Special Feature
Personal Wellness Mind, Body, Spirit
by Pamela Aloia & Michael Aloia
Koyaanisqatsi (KOY‐ah‐nis‐KAHT‐ see) is a word that comes from the Hopi American Indian language mean‐ ing "life out of balance". The word sug‐ gests that if one path or state of being is in turmoil, consideration should be made to choose another way of life so harmony – balance – can be achieved. The American Indian philosophy con‐ veys the connection all beings share with one another and that everything and everyone has a purpose. Because of this, we each share a relationship
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with that which surrounds us. An indi‐ vidual is considered or viewed as com‐ plete when this harmony is individually recognized and attained to create per‐ sonal wellness.
Personal wellness, then, is a com‐ bined balancing of three components ‐ the mind, the body and the spirit. Over the course of three articles, we will pre‐ sent the Rescuer Mindset philosophy of effectively becoming aware and strengthening these three components to enhance individual existence and
wellness.
The mind is considered the human intellect, the cognitive hub where logic, analysis and imagination collide in what is perceived real and unreal. The mind also encompasses our consciousness ‐ our awareness perception of life. This awareness to our existence places us in touch and in direct contact with others and their existence. The balance or imbalance of the mind’s condition has a direct impact on the way in which we perceive and react to the world and its
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