universal Loving Kindness

To be brutally honest, this exercise brought on emotions that I have let lie dormant for over three years. Thoughts of my deceased mother, her smile and kind words together with the familiar sounds of the ocean induced a feeling of sadness and nostalgia that I did not care to experience. As the tears flowed, I am not sure if I felt relief or awareness. I stopped for a moment to allow the feelings to subside and then continued. I think that this process takes practice because I had a very hard time letting go and finding that inner calm. J did not know what to do with the silence. I am not sure if I was probably fearful of the previous experience occurring, but I found it difficult to complete the exercise properly.

I have chosen interpersonal aspects as the focus of my growth and development because my “perceived” inability to relax, release and rejuvenate is reflected in my chronic bouts of insomnia and hyperactivity. I believe that I should practice yoga and meditation more often and be able to practice deeper meditation after some time.

mental fitness

Loving-kindness and subtle mind are two practices that are beneficial in numerous ways. One of those ways is to help prepare for psychospiritual development. With repetition these practices bring greater skills and new insights. There is something new to be gained each time you practice. “We feel grateful and blessed, awakening to the possibility that we can actually change the course of our health and life” (Dacher, 2006).

Loving kindness practices attempts to embrace and share love and healing within ourselves and with others, while subtle mind practices encourages us to find or create peace and stillness within ourselves, fostering harmony between the mind, body and spirit.

I believe that subtle mind practice should be harnessed before attempting loving kindness. Loving kindness was difficult to do because I could not find the inner peace that I needed to move forward. So trying to embrace the energies of others would have been near impossible.

mental work out

Mental fitness is necessary for integral health and human flourishing of the body, mind, and spirit. Benefits of mental fitness not only improves the mind but also the body and the spirit.

Doctors and researchers have been and still are learning about the human mind and all of its amazing capabilities. We are constantly learning how to better ourselves with mental focus and attention. We now can put these studies into our own personal use.

Mental fitness is like physical fitness and can be achieved through progressive exercises, activities, and practices. Loving-kindness and the subtle mind are just two examples of amazing practices that can “help us to tame and train the mind, open the heart, expand consciousness, and progress us toward psycho-spiritual flourishing” (Dacher, 2006, p. 66).

Reflections

Hello Everyone.

I rate my physical well-being at 4. My goal for improvement would be to decrease the amount of tension that I feel in my body engaging in more physical activity and take some time off to pamper myself by going to the spa and getting a few full body massages and other relaxing treatments.

My spiritual well-being is at 6 and this is so because I pray quite regularly, but I do need to learn the art of letting go. I believe that I should incorporate meditation into my prayer-fulness.

My psychological well-being at 4 because my mind can be very messed up at times with worry. I have control issues that I need to work on and to do so, I think that I should learn to identify the differences between my wants and needs and between the elements that I can control and those that I cannot.

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