different color lights shooting out of the various part of my body, but I found it tedious and much rather just focus on those different parts and say the suggested phrase. I was still able to relax from the exercise and was able to focus on each relaxation phrase. 

Reflective Statement on Relaxation Exercise

http://www.kushs.net/kaplan/HW420/JourneyOn.mp3

Wow! this relaxation exercise worked so well that I actually feel sleep. I am very prone to hypnosis and one of the main reasons why I am having such a difficult time mastering meditation is because I fall sleep during my session. The guide's voice was so soothing and relaxing, as he was telling me to relax each part of my body and get into a comfortable postion, my eyes just became so heavy and just closed on their own! I don't even remember how long I was out for, but when I came too, the track had stopped playing. I think I feel asslep ten minutes into the session. I do not know if this is a good or bad outcome, but I do know that I love to sleep and anything that can knock me out like a light is fine in my book! I even fall asleep to meditation music since I know that I am prone to falling sleep during my sessions, I just make it apart of my sleep habits and dream that I am meditating in my sleep. However, it does create some bizarre dreams since my mind is so "open"  I limit this music to only a few days out of the week.

Welcome to LaMargaret's Path to Self-Healing & Wellness

I would like to welcome everyone to my blog about self-discovery while I find the path to health & wellness. I started my journey about three years ago when my mother passed away from cancer. I have been on a mission ever since to help others along the way discover living a more healthy lifestyle and taking control over our overall well-being. We live in a society today where technology has driven us to laziness and there is a fast food restaurant on every corner. Obseisty and overweight levels have increased dramatically over the years and children would rather stay indoors to play video games and watch tv versus playing outside. I would like you to join me during my journey to help others find their way to optimal health, while we dig deeper within ourselves and find our own way as well. Thank you for taking the time to read my introduction and feel free to comment below.