Saturday, December 14, 2013

Loving Kindness exercise and the Subtle mind exercise

Well if I had to compare and contrast the to exercises that we practiced I would begin by saying that they are two totally different exercises. I would also say that one was great and the other was a complete waste of time.

To me the first one was a very relaxing and focused exercise that was easy to stay connected with.  I also think that I followed it much better and actually had a pleasant time doing it. I was also enjoyable and more realistic.

The second exercise was pretty irritating from the beginning.  The first thing that I noticed was that the voice that we were to follow throughout the exercise.  I should actually point out that both voices, the male and female voices were nauseating by the end of the exercise. I was so annoyed with the fact that there were so many pauses that seemed to last forever and the phony way the instructions were delivered.  I would probably refuse to do the activity again if I was asked to.

I never actually thought about the connection needed for a total well being until I was in the class that I'm taking now.  I still don't really think that you need that connection to be whole, but I have to say that after being in the class and reading the text...much of the material is convincing.  Honestly, I haven't felt a connection even with the class and the exercises, but I do think that some of the language used would make an impact on many that could greatly utilize it.
 
Thanks!

1 comment:

  1. Hi Steven-
    I had mixed feelings about the second exercise. The first felt easier to achieve, though I kept forgetting what came next and had to cheat and look at the book. A little distracting, but I probably just need to perform it more to memorize the steps.
    As for the second exercise, the voices helped to keep me on track, but I agree, it did get annoying. I know the voices are supposed to be calming, but it kind of sounded like someone talking to a cranky baby - though I pretty much was one by the end! lol

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