Map of Awareness - Self Reflection

One way to measure our experience of wellness for ourselves(and even in teams) is in terms of four fundamental aspects of being: Mind, Heart, Body and Spirt.
The image above, or map, represents an ideal balance of these qualities within an individual or team--with all four inner circles appearing equal in size and with significant amount of overlap or intersection. On this lovely Monday, what would your Map of Awareness look like? How could you use this map to help change or modify these qualities for a more balanced map? ​

The map to the right shows a person/team who is predominantly mental, with less emphasis on emotional and spiritual aspects, and is disconnected from the body or physical wellbeing. Note the Mind, Heart and Spirit still inform and support each other (overlapping) while Body is out of touch with the other three.

​Create a map, by drawing a circle like the one pictured to the left, to track your wellness and to find the motivation you needed to make a change for yourself.
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now it's your turn!

Redraw the four circles as they might seem within yourself or your organization, with the size of each circle representing the relative amount of time, energy and awareness you bring to each aspect, and the amount of overlap representing mutual support and integration.

Digging Deeper: Questions to ask yourself. 

Now that you have created your map, it's time to think about some questions to dig deeper into these qualities you mapped out. Feel free to grab a sheet and jot down answers for this part of this reflection piece.

Which aspects of yourself represented by the map is the most developed?Nourished? Neglected? Helpful? Reliable? Needy? Fun? Familiar?

How do you take care of you mind? (thinking, reasoning self?)

Your heart? (emotional, intuitive self?)

Your Body? (doer, physical self?)

Your Spirit? (creative, visioning, imaginative, spiritual self?)

​Through which aspects of yourself do you express yourself more readily?
At work?
With family and friends?
When you are by yourself?

Which of the four Aspects of Wholeness is the most difficult for you to care for and why?

What in your life fo you need to change, add, or eliminate in order to give you more sense of balance and wellbeing?

​The final step here, is for you to analyze and apply. 

Now that you've been able to reflect, how do you think you can use this information to create a better balance for you or your team?

What motivation can you pull from the information you gathered?