The universal loving kindness exercise is quite exciting. This type of meditative practice helps us develop a loving kindness which spreads to all not just those we love. This helps us practice kindness, love, and understanding to all people. Not to mention, this practice helps us to become non-judgemental and to look for a connection with others. Universal loving kindness should become a way of life in order to develop integral health. Besides, developing a universal loving kindness will also help those on the receiving end develop loving kindness as well. This is a win win situation if you ask me!
My personal assessment is an activity I do regularly. This allows me to continually change and adapt my lifestyle to meet current needs. My goals are to create a balance to nurture all aspects of my health and wellness including mind/body/spirit development. During this practice assessment I did not really discover anything new about myself because I often reassess my world. However, right now I am working on self-regulation and tweaking my nutrition (these go hand and hand....man who invented chocolate anyway?). I am also working on the aspects of my inner being using the tools I have learned in this class. Through this practice I will hopefully develop more skills to add to my arsenal for continued health and wellness and to nurture my path to integral health. I cannot give you specifics yet because I am still discovering what will work for me. For now I am doing he practices we have leaned. I am also practicing behavior modification techniques for the self-regulation part.
Hi Kelly,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your post. I enjoyed the integral assessment as well. I assess my life often too. However, I do not follow through with what I learn. I am hoping that all I have learned in this class will push me to change.
Reinna
Hi Kelly,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about how the loving-kindness exercises are so exciting. The feeling I have during these exercises is like a warm oven that spreads its heat throughout my body and resonates outward to others that I hold in my thoughts and those around me. With that heat is a strong love bonded to it that can seek down into the hearts of others. I cannot help but to smile to myself. Thank you for sharing your experience and thoughts.
Hello Rain, I hope you find the key to push through change. Remember Change is GOOD! We, as humans, are dynamic, therefore, our nature is to continually change. Embrace it and hopefully your life will be happier, healthier, and fuller!
ReplyDeleteHello Emily, I think the whole idea is to bring this feeling out and spread it around. It works for me....
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