Meditation & Assessment Unit 6

The meditation was a little hard but I did it after a few tries. The integral assessment was a little easier I am focused on biological healing. I have been to many doctors over the past few years had MRI's, CAT Scans, Nerve tests and all have showed nothing, which is good. But, I have something going on with my nerve system. Maybe with the help of Integral Healing I can gain my health back with no side effects like the medication the doctors want me on cause. Practice, practice and more practice seems to be the key to success so I will continue to practice and help others learn my new found friend.

A Simple Quote

We shall not waste but appreciate the great possibilities of our lives.

-Stacia Townson

Unit 5 Unity Consciousness

This week was a blessing the Subtle Mind exercise was a complete success. I actually shut my mind off and it was calm it was so nice to hear no babbling in my head. The grasping and clinging in my mind has turned into witnessing consciousness.  I feel all of the exercises were necessary to get this far even though the Loving Kindness was a little difficult. While doing the exercise, I can feel and understand why it is so important to keep your spiritual wellness in check. Doing so will enable mental and physical wellness. Now when I feel upset or just cannot shut my mind off, I stop, close my eyes, take about five deep breaths. Releasing all emotions and clutter, from there I can go back to what I was doing and feel great. 

Wellness To All,

Stacia

References

Dacher, E. (2006). Integral Health. Laguna Beach, Cali.: Basic Health.

Unit 5 Mental Fitness

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Inner Love Unit 4

 Inner Love

 I would describe this week’s practice as a little painful all I could think of was people I had lost. I had time to think of people I love some that I have not seen in awhile. This exercise was about “inner love” feelings that are associated with love and feelings that are associated with hurt. Recommending it to someone else would be hard because of the pain that I felt.

The concept of a mental workout is to exercise your mind. By helping your mind be and stay healthy so it can keep the rest of your body healthy and balance. Taking time to meditate and focusing on our mind, body and spirit by opening our minds. This will in turn create inner peace and the balance we need to attain human flourishing. A mind can be trained just as the body can; we train our bodies for marathons we need to train our minds for healthy balanced life. Dacher discusses how mental workouts should be more than just relaxation it should be used to expand our consciousness to become more in tune with our minds healing capacities.

References

Dacher, E. (2006). Integral Health. Laguna Beach, Cali.: Basic Health.

An Old Story I Wanted to Share

A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, rocks about 2 inches in diameter. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was and laughed.

The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. “Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this is your life. The rocks are the important things – your family, your partner, your health, your children – anything that is so important to you that if it were lost, you would be nearly destroyed. The pebbles are the other things that matter, like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else. The small stuff."

"If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your energy and time on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you."

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take care of your body. Take your partner out dancing. Talk to your teenager. Show the love you feel for the people you care about. Take care of the rocks first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.
*Author Unknown*

Crime Of The Century

After the readings and evaluating my personal feelings on a scale from 1 to 10 this is what I have found. I would rate my (A) physical well being at a 6, I recently went through a rough pregnancy with a lot of lying down due to blood pressure problems. So I have some work to do to get my health back on track. I rate my (B) spiritual well being at a 8 I feel I am working harder at my spiritual well being than any other. Now my (C) psychological well being I would rate at a 7 I am working on getting myself back again after the rough pregnancy it has took a toll on my whole well being so I am working on A, B and C.

My goal for my physical well being is to walk for an hour three times a week until it is easy. My goal for spiritual well being is to meditate everyday instead of twice a week. My goal for my psychological well being would be to stop when I get frustrated think to myself “why am I frustrated” I guess kind of talk myself out of the problem at hand. Telling myself it is not worth the effort it will take to get mad, that I can find something better to give my time too. I will set alarms on my phone to remind me when I am supposed to do each of these goals. Making sure I take time for my family and myself so I can heal while not feel guilty for not giving my family the time they need.

The Crime of the Century

This exercise was a little hard to do today but I did it even though my little girl was crying and my nine year old was home for spring break. I relaxed pretty easy and the colors were a little hard to imagine but I did pretty good for my first try. By the time I got to the window in the top of my head I was truly relaxed  and wished I could have went ahead and went to sleep, I am sleep deprived with this new baby. All in all I was happy with the way I felt I was quite refreshed and ready to get to writing.