Hello Friends,
In reflection of all the exercises we have done this term, I am pleased to say I will use many of them throughout my life.
Loving Kindness
I had a personal block in this one in which I discovered a few things about myself and my relationship with others. I am not as open and trusting as I originally thought. I have been burned a few times and have built a few walls to protect myself. I consider myself a healer and feel I am good at what I do and the services I provide, but, I have limits. I can follow loving kindness with a few modifications I feel comfortable with.
Subtle Mind
I liked this exercise but I may not always choose this one regularly because it takes a great deal of attention to complete. Often I just don't have it to give. This seems contradictory, because the point of the exercise is to strengthen your awareness and focus on your breath and body. I want to succeed in my personal growth and sometimes the best fit is shorter and simpler for me
Visualization
I like the visualization exercises, especially the ones that involve chakra opening and fine tuning your senses. I will use these often
Meditation
I love the idea of creating a walking meditation pathway. this is going to be my next backyard improvement when the weather cools a little bit. I find short time slots to be still and meditate often throughout my week.
I am open to mostly all these exercises and will try to push myself to use them routinely. My mental fitness goals are ever changing. Things seem to always be ever changing and I just have to roll with it. I find that when I am rolling like a lugnut, is when I have to really dig deep and do something different to snap out of it.
Jenifer,
ReplyDeleteWow! You listed them all, lol! That is awesome, because everyone of us should have been able to come away from this course with some very good tools. Being that you consider yourself a healer, I totally understand about being able to fix everyone else but yourself. However, this course has reminded me of a lot of things that I had gotten away from, and I am glad to be returning to practices that are good for me and my life. ANd you're right, life just keeps on changing, so in order to survive, we've got to find how to maintain inner congruency, while keeping up with the changes. Cheers!
Hi Jen,
ReplyDeleteYou are an overachiever! You expounded on 4 practices :) I do agree with you that there are many tools that we can take with us into our personal and professional lives. I have also implemented meditation and the benefits have been amazing. My mental fitness goals are also everchanging and to be honest with you I never really realized the importance of practicing and honing these skills to achieve better health.
Thanks again for your thoughts!
- Randy