Universal Loving-Kindness –
This exercise brought me such a feeling of calmness, universal love,
peace, and an overall positive out look on life in general! The
exercises requires the individual to close their eyes for 10 minutes
and repeat four phrases. In addition, I put on my headphone and
listened to my meditation music which I found to be very helpful in
calming my business mind and staying focused through the exercise.
As I got further into the exercise any hatred or anger I felt toward
some individuals in my life started to disappear. I was freeing
myself of any negative emotions I had tied to certain unpleasant
memories. Now, I just felt love and wished everyone would be able to
find health, happiness, and wholeness in their life no matter if they
were my best friend to someone who has hurt me in the past. I will
defiantly start incorporating the Universal Loving-Kindness exercise
into my weekly routine!
Integral Assessment - I really
enjoyed doing this assessment! Since I run a hundred miles an hour a
day, so to speak, I knew there were aspects of my life that such as
psychospiritual, biological, interpersonal, or worldly that were not
where I wanted them to be and needed some attention. I did notice
that I was lacking in my worldly flourishing and that area needed the
most attention. I always feel I am too busy to get involved helping
out in my child's school. As a result of this assessment, I
contacted my son's teacher and asked if they needed some volunteers.
Then I contact the local chapter in Arizona for diabetes and starting
to coordinate a walk in April for my son's school to help raise
awareness and money for diabetes. My son has type 1 diabetes and
now we can together bring awareness to his school!
Without a doubt, both exercises brought
awareness to me and made me take a closer look at every aspect of my
life. I would say both exercises were very beneficial in my own
growth and wellness and will continue to practice them from this day
forward.
Teri :)
Dacher, E.S. (2006). Integral
health. The path to human flourishing. Laguna
Beach, CA: Basic Health Publications.
Hello Teri,
ReplyDeleteI too enjoyed the Loving-Kindness practices, but my experience was different than yours. It revealed some hidden hostilities that I still had, but had not given any thought to in years. That was a blessing though because negative feelings, even those you aren't consciously aware of can still have a negative affect on your health.
Volunteering can be a pleasurable experience but please try not to spread yourself too thin. I volunteer for a lot of community events and I found that I had to learn to say no or not this time. I hope it will be a pleasurable experience that benefits you and your family. Keep up the good work.
Teal
Hello Teri,
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed the loving kindness exercise once I was able to memorize the four lines. Good plan using the meditation music. I will have to try that. It sounds like it may help alot. I found that I was able to free a few negative emotions that I didn't even realize I was harboring because I was so used to them being there.
Good job being pro-active already about what you found out doing the integral assessment! Those are really great things. I chose to work on biological so I can improve nutrition, fitness, and self regulation. Good luck! :)