Compare and contrast the Loving Kindness exercise and the
Subtle mind exercise. Explain your experience including the benefits,
frustrations etc.
The
difference between the two exercises is that in the loving-kindness exercise
you are shifting your thoughts and refocusing your mind and in the subtle mind
exercise you are doing a whole body relaxation with focus on your breathing.
With the subtle mind exercise you are supposed to be “taming a busy mind” but I
found after doing it all of the things I had been thinking about previously
were all still there. I didn’t feel like it was as mindfully relaxing as the
loving-kindness, but that it was just simply a nice time to relax.
In
order for this experience to achieve what I feel it is meant to do I would have
to do both exercises doing the loving-kindness exercise first. I also felt that
just simply focusing on my breathing was not the best method and I would rather
do a full body meditation. I found myself getting bored and losing focus in the
subtle mind exercise.
Discuss the connection of the spiritual wellness to mental
and physical wellness. Explain how the connection is manifested in your
personal life.
As we
all know our spiritual wellness is one aspect of our mental and physical
wellness that must be addressed in order to have optimal health. Personally I
am addressing this aspect of my life and I understand the importance of this
aspect of life, but feel that there remains room for growth and development
which I intend on pursuing.
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