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Complete the following and post in your blog:
1.
Review the exercises and practice sessions
you have completed in this course. (Loving Kindness, Subtle mind,
Visualization, meditation etc.) Choose two practices that you have determined
to be most beneficial. How can you implement these practices in your personal
life to foster “mental fitness”? Provide specific examples. I believe the
subtle mind and the loving-kindness practices helped me more. From the subtle
mind practice I am still learning to put my mind in perspective. I think that
my mind has become a little more rested and stable since I have tried to
incorporate the techniques of the subtle mind. I try to remember to do the breathing
exercises, if not daily then sometime in the week. I do feel better. Things
become clearer. I prefer the loving-kindness because it helps to remember to
consider the feelings and lives of other people than myself first. Too much of
the world had no concern for tier fellow neighbor. So, I choose to think of
others more so. I think of my dada in this exercise a lot. The feelings I felt
for my dad and wanting him to be better in health. I learn to use these
feelings for others. Fostering these practices into my life will remove mental
fitness by helping me to concentrate more. Exercises to calm my mind like Tai
Chi and yoga will help me. I tried yoga, but it was difficult. I’m going to
find another exercise.
Both subtle mind and loving kindness are great things to practice for our integral health. There are other exercises that you can implement that don’t have to be tai chi or yoga. You stated that yoga is too difficult, if that is so, then you might end up finding tai chi difficult to do as well since they are almost the same concept. Instead of these physical exercises for meditation, why not try painting or making music for relaxation? Having something to put your mind to focus on is great for our mental fitness.
ReplyDeleteHello Gail,
ReplyDeleteI think you've done very well so far with these exercises. It's not easy to learn and you definitely have to have an open mind or they won't work at all. Yoga can be very difficult. The positions are a bit strange, even for beginners. You could try some stretching exercises as you work on your breathing techniques. Our one exercise had us do something similar to that, I think we were lifting our arm to show how relaxed we were. Listening to music can also be relaxing. The music I listen to often reflects how I am feeling and if I feel stressed of off balance, I know just which songs to play. Another way to relax is to visualize a happy time. I often take my 'mini trips' or I think of my time in New York with my best friend. Those wonderful memories always relax me.
Keep up the good work and I know you'll achieve any goals you set your mind to.