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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.