Well, I tried really hard to do the loving kindness meditation, but, it did not work out so well. I just cannot relax with my eyes open, reading the same 4 sentences over and over. I do not like this mediation, as it does nothing for me. Lying back, relaxing with my eyes shut and listening to a meditation works so much better. In practice, I would never give a client a mediation like this to do, and would not expect them to do it well.
I practiced the assessment, which was not easy to get into, either. The only area that came to mind is that sometimes I can be a bit overreactive. It varies from day to day and I wonder if it goes along with the menopause thing. I am going to start volunteering as a way of giving back, so I thought about that too. This assessment was one I could not do for very long. It was too boring. Again, this would have to be something I could listen to.
I think it is great that you recognize what works for you. I did not like reading the same thing over and over either so I substituted it for something I did know and had memorized...the Hail Mary. For me, the Virgin Mary represents loving kindness. So, perhaps you could try something like this as well. That way you could relax and close your eyes while practicing and repeating a memorized line.
ReplyDeleteI think that the whole thing with this class is that not the same thing works for everyone and what works today might not work tomorrow. Adapting to our own needs is the most important part of integral health.
Rose
Hi Kristy,
ReplyDeleteI closed my eyes and changed a few of the words to make this exercise fit closer to my needs for meditation. However, I do not like chanting. To me chanting is like self-hypnosis. For me meditating and self-hypnosis is different; meditating gives me more control over the exercise while self-hypnosis there isn't as much control. Yep, I like to stay in control lol... Have a good day. :)
Deb
Hi Kristy,
ReplyDeleteI felt the same way about both practices. I was hard to remember all four phrases so I had to cut it down to only two. It was a bit annoying and I would have really enjoyed an audio. The second one was also hard. Glad to hear that you are volunteering thats a great way to give back.