Friday, December 16, 2011

Universal Loving-Kindness

Hi, everyone.

This exercise was a bit more to my liking as it didn't require having to listen to someone else describe actions that I should be taking; however, I had to work with this one quite a bit in order to memorize the phrases necessary for the activity as I kept making mistakes which disrupted my concentration.  I found it quite frustrating to miss a word in the phrase or to not be able to remember the next phrase.  Additionally, I found it difficult to achieve a good state of relaxation when I tried the activity holding the book and reading the phrases.

I do recognize that this particular activity is less aimed at relaxation and more aimed at opening up my personal perception of the world; however, it is hard to focus on an activity when there is concern about trying to get it done correctly in addition to making observations that are going to be graded.  Perhaps it is the added pressure, minimal that it is, to "get it right" that makes it harder for me to really focus.

-Joy Clark

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