1. Compare and contrast the Loving Kindness exercise and the Subtle mind exercise. Explain your experience including the benefits, frustrations etc.
In Subtle Mind peaceful breathing patterns lead to a peaceful mind. The focus was on breathing and the movement of the chest wall. This is highly intentional, mindful and to some extent a forceful proc ess. To me this was easier because I could force myself to concentrate on my breathing.
Loving Kindness was more because you were thinking about feelings good and bad, people good and bad and there was more going on than stillness.
2. Discuss the connection of the spiritual wellness to mental and physical wellness. Explain how the connection is manifested in your personal life.
Your body and mind are closely linked and stronly influence each other. Science has revealed how your entire body responds to your conscious and unconscious thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. Spiritual wellness gives us strength from within. The power of prayer can bring resilience and give us peace. When you are at peace it influences your physical health.
Spiritual wellness is important in my life. It has gotten me through many things. The power of prayer has blessed my life with security and hope. It has calmed me to be able to just let go and trust God.
Spiritual wellness has gotten me through many things as well. You can check my blog for more info on that. I also found the subtle mind exercise a little easier than the loving kindness exercise. Both were a little difficult for me because I have trouble sitting still and not letting my mind wonder. I'm sure it will become easier with practice and with God's help.
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Barb,
ReplyDeleteNice blog, thank you for sharing. For myself I find the subtle mind exercise more difficulty because I have trained myself to be busy all the time. I did enjoy both exercises and I even used the subtle mind exercise to help myself fall asleep last night after my daughter's Ipod alarm woke me up at 2:18am! Maybe I should have practiced loving-kindness :-)
Great explanation about body and spirit. I have become tuned into my body and I can actually feel myself getting run down or sick when I am too stressed and then I know it is time to slow down!