Participating in this exercise was definitely interesting. I found that it really relaxed me and helped my mood to change in positive way..not to say that I'm moody or anything:-) I could see this as a stress relieving practice along with enhancing loving kindness. It helped me to feel a little less stressed and gave me a "loving" outlook on the world. I would recommend this to others because, let's face it, this world could use more loving kindness and exercises such as this one can promote that.
The concept of mental workout is exercising our mental abilities to achieve "an expanded consciousness and its healing capacities" (Dacher, p. 65, 2006). Just like physical training, we need to work at it often (recommended at least one hour daily) to achieve the optimal results. It is also important to go into the practicing fully understanding what you are getting into. Like, Dacher stated in his book, it is easy to perform the training not really understanding everything. That may get you a little further along but not to the results that you are aiming for. Implementing these practices in our lives requires dedication, effort and understanding.
References:
Dacher, E. (2006). Integral health: the path to human flourishing. Laguna Beach, CA: Basic Health Publications, Inc.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
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