The relaxation exercise from unit 2 was less than effective for me. Personally, I prefer the voice of a female when practicing relaxation or meditation exercises.
I also felt that the constant reference to blood was a little distracting rather than relaxing.
I did however enjoy the background music, as it was soft and subtle, so much that you almost forget that it was even playing during the exercise.
I guess that right off the bat, I found it difficult to submerge myself because of the male voice. I found that I focused more on the dislike of his voice than the commands in the exercise.
Walt,
ReplyDeleteI could not agree with you more on the blood. The male voice didn't bother me as much and I also liked the music.
Angie
I think that his voice is a little less desirable for relaxation. I personally do not recommend this as a first time guided meditation but it is a good one for later and more experienced meditation.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the blood thing goes, that does not bother me. One of the first meditations I did when I was very young was tracing my blood flow threw my veins. I found it more fun than relaxing. But it was also comforting and fascinating to discover and practice doing it. However, that was the goal.
---Anita Rachel Scott (Goehring)