I love the loving kindness practice, at first this one was one of the practices that I had the hardest time with and now as I am at work, I stock shelves on overnights at Wal-Mart, I will focus on sending loving kindness to my friends and family or those I know are in need of help. It gives me a great feeling as I work on it and the more I do it the quicker I feel that loving feeling within myself which then gets shared with those who are physically around me, it is a great practice that I will keep developing.
Visualization is also something that I love doing. I like to visualize my future goals as being in the present it helps me stay motivated, and as a personal trainer, I can implement this one in my clients workouts. It is a great way to keep motivated and you can do it anywhere as well. I like to combine visualization with meditation for a very indepth and relaxing visualization like going on a journey through the country like I have brought up before.
I love these practices and will always try to keep them as an active practice in my personal and professional life. They are great!
Stay Active, Stay Fit, Have Fun!!! :)
Aly
Hi Aly...
ReplyDeleteI really like that visualization you have about picturing your future goals as being in the present. It is like making one of those "scrapbooks" with pictures of things that you want in your life. Not sure if you have heard of them but they work. I made one with a house, husband, children, and a minivan in it. I have all that now. What I forgot to put into my book was a college education. So, I am now working on that.
Blessings!
Aly,
ReplyDeleteOne of the great things about the loving-kindness practice is you can take negative thoughts and turn them into positive ones. When you contemplate the troubles your friends are having, you send them loving-kind thoughts, thus, turning suffering and bad into good and hoping for the best to happen to them. It is a loving thing to do for your friends.The more loving thoughts you have, the more love you will share, so it is a win-win thought process.