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by kristi.zhang Posted on November 20, 2011

A. First, take note of the moods you’ve experienced.

I would say I’m quite anxious today because of a swim meet I’m participating in tomorrow.

B. Assess your overall level of anxiety on a scale of 1 to 10.

Not too anxious, about a 5 or so.

C. Assess the level of physical tension in your body- where do you notice the tension? Try rating your overall tension on a scale of 1 to 10.

My back that’s about a 9. And just in general is about a 6.

III. After you have finished your meditation, re-asses your state of mind and body.
A. Reassess your mood on the chart.

I am happy and confident.

B. Reassess your level of anxiety from 1 to 10.

My level of anxiety is close to none. I’d say a 1.
C. Reasses your level of physical tension and rate it from 1 to 10.

My physical tension is about a 3.

IV. Describe the experience– What type of meditation did you choose? Describe what was going on in your mind and your body, what kind of thoughts and sensations did you experience during the meditation? Were there any challenging or frustrating aspects of the experience, and if so, what were they? Would you try this again in the future? Why or why not?

I chose a guided meditation by “Gil Fronsdal” on Confidence and the Breath. I was thinking about confidence on what I was going to do this week. In the beginning I was trying to focus on confidence in the past, the future, and the foundations of confidence. I focused on my breathing, I was trying not to think. It was frustrating how I kept on letting myself down, thoughts kept on popping into my brain about the events of my day. After a few minutes, I started to enjoy the meditation. The instructor really helped me orient myself so that I would have my breath to focus on, and to focus on the present. My muscles started to relax and it was just a wonderful feeling. It helped to orient myself and my thoughts. I would definitely try this again in the future but a different type of meditation. I took a yoga class before where we focused on the colors of our auras, and it was very interesting. Certain colors of our auras represented different thoughts in our mind. Overall, this was an enjoyable experience.

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Hello Class :)

by kristi.zhang Posted on September 17, 2011

Hello! I’m Kristi Zhang and I’m 19 years old.  I just recently transferred into Baruch from Brooklyn College and before that, from Fordham University. I’m loving Baruch, especially psychology. I’m not planning on majoring in Psychology but I do plan on majoring in Accounting and then continuing onto law school. I’ve recently joined the swim team here, and I’m excited for an amazing season. I was born and raised in Brooklyn but I’m always excited to go traveling. One day, I’d like to visit all 5o states, so far I’ve been to 23 and counting…  🙂

I love to try new things, and this summer I recently learned how to windsurf! My current favorite song is “All My Loving” by Across the Universe. I’m currently reading “Fast Food Nation” by Eric Schlosser, and my first impression of this book was, “Why in the world would someone read this book?” but after flipping through a few pages, and then going on to reading half the book, it’s influenced me to eat healthy and to be more mindful about food production and surprising truths about what we’re eating.

I hope to have an amazing semester with you this year!

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