Unit 4 Exercise Review

My experience to the loving-kindness exercise was very pleasant. I was not able to stay focused on what the women wanted me to do the entire time, but I think the background noise of waves kept me in a state of calm even when my mind wondered. For me the hardest part about these exercises is staying focused, my mind so easily wonders. When she asked me in the beginning to pick a person whom I loved and held with tenderness and I thought to myself, “no one”, and I think that made me a little panicky at first. I think touch, as a way to express love, is not prevalent in my family what so ever. No one hugs in my family or anything like that and I think that threw me off. After I got through the first couple minutes I was able to relax my mind and follow the rest of the exercise. I would recommend this to certain people. I’m not sure it is for everyone, but there are specific people in my life that I’m sure would appreciate this exercise. Exercises like this I think could be considered mentally working out your mind/brain. Doing these kinds of exercises can give me the ability to control my thoughts and emotions, and develop a level of awareness that can help me help others in their time of need. My mind seems to always be on the run, and these workouts could help me control my thoughts; allowing me to be still and then organized.