For me the exercise was not very successful. The reason was
the phrases I was supposed to say were too much… too many words. It wasn’t
relaxing or revealing for me. It didn’t help me at all. In the assessment, I
was supposed to ask myself, “What aspect of my life – psychospiritual,
biological, interpersonal, or worldly – is the source of difficulty or
suffering?” I am assuming this is for me personally, and right now, it would be
biological, I think. I have been experiencing pain in my shoulders and neck, for
days. I have had this before and nothing, including steroids, anti-inflammatory
meds, and physical therapy reduced the pain. However, as I am typing this I am
wondering if it could be tension from a lot going on in my world. It very well
could be, and would make more sense than saying I have hurt myself in some way.
So, that is something that I may need to work on and focus on for growth and
development. Relaxing and meditating, and probably the subtle mind exercise
would help, too. I have a stressful responsibility right now for the next 7
months, and that is compounded with my daily responsibilities with family,
school, and work. So, it is necessary to relieve and relax my mind to release
those muscles that are causing this radiating pain in this area.
I have a huge capacity for carrying a lot of things, but
sometimes I think I go beyond that threshold, unknowingly, and it begins to
show up in my body, before it does in my mind or spirit. Does that make sense?
When that happens, it is my sign to “back off” on some things, I guess. J
Pam, you are so right! When your load gets a little too heave, your body feels it first, which then tells your mind,"Hey, cool it and relax for awhile." You do an amazing amount of things, but, being Superwoman is just going to wear you down.
ReplyDeleteI had the same issue with the loving kindness meditation. I had to keep my eyes open to read the 4 sentences over and over, which didn't go with relaxing very well. I like it alot better when the meditation is something I can shut my eyes and listen to. I would never give patients a meditation like that to do, I would not expect it to work for them either.
Pam,
ReplyDeleteI cannot describe how instrumental this class has been in my life. The timing was perfect and without sounding wierd the universe is hard at work. I think for a lot of people it is hard to even say "This is too much. I need help". I am not saying that is your case but to even admit that the reality of the depth of which we are involved in our families, work, school and anything else we may have going on is heavy. I think, as with anything else, with practice you will have all the inner peace, which will affect your biological aspects, you need. I wouldn't put too much pressure on myself though, as that will add to the heaviness of the load.
Best of luck!
Pam,
ReplyDeleteUnlike you I loved the exercise. I liked this one better than all the ones we had voice prompts and the like. Like some of the other exercises for me, not every one works for all people. Like you, I can carry a heavy load, but there are times when I am over-burdened and also know its time to back-off. Its interesting, unfortunately my body tells me this. If I am over-stressed my Asthma acts up.
Brandy
I'm with you on the carying too much and then realizing it when I manifest physical symptoms. It could be a lot of stress and emotional things that are going on to cause tension but I believe it would hugely benefit you to see a good chiropractor, when you're nervous system is clear and functioning well... so are you! :) Sending love and prayers your way these next 7mos and always... keep that strength and faith strong girl! <3
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