HD 205 - Stretch Application 4

HD 205, Fall 2019 Stretch Application 4

Intention: Increase awareness of how you are incorporating the communication and life skill concepts presented in class into your life, namely the observer self.

Mechanism: Choose a guided meditation to practice and reflect upon your experience.

Part 1 -- Stretches: The UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center has a library of free guided meditations. You can access them online here: http://marc.ucla.edu/mindful-meditations Choose one of the 8 awareness practices by selecting the appropriate link and participating in the experience.

Part 2 -- Stretch Reflection: After engaging in a stretch it is important to reflect on the experience to assess its impact and increase personal awareness. Please spend time reflecting on the questions below and answer the following prompts. Including all three prompts, responses should be approximately 500 – 600 words in length.

Prompts:

1. What meditation did you do and what did you experience while engaging in it (i.e. what was easy for you and what was difficult for you)?

2. What is the observer self and what was your experience of the observer self during the stretch? What did your observer self notice? Note: you may want to reread chapter 23 of the Happiness Trap to gain clarity about this concept.

3. How will you apply what this stretch taught you to future experiences? What will you take from this experience that you can apply to your life?

http://marc.ucla.edu/mindful-meditations