- Compare and contrast the Loving Kindness exercise and
the Subtle mind exercise. Explain your experience including the
benefits, frustrations etc.
The Loving Kindness exercise differed from the Subtle Mind exercise in that last week's was designed to focus your thoughts to your outward aspects of your life- loved ones, friends, other person's pain, and your enemies. This week it was an inward focus on your own levels of witnessing mind, calm/abiding, and then awareness/unity. I enjoyed the exercise this week better than last week because I actually had uninterrupted time to complete it! At first as I was focused on the breathing, the woman's voice scared me when she started to talk again. As it progressed I was expecting her voice but still remained focused on my breathing. I think that's a sign it works. The only problem with this was all the work to get you to a relaxed state, then she just bounced out. Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, BOOM there it was-goodbye. I think she could have brought you back to awareness better, as I was almost asleep and then it was over.
- Discuss the connection of the spiritual wellness to
mental and physical wellness. Explain how the connection is manifested
in your personal life.
When the mind is rested and making spiritual connections the body benefits from it. It reduces stress and allows you to focus on taking complete deep breathes (creating more oxygen saturation in your cells). I have noticed personally, when I am able to participate in structured meditation time I am able to handle the aggravation of daily life much better. I come up with simpler solutions to problems and I am generally friendlier.
Great job Tish. Nice job on comparing the 2 exercises and your thoughts on each one. I liked this one more than I did the loving kindness, which is weird because it's so much harder for me to focus on myself over other people first. I think it's awesome that you use meditation to help you focus and handle things better.
ReplyDeleteI think you did a great job assessing the difference between last week and this weeks mental exercises and it is great to hear that you had uninterrupted time! It is funny how precious that time has come to be! I agree with you though that an ease out of such a relaxed state would be much more beneficial. Do you partake in any other forms of exercises besides structured meditation to spiritually connect?
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