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The exercise from Bornstein's Workbook, that we did in class, really intrigued me, because unlike most of the peopl in that class I didn't feel more relax and comfortable with my body but rather frustrated, as we went through the motion of the exercise, I found that my body was getting heavier. Now it might have been because I was sitting on a chair instead of laying on the floor, but when we got to the part where we had to imagine what part of our body we would use, I found the only thing that popped into my head was my brain. But I felt inadequate and disabled when I couldn't think and couldn't function because my mind was not doing anything. I began to feel frustrated, upset, and angry at the fact that the one thing I though would function without it having to change would be the mind, but I was wrong. 

After the exercise I started to think about the probable implications the exercise could have and I finally came up with the solution. I think the reason for my frustration had to deal with who I am in reality. I think that I would like to think that I control my mind but how am I sure. I think the exercise helped me see my mind is still constricted and defined by what we already think we know.