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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Hi Stacia,
ReplyDeleteIt is really great that you achieved such success in this assignment, in general I have done very well with the blog exercises but this one was difficult for me. I suspect it’s because I have a cold and I plan to try again after it clears up. I want to have the feeling you have so eloquently described in you blog, your wonderful description has helped to motivate me towards success. I am also beginning to see the importance in keeping ones spiritual wellness in good health. I like the described exercise you use when you’re upset and try to do something similar when I experience stress, it’s just that sometimes I don’t seem to think of doing it until I have already naturally calmed down. If I could just think of it immediately when I become upset or stressed out I could probably alleviate many difficulties of life, I’ll keep trying. Thanks for the great blog.
Wellness to you also,
Jay
Jay
DeleteI have the same problem but I am getting better. When you are so used to doing things on the spare of the moment like "getting stressed and speaking or before you think" it can be hard to change right away. I am sure if we keep practicing we will get I have faith. :)
Stacia
I found this exercise helpful as well. It was nice to sit in the quiet and breathe and not worry about anything else. The loving kindness practice is a little more of a struggle but I think the combo of them will help my stress levels stay low. Good blog!
ReplyDeleteI agree the loving kindness was very difficult it brought up to many hurtful feeling for me.
DeleteYou know I must say that I came to your blog and the background actually de-stressed me;go figure. Yes, the exercise did calm me down and did allow me to get rid of the 'junk' that is in my head, but I think it was a little too long for me. I usually do a breathing exercise that takes about 5 minutes. I think I get lost if is it more than that. I can do about 15 minutes, but no more than that. My mind goes different places, and I am trying to fix that lol.
ReplyDeleteWell I am glad it was a nice de-stressor for you. You just have to take your time. But, be forceful at the same time.
DeleteWell it sounds like you were very successful with this exercise. For me, not so much. I can see that for me it will take a little practice but I just keep remembering that in our book they keep stressing that it takes commitment and practice. I do find it amazing how just stopping and taking the deep breaths can really help instill a sense of calmness.
ReplyDeleteJust keep up the practices you will get I am sure. I did not think I would but I am coming around well.
DeleteYour blog really gives me hope in accomplishing my goal of subtle mind. I rememberr when I was a child, my mother would tell me when I was upset to stop and count to 10. It seems as though taking time to concentrate on breathing have the same affect.
ReplyDeleteHello Patti
DeleteI still use the 1 to 10 with my daughter but with this new knowledge I can teach her something a little better. :)