Loving Kindness and Integral Assessment 

Loving Kindness (meditation) exercise I did not appreciate it at first. I did have to try and relax and do it again. The second time was better because I was just in the room alone and my wife and daughter went out to the store. I took the time and tried to clear my mind which, this time was a little better, but not perfect when you have a million things going on it is hard to focus but I did. It was just okay to me.

The assessment I enjoyed much more it was a broader spectrum which forced you to think about all that goes on in your life but then pin point the things that most standout now like relationship, work, health and family. Right now my list fall in the order of family, health and work. Family is most important but what is funny you would have ask me 2weeks ago I would have said work because most of my focus and energy went into what was building with my job. So because of that this week its been about my family because I miss them.

So this week I made sure I got off a little earlier so I wasn’t coming home and kissing them goodnight going to bed waking up and they were still a sleep, I planed my weekend around them and involved them in whatever I was doing. For example I taught a boot camp class and wife participated and help me prepare our daughter came along and was great, she slept in he carriage for the 2 classes.

I try and balance my life or juggle for a better word because this week it could be family and next week work and so on. You just need to take time and assess your life weekly to try and prevent you from being overwhelmed or stressed.

 


Sherlock

 Loving Kindness

Was this experience beneficial, I didn’t feel that right now because I didn’t fully understand the whole exercise? I get your suppose to feel relaxed and loving kindness but I didn’t get that.

I am sorry these experiences are not very confortable to me. Sometimes I feel stupid sitting there trying to relax and think about inner feelings and feeling love in my heart. I get what they want me to do but I don’t feel all those reactions or maybe just don’t understand what reactions I am should feeling.

Just like online class is good but I am not going to lie I miss the actual physical interaction with people. I need that so I can feel and see what’s going it just feels more personal and you get a better reaction than just posting thoughts. Saying this I might understand more in a physical group or one on one with the teacher expressing and bouncing thoughts and reactions back and fourth.

 

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 Physical-Spiritual-Psychological

On a scale of 1-10 my physical well-being is an 8. I work hard, I train hard but my eating habits suffer because of my crazy hours at work or sometimes I just don’t have the money. There is definitely room for improvement with my training also but I see big accomplishments in the last 3 to 4 months. The spiritual well-being is still very new, I know of it but not as focused. I would probably be a 4 maybe a 5 with push. That’s why thank god for my wife she would be a 10 plus and gives me that push. Now psychological well-being I would be a 10 but you ask my wife she may give you a different answer.

My goal to improve my physical well-being is get into the habit of planning and writing down my daily activities, with my spiritual it would be to just get more involved, maybe participating in bible study every Tuesday or Church on Sunday or dedicating 1 to 2hrs a week for my time to reflect and understand. I think what I do for my spiritual goal would help with my psychological well-being

Not sure what exercise but church and bible studies would help as activities.

I am sorry the jury is still out on the relaxation exercise I am just not a big fan of it. I have too much on my brain with, my newborn daughter, writing fitness programs for clients, preparing for the week, and building my fitness business. When I have things to do it is hard for me to take naps, and relax unless the work is done. I do relax when I am exercising or on Sundays I play baseball or football.
 

Hey Eeveryone

I am really overwhelmed sometimes with work. So I did try to listen to the meditation while I was at work. It wasnt working for me. I will try again maybe when I actually have a minute to focus on whats being said and played but right now it was not boaring but it made me sleepy and I' ve been up since 3:45am.

I wont say its bad I will try again on the weekend to listen to it maybe I could get more out of it.