unit 5

1. The subtle mind exercise and listen to track #3 on the Dacher CD.1.Compare and contrast the Loving Kindness exercise and the Subtle mind exercise. Explain your experience including the benefits, frustrations etc:

As the mind became still there was a deafening sound and absolutely nothing was stirring in the room, in the house or around me. My rhythmic breathing patterns of Inhaling and exhaling became fully integrated along with my diaphram. It was very peaceful, eventually I could not even distinguish the waves or the flute in the backround of the meditation. Eventually, I became so relaxed that I felt myself becoming anxious, and wanted to go to bed and asleep for the night.

2. Compare and contrast the Loving Kindness exercise and the Subtle mind exercise. Explain your experience including the benefits, frustrations etc.

The Loving Kindness exercise focused on forgiveness and extracting the pain, suffering from another in return sending love, forgiveness, expansion of the heart, back and forth to and from the sufferer. While the Subtle mind exercise primarily focused on the calm abiding mind. providing assistance to the mind, slowing the chattering monkey, causing the mind to experience pure stillness, witnessing and relaxation.

3. Discuss the connection of the spiritual wellness to mental and physical wellness. Explain how the connection is manifested in your personal life.

Explanation: The spiritual body becomes one with all of causal bodies, and the experience of our body manifests the spirit. Spiritual wellness is a feeling where you have a chance to experience all levels of the mind, body and spirit as a hologram. for example: the hologram, spirals upward and the mind and body which is the temple of our soul become one. There is no separateness, peace, samadhi and love. When the mind is healthy the body will respond as healthy and the spirit will be all knowing and healthy as well. Our spiritual wellness, mental, emotional, and physical wellness become united and become the Omnipotent!

Meditation has become a way of life for me for over the past 18 years. The practice of meditation have developed my deeper listening skills. My hearing has been enchanced, my mind is sharper, and I remember events, activities and accomplish my daily list of things to do easily and effortlessly. The practice clears the cobwebs from my mind, assists with clarity of mind and focus. My practice has positively affected my physical well being. When I integrate my Kriya Yoga breathing techniques, I receive a significant jolt of energy and an overall exceptional flourishing mind and body. My daily practice enhances the stilness of the witnessing mind, calm-abiding, and fully integrates the unity consciousness.

References:
Dacher, E. (2006) Integral Health: The path to human flourishing