Loving Kindness

I must say I am skeptical about doing the loving kindness exercise; only because these types of exercise generally do not help relax me. I think I am so use to rushing around it is hard for me to allow myself to fully relax while doing the exercises so they only end us irritating me. So while I sit here and wait for my computer to load the audio I am trying to allow myself to slightly relax so I can try to be open minded and benefit from this exercise. I guess I am realizing that I am truly in need of a mental workout. I try to remind myself to think positive and I try to see the good in every situation but at the same time I know I need to get my mind and body in balance so hopefully this class will help me to do that. My audio is almost loaded so once I complete the exercise I will return to let you know what I think about it.

I did so much better with this exercise than I had anticipated. I felt so uplifted and refreshed once the exercise was complete. I am not sure how to even explain the feeling that came over me but for the first time in weeks I felt at peace. I will say I also agree that you must first love yourself before you can extend your love to anyone else and although I believe this I have a hard time following through with it.  I think I will try to do this exercise again soon.

Mental workouts refer to activities that will help with personal development and brain activity.  Some things that you can do to for a mental workout consist of yoga, meditation, and listen to classical music. Studies have shown mental workouts to help with memory, listening better, stimulation and many other benefits. The benefits are not only short-term some of the benefits are long-term as well.

My Overall Wellness Rating

Based on your reflections, and on a scale of 1 to 10 (ten being optimal wellbeing), where do you rate your A-physical wellbeing, B-spiritual well-being, C-psychological well-being? Why?
I am usually my own worst critic so I find this a little hard but here it goes....For my physical wellbeing I would have to give myself a 7, I think for once in my life I am physically fit. There is however always room for improvement. Spiritual well-being I would have to say a 4 because I am nowhere close to where I need to be spiritually this I think is very closely linked to my psychological well-being which I would also rate as a low 4. Lately I have been very lost. I am in need of some deep soul searching. I think for so long I have given all I have to others and now I feel alone and lost. I have a lot of stress and anger within me that I need to release in a positive way.
Develop a goal for yourself in each area (physical, spiritual, psychological). I have set a few goals for myself recently the first one in physical and that is to continue on eating healthy and staying active. I would like to learn how to eat cleaner. My goals for spiritual would be to focus on me a little more, I need to take time to figure out what I want in life and map out how to get there. Psychological I want to start clearing my mind so I may start keeping a journal.
What activities or exercise can you implement in your life to assist in moving toward each goal?
I plan on continuing my exercise routine I workout in the mornings for 30 minutes doing Focus T25 and in the evenings I do Tapout XT. I am also going to continue using my fitness pal to log my food daily. I think I should start doing yoga and meditation to help myself spiritually and psychologically. I also plan on starting a journal.

Well I made several attempts to complete the exercise The Crime of the Century and I just wasn't able to do it. I found it was making me very irritated and I was feeling far from relaxed. I find in odd that last week the exercise really helped me to relax and calm down and now this week the assigned exercise made my mood worse. It's crazy how it worked, I wasn't in a mood before I listened to it and I wasn't irritable. Guess it just wasn't the right exercise for me!

Journey on relaxation

I was having a very stressed day when so I decided it would be a good time to try and listen to the Journey on relaxation exercise. I must say it helped as I first started listening to it I just couldn't let my self relax so I took a deep breath and closed my eyes and somewhere in that moment I felt like I could feel the blood flowing through my body my shoulders and arms just seemed to melt into the sofa. For the first time today I actually felt back in balance at peace my anger had seemed to disappear. Once I had finished this technique I was surprised how easy it became once I allowed my mind to connect with my body. Once I was done with this exercise I was able to come back to my school work and focus the way I needed too. This exercise has helped me realize how important it is to take time to truly relax I now feel in tune and so much better.

Trying new things

I must say when I was told that I needed to create a blog for one of course I was a little intimidated. The more I think about it the more I am looking forward to getting started. I mean it's good to try new things Right?
I use to work as a medical secretary in an Orthopedic office, but realized I just wasn't happy anymore I wasn't living life to the fullest. This is when I decide to further my education and get my Bachelor's in health and wellness. I started my journey of health and wellness about eight years ago when I watched my mother slowly leave this beautiful earth. I however didn't get serious about my journey until about two years ago. I decided I only have one body and mind so I better start taking care of it now so that I can enjoy life. I also have a 7 year old daughter that has multiple health issues and has reached an unhealthy weight due to medications she has to take. This is a mother and daughter trip we are making sure to take together we want to be the healthiest we can be inside and out. Please follow us on this journey!