The Subtle Mind

     The importance of controlled breathing to bring out the results intended from the two exercises is the most beneficial to me.   Because of the overload I have placed on myself with family, school, work etc I tend to be uptight.   I find myself worked up and breathing shallow at times. I’m thankful and it is certainly helpful that I am a Wellness major right?  In addition to receiving the benefits from the exercise and physical activity I participate in, I now have two techniques brining me closer to psychospiritual flourishing.   The only frustrating thing I can come up with is being able to execute sessions on a consistent basis.  Once I wake up and begin my day, before I know it the sun is going down and the day is quickly coming to an end.

     As I continue on my journey through the Health and Wellness curriculum, just when I feel that there couldn’t be much more that can be amazing information, the next term comes around and here it is.  How I see the connection to spiritual wellness to mental and physical wellness is that for sure all are connected but the mental and physical activities are more of “called upon” attributes with spiritual wellness being the ultimate foundation supporting it all.  The more we neglect the mental and physical parts of our being the more we wreak havoc on our spiritual selves.  Just as our subtle mind exercise has begun to teach us to slow down the mental and physical parts of us to finally see what we have neglected and have let go unnoticed until now (Dacher, 2006). 

 Resources

Dacher, E. S. (2006). Integral health: The path to human flourishing. Laguna Beach, CA: Basic Health Publications Inc.