The subtle mind

The subtle mind compared to the loving-kindness exercise, well the loving-kindness exercise did not go so well for me. But the subtle mind exercise went very well, yes my mind drifted a many times but I was able to bring it back quickly. I felt relaxed and actually feel like I may be able to get to a point where I can control my mind with just my breathing. It will take awhile and much practice as I am an over-thinker big time but I very much want to master this. When I do achieve this I know I will sleep so much better, over-thinking is really a big problem and causes insomnia. Sleeping better will reduce so many physical problems that I have such as headaches, fatigue and no energy, so accomplishing the subtle mind would be very beneficial to me spiritually, mentally and physically and I cannot wait to get there!! I hope that we can all reach this level as the benefits will be great!! Good luck all. 

Loving-Kindness

Hey all, hope everyone is having a great weekend. This week we are talking about the loving kindness exercise. I myself sat through the exercise twice and while I felt relaxed, I could not get my mind to feel calm,  so I could not really visualize or feel the words. I think I will need to practice this one a few more times, I have been really stressed lately and kind of mad at the world. So that is probably interfering with the exercise and the calming of my mind. I think I need to up my candle ritual to a couple times a week of instead of just once a week. Candle ritual is where I light a candle and whisper all my stresses, hurts, failures and anything else I need to release and then I watch it get carried away from the smoke of the candle (for anyone who missed my blog last week, I wanted to share what the candle ritual is). I would recommend all of these exercises to people, even if they were to never work for me; that does not mean that it cannot work for others.
   A mental work-out is just as a physical work-out is, we need physical work-out to keep the body healthy and we need a mental work-out to keep the mind healthy. Research shows that a mental work-out can reduce negative emotions such as anger, hate, worry, fear and doubt. It can also help improve happiness, love, memory and and an overall well being. We have to each find the best way for each of us to work-out our minds, for me it really is my candle ritual. I am clearing my mind of the things that I do not need and inviting all the good things in to my life as I sit quietly watching and eventually I will need less and less time to accomplish my goals. I am training my mind to let go! Be well everyone and I hope your journey is going as well as mine is. 

Dacher, E. S. (2006). Integral Health, The Path to Human Flourishing. Laguna, Beach: Basic Health Publications.

Hello everyone, this is my second blog post and I am hoping that y'all are enjoying so far. My physical well being I would rate that about a 5, my spiritual well being well I would put that at about a 7 and my psychological well that would be about a 6. While I have already greatly upped these numbers in recent years, as you see I still have some work to do so that they can all be 10's. Physical, I need to eat healthier, quit smoking, give up soda and start an exercise routine. Spiritual, I need to continue to let things that way me down go; such as negative feelings and feeling not good enough. Psychologically, I need to finish letting go of a very painful past and not let it be a part of my future anymore; also forgiving completely those who have wronged me. I would like to start doing yoga as this would help with the exercise routine and also with healing of the mind. I have recently begun a sort of mediation routine where I light candles and sit in a quiet place and whisper the things I need to rid myself of into the candle, and watch it get carried away in the smoke. I cannot tell you how therapeutic that has been and I feel a such a positive flow after I am done. I must say I really love these relaxation sessions that we have, I really do not sleep well and the man on the exercises well he helps me sleep so much better. I have tried to capture the relaxation that he makes me feel on my own and I am unable to do so, so I really need his cds until I can achieve it on my own. I hope that my post was enjoyable and maybe helped a few people.

Journey on relaxation

First I would like to welcome everyone to my blog and hope you enjoy my posts. I must say that I am not very good when it comes to relaxation, I cannot even relax during a massage (which I love). There has been one time in my life that I fully relaxed and that was during a facial and let me tell she put me to sleep. When I listened to the Journey on Relaxation, I laid on my couch and had the computer on my stomach. I fully intended to give the relaxation technique a fair chance, so I got completely comfortable and opened my mind. Well half way into his very soothing words my dog barked and I realized that I had fallen asleep to his words, so I think it is safe to say that yes he relaxed me completely. I was truly amazed and really want to download this onto my phone and use him for sleeping instead of medications. I would recommend using him to relax when needed, but I do believe opening your mind to the possibility of it really working is the key.