Thursday, July 30, 2009
Unit 8 Blog
Wow I can't believe we are almost done with the semester. It has gone by fast this time. My kids are almost about to go back to school. OK, so the two practices that I enjoyed the most was the subtle mind and yoga. The subtle mind has helped because since I started school I have felt so overwhelmed on what I had to accomplish. I didn't realize how much more work an online course is. I get so much senseless chatter in my head at night, I have a hard time shutting it off and falling asleep. The subtle mind has helped me with this a lot. I have been getting more quality and longer sleep. The other technique that has been helpful to me is Yoga. I always said I would try it and never did. Then one morning I went to my gym and took a class. It was intimidating at first, but I had a great instructor. I now can do my practice at home everyday and take her class on Friday's. It really rejuvenates me and relaxes me at the same time. If I am feeling over stressed, I just stop what I am doing at home and do some yoga. I am going to continue both these practices so I can improve in my physical, spiritual, and mental well-being. I can then share with others the impact it has made in my life. Hopefully, with them willing, I can help them on their life journey too.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Meeting Asciepius
This practice was a little easier than the loving kindness practice for me. I choose to use my dad as my focal point. My dad has always been a hero to me. He is the type of person that would do anything for anyone even if they didn't ask. He is very just and is a person that everyone trusts, admires, and respects. He was on the front of Newsweek once saluting the American Flag on the Anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombings. It was easy for me to picture him and allow his qualities to become part of me. I still like the subtle mind practice the best. It has allowed me the majority of the time to weed out the negative things in my life and let the positive ones in. I still feel I need a stronger connection with my spiritual self. I want to start going back to church to help me stregnthen my spirtuality.
I do feel as though it is important to follow what you wish your clients to have. I don't think you have to be at 100% in all aspects. I think this will come with time. I think I will learn more about myself the more I work with my clients/patients. I am going to continue to practice subtle mind alond with meditation and yoga to help my psychological growth. I also am going to become more spiritually connected by more prayer and going to church.
I do feel as though it is important to follow what you wish your clients to have. I don't think you have to be at 100% in all aspects. I think this will come with time. I think I will learn more about myself the more I work with my clients/patients. I am going to continue to practice subtle mind alond with meditation and yoga to help my psychological growth. I also am going to become more spiritually connected by more prayer and going to church.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Personal Assesment
Hi guys!
I did both of the exercises, the universal Loving Kindness and the Integral Assessment. I found it easy to do the universal loving kindness. I think the majority of the people in the world are good. I think we all would like there to be no suffering for anyone. I choose to practice this in prayer. I also do it if I see someone suffering. I take a minute to stop what I am doing and think of them. I pray that they have relief and have happiness. The integral assessment helped me to realize that I need to not be so judgemental on people. I wrote in Erika's blog that I think women have a tendency to compare ourselves with others. We tend to tear down other people to make ourselves feel better. It is probably a self esteem issue. I am trying to find love in myself. I am trying to look at people and find the good rather than focusing on the negative so much.
I hope I can help my patients/clients when I am a professional realize that there is much more to whatever suffering that they are experiencing. I like it when the professor said in class, "everything that we could ever need is already inside of us."
I did both of the exercises, the universal Loving Kindness and the Integral Assessment. I found it easy to do the universal loving kindness. I think the majority of the people in the world are good. I think we all would like there to be no suffering for anyone. I choose to practice this in prayer. I also do it if I see someone suffering. I take a minute to stop what I am doing and think of them. I pray that they have relief and have happiness. The integral assessment helped me to realize that I need to not be so judgemental on people. I wrote in Erika's blog that I think women have a tendency to compare ourselves with others. We tend to tear down other people to make ourselves feel better. It is probably a self esteem issue. I am trying to find love in myself. I am trying to look at people and find the good rather than focusing on the negative so much.
I hope I can help my patients/clients when I am a professional realize that there is much more to whatever suffering that they are experiencing. I like it when the professor said in class, "everything that we could ever need is already inside of us."
Friday, July 10, 2009
My experiment/transformation
Hi there!
Today I was sitting at my computer desk thinking about how I don't want to work out today. Then I decided I am going to make a transformation with a new way of thinking. I am going to take the next 3 months to transform myself physically, mentally, and spiritually. I want to be in the best shape of my life. This is going to take a lot of discipline and hard work. I am going to cut out eating out (I always allow myself exceptions so I dont feel like I have failed). I am going to try a new method to physically transform myself. In the past I would work really hard to be in competition level and never be satisfied. This time I am going to visualize my muscles getting stronger and my body getting leaner as I am working out, instead of concentrating on the negative. I am going to incorporate prayer, meditation, yoga, subtle mind practice, loving-kindness,and positive self-talk as part of my transformation. I will be taking pictures and posting them from the start so people can see me change. I have always been a researcher at heart. I want to see how this mind/body/spirit connection works for me. Anyone is free to try this with me if they are interested. Expect a before photo of me soon. :) I need my husband to help me with that part.
Today I was sitting at my computer desk thinking about how I don't want to work out today. Then I decided I am going to make a transformation with a new way of thinking. I am going to take the next 3 months to transform myself physically, mentally, and spiritually. I want to be in the best shape of my life. This is going to take a lot of discipline and hard work. I am going to cut out eating out (I always allow myself exceptions so I dont feel like I have failed). I am going to try a new method to physically transform myself. In the past I would work really hard to be in competition level and never be satisfied. This time I am going to visualize my muscles getting stronger and my body getting leaner as I am working out, instead of concentrating on the negative. I am going to incorporate prayer, meditation, yoga, subtle mind practice, loving-kindness,and positive self-talk as part of my transformation. I will be taking pictures and posting them from the start so people can see me change. I have always been a researcher at heart. I want to see how this mind/body/spirit connection works for me. Anyone is free to try this with me if they are interested. Expect a before photo of me soon. :) I need my husband to help me with that part.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Subtle mind practice
Ok!
So first off I think the guy's east coast accent is cute. Some of the words he says makes me giggle. lol Anyways, I liked this exercise more than I did the loving-kindness. They both required deep breathing and to calm the mind. I felt like the loving-kindness required me to do too much. I didn't really feel relaxed when I did it. Now, with the subtle mind I was able to relax completely. Whenever a random image or thought would pop in my mind I was able to immediately dismiss it. I wasn't able to do that with loving-kindness. I actually almost fell asleep during the subtle mind exercise. The one thing that I didn't like about subtle mind was when the woman would come on and talk. I would jump about five feet in the air because I wasn't expecting it. I was able to relax after I dismissed this as a real danger.
I know that when I pray I do feel very relaxed in the same way as I do when I did the subtle mind exercise. Spiritual wellness is my weakness area. I have not yet found a way for it to help me physically. I know mentally I have been so relaxed with prayer that I fall asleep. I used to feel guilty about this as a little girl. Then one of my teachers told me not to worry, that our guardian angels finish it for us. Such a sweet thing to say and I believed it. I am going to try and use prayer to help me more physically. I have a lot of friends that have been successful with their training through prayer. It's time for me to do this too!
So first off I think the guy's east coast accent is cute. Some of the words he says makes me giggle. lol Anyways, I liked this exercise more than I did the loving-kindness. They both required deep breathing and to calm the mind. I felt like the loving-kindness required me to do too much. I didn't really feel relaxed when I did it. Now, with the subtle mind I was able to relax completely. Whenever a random image or thought would pop in my mind I was able to immediately dismiss it. I wasn't able to do that with loving-kindness. I actually almost fell asleep during the subtle mind exercise. The one thing that I didn't like about subtle mind was when the woman would come on and talk. I would jump about five feet in the air because I wasn't expecting it. I was able to relax after I dismissed this as a real danger.
I know that when I pray I do feel very relaxed in the same way as I do when I did the subtle mind exercise. Spiritual wellness is my weakness area. I have not yet found a way for it to help me physically. I know mentally I have been so relaxed with prayer that I fall asleep. I used to feel guilty about this as a little girl. Then one of my teachers told me not to worry, that our guardian angels finish it for us. Such a sweet thing to say and I believed it. I am going to try and use prayer to help me more physically. I have a lot of friends that have been successful with their training through prayer. It's time for me to do this too!
Friday, July 3, 2009
Unit 4 Exercise
Hi there!
Ok, so I did the exercise and for some reason had a really hard time connecting with it. I got put on a blood pressure medicine to help me with my hyperness. Unfortunately, I already have low blood pressure and it lowered it too much today. I almost passed out earlier. I talked to my doctor and she assured me I would be ok. I just need to drink water and eat small meals today. It was really hard for me to concentrate, so I am going to try the exercise again later. I just could not shut off the negative feelings like I usually can.
The mental workout concept asks us to practice loving-kindness and subtle mind. Loving-kindness asks us to open our hearts to others and make a transition of being selfish to the needs of others. This will result in less suffering. This practice is also reciprocal. The more that we give, the more we will receive. The subtle mind asks us to explore our minds to a deeper level. It helps us to focus on the distracting thoughts that keep us from what our goal is. This allows us to achieve a higher level of peace. There have been several studies that indicate that, like physical body, if we do not maintain it, it becomes diminished. This is why it is suggested to be practiced daily. Start off slow and then increase the increments. The goal is one hour each day. The beginning phase is to do a couple sessions a day at smaller sessions. Then, increase it over time. I try and do this everyday. The best time for me to do this is prior to bedtime. I like to have a good routine starting about an hour prior to bedtime of just complete calmness and quietness, getting my body and mind ready for sleep. I usually take a warm shower to start with. I then lie in bed for a while and give myself positive self talk. I have been slacking on this lately and have noticed I am getting out of "mental" shape. I am going to start it back up again today.
Ok, so I did the exercise and for some reason had a really hard time connecting with it. I got put on a blood pressure medicine to help me with my hyperness. Unfortunately, I already have low blood pressure and it lowered it too much today. I almost passed out earlier. I talked to my doctor and she assured me I would be ok. I just need to drink water and eat small meals today. It was really hard for me to concentrate, so I am going to try the exercise again later. I just could not shut off the negative feelings like I usually can.
The mental workout concept asks us to practice loving-kindness and subtle mind. Loving-kindness asks us to open our hearts to others and make a transition of being selfish to the needs of others. This will result in less suffering. This practice is also reciprocal. The more that we give, the more we will receive. The subtle mind asks us to explore our minds to a deeper level. It helps us to focus on the distracting thoughts that keep us from what our goal is. This allows us to achieve a higher level of peace. There have been several studies that indicate that, like physical body, if we do not maintain it, it becomes diminished. This is why it is suggested to be practiced daily. Start off slow and then increase the increments. The goal is one hour each day. The beginning phase is to do a couple sessions a day at smaller sessions. Then, increase it over time. I try and do this everyday. The best time for me to do this is prior to bedtime. I like to have a good routine starting about an hour prior to bedtime of just complete calmness and quietness, getting my body and mind ready for sleep. I usually take a warm shower to start with. I then lie in bed for a while and give myself positive self talk. I have been slacking on this lately and have noticed I am getting out of "mental" shape. I am going to start it back up again today.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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