The subtle mind practice

Once I found that there was a functional copy of this practice on the doc sharing, I was good to go. The subtle mind practice is really a basic mindfulness meditation that asks us to focus on the breath. I have always found this type of practice much easier to do than visualization practices such as the loving kindness practice. There is something about having to visualize something that is not already there or is there but not readily visualized that trips me up and it will require a lot more practice. However, mindfulness does come easier, it asks us to focus on something that is present and easily visualized, like breathing. When doing this type of practice, you really can focus on anything you want, the idea is that you are silencing the crazy chaos going on inside your head. You are not forcing anything, this is really important to understand. We acknowledge the thoughts that are there, we do not judge them, and they eventually float away and we continue to focus. This is a really good way to wind down from a long day at work, sometimes I practice on the train on the way home. By the time I get home, I feel a lot better. The length of this practice was just about right too, not too long and not too short, but I had a bit of trouble when the person broke in a couple of times to add instructions. This really kind of bothered me, even though the instruction was helpful to those who had never done this kind of thing before. I also think that this type of practice is easier if there is no background music, it distracts from my focus. What did you guys think?