Describe
your experience. Did you find it beneficial? Difficult? Why or why
not? Would you recommend this to others? Why or why not?
I felt that
I couldn't concentrate on the exercise this week. Maybe that is
because as we explored last week my spiritual portion of the
mind-body-spirit connection is the weakest. So far I have realized
that a male voice seems to be more relaxing that a female voice to
me. The sound of waves crashing I found more relaxing than music but
I also found it slightly distracting this week. It could just be my
personal stress level as well as I have had a lot less ability to
practice “silence and stillness” that we've been learning about
than I have in previous weeks. I tried the exercise multiple times
throughout the week, at different times of the day, hoping that I
would be less distracting and none of them seemed to work.
Regardless
of the fact that it did not work for me and I received no benefit
from it, I would still recommend the exercise to others as they may
have a better connection with a female voice, or the sounds of the
waves. Others may also have more time to relax their minds and
practice “silence and stillness” than I have been able to do.
What
is the concept of "mental workout"? What does the research
indicate are the proven benefits of a mental workout? How can you
implement mental workouts to foster your psychological health?
What is a
mental workout? In the same way exercise is a physical workout that
helps strengthen your body a mental workout helps you strengthen your
mind. Mental workouts have been proven to be able to increase clarity
and focus and even increase a higher thought process which has been
scientifically measured by the use of gamma waves. Not only can it
have short-term benefits, thanks to a study by Antoine Lutz it has
been shown that the benefits can be long-term as well. By applying
the practices we are learning then we can do short daily workouts to
help boost our own thought processes and mental health and wellness.
I apologize for coming in so late to my blog post this week, I am currently fighting the stomach flu and have been so sick that my entire body is sore. I hope to get an earlier start this upcoming week.
2 comments:
Sandy,
I was late as well posting my blog so you’re not alone. I never really ever thought of mental work outs helping in your daily life until I started doing them for this class, I do admit for a brief time it helps. Now, if I can continue to do them maybe I can build up my endurance to last the whole day.
I agree Thomas, I think like our reading mentions Olympic athletes - who train constantly if we want these to become like a "second nature" we must do them daily. Of course that is a lot easier said than done in many cases.
Like my post on the discussion board last week, I often find it hard to take "me" time and the "silence and stillness" seems almost impossible some days.
I am willing to keep trying though.
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