Visit a holistic clinic, join a live or online yoga, meditation, or prayer class, or visit a spiritual/religious center (that you have never participated in before) and then use Zoom, Loom, YouTube, Canva, or another video recording application and record yourself explaining the following in a 5-6-minute video presentation:
After your experience, explain how the class or clinic you visited can help in overall preventative care as well as maintaining overall health and wellness.
Explain how this class or clinic’s approach could be used in intervention.
Next, describe your experience. Explain how your felt and why you selected this class or clinic experience.
Explain why you would encourage a client to participate in this holistic approach or other holistic approaches to enhance stress-relief, self-esteem, relationships, and spirituality.
circulation and reduced cortisol levels (the stress hormone), directly lowering the risk of stress-related illnesses like hypertension or chronic inflammation.
Example (Holistic Clinic): Focus on nutrition and lifestyle counseling to address root causes of potential illness, rather than waiting for symptoms to appear.
Maintaining Overall Health and Wellness: Discuss the daily or weekly role of the practice.
Explain how it promotes homeostasis (balance). For instance, meditation helps balance the nervous system (shifting from sympathetic 'fight-or-flight' to parasympathetic 'rest-and-digest').
Mention the maintenance of physical health (flexibility, muscle tone) and mental clarity.
2. Holistic Approach in Intervention (Approx. 1 minute)
Describe how the approach could be used to treat or manage an existing condition.
Targeting Symptoms: Explain how the practice would be used after a diagnosis to mitigate symptoms or speed up recovery.
Example (Acupuncture): It could be used as an intervention for chronic back pain, using needles to release endogenous opioids, reducing the reliance on pharmacological pain management.
Example (Mindfulness Class): It could be used to treat generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) or depression by training the client to interrupt ruminative thought patterns and practice emotional regulation.
Complementary Role: Emphasize that holistic interventions are often complementary to conventional medical treatment, helping manage side effects (e.g., meditation during cancer treatment) or providing emotional support.
3. Description of Your Experience (Approx. 2 minutes)
This section requires honest, personal reflection and is crucial for meeting the assignment's criteria.
The Experience:
Describe the setting: What did the room/environment look like? What sounds, smells, or physical sensations were present?
The Activity: Briefly describe what you did (e.g., "We started with 10 minutes of deep breathing, followed by 45 minutes of active poses...").
Your Feelings: Use descriptive language to explain your emotional and physical state.
Initial feeling: Were you nervous, awkward, excited?
During the activity: Were you focused, distracted, challenged, relaxed?
Afterward: Did you feel calm, energized, sore, mentally clear? Explain why you felt this way (e.g., "I felt very calm afterward because the sustained focus on my breath forced me to step away from my busy thoughts.").
Sample Answer
This is an experiential assignment that requires you to participate in a specific activity and then reflect on it. Since I cannot physically visit a clinic or attend a class, I can only provide you with the structure and key points you should cover in your 5-6 minute video presentation.
You must fill in the content based on your personal experience at the clinic or class you choose.
🎥 Video Presentation Outline: Holistic Health Experience
Your 5-6 minute video should be structured into four distinct sections, focusing on preventative care, intervention, your personal experience, and client encouragement.
1. Holistic Approach in Preventative Care and Wellness (Approx. 1.5 minutes)
Start by identifying the specific class (e.g., Vinyasa Yoga) or clinic (e.g., Acupuncture Clinic) you visited. Then, explain the mechanisms by which it supports health maintenance.
Preventative Care: Explain how the core principles of the practice prevent illness before it starts.
Example (Yoga): Regular practice str