- 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.For me, I am not sure what exercise I would continue to do as I do not think that any have really been that wonderful for me. I do think that I will keep thinking about mediation in general as well as part of the loving kindness exercise, I think that I will keep parts of this one because it is important to think about others and they way you are handling situations that come up. I would like to work on my relationship with some people who are in my husband family as they have been strained in the last couple of years, and I know I have done some hurtful things that I could of handled differently. I do not think that the visualization things have helped me so I do not think I will be doing those but again I will try them if the situation comes up.I have found that if I turn down the music when I run or not run with it at all I am able to think about others and do a little bit of mediation, or at least my version of it. I have also done this with the radio when in my car. I did get that idea from others in this class so I thank you! By doing this I am able to more calm in situation, especially if I know we have something coming up like a family gathering, I am able to think about the situation and circumstances that might happen and how I will not react but respond to it. I think this has also helped my marriage because I am not as unwilling to do things with some of my husband’s family as well as having my son with them, which was a major issue for us and I am thankful for this.Best wishes for everyone!
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Unit 8
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It sounds like you have been getting some good information and help from this class. I found a lot of these exercises hard to do the first time I took this class. They became easier since having to take the class again. It sounds like you will benefit from them the more you use them. Once you can calm yourself down and realize you are worth taking time out for yourself, you will benefit even more from these exercises. It is hard as a mother and wife to put ourselves first, but once you do, you become an even better mother and wife. I learned this lesson the hard way and tell everyone I know because we aren’t taught to put ourselves first. Unfortunately if mom crashes, the whole family suffers. Take care of yourself and what a great progress you have made already during this class. I wish you the best of luck with the family gatherings!
ReplyDeleteUnit 8.... It can be hard when we have not been exposed to meditation in its proper and beneficial outcome. There are no quick fixes and trial and error can be discouraging. I have also struggled with some of the exercises. The subtle mind activity offers me the best results. Humans tend to want everything yesterday and build anxiety when they have to wait. Keep it up all things will fall in place. K
ReplyDeleteHello, I found that meditation is helpful at the end of the day right before falling asleep. It helps release any stress from the day and helps me refocus on the positive in life. Bed time is really the only time I have to reflect on my day so I use it to my advantage. Have you tried meditating at bedtime? I know life is crazy all the time but it is important to add me time. Exercise helps me more than anything especially weight training. I will have to try turning the music down while driving or running to see if it helps calm me like it does you. Great post!
ReplyDeleteI know how you feel about the other side of the family! lol :) They can be a lot of strain! I like the meditation and visualization. I am used to the visualization, because I always like to close my eyes and see different things. I also visualize at times to help me do things. I like to listen to music as well to help relieve stress. Taking deep breaths in and out can help right before you have to deal with the other family! :)
ReplyDeleteStephanie,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing. When you take the time to gather yourself your thoughts and set your mind on how you will respond it is very beneficial. It is because I do this in many situaitions that I am able to react in a positive way instead of a negative way. This is really and act of loving kindness. Taking the time to decide to react with kindness instead of anger also helps your state of mind.
Denise