The Integral Assessment

The Integral Assessment is an assessment designed to help an individual understand what areas of their life need improvement or that are in balance. To do this assessment, you should begin by closing your eyes. Next, still your mind and body. Empty all your thoughts and be calm.
Once you are calm and have a quiet mind and body, ask yourself "What aspect of my life - psychospiritual, biological, interpersonal, or worldly is a source of imbalance or distress?" When a thought comes to mind from one of those four of aspects of your life, which is not in harmony, then decide which line of development in that aspect needs to be balanced or "fixed". The lines of development are what we deem important in our lives within each given realm of being - psychospiritual, biological, interpersonal, or worldly. For example, in my biological realm of being, my lines of focus are nutrition, fitness, stress management, education and mental capacity and sleep.

After analyzing the four areas in my life, I have determined that the lines of focus that I need to address for improvement are:

Biological

Mental health - sleep, memory, stress management

Psychospiritual

Submission

Interpersonal

Friends

Family

Worldly

Social activism

I have chosen these lines to focus on and develop because they need the most work. My brain is in need, seriously. I think all of the trouble is caused by a lack of sleep.

Part of this is my fault because I stay up to late to study or just get some quality peace and quiet after the kiddos go to bed. But, a lot of the sleeping issue is because I have a nursing baby, too. So, even though I can't get rid or ignore my baby during the night, I can try to get to bed earlier. That will benefit my memory and stress, I am sure.

Submission is an issue for me. I like to be in control of everything in my life. I need to realize that some things are just out of my control. I am sure meditation will help me in this area. Practicing meditation will actually help me to "let things go" and accept what is.

I chose friends and family as a focus area because I feel I could have more quality time with them. I am stressed out by my school work load. That stress interferes with my full attention to family and friends. I think if I just make sure to schedule quality time with the people in my life that will help. Meditation will help because it will help me to release other things going on in my life in order to fully be in the moment.

I chose to focus on social activism because I want to be more involved in my children's school. I think I just need to volunteer more. Eliminating stress in my life through exercise and meditation will help me to feel like I can do that.