Review the exercises and practice sessions you have
completed in this course. (Loving Kindness, Subtle mind, Visualization,
meditation etc.) Choose two practices that you have determined to be most
beneficial. How can you implement these practices in your personal life to
foster “mental fitness”? Provide specific examples.
I believe that the two examples that I thought were most
beneficial were the subtle mind and meditation in general are the best
practices for me. I enjoyed the subtle mind practice because it allows us to
bring focus to our breathing and focus on that. Focusing on my breathing
allowed me to not drift away and my mind could focus more so than on the other
exercises. I feel that in order to obtain “mental fitness” we need to be able
to focus and train our minds to become tame and not get distracted as easily. I
feel that the subtle mind and meditation allows me to do this more effectively
than the others. I can implement these into my personal life by doing them on a
daily basis. I think that meditation and focusing on my breathing will make my
mind more calm and allow me to become a more patient loving person. In order to
achieve mental fitness, it has to be worked on every day in order to achieve the
results that lead to human flourishing.
Hi Chelsey
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading through your post and seeing which 2 exercises you had picked to be the most beneficial to you. The subtle mind exercise was also one of my favorites along with my other choice of the loving-kindness practice. Your two choices would work great for me because I feel that my mind is much calmer afterwards when I had done them. I would suggest you continue to do your exercises daily if they work best for you. My clients would benefit greatly from the subtle mind and meditation practices. They are able to focus on their mind and breathing, which will get them closer to integral health.
Danielle
Hi Chelsey,
ReplyDeleteMeditation was one of mine exercise and I did enjoyed it. Yes, we have to train our minds to become focused. Breathing exercise is definitely good for us. Great post!
Hello Chelsey,
ReplyDeleteI also found the Subtle Mind exercise to be very benefitial! Focusing on your breath is a great way to calm the mind and focus your inner-self. I have found that focusing on my breath in moments of stress or anxiety has brought me back down to remember what is really important and helped me through this term. I have found meditation to be a life saver over the last couple of years and find it to be a great tool for personal development
Hi Chelsey, I too found that The Subtle Mind exercise to be helpful in my everyday to day life. For the last several week's I've been learning how to calm my mind and to let peace and joy will my thoughts. In addition, I found that the more I am connected with my thoughts the more I am aware of peoples feelings and concerns, which has helped me in a big way. Good post.
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I found that all of the exercises were helpful. I do agree that it is important to have a calm mind in order to reach human flourishing. This is especially important as a holistic health practitioner. It is very important to be emotionally and mentally fit when working with others.
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