Hello everyone,
This week we practiced loving-kindness and focused on sending healing thoughts out to others as well as thoughts on how we can help others in their healing process. I found this exercise to be simple and effective in helping to open my mind up to others. I found that throughout the week this exercise would come to my mind when interacting with others. With an open mind and the thought of helping others in the front of my mind I found my attitude and outlook towards others was increased. I personally found the next exercise that focused on the four quadrants to be more useful to me this week - and it came at a good time. I experienced some struggles in personal relationship this week and it had my anxiety level at an all time high. By using this exercise I was able to still my mind and focus in the interpersonal quadrant. By doing so I was able to pin point where I could use some work and it helped me to look deeper into myself and how I personally have affected this relationship. I think this is a great exercise to use on a daily or weekly basis to help keep a personal assessment on yourself and where you may be struggling at any giving time. This could help prevent any building up or storing of negative emotions.
Hello Stephani. I enjoyed both of the exercises this week as well. I feel that they should be implemented into the weekly practices of anyone following the path to integral health. I am a very caring and compassionate person in general, so the universal loving-kindness exercise was easy and familiar to me. The integral assessment began with a bit of a cluster of things that seemed to be fighting for attention. I was able to sort through where I was on the lines in each of the quadrants and was able to choose biological to focus on because I would like to have more energy and strength. Proper nutrition and other exercises can lead me on this path. Once I feel that I have a solid routine in this quadrant, I will move on to the next, which was interpersonal for me. Can you think of other exercises you would implement into your routine to flourish in your interpersonal quadrant? Good luck!
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Hello Stephani,
ReplyDeleteI glad to read that love-kindness is working out well for you. I also have been practicing on these techniques and find them to be very helpful in my life as well. I think you will get there in controlling your anxiety and wish the best for you.
Cornelius Hobbs