Loving Kindness v. The Subtle Mind

The Loving Kindness experience was a bit more difficult for me, I think because it was first. When I performed the Subtle mind exercise, I found my mind wandering again, but this time I found myself focusing on my breathing. I found it more helpful to focus my attention on chest breathing as opposed to my nostril breathing, simply because I could feel it more. When I let my mind “float free,” I found myself immediately reverting back to my usual thoughts. The images are real, and they seem temporary I guess because I am thinking of my current life and situations. Spiritual wellness is very much tied to mental and physical wellness. I think that when you are spiritually intact, it keeps your brain alert and working. 

Clear Mind? Maybe one day...

I found this experience to be extremely difficult to be honest. I have a hard time focusing on things like this. It is hard for me to clear my head to concentrate on one thing, because I am always thinking of something or someone else. I would only recommend this to someone who can concentrate with a clear mind. This is going to take some practice, but I am going to do my best to try to clear my head. I'm sure this is going help bring my stress level down once I get it down. A mental workout can help to reduce stress, help you get better sleep, and even help your memory. Mental workouts can help to keep my brain healthy, and hopefully one day, clear. 

The Mind-Body Connection

I think that I would rate my physical well-being at about a 6. While I am healthy, there are still things that I need to change about myself to achieve optimal health. Eating habits are my biggest crutch. I stay on the go a lot, so there is a lot of eating out involved in my routine. My spiritual well-being is at about an 8. I consider myself a fairly religious person, but there is always room for improvement. I will say that my faith is everything to me though. I would put my psychological well-being at about a 7. I tend to let the smallest things ruin my day, and I am really trying to change that. I also worry a lot about things I know I shouldn't at times. I guess that is where my spiritual and psychological well being ties together! As far as my goals in the physical well-being, I would like to lose about 25-30 pounds to make myself healthier. I would also like to become more active, it is just hard sometimes with my schedule. As far as a spiritual well-being, I would like to find an inner peace within myself to surround my faith. I would also like to become more involved in my church, if I can find the time. As far as a psychological goal goes, I would like to worry less and not let small things get to me. I think that has a lot to do with inner peace and spirituality. The relaxation exercise wasn't all that helpful unfortunately, because my mind was on too much: meeting deadlines, tomorrow’s workload, and other things.