Wednesday, December 7, 2011
The Subtle mind
So unit 5 is about the subtle mind and witnessing mind, calm abiding with the ultimate goal of experiencing unity consciousness. So I found myself back in my favorite recliner, ready to focus myself into quiet calm, planning on practicing my witnessing mind and control my thinking and clear my mind. I enjoyed the focus on breathing, it once again helped me to stay focused and keep my mind on only one thought, breathing at a relaxed level and bringing my heart rate and respirations down to slow mo. Unfortunately, I really don't enjoy the woman's voice, she startled me again when she broke the ocean calmness. I am finding a man's mono-tone lower voice more calming than the womans, not sure why, must be a childhood issue...haha Anyway, overall, I enjoyed the focus on breathing with the ocean sound. It is getting easier and the benefits are amazing after a long day at work:)
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Hey Kelsy! Funny, I find the mans voice more disrupting than the womens...and naturally I prefer the mans voice. So go figure. However, I also find voices or not voices but rather instructions distracting. I would really be into the meditaion and be jarred by the next instructions. I can see the instruction being necessary for a couple of times but after that I could do it better on my own. I also found it interesting how my hands and face seem to get heavy under meditaion...I love the ocean sounds. I am going to have to find a cd with just that on it!
ReplyDeleteHey Kelly, that is funny how meditation can be so different for everyone, I really find the ocean sounds relaxing also, and think I am ready to find a cd with maybe one instruction to begin and then all soothing sounds after that. I think the baratone level of the voice is soothing to me, the higher pitch I just didn't find soothing. Maybe It's because I'm a daddy's girl and my mother has a tendency to make me crazy....hahaha Thanks, kelsy
ReplyDeleteHey Kelsy, I like the ocean sounds as well but all the talking is distracting but I guess we need it in order to learn the exercises. Once we have learned them and are able to preform them with out instruction then the Ocean CD would be a great idea! I found all of this very weird at first but I kept an open mind and now I can not wait to master it! How about you? Had you ever tried meditation before?
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ReplyDeleteIf you like the breathing exercise you should try Tai Chi. It invlovels a lot of abdominal breathing and is very relaxing. It is so relaxing that I cannot do it in the morning because I am ready for a nap when I am done.
Here are a couple of places to check out.
http://taichiforbeginners.net/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mLnGI9X31Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFqrO5GkepM
The last one is the best in showing begining Tai Chi breathing. It is very metitative and relaxing.
---Anita Rachel Scott (Goehring)
Kelsy, I agree it was the voice of the instructor. It wasn't soothing and relaxing like the male voice we used too. Atleast you were able to get your breathing exercise in.
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