The contemplative practice of "Meeting Asclepius" brought me to a calm abiding state where my mind was quiet. I really needed this calmness during this last week as the holidays and traveling were very stressful. The skilled teacher was difficult to visualize but I was able to experience the peace, wisdom, pure love and joy from my mentor but it was more of a heart and mind felt presence than a visual presence. I would like to take on and develop the qualities and speech of this wise one in my daily life. I felt relaxed, calm and loved after meeting Asclepius, a very healing experience indeed.
It is true we "cannot lead another where we have not gone ourselves" (Wilber, 2005). That is why this journey is so important and personal. We must do the "work" to benefit from this process. It is easy to talk about but we can't experience it by just talking we must be active in our practice of integral health.
Reference Schlitz, M. (2005) Consciousness and Healing Integral Approaches to Mind-Body Medicine
St. Louis, MO Elsevier Inc.
Rosie great examples here dear... I too felt so much better and relaxed after the exercise we just did. I feel that we have to relax and breath and I have made this one of my new year's resolutions because I tend to get worked up over the littlest things.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that you can not lead if you haven't been there before either. Sometimes I think that even if you have been there you still may not be able to lead until you have done it over and over.
Yes, I also agree. After completing the practice my mind was calm, relaxed, and peaceful. Meditation takes practice to master, but I find it a very useful method of coping with my psychological and spiritual development.
ReplyDeleteIt would be very difficult for the health care professional to gain his/her clients' confidence if they don't practice what they preach. We must lead by example by first developing ourselves and transformed from body to mind to spirit.