Hello Class,
For this
week’s blog, which is on optimal well-being: Psychological, Spiritual and
Physical keys to health and thriving, I will be elaborating on two health and
wellness exercises that are most beneficial in my own life.
1.
Review the
exercises and practice sessions you have completed in this course. (Loving
Kindness, Subtle mind, Visualization, meditation etc.) Choose two practices
that you have determined to be most beneficial. How can you implement these
practices in your personal life to foster “mental fitness”? Provide specific
examples.
The two exercises that I found to be beneficial
in my own life are the Loving-Kindness and The Subtle mind exercise. The way that I would implement theses two
practices in my own personal life, in order to foster mental fitness, is by the
following:
a.
Take a few moments to be at peace with
my body and its sensations.
b.
Learn to give people love, kindness,
happiness, and joy.
c.
Loving myself, which extends my love to
others.
d.
Compliment a stanger-making sure the
words are genuine. Let the person know
that you just had to tell them “Blah blah blah” and then go on your merry way.
e.
Donate to charity- it doesn’t matter if
it is only a couple dollars or even a few thousand, it is the principle of the
act.
f.
Get a loved one a gift for no reason-
it doesn’t really matter who or what it is- it is the thought and the freedom
to give someone something whenever you want that creates real spontaneity and
happiness.
Reference:
M. Schlitz, T. Amorok, M.S. Micozzi (2005). Consciousness & Healing, Integral Approaches to Mind-Body Medicine. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier, Churchill Livingstone.
Hello Daniel. The two exercises that you listed are the same ones that I found to be most beneficial. It was a difficult decision as I was able to benefit from them all. I found that the loving-kindness and the subtle mind are exercises that really condition deep within our beings to bring optimal wellness. I have been using these exercises daily and I really enjoy seeing how these practices have fostered your mental fitness. I would most definitely recommend these exercises to my clients. I wish you all the best of luck on your journey.
ReplyDeleteCindy Allen
I also enjoyed the subtle mind practice, I really liked to focus of the breathing to draw your attention in and get your mind focused easily. I think that the loving kindness however was harder for me to get into because my mind wandered alot and I don't particularly like practices where I have to think about topics because my mind tends to wander, focusing on breathing to me makes it easier to focus. I think that giving patients the option to try these practices our can greatly benefit their lives and maybe give them a healthy hobby that can lower stress, blood pressure, and heart rate!
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