Those who know me well would say I have anything but a
subtle mind. I have had many people make
a comment about the way my mind works, the amount of stuff that is in my head,
and my inability to ‘turn my mind off’.
I am ready to prove these people wrong, and ready to learn how to train
my mind! I found the subtle mind
exercise to be relaxing and empowering.
It was much easier than the loving kindness exercise. I did have many random thoughts that pulled
my focus away from my breathing but once I acknowledged them and returned my
focus to my breathing, they went away. This
was a great feeling for me. I know I
still have a lot of work to do, but I feel like I am making progress. I have also found that I am more focused
throughout the day because function with more intent than reaction.
As I continue on my journey, I continue to be amazed by the
connection between the mind, body, and spirit.
True wellness addresses all three aspects because they are all related
to each other. Spiritual wellness and
development is probably the most difficult for me. Because of this, it is the aspect I spend the
least amount of time developing. I have
recently learned that this is also the area where I gain the most. The spiritual wellness focus has provided me
with a renewed feeling of success and motivation about my physical and mental
wellness. I will continue my journey
focusing on each of the three aspects and knowing that improvement in any area
will help all three because of their connection.
Hi Deb,
ReplyDeleteI can so relate to you on this. My mind is constantly going as well. Since this class I have seriously taken into consideration what stress is doing to my body. I want to change and more than just change I want to be happier in my life. I found these exercises to be a bit odd at first,I've never been one to do relaxation tapes or anything like that so my mind constatntly wanderd during them. I had to focus on the breathing aspect to help me. I think I'll try the subtle mind one some more but the loving kindness one not so much. Im glad that you are out to make a change in your life as well and I wish you the best of luck. :)