Unit 8 - Review (What is best for me)

          The practices I feel were the most beneficial to myself were the loving kindness and the subtle mind practices.  I also practice visualizations on a regular basis.  When going to the doctor’s office or going through tests that are less that desirable I call upon my visualization practice to help keep me calm and get through that situation.  I also used this practice while in child birth to help control the pain and my reaction to it.  The loving kindness exercise has become more part of my daily exercises since we looked at it in class.  It has helped me be more aware of my husband and kids and practice more patience with them than I had been before this practice.  The subtle mind has been helping me to calm the clutter in my mind when I am trying to distress and meditate.  These practice together are part of my stress management plan and all contribute to my mental fitness routine.

Thanks

Melissa