This weeks relaxation exercise was very beneficial. I had to restart it twice because I really wanted to be in a place with no distractions. And, honestly, in the beginning, I found it a little difficult to focus. Soon, however, I was there. The colors were vibrant. Particularly when I was envisioning yellow radiating from my third chakra, the solar plexus. It was as if my body was filled with shock waves. This is interesting because the chakra located here is associated with self-confidence, one's ability to choose direction, and make (and mean) decisions (Pond, 2008). These things have been on my mind recently. Particularly the direction this path is taking me on. It has only been in the past 2 weeks that I've been given a glimpse of where I may be going. This exercise was a bit of an eye opener; telling me I need to continue looking down this particular road.
Now to answer a few more questions about where I am, what my goals are, and how I'm going to achieve them.
Physically, I would rate my well-being a 7. I have made tremendous strides in eliminating foods from my diet that make me sick and cause me pain. I exercise (almost) daily and I also know I need to put more effort into my yoga practice. Yoga is a continuous journey and there is always room for improvement. I want to be as flexible as I can possibly be.
Goal: Yoga to be natural every day occurrence.
Plan: I'm going to continue my 21 day yoga challenge (for those interested see www.yogajournal.com) and build my yoga library so I have a different sequence every day to avoid boredom with routine.
Spiritually: I would rate my well-being a 6. Although I think a lot about it, I don't actually do a lot about it. This class has sparked something in me and I believe the path may prove to be the right one. I want to dedicate more time in this area.
Goal: Spend time each day with a daily meditation card.
Plan: I must have 15 boxes of daily meditation cards sitting on my bookshelf from when I was a counselor. I will start putting them to my own use.
Psychological: I would rate my well-being an 8. This is the area I feel most successful in but with everything, there is always room for evolving to the next level.
Goal: Spend 30-60 minutes daily, learning something new in Ayurveda.
Plan: Buy a comprehensive book on Ayurveda, a new journal, and begin learning how to incorporate this model into my life.
When I look back at what I wrote I wonder if my goals and plans are reversed.
I look forward to input from others and more ideas on what I can do to make my plans successful.
Reference
Pond, D. (2008). Chakras for beginners: A Guide to balancing your chakra energies. Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn.
Hey I just have to say that you are so organized!
ReplyDeleteI also felt it a bit difficult to concentrate on this exercize in the begining! Althought I have not been sleeping well, so that is understandable. I think that once I got into it thinking about all of the colors and what they could mean was very tranquil. I think that doing yoga every day is an excelent goal. It will help not only your body but your mind as well! What exactly is a medication card? I think that sounds great! I would like to try it myself! Learning something new is always a great idea! I think you are on the right track for sure! Great blog! Have a great week! Sara