Unit 7- The Meeting Aesclepius exercise was
calming and fairly easy for me to follow. I feel like this is because I had a
great subject to focus on. I thought of one of my favorite people and past
neighbor, Forest, and his impact on my life. I imagined his storytelling,
knowledge, skill, and experiences as an adventurer, author, and reporter. This
exercise eased my mind with thoughts of him and memories that I cherish. I was
reminded of how much better I feel when I see or hear from him regularly. The
chaotic ‘waterfall’ of my mind slowed considerably because of this exercise; I
feel like using it often will reconnect me to Forest’s essence even when I can’t
see him physically.
“One cannot lead another where one has not
gone himself,” is an incredible statement (Schlitz, Amorok, & Micozzi,
2005). This describes the importance of having experienced life, situations, emotions,
and events in order to express your knowledge of them and how they affected
you. Providing a client or patient with direction or information that you do
not fully understand first hand is a misuse of their trust. Truly experiencing the
processes that you are trying to teach and provide is essential for a quality
experience; we are obligated to continue and expand our journey towards our
psychological, physical, and spiritual health if we intend to ‘teach’ others of
those benefits. We can accomplish this through engaging in practices such meditation,
exercise, and education in various ways. I think as long as we are learning we
are growing.
Schlitz,
M. Amorok, T. Micozzi, M. (2005). The Return of Prayer. Consciousness & healing; Integral Approaches to Mind-Body Medicine.
St. Louis, Missouri. Elsevier Inc.
Hello: Great post. Just reading about your positive experience of this exercise made me feel like going back and trying it again but with a more positive outlook. It sounds like you mentor, Forest was a great adventurer. Your describe him so well it makes me want to know more about him. I am happy that this exercise was such a great and relaxation process. I had some distractions when I tried to complete it so I will try it again when I am alone in the house.
ReplyDeleteI loved your description of the phrase "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself." I especially liked your description of the "misuse of trust" when working with clients. I never thought about it like that but it Is so true. If we have not experienced the same pain then how can we properly advise them. We would be misleading them with information that was based on our opinion or maybe referenced from literature. Great blog. Again, I enjoyed reading about Forest!!!!!
Cherie