I honestly have a fairly easy time with both of the practices. I think the subtle mind one may have been a little more helpful but I did enjoy both. I like having the different kinds to change it up a little bit. They do work for me in relaxing and really focusing on what is at hand. I get really easily distracted in life and I think these mental exercises will slowly help with that. I again like the ocean sounds (although it does tend to make me sleepy) they are very calming and relaxing to me. I could listen to the sounds of the waves alone and just pretend I was at a beach. I think that when I practice these more and get better at being able to get the mental chatter out and focus on my thought at hand it will come in handy throughout all aspects of my life.
Spiritual and physical wellness go hand and hand when it comes to the mind I can catch myself trying to talk myself out of feeling something bad physically. I have had times where I get dizzy or light headed and I just breath and talk myself out of it and it really has worked for me. I also have a little anxiety that I feel mental practice helps with and by being able to control that it will probably help with blood pressure, heart disease, stress etc.
I like these exercises a lot and am keeping them saved on my computer so when class is over I can still go back to using them.
I think it is great that these exercises are really helping you. It is even better that you found two you like so much your wanting to keep them on your computer. I hope they both continue to help relax you once class is over as well. I never would have meditation was a learned trade. I thought it was something that came natural, but this class has definitely shown me that it take a lot of practice to get it right.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with you that mental practice can help reduce blood pressure, heart disease, and stress. It is amazing to see that when you get your mind where it needs to be your physical health just seems to fall into place as well. Once you throw the spiritual part into the mix it just completely enhances everything! It's like a triple threat!
ADeden,
ReplyDeleteI too found the ocean sounds a little soothing into sleep but I had to resist the urge to doze off. I believe the initial effect of imagining the beach and the calmness of the sea is what makes the mind to relax and get past the chatter out of the mind. I am also realizing that the small stuff like talking ourselves out of stressing situations go a long way to help in times of relaxation exercises.
I hope that as we go along our lives beyond this class, we may be able to put all that we are learning into practice as well as try to teach our clients to do so.
David