1. To me the approach or method was different, "loving kindness" used more music as a facilitator to the relaxation and calming of the mind/body, whereas in the "Subtle mind", your breathing was your focal point, then using it as a base to control and calm your mind/body. I liked both really, but felt more involved in the "Subtle mind" technique. The benefits were comparable, with a relaxation and stress reduction being achieved by both, I would combine the two myself, with music also being more a part of the Subtle mind use also.
2. Spiritual, mental, and physical wellness are all connected, in that if one of them is out of balance, the stress will manifest itself in the other areas causing imbalance, and possibly contributing to the promotion of disease, chronic or otherwise. An example is if I have worries, and I don't take the time to address them by continuing to go to church, praying or meditating about them, unloading them if you will, then the stress the worries produce will affect not only my mental and spiritual wellness, but eventually through stress also my physical wellness.
I found this exercise very difficult. As others have said it will take some practice to learn to do this. I would love to make it because I think it would make my life so much better. Just think of all the stress we can take out of our lives if we can relieve stress and combine our mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. It would make life a lot more enjoyable.
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I have been dealing with a lot of stress lately and I am the type of person that buries the stressors and I can go on not feeling stressed at all and then there is the one thing that breaks me and it all comes out. I am trying hard with these exercises to help clear my mind and start fresh everyday. It seems though that whenever I start doing a good job of not letting things bother me that is when I'm hit with the big one....well it feels that way anyways, that is when I need to remember to pray and ask for Gods help. In my devotions this week they talked about frustration. If you get frustrated it basically is saying that you are trying to handle it yourself and not putting it in Gods hands. That is what I need to work on, stop trying to fix it all myself.
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