So honestly I think the guys’ voice is boring like “dry
eyes, gets the red out” lol. Sorry but it was hard for me to even listen to him
in the beginning. Once the lady started talking, I starting listening. Also the
ocean sounds always take me to a peaceful place and it’s like everything around
me disappears. I like the fact that she gave ample time to allow me to focus
and refocus if I lost that focus. The loving kindness exercise touched several different
areas which could be helpful in different peoples focus areas. This subtle mind
exercise focused on just you. I feel as though a person may want to master this
one first to learn to relax, focus and breathe properly. Attention span and
focus is the first steps in my opinion.
Spiritual, mental and physical wellness are all intertwined.
You can’t neglect one part and expect the others to flourish; you must find and
maintain balance. In my personal life I pray, meditate, go on nature runs,
choose to eat healthy foods, complete puzzles and utilize my creativity. These
are just a few things that help in maintaining my balance.
Nika,
ReplyDeletejust as you felt about the voices, I felt too. This week though, I decided to ignore the sound of the voice and focus on the words. It was hard to painfully hard but I think I did a pretty good job with this exercise. The breathing exercise was very soothing and since I go through a difficult time these days, the exercise helped me a lot to focus on myself and clear my mind.
Hello Nika,
ReplyDeleteI think we can all agree that the mans voice needs to go! But the exercise was very helpful and I have always used breathing techniques to slow my heart rte and calm down, which I learned in nursing school. I do feel that all these exercises in this course are difficult for me to do because I am wound too tight. I have a million things going on all hours of the day. I hope that I can continue with these exercises after the course is over so I will be able to clear my mind. First and foremost, I need to let go of the past and forgive myself for the things that I feel i could have done differently and move forward with a clear mind. I do believe that the mind has great healing powers that we as a society do not take full advantage of. Better days ahead!
I think it is true what you said that we should master the subtle mind exercise first. It is like the book states for us to love someone else we truly have to love ourselves first. I really enjoyed doing the subtle mind exercise while I was on my cycling rides!
ReplyDeleteNikia,
ReplyDeleteyou are so right about the mans voice. It was so mello toned. i felt myself drifting off a lot. Other than that his techniques were great. I truly agree with breathing techniques and calming down by blocking out negative things around me.