The practice this week was a lot better than the previous two weeks for me. For this practice, I used my grandmother who passed away this past year for the person I envisioned. This was easy for me to do as I was pretty close with my Grandmother, and she was a loving and spiritual person who could find the good in anything and had infinite patience for anyone and everyone regardless of their personal demons or faults. By the end of the practice I felt like I was floating in water and my arms and legs were very heavy. I am not sure if this is what was supposed to happen, or if it was merely a by product of the sound of the waves that they use on the soundtrack playing tricks on my mind. I found it was pretty easy overall to imagine the white light going from my grandmother to myself at each stage of the practice, as we were close in life and I relate very easily to her.
I think this has helped to increase my psychological wellness as I am more open to new things now than I was previously in this area. I also stop myself and think about how I am reacting to a situation or something negative that is happening now, as I would just react impulsively in the past. I think I am better with people than I was previously and am a little more calm and at peace with more aspects of my life. I believe I can continue to use some of these practices , and possibly find some others that would suite me better to keep up with this and help myself progress to a better place mentally down the road.
The phrase "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself" is pretty simple to understand. It is kind of like the old saying,"walk a mile in my shoes before judging me". If you have a practitioner that has never put into practice the theories and teachings they are giving to patients, they cannot give good feedback , knowledge and instruction from an experienced perspective. You have to have actually tried them and not just read them in a book to give good advice and teachings. It is kind of like having a rehab counselor for a drug or alcohol addict that has never taken a drink or had a substance problem. They have no idea how the addict feels, and the struggles they go through as they have never experienced it. So how can they knowledgeably lead them through recovery?You as a practitioner do have an obligation to develop your health in all aspects as you can only be truly beneficial to your patients if you are healthy yourself, whether it is spiritually or physically. It is possible to implement your psychological and spiritual growth in your personal life by practicing what you preach and striving everyday to reach your goals of true and total health and wellness. Meditation, going to church and loving kindness exercises can all assist you in reaching these goals.
Hi Jenn!
ReplyDeleteMy oldest turned 15 in January. I'm not too excited what still lies ahead. Though, I am proud of my three kids. I've pretty much raised my kids alone rather I was still married or divorced. I can't imagine what your going through with two teenage girls. I, too have two girls, but their still far from getting involve with boys. I'm hoping they wouldn't be after college.
I think not matter what it is, it's better that their is someone their that can support us, to help us achieve that goal. But then again only you can make it happen.
Hello Jenn, I think you make a goos point about the background music. I wonder if we can find this exercise on youtube with different or no music at all. I had some subliminal thought tapes along time ago and I just can't help but think of them when I hear our exercise.
ReplyDeleteHI Jen,
ReplyDeleteVery powerful energy you have stored in you. I say that because when someone (at least from my experience and I've had many) has heavy limbs especially in the arms and hands it's because that's where we store so much raw energy, and we forget to release. It's energy our bodies have accumulated through emotions, and stresses both good and bad both but they are meant to be released into the world in with positivity so that we may allow more positive energy to be directed back to us. I think your grandmother here is your calm, and she got you back to a place of stillness, when we are still we can learn so much in our meditation practices. So what you experienced is great you felt that stillness your body got to the same level as your mind, this does not happen often so when you awaken you want to release these energies that have been stored so that you can create or invite more positive to fuel you. What a great experience! I always say that everything happens when its suppose to there are no accidents or coincidences, you let yourself go and you felt that as a result with the heaviness. Good luck in your journey through your physiological flourishing!
Rox