Exercises and Practices

Loving Kindness and Subtle Mind were my two favorite exercises and I believe them to be the most beneficial.  I can implement these practices in my personal life to foster “mental fitness”, by choosing days and times to schedule them. While practicing them I will become better at the practices. I will be providing myself the time to focus on my intention with Loving Kindness. I want to send out loving kindness in all of my interactions. This practice reminds me of that desire and brings about the positive feelings I associate with such intentional living. The Subtle Mind practice allows me to just be and I do not have to fight the thoughts that enter my mind during the practice, but rather acknowledge them and allow them to drift away just as they drifted in. I find this to be very relaxing in and of itself. I do not feel as though I am failing when my attention starts to wander, but instead understand that it will happen and with practice it will happen less often.