Analysis Of Weils 12 Stages Of Spirituality
Spirituality is “ a process of human life and development” (Hutchison,p.). Spirituality relates back to many aspects of life such as relationships with people, oneself and the universe. Spirituality is an important part of discovering who you are and connecting with the world around you. Weils 12 point program for healthy aging coincides well with the life course perspective and our journey through life because he provides suggestions that not only help us age more gracefully, but potentially could affect our spirituality in many stages of our lives. There are various ways to apply weils 12 stages to your life cycle. It is easy to see how these things apply when you views weil points through the life course perspective. First of all, Weil's
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These suggestions are eating an anti-inflammatory diet, using dietary supplements wisely to support the body's defenses and natural healing power, use of preventive medicine, getting adequate sleep, and participating in physical activities. All of these suggestions require a person to make a change in their routine but perhaps also their mindset. Altering items such as your diet take focus. A person must have the human capacity for choice making in order to make this decision.
Weil stages that relate to physical well-being can also relate back to developmental risk and protection. These suggestions and most of the other stages written by weil can help protect a person from certain risks of aging and life or making their transition into the next stage easier. “There is clear research evidence that experiences with one life transition or life event have an impact on subsequent transitions and events and may either protect the course trajectory or put it at risk” (Hutchison, …show more content…
Within spirituality diversity is important in order to expand our minds and lives from varying perspectives. One of Weils suggestions of keep record of “the lessons you learn, the wisdom you gain, and the values you hold” (weil). This applies to the diversity of life course perspective because writing down these values not only shows oneself the diversity of their life but when compared to others lives it shows just how important diversity
These suggestions are eating an anti-inflammatory diet, using dietary supplements wisely to support the body's defenses and natural healing power, use of preventive medicine, getting adequate sleep, and participating in physical activities. All of these suggestions require a person to make a change in their routine but perhaps also their mindset. Altering items such as your diet take focus. A person must have the human capacity for choice making in order to make this decision.
Weil stages that relate to physical well-being can also relate back to developmental risk and protection. These suggestions and most of the other stages written by weil can help protect a person from certain risks of aging and life or making their transition into the next stage easier. “There is clear research evidence that experiences with one life transition or life event have an impact on subsequent transitions and events and may either protect the course trajectory or put it at risk” (Hutchison, …show more content…
Within spirituality diversity is important in order to expand our minds and lives from varying perspectives. One of Weils suggestions of keep record of “the lessons you learn, the wisdom you gain, and the values you hold” (weil). This applies to the diversity of life course perspective because writing down these values not only shows oneself the diversity of their life but when compared to others lives it shows just how important diversity