Of the many exercises that we have been taught in this
class, I have found the most beneficial to be the loving-kindness and meditation
to me. I just did the subtle mind exercise and found that I was doing pretty well
at the beginning, but when we asked to witness the movement in our minds, I
find this part to be difficult. I have been utilizing some form of relaxation techniques
on a daily basis and am finding that I am not as stressed as I was in the past.
I have been finding that I am more kind to others; I have
more patience than I had in the past and that my stress level has reduced. In
fact, I was at the doctor’s on Friday, and my vitals were excellent: b/p 86/51
and heart rate of 64. It has been a long time since my blood pressure has been
this low and I normally have low blood pressure. After this class is over, I
will continue to use some of to use some of these exercises to develop human
flourishing and gain a healthy mind, body and spirit.
Good job on trying meditatop on a daily basis. Some people find it very difficult, because sometimes it is. You were able to master one thing at a time concerning this alternative treatment, but you just have trouble with picturing it in your head. When I first started doing it, I too had difficult picturing it in my head. I got distracted trying to picture it and then I lost being calm.
ReplyDelete~Nancy
Patti,
ReplyDeleteGood job on your post. Sometimes we all have difficulty following or difficulty picturing something. I usually have difficulty when it comes to picturing images in my mind during meditation. It is hard for me because I lack the attention needed for more than one task. Everytime I try to picture a ocean or a forest during meditation I fall back into the pattern of losing my concentration. Good luck.
Nancy
Patti,
ReplyDeleteI have to agree that the meditation is one of the best exercises. I am not sure how anyone would not like meditation. Do you think there is any time of the day that you find is better for you to do these exercises? Or are you finding that you easily can do them any time? I find that for me it is easier at the end of the day, not sure why. Great to hear that after these exercises you are seeing improvments when going to the doctors.
Jessica