This week I attended my second class and thus continuing the
journey of my aerial yoga! I decided to look up some yoga poses online before
class with week. People have certainly gotten creative in their ability to hang
from the ceiling in a silk sling but it’s super awesome to see all the
different poses that can be don
There are numerous definitions of occupation with some being
vague and others being more detailed. The first definition of occupation given
was defined by Yerxa and states that occupation is “the ordinary and familiar
things that people do every day.” My first thought is that aerial yoga seems
anything but ordinary and is uncommon enough that I wouldn’t consider it just a
normal part of one’s daily life. However, Yerxa expanded the definition by further
stating that occupation is “self-initiated, self-directed, adaptive,
purposeful, culturally relevant, organized activity.” This definition I feel
better suits my choice of occupation, even though it is more detailed, the
occupation I have chosen seems to apply to it much better than the first. Even
more so, the definition proposed by Law, Polatajko, Baptiste, and Townsend gets
into further detail regarding occupation essentially agreeing with Yerxa but
then adding “occupation is everything people do to occupy themselves, including
looking after themselves (self-care), enjoying life (leisure), and contributing
to the societal and economic fabric of their communities (productivity). This
occupation I think would certainly fall under the category of leisure better
than the other given two.
“Doing + being, belonging, becoming = survival and health”
I thought this model was pretty intriguing because it
certainly proposed a view of occupation in a way that I’d never thought of
before. I think there are definitely aspects of this model that fit my new
occupation. I am “doing” something new and as a result, I am “becoming” or
changing into a more mindful and relaxed “being” through aerial yoga. There is
a sense of “belonging” as I build relationships with the instructor, as well as
others within the class. Aerial yoga is a form of exercise, which in turn is
considered an activity that is beneficial to my health. However, I’m not sure I
like the term survival that is proposed within the model. Not that it’s to say
that survival is never part of this equation, I just feel like it’s something
that would be less often as a part of the equation. I mean obviously aerial
yoga is something that adds a little extra meaning to my life, but I certainly wouldn’t
deem it as something I can’t live without. Occupations that we deem as
meaningful are obviously important to our life but the word survival just seems
a bit intimidating to me, I guess!
Dibs
ReplyDeleteHi Lacey,
ReplyDeleteI need to add aerial yoga to my bucket list :)! I appreciate that you added the picture that shows the diversity of poses. How creative!?!
I related to your thoughts about Wilcock's model and your thoughts about the term survival. It's interesting how she proposed that doing + being, becoming, belonging = survival and health. If all those ideas comprise survival, what if our occupations don't fit into her idea of what occupation means. I agree that my occupation doesn't fit with that part of her model. I wouldn't classify strength training as necessary for survival. If I consider occupations in general I would say that occupations absolutely are a part of survival. Life without occupations would be unbearable, therefore hard to survive. I want to know more about what she thinks and how she applies her model. Do you think Wilcock proposed her model to apply to every occupation individually or to be apply more broadly?
Liz-
ReplyDeleteAfter our class discussion today and thinking about your question, I definitely think you are on the right track with occupation being considered a broader subject within this definition and not so much individual. Because if that were the case, than there would be very few occupations that I would think actually fit within this concept. I just don't like the word survival because it throws people off (including myself!) However, even though my survival doesn't depend on aerial yoga, I can see how it contributes to my health and well-being thus contributing to my overall survival in a broader perspective.