In the loving kindness exercise we were asked to picture someone that we love and bring them into our thoughts. You are asked to think of people and the love that you give and or receive from them. In the subtle mind exercise we are asked to not think about anything. We are to empty the mind. In the mp3, I again did not like the man's or woman's voice. I liked that there was less talking, but I found for myself that if I am to empty my mind I need complete quite. The sound of the waves and music helped my mind to wander. Once I went into a quiet room with no noise I was able to empty my mind better. I have done this type of practice on my own before. This is they type of meditation that I prefer. When I go to this spot I feel like I get guidance from a higher power. I use this information to tune into my body and I can feel my body change. Once I was able to see my place in the universe and realize that there are bigger things going on than just what is inside my small part, I was able to see and understand how my thoughts affected my mental state. If I allowed myself to be negative then I could not think clearly on projects. Once I also got to this negative point I also found myself skipping my running. It was a domino effect for me. If I can understand my spirit and turn the negative into something positive it changes the rest of my day.
I agree, I liked that there was more silence in this exercise which I felt it was easier to clear my mind for this exercise. I agree that when you allow yourself to have negative thoughts it leads to a domino affect like eating bad, not exercising, having trouble doing homework. Good post.
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