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!