1. I believe that listening to the sound of water/ waterfall made me the most relaxed. I listened to what she said and I felt the positive feelings from that but I really really enjoyed the water sounds. The sounds made my body feel so relaxed. I really did like to unattached myself from physical objects and to focus on love for my son and then to focus that love on me was a very nice experience. I have been thinking that I need to try to send this to my grandfather. He is in hospice and I believe the Loving Kindness Mp3 would help him feel good. I think my grandfather would benefit spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and physically from this. It might distract his mind enough for him to not feel physical pain. Halfway through the exercise is about imagining a loved one who is ill or in pain and suffering and help them or make them feel better. My grandfather would like to hear the faint Indian music because he has Indian in him and that part of his geology is important to him.
2. The "mental workout" is a practice in which you strengthen your mind by training your mind. The mental work outs can strengthen your mental state which in turn effects your spiritual, emotional, and physical states as well. When your mind can reach a healthy state and experience the evolutionary development your body can expect to feel and act better. Health is not just one aspect rather it's mind-body connections. I already have a way to implement mental workouts, I use yoga and meditation. I have personalized them to my preferences and likes. When my psychological health is focused on then the rest of me (physically) feels healthy. The repetition helps the mind to a workout. The more practice the more clarity will be allowed in your life.
Hi Ashley,
ReplyDeleteI think taking this so your grandfather can hear it is a great idea. Music therapy has been proven to work, and many people also use nature sounds to help them relax and sleep. My grandfather was my focus person for the exercise, and I wish I had known about these exercises in 1997 when he was in hospice care. I think it would have helped to distract him from the pain as well. Good luck and keep us posted on of it works.
Shartyse
Ashley, I bet no matter what your grandfather hears everything. I truly believe that sending positive thoughts out to someone they can "feel" it somehow. I mentioned in my blog that while I reached out to someone during the exercise I recieved this text and all it said was "thank you".
ReplyDeleteErika
Thoughts and prayers to your grandfather.