- Compare and contrast the Loving Kindness exercise and the Subtle mind exercise. Explain your experience including the benefits, frustrations etc.
I really enjoyed both of these exercises. The Loving Kindness exercise helped me to achieve love for others and not be so vain and caught up in my own self-thoughts. The Subtle mind exercise helped me to understand that I can pull away from distracting thoughts. I liked the idea that the breathing was my anchor and each time I had a thought that was distracting, I was to go back to my anchor and focus on my breathing, that really helped. I was only frustrated with the ten breaths part, it seemed like the guide too forever to come back on! I am sure I took like 20 breaths in that time period of waiting, but when frustration arose, I just went back to focusing on my breathing like she told me, it was like playing ping-pong ball with my mind!
2. Discuss the connection of the spiritual wellness to mental and physical wellness. Explain how the connection is manifested in your personal life.
Spiritual wellness is very important because to me it helps stabilize your mental and physical wellness. I am still working on my spiritual path, but I am surrounded by a host of friends and family that always pray for each other in times of need and really believe that prayer works. So I feed off of their energy and focus on holistic healing for the mind and body. It is a personal journey that I love to share with others and I cannot wait to achieve my optimal level of well-being so I can share the same with others.
LaMargaret
ReplyDeleteGreat post, I had exactly the same problem with the breathing and timing, I think I was not getting as deep/ slow breath pattern as required. Long ago when I was learning to fire a rifle (crazy thing to be related to meditating) I was taught to shoot in the void between breathing in and out, but if you hold your breath too long you get shaky- so since then I have a more rapid breathing pattern even relaxing. Looks like I need to slow everything down.
I think it is great that you have a family network of support. I think that having a network of support, especially prayer support can really benefit in overcoming life obstacles. I personally struggle with the loving kindness exercise because there are so many parts to it. I agree that refocusing on the breathing helps.
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