1.Compare and contrast the Loving Kindness exercise and the Subtle mind exercise. Explain your experience including the benefits, frustrations etc.

This exercise reminded me of Zen Meditation exercise when you focus on slow and deep breathing.  In Zen exercise it's not how many breath's because you want to take but deep slow breath which helps you to breath out stress that makes me feel so relaxed.  This exercise really made me feel relaxed to a point that I felt tired.  I think focusing on breathing helped me stay relaxed and help me from my mind consistanly running during this exercise.  Many people have hard time doing this kinds of exercise because your mind tend to go everywhere and it's hard to stay focused.

I really benefited from this exercise and I will continue to use this during times of stress or when Im alone at the beach, this would benefit me greatly.  It's amazing how easily it was for me to stay focus during this exercise and it made it easy to relax and concentrate on my breathing.