We all go through life finding what we enjoy the most on our pursuit of happiness and wellness. Some are faster than others when it comes to what they love the most, while others venture around aimlessly trying to find what makes them happy, sort of like it is something tangible. But in order to obtain a level of happiness, three aspects of life have to be aligned, Mind, Body, and Spirit. Where these are lacking, makes it hard to get to a level of enlightenment, thus creating a bad cycle of unhealthy habits, or a bad wellness paradigm. I believe that once people look more inward with themselves, instead of focusing so much on the externals of life, they can reach a level of happiness, and a positive wellness paradigm.
For my future client, I will construct a wellness paradigm that is completely obtainable, as long as they have the drive to do it. It all starts with physical activity at least three times a week for a few different reasons. Depression is found to be one of the worlds most prevalent mood disorders, which harms more people each day. Physical activity within itself is the best anti depressant that there is in this world. While you put yourself through intended physical stress, other stressors tend to be more minimal, thus mitigating stress overall. It is said that depression can actually harm a person’s human-spirit, causing the person to think less of themselves and potentially other people (Krippner, 2014). That is why we must eliminate the core of the problem, and snip depression in the butt.
There will also be sessions of meditation, whether guided in groups or just self-love meditation. Old Traditional Chinese Medicines have had proof of meditating fixing all sorts of different disease and other illnesses. This will contribute to mitigating depression as well, it is sort of a win-win situation. When one meditates, focuses on the breath, and establishes clear thoughts, they are able to clear their head of negative energy, replacing it with good positive energies. The wellness paradigm will be focused on the client being more introspective of themselves, so that they can see what is wrong mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
The mind-body-spirit wellness can actually be promoted through psychotherapy, specifically with hypnosis. Philip R. Appels has an article about psychosynthesis, where he believes is a concept of one’s “Higher-self” and its ability to communicate their “will” to the “conscience-self” (Krippner, 2014). Being able to obtain a level of enlightenment within its self, can cause a person to have a more positive attitude and world view of their surroundings. Being able to see the beauty within this world creates a whole new outlook towards literally everything. Instead of being pessimistic about the world, thinking that it is all going to come to an end, the person can believe that we will all get through this as a whole human species. When my client reaches that point, they can see clearly now that the rain is gone, and see beauty of life.
This all will help me as a practitioner through seeing the transformation take place. I know within myself, that when I look at someone’s growth in anything that they are doing, I find it to be beautiful. That is with anything they are doing, especially when it comes to making their life better for not just themselves, but the people around them. As I have grown from what I used to be when I was younger, has actually affected my daughters as well, in a positive way. My daughters have looked up to me a lot more this time around, which may just be because they are older and understand better. However, them seeing me be more positive, they tend to be more positive as well. Which brings back the feeling of accomplishment again, seeing my daughters grow into great young adolescents.
In conclusion, establishing a good positive wellness paradigm for ourselves, can actually extend the longevity of our lives. Living a more healthier lifestyle through physical activity and the right diet, has shown to help a copious amount of people throughout the years. Creating a weekly schedule can structure your life more, which in return gives you more of a foundation. Also, leaving our ego at the door, we can further relationships, and even create new relationships. Meeting Maslows hierarchy of needs can help us move up in our lives in so many different ways. It all starts with our health being one of our main focuses.
-Cyral I Callender III
References:
Krippner, S. (2014). The mind-body-spirit paradigm: Crisis or opportunity? American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 56(3), 210-5. Retrieved from https://libauth.purdueglobal.edu/login?url=https://www-proquest-com.libauth.purdueglobal.edu/scholarly-journals/mind-body-spirit-paradigm-crisis-opportunity/docview/1561992507/se-2?accountid=34544
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