unit 7 blog

"One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself." I think this is pretty self explanatory. How can you give an accurate description of where to vacation if you have never gone to that location. You can only give suggestions from others recommendations or from views you have read. As a professional in the medical field, patients will expect you to have a full understanding of your methods. If you have never practiced these methods how will you beable to give an accurate desciption of what to expect or potential outcomes? Patients will look to second  sources for  reasurrance. Practicing your methods will only strengthen your practice.

Unit 5 Subtle Mind

This week seems much easier. I chaulk that up to practice. I am able to settle my mind quicker. Still my mind wonders but I am able to draw it back with my breathing. The one thing I did like about the loving kindness exercise is that the voice help my to focus on one concept at a time. First those that I love, next to those I know and last to those I may feel negatively about. This week it exercise seems so general. The hardest part was to keep a clear mind but still maintain alertness. How did everyone else do?

Unit 4 Loving-kindness

Okay, this week we had to learn about loving-kindness. I did the exercise and I found it calming....as i assumed it would be. I like how the last part was about focusing on those I particularly do not care for. I thinkg they gave me more time for this knowing that it would be as easy sending out those warm fuzzy feeling towards my least favority people. I've always said, "Hate is a strong word and it takes a lot of energy to hate someone." You have to keep reminding yourself why you distain that person. I think this exercise will help me release those negative feelings. I would do this exercise again. Thoughts?

unit 2 my first blog ever!

Hello everyone. Like my title states, this is the first blog I have ever written. I'm not sure if one could mess it up as I think blogging is just an electronic journal of ones thoughts.  Welcome statement....done. Now onto  the reflective statement. I'm sure this is so that others will respond or entice them to return to my blog. Lets see if I can come up with something profound from the exercise that we all had to participate in. This is not profound but rather an observation. I felt as if I was in a yoga class. I am not sure how many of you have done yoga but lying down in a comfortable position trying to calmly tune yourself to the universe is difficult if you do not do it on a regular bases. This was to be expected as I had read about training your mind in our Intergral  Health text book and by personally experiencing it. It should be obvious to you, the readers, that my arms and  hands did not feel warm nor did I feel the blood  moving from my stomach. I wonder if anyone who is a novice experience this?