Exercise 5 Subtle Mind Exercise

During the subtle mind exercise, I enjoyed listening to the ocean, because the beach is my very favorite place and if anything can get me to settle down, that's it right there.  It is very challenging though to keep my mind on my breath.  It seems like every 20 to 30 seconds I have to bring myself back.  I was a little distracted though because I was hungry.  This isn't frustrating, it's definitely exercise though.  It is a little easier than the loving kindness exercise though.  During that exercise, I felt that it was a little harder to focus.  I look at this the same way as physical exercise or even going to a therapist.  Sometimes you don't see or feel results for a while.  However, over time great results can occur with consistency.  A little bit every day can eventually go a long way.

Over the years I have been very physically active in dance and other things.  Because of this I have many aches and pains at the young age of 43.  I wonder now if some of the back and knee pain that I experience is because of emotional issues that I've had a difficult time with.  I look forward to practicing mental fitness so that I can alleviate some of the symptoms that I feel.  I know that if I am stressed, sad or worrying, my immunity gets low and I tend to get sick.  I want nothing more then to be able to exercise a witnessing mind, subtle mind, and unity consciousness so that I can reach my full potential and not get caught up in the stress of the day.