Unit 6

1. Practice the universal Loving Kindness (meditation) exercise on p. 93.
2. Complete the Integral Assessment discussed in chapter 11 (p.115).
3. Describe the exercise and assessment process. What did you discover about yourself? What area have you chosen to be a focus of growth and development? Why? What are some specific exercises or activities that you can implement to foster greater wellness in this area?

I think that this was a nice concept, and I agree that a world free of suffering, and full of health, happiness, and wholeness would be amazing, but I do not feel that this is even close to a realistic thought. My life is dominated by acceptance, analyzation, and logic. With that said, the loving kindness exercise, as state earlier, is a nice thought, it is not my style, nor is it realistic, however, I did participate in the exercise to give it a chance to feel something more from it. 

I did take a good hard look at myself with the integral assessment portion of the exercises. i have found that I can surely improve on exercises that will aid in ease of mind, and maybe just take a little bit of stress out of my daily life. With that in mind, I am considering doing yoga in the mornings before I go to work 3 days per week. I think that this would be a great way to channel some of my thoughts, and help offset my normal workouts and cardio sessions. I am more than willing to give the well rounded mind, body, spirit approach to wellness a shot, and I think yoga would be a good combination and fit for me to pursue this new concept in my life.