unit 6 universal loving kindness

The loving kindness exercise and the integral assessment really made me look deep inside and focus on a few things. I was really down about myself and i wasn't realizing just how much until this week and doing these exercises and assessments. I chose to focus on my confidence within myself. the really great part about this week is finding out i got my referral to go to doctor to get a gastric bypass to help with obesity. I have a long history of obesity in my family and unfortunately i am one of the ones who was "blessed" with it. I do my best to think positive in life but sometimes it can be really hard. My fiance tells me all the time just how beautiful i am to him and so do my friends but i guess just i don't always feel that within myself. So my focus this week was just to be proud of the person i am. To tell myself i am beautiful because god doesn't make anything ugly. I started to write myself little notes and to say i am beautiful to myself every morning and what i look in the mirror and honestly it is truly helping.

unit 5

Compare and contrast the Loving Kindness exercise and the Subtle mind exercise. Explain your experience including the benefits, frustrations etc. 

Loving kindness and subtle mind were two totally different yet similar experiences for me. Both of them helped me to relax and focus and when i was done feel so much better inside but each felt different emotionally. One i was feeling better deep within myself because i was easing my mind. With the other i felt like i loved myself and i could love others as well. Taking that emotion that i give so freely to those i love and give it to myself as well. It's okay to love yourself too.  I did not have any frustrations but only benefits. I have even been told i came out with a better attitude and didn't look as stressed or frustrated.

Discuss the connection of the spiritual wellness to mental and physical wellness. Explain how the connection is manifested in your personal life.

The connection of spiritual wellness to mental and physical wellness all coincide with each other.When you are spirtually well it creates a positivity in your mental state which then in turn makes your body physically feel great. If your are negative and dont have faith it creates a negativity and put a negative impact onto your mental and physical state which makes everything so much worse. This is why i keep my faith up and never give up and do my best to stay positive because thats when i feel mentally and physically so wonderful.

Loving kindness practice

Describe your experience. (Did you find it beneficial? Difficult?) Why or Why not? Would you recommend this to others? Why or Why not? I have to say that the this was really beneficial to me. I instantly started to feel at peace and i have done this twice so far but even just after the first session i was hooked. I found it a little bit difficult to find a calm place because my lets say energetic mom and my sweet hubby to be who is well hes got mulitple personality disorder so he tends to be a bit loud and obnoxious as times. I wouldn't have him any other way just not the ideal setting here at home but i did the best i could and it did help a lot. Helped me not to focus on my worries so much and just focus on my mind and soul.

 What is the concept of “Mental Workout? What does the research indicate are the proven benefits of a Mental Work Out? How can you implement mental workouts to foster your psychological health? A mental workout is training the mind to deal with many situations. Working your mind to stay calm while in crazy situations. I think that by doing these mental workouts can help our minds expand and help our bodies and minds get a brand new kind of energy.

The crime of the century

For each of my physical, spiritual and psychological well-being i have to say i would rate each one differntly then the other.  My physical well being is not great but not too horrible so i would say its a 6. There is a lot that i need to improve and i need help to improve. As far as my spiritual wellbeing i believe i am a 9. I have my faults but for the most part i am very spritual and have faith. Psychologically i have faults due to past problems in my childhood and young adult years that still effect me. They are not as bad as they once were but i would still rate myself a 7 in this area. For each one i want to be at optimal level but starting small is the best. i want to get my physical well being at least to an 8 by the end of 2011 and my psychological at least to a 9 within this year as well. I think that by setting these goals i have something i can work on slowly and efficiently. Some activities i am going to incorporate is more daily exercise. I am an active person but i think i can do more for myself at least walk every day or play on my Nintendo Wii doing some kind of moving game to get my heart rate going. As for psychological i am going to start doing more relaxation exercises. They have already helped so much . I think if i can relax more and go deeper in my soul i will be able to heal and to forgive and move on completely with my future.

For the relaxation exercise it was really nice to relax. The music soothing. I was a little uncomfortable with a male voice i think it is because the abuse from males in my young adult and young child years. I thought it was cool though how he said to focus different parts of your body and how he uses metaphors and uses real objects to pertain what he is talking about. Really great exercise. If anything it was more beneficial then frustrating.