Friday, July 20, 2012

Crime of the Century Meditation Exercise.


  1. Reflecting on my own personal well being I would give myself a 9 for my physical well being because I am happy with my being inside and out.   I like how I look, I like how I feel and I like what I have to do to maintain my body.  Running and P90X have transformed my exterior and my diet has transformed my insides.  I have only obtained a 10 on a few occasions that were very special and all aspects of mind-body and spirit were in sync.  My Spiritual well being I would give an 8 for I am most calm when literally running through nature.   I have to work on times when I am not submersed in nature where I often lose my spiritual focus.  Psychologically I am at a 7 because I have found that when I choose to look for the positive in every situation I am at the most ease.   I do let some things bother me more then I should and in hindsight I can find the positive but in the heat of the moment I loose the calm. 
  2. My goals are where they need to be with exception of psychologically where I need to let the heat of the moment pass by me while I am calm.   I need to choose to not react immediately rather wait until my mind is clear to respond.
  3. The activities I can implement to help maintain my goal is continued running and exercise.  Practice daily to let go of the small stuff and wait before responding.  Take in that deep breath to clear my frustrations and find the positive.
  4. As for the relaxation exercises I had the same experience as last week.   I was very comfortable and relaxed.  Following the cues focusing on the light and where it was radiating from.   I don’t recall getting to the third light.   I was out.  I feel so much better from this exercise then I would have a nap so I am guessing my subconscious took over for me and my conscious mind went to its happy place because I did not dream like I would have if I fell asleep.   I did rewind and try to listen to it again but I had the same thing happen.  I think I will do these exercises on evening when I do not fall right to sleep and maybe I will awaken feeling even more refreshed. 

3 comments:

  1. Kristie,

    Hello, I was reading your blog this week. I am glad that you enjoyed the relaxation drill. I myself could not get past the first few minutes. Surely, I did not make it to the second or third color. I wish I could say the same about the drill for this week, but last weeks drill was spectacular in my opinion. Maybe I will try this one again in a few days. It seemed to work for you, so why not try again. (maybe when my home is not so hectic!) ;)

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  2. I really am not used to signing my name. The above post is from me!

    Sarah Pratt

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  3. Kristie,

    I too fell asleep before I reached the throat during the exercise my first time around. I was so relaxed that I just drifted off. I was only out for about ten minutes, but when I awoke, I felt much more refreshed and relaxed than I had.

    Also, I had to mention that I greatly admire your stance on your physical self. I have struggled with my physical self for about a year and cannot seem to keep the motivation through the stress in order to exercise. I also admire that you are a runner. I have always wanted to be, but I always get discouraged before I even begin.

    Amanda Shioman

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