Hi everyone!
Practicing meditation has actually had its benefits. I find that when I practice it in the mornings before I go to work, I am more calm and find myself getting through the day easier. I start with the loving kindness practice then sort of meditate in the silence that my mind is able to reach after I am into it for a while. It leaves me feeling really positive and even energizes me for the day to come.
I believe that the quote, "One cannot lead another where one has not gone before" is something that everyone who is teaching or specializing in something should read. Especially with a health and wellness practitioner, if you have not achieved the level of human flourishing, how can you teach someone else to? These practitioners have a tremendous obligation to the clients to be developing themselves so that they can effectively mentor them. This is such a new field (to us) that there is still a lot of skepticism, and bad teachers and mentors would make it worse. If someone has not achieved the levels of integral health and expansion of consciousness that they are teaching others to do, then they are most likely teaching their clients ineffective practices and leading them down the wrong path. It is important for those who teach health and wellness to achieve human flourishing and continue to stay active in it.
Hi Natalie,
ReplyDeleteI knows what you are going through when one has tried to practice mediatation in the morining. In this way, your mind and body actually connect with each other as you can ponder into space and wonder where your life will lead you. One of my master has told me that your mind and spiritual actually blend together. In this way, you can find peace and harmony with nature as you body relax. I knows that mediataion take a couple of time for individual to adjust as well as its surrounding.
Hi Natalie - I guess I see the practice of integral health differently than you do. It is my belief that practitioners should not be "leading" their clients, they should be walking by their side and supporting them as they explore the path.
ReplyDeleteHi Natalie,
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with your statement about a high probability of skepticism because the practice of integral health is a new field. Similarly, the risk of misunderstanding can be high between a practitioner and a client because of its newness. Hence, a Health and Wellness professional who wishes to incorporate contemplative practices with clients should make sure he or she has very good understanding of the concepts. Undoubtedly, a qualified practitioner of integral health approaches must be practicing the concepts him/herself in order to assist others into it.