Hiya!
The difference between the Loving Kindness and
Subtle mind exercises would be that the loving kindness one tends to focus on
how we feel against others and how we see others. It teaches us how to rid those negative
feelings of others and strengthen the love we have towards the ones we already
care about. The subtle mind exercise
helps us focus on relaxing our thoughts and calming ourselves. These are exercises that can be used when
have certain instances you can turn to either one for guidance in those areas I
mentioned above. Both tend to be relaxing, but I can’t quite get into
them.
I believe the connections of spiritual wellness to
mental and physical wellness are definitely linked because one can’t be working
great without the other two working great.
We spiritually need to be healthy with a kind, loving, caring, and
happier mindset that connects us to know spiritually we are in a place of love
and happiness when we find it from within.
Physically our bodies need to be less stressed and feeling good for us
to be spiritually and mentally working well.
When we participate in physically activities our bodies release
chemicals that help improve our mindset and lift our spirits and we become more
in touch with ourselves and become happier so when we are happier we are also
so much more caring of ourselves and others and we tend to me also more forgiving. All these connect us to be happier, healthier
individuals that can relax and enjoy our lives because we putting so much
energy into loving ourselves and others.
Victoria A. Demanuel
Hi Victoria,
ReplyDeleteI really think the subtle mind exercise should have been the first we were introduced to since it focuses on your breathing and teaches you to block mental and physical distractions. The long periods of time when its only ocean and flute playing is for you to practice focusing and refocusing when you lose that focus. I thought it was nice. I’m just glad the guy didn’t talk through this one, the ladies voice is actually soothing and not irritating.
I can definitely see the connection between spiritual, mental and physical wellness. Have you ever noticed when you haven’t slept well, your eyes and head may ache and you may also experience an inability to focus. I think that’s a good example. Also, meditating, praying and remaining positive can increase happiness and how you feel even in the worst situations regardless if we are talking about physical pain or mental worrying. It’s obvious that happy and healthy go hand in hand.