Unit 2 Relaxation

Unit 2 I just wanted to start this week off by saying hello to all and I hope everyone is having a great and easy beginning of term. I have had a love/ hate relationship with all the reading so far; some I find fascinating and some I have to re read a few times before I completely understand the concept. I will say that last night I was reading Integral Health/ section We can train the mindand I completely agree with the concept of mind training and that people who practice training their mind are happier people. I do not meditate although I would like to conquer this feat but I do start each day looking at the positive and trying to see the good in everything. My favorite quote from the reading I did last night was " We just need to train ourselves to surf the waves of outer adversity rather than to drown in them (Dacher, 2006, p22)". I love this and it really hit home, I think I try very hard in my life to go with the flow and when something negative happens I believe that it happens for a reason so I can learn from it, and if it just happens because then I try to roll with it. The relaxation technique for me was amazing! It’s been a long two weeks and an even longer day today. This technique was just what I needed to get through the rest of night. I am amazed on how this technique completely and totally relaxed me. The mind- body connection was definitely at work in this situation. My arms were not going to move anywhere at the time of full relaxation, the first place I felt the warmth that is spoken of was in my wrist. It wasn’t until the voice mentions about the palms radiating heat that I realized my hands were cupped and the warmth on my wrists I was feeling was coming from my palms because of their positioning. When told to bring the blood back to the core I felt a tingling sensation in my stomach after a few seconds of this thought. This is a technique I think I can use in the future, life gets so hectic with multiple jobs, crazy kid’s school schedules, my school, and just keeping the dishes out of the sink and the floor swept I can see myself practicing this when it all gets to be too much. I think I need a recorded voice all the time or I may fall asleep. ;) Dacher, E. S. (2006). Integral health the path to human flourishing. Laguna Beach, CA: Basic Health.