Mind and Body: Learning What comes first

This week it is brought to our attention in class that although diet, exercise, and seeing a physician regularly are still very important in staying healthy, it isn’t always the only way to solve all of our problem/s. It is usual that one’s medical and mental diagnosis come from the lack of a healthy mind. Stress is a common factor and one that I personally struggle to cope with, on a daily basis. I am not happy with my current employment and am working on financial hardships. I also don’t have the best relationship with my mother whom most of us like to rely on the most for support. With these three effected areas, it is tough to escape knowing that none of them can just go away or be fixed by going to the doctor.

 

A healthy mind comes from having good relationships, spirituality, creativeness, intimacy, environmental, financial, etc. But we may have to work on getting ourselves to that place. In the meanwhile, someone such as myself who needs to cope with the everyday stress until I can become healthy within mind and body, I’ve looked more in depth into meditation which was suggested in our assignment.

 

I have never meditated until today and not sure I got the full affect the first time around with all the noise in the house but I am willing to continue to utilize the technique and learn more about it. There is mediation to relax the mind and the muscle and some that are to work on both. When looking for how to get into it and the breathing, I found this instruction below:

 

Meditating is a great way to relax your mind, and you can meditate almost anywhere and at any time. Just pick a quiet place where you can sit on level ground and close your eyes. Cross your legs and keep your hands on your lap. Focus on inhaling and exhaling, and let your body be governed by your breath. Keep as still as possible and avoid fidgeting.

• Be aware of what you can’t control. Focus and absorb the smells and sounds around you.
• Clear your mind. Don’t think about how much work you have left to do, or about what you’re going to make for dinner. Just focus on clearing your mind and managing your breath.
• Relax every part of your body. You can focus on one part of your body at a time until you feel that every part of you is loose and relaxed.