Reflections during a busy holiday week

There's nothing better than a few relaxation exercises during a hectic holiday week! My strongest area of wellbeing would be physical. I'm generally healthy, eat pretty well, and I exercise regularly. If I had to assign a number I would give myself a 7. Still, I do need to make improvements. At one time I loved to run. I was quite competitive. I dedicated time to training. As I've gotten older, I've gotten lazier...or busier. My workout time is more sporadic and I find myself coming up with excuses. Also, although my diet is decent, I find myself eating things I wouldn't have touched a few years ago. I really want to work on these areas. I have a difficult time determining what is involved in spiritual health. During the warm months of the year I spend as much time outdoors as possible. I love to garden, hike, raft on the Delaware river, which is about 2 miles from where I live. I also camp, frequent the ocean, etc. I believe that this connection to nature gives me a spiritual level of 6. Still, I think that as humans, most of us need to feel a connection to God or other superior being. Although I "believe", this connection is where I fall short in my spiritual health. I feel a need to get back to church. I know that a church is just a place, but there is a sense of belonging there that I like. Under normal circumstances I would have rated my self at an 8 or 9 for psychological well being. However, I've had a few experiences over the last 13 months that have put me much lower. If I actually had to assign a number I'd say 3. What can I do about it? I'm not sure. I guess they say that time heals all wounds. I think that meditation can help, but I'm very new at it and not exactly sure what I'm doing. I enjoyed this week's relaxation exercise much more than ones we did previously. I have a hard time with visualization, but for some reason colors came easy to me. It's not easy for me to relax. After 10 minutes I find myself getting anxious to move onto something new. Definitely a problem because I realize how much I need to be still.

Relaxation Exercise

Well, if there is one thing that I discovered it's that it's difficut to find a place to relax in my house. I definately plan to try the exercise again, (in my bedroom with the door locked). It wasn't so easy to complete the exercise with the dogs barking, my husband talking, etc. Still, I did feel that my arms were very heavy and difficult to lift from my lap. I truly feel I can benefit from this type of technique. For quite some time, I've felt that I need to add relaxation exercises to my life. I had an extremely stressful situation which caused my several physical problems. I wish I had some knowledge of consciousness and healing when the problem began...but I'm here now!

Welcome to my Wellness Blog

Hello everyone. Feel free to check out my blog frequently as I hope to make improvements as I become more comfortable. This is my first blogging experience. -Lisa