Beneficial Exercises

The two exercises in this course I have found to be the most beneficial to me were the Journey On exercise at the begining  and Meeting Asciepius exercise at the end. The Journey On helped me to be able to relax the muscles in my back and find relief I had not had in months. It is something I can see myself keeping up with and attempting to get my spouse to participate in with me. I am sure I can find variations on the exercise that use the same concept. This would allow me to keep the practice fresh and to keep it from becoming stale or boring as I continue. It would also allow me to up the ante so to speak the more progressed my practicing becomes. I believe by using the journey on concept in conjunction with my physical therapy and counseling, i can actually if not attain my goal of reaching complete wellness, then at least come a lot closer. Since it appears to work on physical pain as well, this can only be a good thing for me to continue.
The Meeting Asciepius exercise is more of a calming and revitalizing exercise that I could continue to use on my own. The only part I did not like about the exercise was the making yourself into another person aspect. I am thinking that maybe I am just taking that wrong and it is not about making yourself into someone else, it is just about taking on the good attributes of the model you are using at the time to assist you in seeing how to achieve that goodness and way of thinking. I think this would be hard to do with someone else, but I could introduce it to my spouse and see if maybe he could benefit from it as well. I cannot help but think that by improving my mental well being, that it could improve our relationship along with it. If I deal with people better, then I will deal with him better. If he starts practicing with me, then he would get the same benefits as well, and our relationship and family would only reap the benefits. We could always go to a counselor that specializes in these types of practices as well. This would allow us the instruction and more access to better tools that are a good fit for our personalities and way of life. This would allow us maximum benefit and results.
Like we talked about in the previous chapters of this class, this is not a one size fits all treatment or way of life. You each have to find what works best for you and utilize all the resources available to you to find that fit.