Unit 4

1. Describe your experience. Did you find it beneficial? Difficult? Why or why not? Would you recommend this to others? Why or why not?
1. Once again I can not focus(mentally) with this person talking to me. This week it is a different person and they are not creepy but it still feels awkward. For about 3 seconds this person had my attention when she said think about someone suffering. I thought about my wife but then she said to take there pain away and blow in and blow out and release all the pain.  
2. I do not find this beneficial. I am not even sure what I am supposed to get out of this. I hope someone does and maybe they can reach out to me. Maybe I have shield up to this stuff. 
3. I would not recommend this to anyone else. I feel like they would come back to me and think that there is something wrong with me, but at the same time I do not take away from someone who is benefiting from these audio tape. 
2. What is the concept of "mental workout"? What does the research indicate are the proven benefits of a mental workout? How can you implement mental workouts to foster your psychological health?
1. A mental workout is anything that stimulates the mind. Trying to come up with a definition of a mental workout is a mental workout. Memory games, reading and even physical exercise can be considered a mental workout. I think that anything that makes you focus, can be considered a mental workout. 
2. Research indicates that mental workouts improve prevention of dementia and  Alzheimer's disease. 
3. Mental workouts can foster our psychological health with exercises such a the "Living Kindness" exercise. It was supposed to relieve us of stress and make us thing and use our mind to get outside of our body.  I think that most mental workouts are beneficial to our psychological health. However there are sometimes where mental workouts can can negative effects such as when you do so many math problems that you feel like your head is going to explode. 

Unit 3

Take a moment to reflect on your own level of wellness; physically, psychologically, and spiritually, and then answer the following questions in your blog (journal).

1. 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-5- I have put on weight since I have came back from active duty and I am currently working 2 jobs and do not have much time for exercise, but I do have some time to do things such as push ups or dips. Just not much. 

Spiritual-8,Spiritual Wellness is a personal matter involving values and beliefs that provide a purpose in our lives. While different individuals may have different views of what spiritualism is, it is generally considered to be the search for meaning and purpose in human existence, leading one to strive for a state of harmony with oneself and others while working to balance inner needs with the rest of the world. 

I know my purpose of life, to provide for my wife and daughter and to be the best possible.

  Psychological-5. Since coming off active duty my life has change very much. I thought that I was going to get my dream job but I did not. I thought that I would be in a better situation than I am currently but things are starting to turn around. I just got a new job and doing well in school. So I am hoping things will work out. 

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

Physical - To get back to the condition that I was in when I was AD. 

Spiritual - To remember why I am working for. To never forget how important family is. 

Psychological- To keep fighting and to never give up even when things don't go your way.

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

Physical - to get back into the gym and start eating healthier. 

Spiritual - spend time with my family and enjoy the moments that I have with them. 

Psychological- I think that I am currently working towards my goal. I think that exercise will also help with me and not being so stressed. 

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

Once again I have difficulty listening to these exercises. I feel like I am going to a shrink with this. I have my own method to my madness and I can't listen to this person if I don't believe in them. 

Unit 2

AHHH.  WELCOME!  I just listened to the relaxation exercise and it was not very relaxing. It is hard enough for me to get onto the computer to complete classwork rather than to quietly listen to this guy speak. I think that I could be helpful, it seems like a part of yoga( even though I am not very familiar with it.  

I am trying to complete the exercise while my daughter is watching Super Why and getting into everything.