Unit 5

 Hello everyone,

    I would have to say that this exercise was similar to the one that I have done before. I really like this exercise that I can relate to my personal life experiences. Loving-kindness may be defined to me as individual "grasp " of what he or she believed of opening one's heart to others by doing good deeds beyond  your circle of friends. It could be done by embracing strangers such as a hug that one would want.  Subtle mind tended to focus on breathing techniques that related to the body, mind and spirit for integral health.  One of the technique of breathing that help me calm down would be through  meditation.

  I learned from my master in the martial art. This art was known as Hapikdo (harmony and happiness). It  was original in Korea where the monk would learn to defense themselves against  outsider attackers. It involved several steps of breathing techniques. The first technique would  involve using "Qi" of the body by individual of conquest his or her fear.  This might be known as "fight to flight" response. He told me that individual needed to expand the body as well as breathing through the nostril so, that the body and mind could be interconnected with each other just as heaven and earth.  This might be known as "Ying and Yang". The second step of breathing  would involve  concentration such as happy events. I would like to think of water fall pouring down  on my entire body and experience the sensation of  feeling happy without worry about outside involvements. The last step of breathing would involve the five elements such  as fire, water, earth, metal, and wood in mediation By balancing these five element than one would feel happy as well in love . I have tried to relax my mind and body through mediation  for at least 3 times per day on focus my mind-body and spirit. 

References:
 Dacher, E. (2006). Integral The Path to Human Flourishing Health.
 Laguna Beach, CA: Basic Health Publications Inc.

Micozzi, M. (2011). Complementary and Alternative Medicine 4th Edition.
St.Louis, Missouri: Saunders Elservier.