Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Unit 5




“There are direct relation between the breath and the mind” (Dacher).  The loving kindness and subtle mind exercise are similar in the music used with the waves of the ocean as background.  The loving kindness exercise has the focus of loving yourself and sends to someone you love health, happiness, and wholeness.  The subtle mind exercise has the focus of quiet and calm your mind, this exercise helps us to develop the witnessing mind. 

My experience with these exercises was overall positive.  The loving kindness was easier than the subtle mind one because I could concentrate and focus my mind in the instructions, but the subtle mind was kind of challenging.  The reason why it was challenging for me it was because I could not calm my mind enough to follow all the instructions.  I think I have to practice more frequently to dominate my mind.

On the other hand, spiritual wellness is connected to mental and physical wellness because when we are lost spiritually is more difficult to calm our mind and have overall wellness.  In my life when I feel spiritually disconnected, I feel something is missing in my life.  Like I am not complete and I have like a hole that needs to be filled.  The connection of spiritual, mental, and physical wellness is what I think would make me feel happy and complete. 

Reference:
Dacher, E. (2006).  Integral health: The path to human flourishing.  Laguna Beach, CA: Basic Health Publications, Inc.
~Yesica Gonzalez 

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