Wow, where do I start. I enjoyed this exercise so much that I am still very calm mentally. I would say that in comparison to the Loving-Kindness exercise this exercise was so much more beneficial to my mental health. There was no part of it that was hard to do, and I realized that following my breathing is something that I do all the time and it was very easy to calm my mental paths. Even when I tried to wander off on random thoughts, I found myself sliding back into the still and calmness. I wonder if anyone else noticed the colors that danced before their eyes while their minds were calm? As I sat with my eyes closed and enjoyed the stillness, I could see shades of green, violet, blue and purple flashing before my eyes like beautiful lightning. Even now sitting here writing this blog, I still feel like I am at peace, and calm in my mind and body. I truly understand how being mentally calm, correlates to us being physically healthy. Right now I can not describe how "well" I feel. I will truly seek to feel this way everyday, and continue to grow in mental strength, and wellness.
Dina
Dina,
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing experience for you! It is so awesome that you were able to find the stillness and then see all those beautiful colors :-). I actually had a lot of trouble with this exercise; I couldn't seem to clear my mind. How'd you do it?? Have you done this type of exercise before? I would love to get to the place you are at :-)
-Natasja