Unit Four Blog

Unit 4 Blog: Loving Kindness and Mental Workout

 

 

In this assignment, we are suppose to write about listening to our meditation, Loving Kindness, as well as describing what a mental workout actually is. I absolutely loved the loving kindness meditation. I also find meditation beneficial for myself and when bringing others into the space, I find it beneficial for them too. As a Reiki master, I absolutely am familiar and comfortable with using meditation as a projection and healing space. I loved how this meditation in particular has you hold space for someone you love and admire and then turn it in towards yourself. That is so beneficial...to feel that same adoration for yourself as you give others. I did not find this meditation difficult at all because I've been doing it for a few years; however, when I first started doing meditation, I did find it challenging like most everyone else. I would absolutely recommend this particular reading to other individuals. It's just super important to develop a healthy psycho-spiritual aspect of yourself.

 

Mental workouts - the concept of the mental workout is to continually practice mindfulness which comes from contemplative practice. Our intuition is a keen muscle and it expands and strengthens as we develop it. The more we exercise that muscle, the stronger and more fine-tuned it becomes. The more connected we become. When we stop doing meditative and contemplative practice, we tend to disengage with our oneness or connectedness. Research in this area of development is proving that mental training can transform the mind. It can reduce negative emotions and enhance positive ones. It also shows that through the practice of mental workouts and expansion, we can increase our resistance to mental distress and physical disease. Another way of saying this is that the more "at ease" you are with your body and mind, the less stress hormones that have to fluctuate through your body which sets off all sorts of chemical events in your body and brain. When your brain doesn't have to react to stress, that is a good thing. All stress is not  bad thing, but continual stress is a different story and brings on disease manifestation because it is a sign that you have not gotten control of the stressor in your life. The more we practice mental workouts as well, it expands our healing capacities and not just within ourselves, but with others as well. The way I implement this practice is by practicing meditation and connectivity to my spirit and divine life daily. There was a time in my life when I had no idea about meditation or the benefits of it. Now, I cannot imagine a day to go by where my life is not spent in meditation and connected to the Universe.

 

My goal for every woman that every comes across my path is to teach her this simple skill because I truly believe that when we get still inside is when we find the answers.