Unit 8 Mindfulness Practices

Well I can say the most beneficial practices for me have to be vision practice and subtle mind. Although I do not follow the actual meditation itself very well I did take away a part of the meaning of the practice. For example obtaining a subtle mind helped me to calm my mind, mostly at night, and with this I have been able to separate and truly look at what my issue where and prioritize which need to be worked on first. Before this practice I always felt that it was a cluster mess in my head and I could not get a grip on reality. One specific example is my husband and I are trying to make a decision weather we want to move north or stay in Florida. It seems like the idea is such a cluster of thoughts, concerns, ideas, worries, where to start looking, how to go about moving, and so on. By practicing subtle mind I have been able to address all of my thoughts and concerns in a more organized manor. Next example is how I incorporate the vision into my life. I am a figure competitor so for me vision is everything. I focus on my vision of how I want to look on stage before the judges and while I am training, dieting, or preparing I stay focused on this vision. At times during the training process my emotions run high, I can become so fatigued I want to give up and quit, and I may question why I am doing this to myself. By having my vision n the back of my mind I can will myself to keep going and remind myself that I can do this. So out of all the exercises we have done these are the two that may stick with me in this way after the semester.