1.
Describe your experience. Did you find it beneficial?
Difficult? Why or why not? Would you recommend this to others? Why or why not?
I found it very
relaxing, I don’t know about you all out there, but I seem to find a very hard
time staying focused on a particular time or thought. I started with just five
minutes and found it very difficult to go any further than ten minutes. What
does this mean? I wonder if it means that I’m not ready for it? Could someone
just not be matured enough for the ability to quiet the mind? Or I’m I just
over analyzing it? I also think that doing this on my own is not the best Idea
for someone like myself. I’m the kind of person that put herself in last and if
something or someone needs me I am quick to stop what I’m doing and attend to
that persons needs before my own. Because I kid you not, the minute I lay and
get really into my exercise, Ian urgent thought pops into my head and I have to
get it done and its usually something for someone else. I would recommend
meditation to anyone. I actually can wait to be good enough to get my daughter
involved. I think being able to be this aware of your body and mind can be so
beneficial to a growing young lady, during those difficult teenage years.
2.
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?
Mental workout is just like working out your physical
body. When one works out and pushes their body to the limits, the body responds
to the training. The mind works the same. According to Dacher, “research
studies and personal reports have also demonstrated that mental training can
transform the mind by reducing disturbing emotions that cause anger, hatred,
fear, worry, confusion, and doubt while enhancing positive emotions such as
patience, loving-kindness, openness, acceptance, and happiness” (2006, pg. 63).
As of now my way of implementing mental workout are by doing these types of
exercises. However, I do think that for me running is my mental workout.
Believe it or not my mind is the most quiet and relax when I’m running. I find
myself most often praying during my running (not only to give me the strength
to keep running).
Dacher, E., S. (2006). Integral health: The path to
human flourishing. Laguna Beach, CA: Basic Health Publications
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