The exercises that I found most beneficial were the subtle mind exercise and meditation/ visualization. All of these practices allow you rest and calm your mind by releasing negative energy and feelings. Both of these are most beneficial when it comes to mental fitness because of the level of concentration and focus that it takes to reach inner peace and calmness. For example, meditation and visualization practices that I have been doing every morning has allowed my mornings to go little smoother. It feels as though it prepares me for the day mentally in addition to release anything that was bothering me the previous day. The subtle mind exercise really helps release pressure and stress that has gotten the best of me during the day. Personally, I think they are very helpful and very beneficial for the mind. I also think that physical healing starts with mental healing.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Unit 7
Meditation has fostered an increase in my psychological and spiritual wellness because it has shown me how to create a focal point and refrain from distractions. This has taught me how to train my brain and release negative energy within. It has also provided encouragement. I can continue to apply these practices in my life to foster greater health and wellness by taking a few moments out f my day to relax and have time alone to meditate and reflect on past experiences and future goals. This will create inner peace, calmness, and stillness which is what is needed in order to achieve human flourishing and improve integral health.
Personally, I did not like this exercise. I only believe in one God and I believe that he /she is the only healer. I have never heard of Aesclephius. I also thought it was a little weird because you could possibly try and connect with the dead. That freaks me out. The quote “One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself” means that you cannot show or teach someone what you do not know yourself. That is also true for health professionals. As a health professional, you have to be understanding and knowledgeable of ways to improve and sustain health. As a health professional I think that is essential to help your patient develop and grow physically and mentally in order for the patient to heal the whole body instead of treating symptoms and small portions. I can implement psychological and spiritual growth in my personal life by meditating, creating a focal point in my mind, sustaining a subtle mind, possessing loving-kindness, and refraining from distractions.
Personally, I did not like this exercise. I only believe in one God and I believe that he /she is the only healer. I have never heard of Aesclephius. I also thought it was a little weird because you could possibly try and connect with the dead. That freaks me out. The quote “One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself” means that you cannot show or teach someone what you do not know yourself. That is also true for health professionals. As a health professional, you have to be understanding and knowledgeable of ways to improve and sustain health. As a health professional I think that is essential to help your patient develop and grow physically and mentally in order for the patient to heal the whole body instead of treating symptoms and small portions. I can implement psychological and spiritual growth in my personal life by meditating, creating a focal point in my mind, sustaining a subtle mind, possessing loving-kindness, and refraining from distractions.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Unit 6
The first thing is to calm the mind. You have to focus on the four quadrants of the integral map. After that, you take the four aspects of your life and decide which ones need consideration and the most attention. Once this is done, you have to critique all avenues of development. You can also focus on stress and determine if there are any areas of imbalance. At his time you should take notes and write down observations. Next, it is time to relax, clear your mind, and return your mind to a level of stillness. You have to ask yourself what is causing distress and make that the focal point. Once you return your mind to stillness, you begin to make healing the focal point. Take a few notes at this point also. It is important for these observations to be correct and true in order to pave a positive, meaningful path for happiness and balance. The goal is to reach human flourishing by transitioning from each level in a way that is effective and progressing throughout the whole process.
As far as myself, I have always known that I am very impatient, although not arrogant or ignorant. I have learned that my impatience may be causing the stress that I feel at times. Distress has become my focal point because the elimination of negative energies and thoughts will allow me to release and overcome stress. Considering that I have acknowledged that stress is the issue, I can depict what is causing the stress and go through each level of development by learning how to create positive energy, training my mind to be still and stay focused during times of distress. Personally, I like the subtle mind exercise in order to reduce stress. I think it is very effective when it comes to training the mind. I also like to do simple breathing exercises about every couple of hours at work. I basically sit at my desk and focus my mind on peace, while blocking everything out for about a minute. I just take deep breaths of peace in and blow out stress and confusion until I feel satisfied with my state of mind. I am not sure if that is actually an exercise, but it definitely helps me get through my day. I can see that it is helping me have a little more balance in my life.
As far as myself, I have always known that I am very impatient, although not arrogant or ignorant. I have learned that my impatience may be causing the stress that I feel at times. Distress has become my focal point because the elimination of negative energies and thoughts will allow me to release and overcome stress. Considering that I have acknowledged that stress is the issue, I can depict what is causing the stress and go through each level of development by learning how to create positive energy, training my mind to be still and stay focused during times of distress. Personally, I like the subtle mind exercise in order to reduce stress. I think it is very effective when it comes to training the mind. I also like to do simple breathing exercises about every couple of hours at work. I basically sit at my desk and focus my mind on peace, while blocking everything out for about a minute. I just take deep breaths of peace in and blow out stress and confusion until I feel satisfied with my state of mind. I am not sure if that is actually an exercise, but it definitely helps me get through my day. I can see that it is helping me have a little more balance in my life.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Subtle Mind
Loving Kindness
The focal point in loving kindness is the loving compassion for others and less focus on ourselves.
Subtle Mind
Breathing is the focal point and in order to focus on ourselves and reach calm-abiding.
Compare/Contrast
The pauses were pretty long for both exercises. Both require great concentration and the exercises advise to stay attentive and refrain from allowing the mind to wander. Both are exercises to train the mind. They were very different exercises due to the fact that they have different focal points.
The connection of the spiritual wellness to mental and physical wellness is very important. It is essential that mental thoughts are well, allowing the physical aspect of overall wellness to achieve good health, reach goals, and stabilize productivity. Our mental state definitely affects the way or body’s function due to our reactions and actions. Spirituality also affects our mental state and the way we handle the outside world. It seems that people that have some type of spiritual awareness or practice are able to connect with the mind and body by starting from the inside out. That affects the way the mind thinks and the way the body functions. The connection is manifested in my life because I choose to pray when times get hard and even when they are good. It helps me to maintain faith and have positive mental thinking. I also think that the way we think, is basically who and what we are. Our physical(body, race, gender, etc.) does not depict who we are, but ultimately, out mental state does because it determines our movements, accomplishments, mistakes, etc . All of those aspects are part of the mental training process to achieve complete wellness by way of acknowledgement.
The focal point in loving kindness is the loving compassion for others and less focus on ourselves.
Subtle Mind
Breathing is the focal point and in order to focus on ourselves and reach calm-abiding.
Compare/Contrast
The pauses were pretty long for both exercises. Both require great concentration and the exercises advise to stay attentive and refrain from allowing the mind to wander. Both are exercises to train the mind. They were very different exercises due to the fact that they have different focal points.
The connection of the spiritual wellness to mental and physical wellness is very important. It is essential that mental thoughts are well, allowing the physical aspect of overall wellness to achieve good health, reach goals, and stabilize productivity. Our mental state definitely affects the way or body’s function due to our reactions and actions. Spirituality also affects our mental state and the way we handle the outside world. It seems that people that have some type of spiritual awareness or practice are able to connect with the mind and body by starting from the inside out. That affects the way the mind thinks and the way the body functions. The connection is manifested in my life because I choose to pray when times get hard and even when they are good. It helps me to maintain faith and have positive mental thinking. I also think that the way we think, is basically who and what we are. Our physical(body, race, gender, etc.) does not depict who we are, but ultimately, out mental state does because it determines our movements, accomplishments, mistakes, etc . All of those aspects are part of the mental training process to achieve complete wellness by way of acknowledgement.
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