In 1965 John Sebastian and The Lovin Spoonful released their first single entitled, Do You Believe in Magic. The song was well-received by the public and became a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #9. According to the lyrics, the magic referenced in the title is the power of music to supply happiness and freedom to both those who make it and those who listen to it. Music does have that kind of power. So do words, sounds, smells, feelings, images, and experiences. They have the power to release you from your present state of suffering. They also have the power to imprison you. The choice is yours. It may not seem like it at times. It may seem that you are a victim of your circumstances, but that’s because of previous training and unintended programming from well meaning people in our lives. But you can stop being a victim any time you wish and alter your future.
In my last blog I introduced Deep Trance Meditation and how you could use relaxing music, aromatherapy and the Breath of Life to put you into an altered state of consciousness. While in this altered state of consciousness, referred to by many scientists as the Awakened Mind State an individual utilizes whole brain functioning, are at their most creative, and their subconscious mind is completely open to suggestion. By incorporating “magic words” into the meditation we use a process referred to as Suggestive Relaxation to reprogram your subconscious mind for success, happiness, abundance, freedom, or any experience you want.
By introducing your very own “Magic Words” at the appropriate time during your Suggestive Relaxation practice you can instantly put yourself into the “Awakened” or “High-Performance Mind” state. You will experience mental clarity, insight, and gain a higher degree of awareness that can help solve any problem. You will automatically and instantaneously discharge any energy build up, so your body will be free from tension. For your “Magic Words” to gain the power to alter your state of consciousness you must commit to daily practice for at least a month. Don’t expect immediate results; if you do, you will be disappointed and stop practicing long before you have a chance to succeed.
You choose your own Magic Words. Magic Words are not necessarily words. They me be, but they may also be images, physical sensations or movements, emotional feelings, sounds or even music. There are no rules for selecting magic Words. They should be unique to you, come from your own experience, and hold some special meaning. Let me share Magic Words some clients used to alter their subconscious programming.
Twenty-something Phil loved watching “He-Man”, an animated cartoon when he was young. He used to run around the house carrying his he- man sword shouting “I’ve got the power”, something He-man shouted in the cartoon. Now he shouts (under his breath) “I’ve got the Power” when he feels he’s losing control of his thoughts and stress is starting to control his life.
Ted, a physician in the ER of a major hospital uses a defibrillator to restart the hearts of patients whose hearts have stopped as a result of major injury or illness. Before placing the pads on the chest of the patient that send electricity surging through the patient’s body, he yells “Clear” to keep others in the ER from coming in contact with the patient and accidentally having their hearts defibrillated. Now he uses it to clear his mind of negative, destructive self-talk when he gets in adverse situations.
Wendy, now in her forties fondly remembers the time when she had young infants. She loved cuddling them close to her, feeling their small hearts beating next to hers. These fond memories completely relax her body when her chest tightens and a lump forms her throat when she has to make sales presentations before difficult clients.
JoJo, a singer in a rock band, used R.E.M.’s song, “Losing My Religion” to activate his tempo and rhythm while playing golf as this song had the same tempo and rhythm as his best swings. Marissa, a young gymnast used the word “Flip” to help her “flip” out of a state of fear and into a state of calm confidence before starting her balance beam routine. Anytime Jack sensed a feeling of smallness or intimidation he placed two fingers of his right hand on his nabhe or psychic navel center located two inches below his belly button and took a Breath of Life. He felt extremely powerful doing this and no longer felt a victim of people who tried to intimidate him.
What words, smells, sounds, feelings, images, or songs in your life have this kind of magic power? Think back in your life when you experienced the success, happiness, abundance, inner peace, or freedom that is now missing from your life at times. What kinds of things were associated with those earlier experiences? These now can become the basis for your Magic Words. To give them their power use the process I described in my last blog and after each time in the Deep Trance Mediation process where you took a Breath of Life insert your Magic Word and feel the sense of peace and relaxation overtaking you. As you sink deeper and deeper into an altered state your subconscious mind will begin to associate this state with the Breath of Life and your Magic Word.
After about a month or so you should be able to take a Breath of Life and insert your magic Word into any situation and feel an instantaneous sense of peace and harmony. You will be able to focus on the task at hand and will be more productive, happier, and freer to confront life on your terms.
“Do you believe in magic in a young girl's heart? How the music can free her whenever it starts? And it's magic, if the music is groovy. It makes you feel happy like an old-time movie. I'll tell you about the magic, and it'll free your soul. But it's like trying to tell a stranger 'bout rock and roll. If you believe in magic don't bother to choose. If it's jug band music or rhythm and blues. Just go and listen it'll start with a smile. It won't wipe off your face no matter how hard you try. Your feet start tapping and you can't seem to find how you got there, so just blow your mind. If you believe in magic, come along with me. We'll dance until morning 'til there's just you and me. And maybe, if the music is right I'll meet you tomorrow, sort of late at night. And we'll go dancing, baby, then you'll see how the magic's in the music and the music's in me. Yeah. Do you believe in magic? Yeah, believe in the magic of a young girl's soul. Believe in the magic of rock and roll. Believe in the magic that can set you free. Ohh, talking 'bout magic”
Do you believe in magic?
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
After doing a Jalianwala Bagh on Indian tigers, why shed crocodile tears now ??
Now that I have your attention... Have you ever struggled all day trying to solve a problem without success only to wake in the middle of the night with the perfect solution? During sleep your conscious mind rested, allowing your subconscious and unconscious minds to creatively conjure up solutions not open to the conscious mind. You can actually learn to do this during the day while you’re awake. This is referred to as the “Awakened Mind State”. The conscious mind must be completely at rest for this to occur. I have taught clients how to do this through a process called Deep Trance Meditation.
Deep Trance Meditation combines Vibrational Sound Therapy, Aromatherapy, and Transformational Breathwork. Many times, soothing music helps takes the edge off and helps one relax, allowing for a deeper meditative state. This is the basis of Vibrational Sound Therapy – music that produces relaxing vibrations. Specific fragrances have been found to produce different effects on the body. Aromatherapy takes advantage of this technology and helps deepen the meditative state.
Deep Trance Meditation creates an altered state of consciousness that opens up new energy pathways between the left and right hemispheres of your brain, which leads to what scientists, refer to as the “Awakened Mind State” or “High-Performance Mind”. The “Awakened Mind State” produces a synchronicity between the two halves of your brain that researchers have found dramatically improves brain functioning: improved brain functioning increases learning, memory, creativity, and intuition. The Awakened Mind State has also been shown to drastically lower levels of stress hormones. Drastically reducing stress hormones produces remarkable improvements in psychological, emotional, and physical health.
Benefits of Deep Trance Meditation
The benefits of Deep Trance Meditation include:
· Heightened sense of awareness
· Blissful inner calm
· Stress hormone levels nearly zero
· Increases in mind power and creativity
· Alter stubborn psychological programming
· Improved psychological, emotional, and physical health
Deep Trance Meditation is a simple process that once learned will be able to be repeated in the privacy of your own home. The more you practice the faster you will be able to produce the Awakened Mind State. Eventually with practice and the proper verbal keys you will be able to place yourself in this altered state of consciousness almost instantly.
Achieving the deepest altered state through meditation requires a combination of the appropriate sound vibrations (music), the right fragrance and a mental tool that takes you deep within so you lose connection to your physical world. I have found certain music helps achieve a state of calmness. My favorite is Pachelbel’s Canons and music with a didgeridoo. Find music that helps you produce a state of serenity. It’s best if it’s instrumental – no words.
The right fragrance depends on the state you’re in or trying to correct and your preference. Below are listed four of the most common emotional reactions to stress in our lives and the fragrances that help counteract those emotional states.
Anxiety/Stress Depression/Helplessness/Hopelessness
Bergamot Clary Sage
Jasmine Jasmine
Lavender Lavender
Fear Anger/Hostility
Lavender Lavender
Frankincense Chamomile Roman
Clary Sage Chamomile German
Sandalwood Bergamot
Chamomile
Cypress
Vetiver
Lemon
Bergamot
Orange
Cedarwood
Neroli
If you prefer others, use those. Place the fragrance in a burner and light according to directions. Now follow the rest of the directions to enter a deep meditative-like trance.
· Lie or sit as directed for the other exercises.
· Close your eyes.
· Take five Breaths of Life.
· While focusing on your breathing allow your breath to return to normal – deep, slow, and
rhythmical.
· Become aware of the fragrance you chose. Notice the calmness that is overtaking you.
· Listen to the music. Notice how you are becoming more and more relaxed.
· Take five more Breaths of Life.
· Allow your breathing to return to normal.
· Become aware of any thoughts that are entering your mind. Allow them to drift through.
It’s not necessary to try not thinking. See your thoughts drifting through your mind like
clouds in the sky.
· Smile.
· Take one more Breath of Life.
· Relax. If you feel tension anywhere in your body, stretch, shake, or massage the affected
area.
· Take another Breath of Life.
· Imagine that you are sitting on a warm beach, under a palm tree. Feel a slight breeze
gently cross your face.
· Look out into the ocean. See the waves as they slowly roll onto shore.
· You are relaxed in mind, body, and spirit.
· This brings a sense of joy to your life. Feel the joy.
· Take another Breath of Life, slowly, deeply, rhythmically.
· The golden sun in the bright blue sky warms your entire body. Feel the warmth.
· You see rays of golden sunlight streaming down.
· You notice that you are taking on a white sheen – you are becoming a white light.
· You have become one with the sun and are now looking down on the green and blue planet.
· It looks peaceful.
· You have the power to change anything.
· You have the power to be anything.
· You are everything.
· Take two Breaths of Life.
· Allow any thoughts to drift in and out of your mind.
· Listen to the music and rest
Many people fall asleep long before this stage of the exercise. If you do, that’s perfect. You will experience a deep and restful sleep. When you awake or end the session, open your eyes slowly, breathe fully and deeply, and smile. Stretch out if you need to and arise from your bed slowly. You may be a little woozy. If you practiced the exercise just before retiring for the night and fell asleep, great! You’ll awake in the morning refreshed and ready to face the world in control of your behaviors, beliefs, attitude, thoughts, and emotions. Practice this technique daily for a month and then as needed. Some people enjoy the experience so much they use it for the rest of their life. Many people use this exercise to help them get the rest they need while they sleep or as a power nap during the day. Find out when and how it works best for you.
Deep Trance Meditation combines Vibrational Sound Therapy, Aromatherapy, and Transformational Breathwork. Many times, soothing music helps takes the edge off and helps one relax, allowing for a deeper meditative state. This is the basis of Vibrational Sound Therapy – music that produces relaxing vibrations. Specific fragrances have been found to produce different effects on the body. Aromatherapy takes advantage of this technology and helps deepen the meditative state.
Deep Trance Meditation creates an altered state of consciousness that opens up new energy pathways between the left and right hemispheres of your brain, which leads to what scientists, refer to as the “Awakened Mind State” or “High-Performance Mind”. The “Awakened Mind State” produces a synchronicity between the two halves of your brain that researchers have found dramatically improves brain functioning: improved brain functioning increases learning, memory, creativity, and intuition. The Awakened Mind State has also been shown to drastically lower levels of stress hormones. Drastically reducing stress hormones produces remarkable improvements in psychological, emotional, and physical health.
Benefits of Deep Trance Meditation
The benefits of Deep Trance Meditation include:
· Heightened sense of awareness
· Blissful inner calm
· Stress hormone levels nearly zero
· Increases in mind power and creativity
· Alter stubborn psychological programming
· Improved psychological, emotional, and physical health
Deep Trance Meditation is a simple process that once learned will be able to be repeated in the privacy of your own home. The more you practice the faster you will be able to produce the Awakened Mind State. Eventually with practice and the proper verbal keys you will be able to place yourself in this altered state of consciousness almost instantly.
Achieving the deepest altered state through meditation requires a combination of the appropriate sound vibrations (music), the right fragrance and a mental tool that takes you deep within so you lose connection to your physical world. I have found certain music helps achieve a state of calmness. My favorite is Pachelbel’s Canons and music with a didgeridoo. Find music that helps you produce a state of serenity. It’s best if it’s instrumental – no words.
The right fragrance depends on the state you’re in or trying to correct and your preference. Below are listed four of the most common emotional reactions to stress in our lives and the fragrances that help counteract those emotional states.
Anxiety/Stress Depression/Helplessness/Hopelessness
Bergamot Clary Sage
Jasmine Jasmine
Lavender Lavender
Fear Anger/Hostility
Lavender Lavender
Frankincense Chamomile Roman
Clary Sage Chamomile German
Sandalwood Bergamot
Chamomile
Cypress
Vetiver
Lemon
Bergamot
Orange
Cedarwood
Neroli
If you prefer others, use those. Place the fragrance in a burner and light according to directions. Now follow the rest of the directions to enter a deep meditative-like trance.
· Lie or sit as directed for the other exercises.
· Close your eyes.
· Take five Breaths of Life.
· While focusing on your breathing allow your breath to return to normal – deep, slow, and
rhythmical.
· Become aware of the fragrance you chose. Notice the calmness that is overtaking you.
· Listen to the music. Notice how you are becoming more and more relaxed.
· Take five more Breaths of Life.
· Allow your breathing to return to normal.
· Become aware of any thoughts that are entering your mind. Allow them to drift through.
It’s not necessary to try not thinking. See your thoughts drifting through your mind like
clouds in the sky.
· Smile.
· Take one more Breath of Life.
· Relax. If you feel tension anywhere in your body, stretch, shake, or massage the affected
area.
· Take another Breath of Life.
· Imagine that you are sitting on a warm beach, under a palm tree. Feel a slight breeze
gently cross your face.
· Look out into the ocean. See the waves as they slowly roll onto shore.
· You are relaxed in mind, body, and spirit.
· This brings a sense of joy to your life. Feel the joy.
· Take another Breath of Life, slowly, deeply, rhythmically.
· The golden sun in the bright blue sky warms your entire body. Feel the warmth.
· You see rays of golden sunlight streaming down.
· You notice that you are taking on a white sheen – you are becoming a white light.
· You have become one with the sun and are now looking down on the green and blue planet.
· It looks peaceful.
· You have the power to change anything.
· You have the power to be anything.
· You are everything.
· Take two Breaths of Life.
· Allow any thoughts to drift in and out of your mind.
· Listen to the music and rest
Many people fall asleep long before this stage of the exercise. If you do, that’s perfect. You will experience a deep and restful sleep. When you awake or end the session, open your eyes slowly, breathe fully and deeply, and smile. Stretch out if you need to and arise from your bed slowly. You may be a little woozy. If you practiced the exercise just before retiring for the night and fell asleep, great! You’ll awake in the morning refreshed and ready to face the world in control of your behaviors, beliefs, attitude, thoughts, and emotions. Practice this technique daily for a month and then as needed. Some people enjoy the experience so much they use it for the rest of their life. Many people use this exercise to help them get the rest they need while they sleep or as a power nap during the day. Find out when and how it works best for you.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Oops!
When I sent a notification email announcing my last blog, “Imagine a Stress Free Life”, inadvertently I wrote, “Imagine a Stress-filled Life” in the subject line. Many of you pointed out my slip saying, in effect, “Why would I want to imagine a stress-filled life? I already live one.” Well, as I learned, there are no mistakes. Maybe we live a stress-filled life because we cannot imagine anything but. According to the oldest and most powerful Law of the Universe we attract that to which we direct our attention. If I can only imagine what I experience then my experience controls my imagination and my life. My words then become testament to my beliefs and control my destiny.
I think it’s amazing that simple little statements of belief control our life experiences. My entire life I believed in “No Pain, No Gain.” I also believed in the great American Dream that I could have anything I wanted if I just pursued it with everything I could. So I struggled and sacrificed and put all my effort into everything I did. That was true whether the pursuit was a career, love, relationship, education, spiritual path, or social and recreational endeavors. All along the way, I delayed gratification and silently suffered, knowing that someday all my dreams would come true. Well, I’m still waiting. That’s because I had specific outcomes that would be realized as a result of my effort and sacrifice. When something didn’t turn out as I had anticipated all that I was left with was all the pain I suffered along the way. I then did as every good American would do; I pulled up my boot straps, put the pain to the side and started over.
Even when things turned out perfectly I wasn’t satisfied, knowing that there was more out there to achieve. I became addicted to the pursuit and the pain. I could never be happy believing in “No Pain, No Gain.” I just didn’t realize it. I even chronicled all my trials and tribulations in my book, Ascent Into Hell. My life was a constant struggle to climb out of my self-imposed hell only to find that when I reached the pinnacle all I found was a deeper and darker hell. Fortunately I met people along the way who were more than willing to help me; to point out the fallacy of my beliefs and to provide me with tools to help me get out of my suffering.
One of these people was Esther Hicks who channels an entity known only as Abraham. She summarized my life by stating if you believe in No Pain, No Gain, that’s exactly what you get. How simple! If we expect to experience pain in our efforts to move forward, we get pain regardless of whether or not our efforts result in us moving forward, going backwards, or staying put. If we experience sufficient pain, pain becomes part of who we are whether we want it or not.
When I realized that I was the source of my own pain and that I had a choice between happiness and pain regardless of the situation, I finally decided on happiness. My happiness is not dictated by my experiences. I have relinquished my expectations that my efforts will yield specific outcomes that I have deemed desirable. I have learned that many times I couldn’t imagine the extent to which I could be happy with simple pleasures. The Universe has provided me with experiences that far outdistanced any outcome I could have imagined. It took me a long time and a lot of effort to get to this point, and yes a lot of struggling.
Recently I attended a workshop presented by Dr. Michael Ulm who asked the audience if we believed in miracles. He stated that 25% of people believe in miracles while 25% do not. The other 50% do not know whether or not miracles actually occur. He stated that miracles occur all the time and we can have them any time we want if we believe in miracles, believe they can happen in our lives, and believe we deserve them. In other words, our lives could change instantly. We just had to surrender to the best the Universe has to offer. Oh no! I just realized that my transformation needn’t have taken so long. It could have happened instantly. I believed it would take time and so it did.
Today I fully believe that my life is a miracle and am grateful for every moment, every breath, regardless of whether or not the experience is desired. There is a purpose to my life and I admit that I do not understand why I have the experiences I do and that there is a plan greater for me, greater than my feeble mind can comprehend. Every action I take is for my greater glory and good without expectation of what the future should look like. I can never be frustrated. I can never be disappointed. I can never suffer. And in those rarer and rarer times when human frailties take over I have tools I can use to end the suffering instantly, including the Breath of Life and the Attitude Adjustment Routine. I then imagine the Universe providing me with everything I need and want.
Do you believe in miracles? Can you imagine a stress free life? Can you imagine having everything you ever wanted? What are you waiting for?
I think it’s amazing that simple little statements of belief control our life experiences. My entire life I believed in “No Pain, No Gain.” I also believed in the great American Dream that I could have anything I wanted if I just pursued it with everything I could. So I struggled and sacrificed and put all my effort into everything I did. That was true whether the pursuit was a career, love, relationship, education, spiritual path, or social and recreational endeavors. All along the way, I delayed gratification and silently suffered, knowing that someday all my dreams would come true. Well, I’m still waiting. That’s because I had specific outcomes that would be realized as a result of my effort and sacrifice. When something didn’t turn out as I had anticipated all that I was left with was all the pain I suffered along the way. I then did as every good American would do; I pulled up my boot straps, put the pain to the side and started over.
Even when things turned out perfectly I wasn’t satisfied, knowing that there was more out there to achieve. I became addicted to the pursuit and the pain. I could never be happy believing in “No Pain, No Gain.” I just didn’t realize it. I even chronicled all my trials and tribulations in my book, Ascent Into Hell. My life was a constant struggle to climb out of my self-imposed hell only to find that when I reached the pinnacle all I found was a deeper and darker hell. Fortunately I met people along the way who were more than willing to help me; to point out the fallacy of my beliefs and to provide me with tools to help me get out of my suffering.
One of these people was Esther Hicks who channels an entity known only as Abraham. She summarized my life by stating if you believe in No Pain, No Gain, that’s exactly what you get. How simple! If we expect to experience pain in our efforts to move forward, we get pain regardless of whether or not our efforts result in us moving forward, going backwards, or staying put. If we experience sufficient pain, pain becomes part of who we are whether we want it or not.
When I realized that I was the source of my own pain and that I had a choice between happiness and pain regardless of the situation, I finally decided on happiness. My happiness is not dictated by my experiences. I have relinquished my expectations that my efforts will yield specific outcomes that I have deemed desirable. I have learned that many times I couldn’t imagine the extent to which I could be happy with simple pleasures. The Universe has provided me with experiences that far outdistanced any outcome I could have imagined. It took me a long time and a lot of effort to get to this point, and yes a lot of struggling.
Recently I attended a workshop presented by Dr. Michael Ulm who asked the audience if we believed in miracles. He stated that 25% of people believe in miracles while 25% do not. The other 50% do not know whether or not miracles actually occur. He stated that miracles occur all the time and we can have them any time we want if we believe in miracles, believe they can happen in our lives, and believe we deserve them. In other words, our lives could change instantly. We just had to surrender to the best the Universe has to offer. Oh no! I just realized that my transformation needn’t have taken so long. It could have happened instantly. I believed it would take time and so it did.
Today I fully believe that my life is a miracle and am grateful for every moment, every breath, regardless of whether or not the experience is desired. There is a purpose to my life and I admit that I do not understand why I have the experiences I do and that there is a plan greater for me, greater than my feeble mind can comprehend. Every action I take is for my greater glory and good without expectation of what the future should look like. I can never be frustrated. I can never be disappointed. I can never suffer. And in those rarer and rarer times when human frailties take over I have tools I can use to end the suffering instantly, including the Breath of Life and the Attitude Adjustment Routine. I then imagine the Universe providing me with everything I need and want.
Do you believe in miracles? Can you imagine a stress free life? Can you imagine having everything you ever wanted? What are you waiting for?
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