Contemplative Project: Intrapersonal Discoveries

Contemplative practices, by their nature, are transformative processes that place a person – you! – at the center of your experience. Try one of the contemplative practices listed in the Tree of Contemplative practices (if stumped, or if you prefer, you can use the meditations provided in the sub-modules for class).

After you finish your practice, take a half-hour to an hour to reflect on your experience by journaling about it. You may be as artistic as you like in your journaling. Do not worry about writing well; simply write down what comes up for you… to note what the experience was like for you. Include a written explanation to clarify your experience for your peers.

Share your project along with your written explanation in the Yellowdig community, and make a note about how your experience of stress was affected by your practice. (Be sure to share a photograph of your journal, art work, or an image of what you tried for your practice.) Again upload a copy in ASSIGNMENTS dropbox so I may grade the assignment. Thank you.

Try out some exercises from Chen textbook (choose 5 ) 8.1, 8.3, 8.5, 8.8, 8.9, 9.1, 9.4 and you will turn reflections in with the final project