Unit 9 Psychological and Spiritual Aspects of Healing 1

Unit 9 Project Project Complete each of the five sections below and post the project in your blog, also submit it as a single Word document in your drop box. I Introduction: Why is it important for health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually and physically? What areas do you need to develop to achieve the goals you have for yourself? II Assessment: How have you assessed your health in each domain? How do you score your wellness spiritually, physically, and psychologically? III Goal development: List at least one goal you have for yourself in each area, Physical, Psychological (mental health) and Spiritual. 2

Unit 9 Project IV Practices for personal health: What strategies can you implement to foster growth in each of the following domains; Physical, Psychological, and Spiritual. Provide at least two examples of exercises or practices in each domain. Explain how you will implement each example. V Commitment: How will you assess your progress or lack of progress in the next six months? What strategies can you use to assist in maintaining your long- term practices for health and wellness? Submitting Your Work Please save your work as a Word document with the proper naming convention: username-HW420-section-unit#project.doc (username is your Kaplan username, section is your course section). 3

Warm-Up Activity For tonight’s warm-up activity, reflect on your experience in the course! What is at least one thing you have found valuable to you that you plan on using after this course is finished and maybe that you would like to pass on to others. 4

3 Fruits of Human Flourishing (Dacher, 2006) ◦ Wholeness—outer and inner wholeness in which we look to understand our afflictions and then change behaviors as well as thought processes accordingly ◦ Happiness—inner and outer happiness in which we feel physiological and interpersonal relationship effects as well as develop an understanding of the dynamic mind through our own contemplative practice ◦ Health—inner and outer health in which we care for our physiological states and develop a sense of stillness and calm through contemplative practice 5

Unit 8 Review 3 Levels of Retreat (our removal of ourselves from our “ordinary” everyday routines) (Dacher, 2006) ◦ 1)Outer—external stillness and solitude free from normal daily life distractions ◦ 2)Inner—internal within the mind when our mind is cleared of distractions—allows time, space, and quiet required for effective contemplative practice ◦ 3)Innermost—occurs when we reach the subtlest mind and its awareness and wisdom with complete senses of serenity 6

Unit 8 Review Therapeutic practices involving animals ◦ Practices can involve any interactive animals (dogs, cats, goats, llamas, etc…) ◦ Practices do not need to only be completed within a professional setting as animal involvement in everyday lives can provide an added bonus to our integral health ◦ Rely on pets to be there when you need a listening figure— it may not be active listening, but listening nonetheless 7

Unit 8 Review 10 White House commission guiding principles for health practitioners: (Gordon, n.d.) as found in Schlitz, Amorok, & Micozzi (2005) 1)a wholeness orientation in health care delivery—health involves all aspects of life-mind-body-spirit 2)evidence of safety and efficacy 3)healing capacity of the person 4)respect for individuality 5)right to choose treatment 6)emphasis on health promotion and self-care 7)partnerships are essential for integrated health care 8)education as a fundamental health care service 9)dissemination of comprehensive and timely information—use information that is known to work and try it with what is derived in plans 10)integral public involvement—get consumer opinions on practices 8

Unit 9 Introduction Life Divine (Dacher, 2006) ◦ Mere maintenance of health is not nearly enough for people to achieve as or own unique genius is unleashed only if we achieve integral health ◦ Understanding the gap between our actual health and the our integral health is key to transforming to integral health 9

Unit 9 Introduction Core Components of Integral Practice (Dacher, 2006) 1)The integral map 2)The Healer 3)The Healee 4)The integral relationship 5)The integral diagnosis 6)The integral prescription 7)The setting 10

Unit 9 Introduction The Integral Map ◦ Outlines the principles that are holistic, integrated, and evolutionary to the client’s health ◦ Map is based upon the five guiding principles of integral health—holistic, evolutionary, intentional, person-centered, and dynamic 11

Unit 9 Introduction The Healer ◦ The healer is the key to the integral healing process ◦ Healer must be able to integrate practices into their own lives in order to be the most effective for their clients ◦ If they do not believe in the modality, the healee will not experience full benefits of the practice 12

Unit 9 Introduction The Healee ◦ The healee is obviously crucial to the integral health plan ◦ It is necessary that this person must be willing to learn new modalities as well as accept their value ◦ If true belief is not placed within the value of the plan, it will be far less successful than desired 13

Unit 9 Introduction The Integral Relationship ◦ Healer derives information about healee and then devises plan with healee from that information ◦ Deep listening occurs in this stage and interview cannot go on effectively unless a stillness is begotten=====Deep listening characteristics include 1)sense of intimacy, 2)empathy, 3)compassion, 4)unity of heart and mind, 5)direct knowledge of the other, 6)acknowledgement of presence, and 7)mutual inner peace and stillness 14

Unit 9 Introduction The Integral Diagnosis ◦ The key to this diagnosis is that diagnosis in this case is not customary use ◦ Diagnosis in this case refers to gaining an understanding of the uniqueness of each individual ◦ Diagnosis includes an understanding of how the individual contributes to their affliction and how the client can promote growth in the future 15

Unit 9 Introduction The Integral Prescription ◦ A direction of modality is chosen to address the needs of the healee based upon the assessment contrived from the diagnosis ◦ Progress of prescription must continually be assessed and modified appropriately 16

Unit 9 Introduction The Setting ◦ Practice takes place in 3 settings  Presence of an open heart  Presence of clear and unconditioned mind  Welcoming physical setting 17

References Dacher, E. (2006). The Center for human flourishing. Integral Health: The Path to Human Flourishing. Laguna Beach, CA: Basic Health Publications, Inc. Dacher, E. (2006). For the practitioner: Appendix B. Integral Health: The Path to Human Flourishing. Laguna Beach, CA: Basic Health Publications, Inc. Dacher, E. (2006). Human flourishing. Integral Health: The Path to Human Flourishing. Laguna Beach, CA: Basic Health Publications, Inc. Schlitz, M., Amorok, T., & Micozzi, M. (2005). The White House Commission on complementary and alternative medicine policy and the future of health care. Consciousness & healing: Integral Approaches to Mind-Body Medicine St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Inc. 18