After reading chapter 6 and listening to the tracks on the cd I have come to the conclusions that the loving kindness exercise was not really for me.
I found the mans voice to be rather hard to follow. I was more focused and enlightened by the females voice and found myself to be more relaxed when listening to her voice. I enjoyed the ocean sounds in the pauses and thought that was very relaxing to me. I found myself to be very focused and enlightened during the subtle mind exercise. During the subtle mind exercise I felt very light, very focused, and very refreshed.
With my hectic lifestyle I don't think that I will be able to fit the loving kindness exercise into my daily life but I know that I will be able to fit the subtle mind exercise into my daily life routine. I think that I will be able to clear my mind using the subtle mind techniques. I think that this is going to help me destress in my everyday life.
I would definitely recommend the subtle mind exercise to everyone that I know and I will explain to them how it helps you relax and focus. I thinkt hat a lot of my friends will be able to benefit from this exercise on a daily basis.
A mental workout is just as important as a physical workout. Of course, during a mental workout we are using our minds and our brains instead of our body. Just as you have to keep working out to stay physically fit you have to keep using your mind to keep it sharp. I feel that you can practice the mental part of the workout and help maintain your overall wholeness as a person.
I hope everyone has a great day!
I must admit, I enjoyed the ocean sounds in the "break" moments as well. Yes, it allowed me to further relax and enjoy the calm. I did find I felt the same as you regarding the continuation of the loving-kindness exercise. Yes, I will not find myself doing this exercise on a regular basis either.
ReplyDeleteI must say myself that I used to listen to audio relaxation tapes when my girls were younger, and it helped the stress that children give to parents. I was able to do those exercises because when the kids were at school, I had the free time to relax. Today, I will be only able to maybe do the exercise once a week, but I think even once a week is better than nothing.
ReplyDeleteWith the difference in the male and female voices, it could be just a gender thing. Not many men would want to listen to a masculine voice telling them to relax, they would rather have a female's voice.
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I agree with LaVenus on which voice would be preferred, a male would be less likely to want to hear another male tell him to relax. I don't know if I agree that a woman would rather hear a male voice though. I think women naturally have a more relaxing voice and that may be comforting to women as well. The voice may remind them of a mother or sister. A male voice may become intimidating if the person feels like they are not getting the meditation and I personally feel I get more frustrated with a male voice when that happens. Any thoughts?
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