Loving Kindness Practice

Hi guys, this exercise lefts me feeling a little ambivalent even though it had many of the components that work really well for me. I concentrated on one of my favorite people, my Grandmother, who had a large role in raising me as my Mom worked. My Mom had a really short fuse and my Grandmother was the peace maker.It also has the sounds of waves and I have always used this technique to relax. My name means woman of the sea and I have always tried to live close to the ocean. This exercise did not make me feel relaxed at all. It actually made me a little restless which I'm sure was not the intended purpose. I will try it at least one more time but I think last week's exercise was better suited for my needs at this time on my journey. A athlete trains his body and his mind on a daily basis so he can perform to the best of his ability. This is also the concept of mental workout. By using practice techniques, we learn how to develop nuisances of our mind that we usually ignore in the Western World. This enables us to go past our accepted limits into new territory on our journey to integral health.
See everyone in class.

Rainbow Exercise

So, here I am in the middle of a crazy week writing another blog on mind-body-spirit wellness and actually liking it. Dr. Cindy has asked us to evaluate our optimal wellness in three categories. Not as easy as you would expect. As far as physical, about 7.5. I do a lot f things right like going to the gym and eating really well but I do have genetic predispositions that have resulted in some health issues. My resolve is to continue doing what I do and try to deal with issues as they come up. As par as my psychological well being, a 9. I have a really resistant personality and have learned to cope with difficulties. I have a really strong social support system and am a pretty happy person. My intent is to develop better coping skills and stress management. 410 really helped with the coping skills aspect. For spiritual, about a 6. This is an area I need to work on. I am not a traditionally religious person but I do believe in an inter-connectiveness between humans. I do a lot of hands on community charity work and I try and donate money to environmental causes. I often will walk by the ocean when I need to restore my sense of being connected to the bigger picture. I really liked the imagery of this exercise because I can actually "feel" the different rays of light emitting from my body. I feel renewed and restored. A great investment of my time. :) See eevryone in class, A

Journey to Relaxation

This might be a true test if this technique really works. I had a rough day and really could use some relaxation. I found out that I may have overextended myself (in my case that translates as I officially need 26 hour days) and also that I am highly allergic to ant bites. I am trying this meditation at 1:30 AM :( I do feel a little better after completing this exercise although I am sure I would have felt a lot better if I wasn't having an allergic reaction. Truthfully, my arms and hands still do feel a little bit warmer. Will have to try this again in the near future! Bye for now, Adrienne

Day One of Summer Internship
It was a really enlightening and tiring day. I think Professor Rouder would have been proud of me because I was able to put a lot of information from 54.6 to good use. This was my first real experience with clinical nutrition and it was challenging. Only wish I didn't have to deal with traffic on the BQE :(. Tonight is my first 420 seminar with Dr. Cindy and I'm really looking forward to it. Hopefully, I'll be able to learn some new coping mechanisms . Obviously need more work on learning how to deal with bumper to bumper traffic.

First Time

Recently, I've been having a lot of firsts in my life. Today was the first day of a summer internship and I am really excited about it. I am working on an nutritional education initiative in a Brooklyn Hospital and I am really hoping that it will be a reciprocal experience where I can share some knowledge but learn a lot myself. I guess my blog is my story of change and realizing that it is never too late to make changes in your life. Anyway, signing off now. I have a lot of reading to do, A