Today we did a mediation exercise called loving kindness. I enjoyed this exercise much more than the last one. I am liked how it concentrated on loving yourself. I truly believe that loving yourself is the most important thing you can do in your life. How can you love others if you do not love yourself. It also had us practicing breathing exercises that had us concentrating on breathing in the discomfort of a love one and then feeling it dissipate through the exhale. It had us think of others and the peace and wellness within ourselves. Over all the exercise was very relaxing and really stretched my mind into picturing health and discomfort and watching it dissolve in my minds eye. I would absolutely recommend this exercise to other people because letting go of suffering and loving yourself is so important to wellness.
I think that exercises like this and others that push your brain and cause mental work outs are integral to health and wellness. These exercise train your mind and brain like an athlete trains their bodies. By practicing loving kindness it eventually becomes second nature. Research has shown practicing mental work out can increase clarity, mental focus and memory.
I totally agree that practicing loving kindness will make it become second nature. I have been training my mind since this class started and found that I am less stressed and more focused on the positive things in life. I like the exercises that tend to have us focus on ourselves and the ones we love.
ReplyDeleteHi Pamela,
ReplyDeleteThis exercise was great. Not only did it allow release and relax for me but made me focus on others and their situations. In doing this I came to appreciate my situation and life more. I also liked the sound and the faintness of a flute in the distant far off. Loving kindness did bring in clarity and mental focus for me.
Dru
Hi Pamela,
ReplyDeleteYou brought up a good point on how can you love others if you love yourself, you are absolutely right. That was one of the good things this exercise, first it aloud you to feel that love that you have for your family, then it had you shift that love to not only yourself but to others. It made me open my eyes to a whole other place, to love myself and others, it brings another energy to you.