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Your subconscious contains all of your memories, emotions, beliefs, programs, habits, preferences and drives. It controls all functions of your body, heals and balances you when you’re sleeping. It is the gateway to your other dimensions of your being: your spiritual energy, past lives, akashic ... Views: 3068
Since Descartes' said "I think therefore I am" the rational mode of consciousness has been the dominant mode in Western culture, almost to the exclusion of other ways of knowing.
What have we missed?
Einstein used his imagination to ride on a beam of light in the process of developing ... Views: 3036
When we are afraid of failing at something, we tend to think or obsess about it, which is normal, particularly just in advance of whatever it is we may be attempting to do. Unfortunately, this latent fear many times causes us to imagine various scenarios of failure, and not without ... Views: 3028
Selecting the right backdrop is a vital part of planning corporate events, birthday celebrations, wedding anniversaries, tradeshows and many other special events. Thanks to highly sophisticated and user friendly graphic design software, graphic artist are able to create custom backdrop images ... Views: 3015
Having a good imagination is vital to making progress. Without a view of what you wish to achieve, or where you wish to be, how would you know what to do or where to start? Even the simplest of things requires you to imagine your goal so as to enable you to be successful.
If you were to ... Views: 3009
One of the best techniques you can use to help you accomplish the goals in your life is creating a vision board. Perhaps you have heard of this technique.
If you have not yet heard of a vision board, you are no doubt wondering what it is.
A vision board is a board which you cover with ... Views: 2962
The Purity Of Intent
Here is a suggested Code of Conduct that transcends all social, religious, scientific and political beliefs while bridging the gap between the mainstream and the miraculous.
The Code is specifically designed to empower you so that you can bring fulfillment into your ... Views: 2955
"Safe Place" Guided Imagery Script
(Read this free guided meditation into a recorder first, then play it back for yourself. For personal use only, copyrighted material.)
To begin this guided meditation, sit or lie down in a comfortable position and close your eyes. Notice your body and ... Views: 2883
Human intelligence is largely determined by its genes. Children of families with a high IQ are very likely to have a high IQ as well. However there will always be the constant debate and known dispute: "nature vs. Nurture". It is important that even if we can not influence our own genes, we seek ... Views: 2877
Ever laugh at yourself? Sure you have. Everyone has.
Well, I just finished laughing at myself again.
Why was I laughing? Because of this article.
Let me explain...
Every month I pretty much go through the same routine. When it comes time to write an article for my newsletter I ... Views: 2807
The power of the mind to influence the body is quite remarkable. Imagery can be helpful in 90 percent of the problems that people bring to their doctors or counselors. Images are the most fundamental language we have. Everything you do, the mind processes through images. When we recall events ... Views: 2786
Relaxation and visualization are natural skills you can use every day. The ability to relax the body has many benefits such as strengthening your meditation practices, releasing constant thoughts, improving sleep patterns, reducing stress and negative emotions. The techniques below will assist ... Views: 2770
First of all, let me tell you that visualization does work. It is not hocus pocus, but scientific. All experts agree in the fact that you can reprogram your mind for achieving a desired goal as long as your subconscious mind accepts what you want as truth, and the new neural connections prepare ... Views: 2745
Professional Athletes Using Hypnosis to Enhance Mental Toughness and Peak Performance
As they get older and put more mileage on their bodies, proactive thinking professional athletes look for an edge. Much of the training and coaching that professional athletes receive works on the logical ... Views: 2738
I have pondered over that saying for years. It gives me great encouragement when on the rocky road to somewhere. Challenges we are faced with make us stronger. This we all know. As anticipation builds, the adrenaline in our bloodstream gets our minds flowing.
As with many coined phrases, “If ... Views: 2731
CELEBRATE THE BLESSINGS OF LIFE
Recognize and acknowledge the people and circumstances that bring you joy, comfort, support and wisdom. Blessings are not wrapped up in money or material goods. Blessings are the flow of support and generosity that embrace your life. A kind word can be a ... Views: 2699
FAIRY TALES AND SHAME
The true cause of the problems in our lives is revealed in stories like Snow White. When the queen discovers that Snow White is more beautiful than she, she determines that her heart should be cut out. Mothers can be so envious of their daughters that they will do all ... Views: 2696
For decades now guided imagery has proven to be a powerful tool in assisting the body to heal itself from a number of health challenges. It has also proven to be equally powerful in reprogramming the subconscious mind, and freeing us from the negative thoughts, feelings and beliefs contained ... Views: 2682
Most of us get our cars tuned-up every 30,000 miles or so -- or at least once a year. Yet many of us fail to tune-up our careers until they are stalled or worse! A good auto tune-up insures that your car continues to run smoothly, that it's getting good gas mileage and checks to prevent severe ... Views: 2657
We all have Inner Critics. Some of us have several of them. Journal therapy practice helps us to plow through the Critic's debilitating tactics, and transform them into useful coaching. The recipe calls for plenty of pen, paper, and journaling, tunneling through the morass of inner doubt, guilt, ... Views: 2656
You know that visualization in very important in using The Law of Attraction (LOA), provided that you always involve emotion in your visualization. LOA only respons feeling. That is why we need to visualize our life-goals that so stimulate our success feeling when we have been succeed in ... Views: 2639
Are you in the right "frame" of mind?
You are standing, alone, looking at yourself, naked, in a full length mirror, saying, for the hundredth time this week,
"I am at my perfect weight. I only eat foods that are healthy for my body",
and the 35 lb spare tire draped around your middle, ... Views: 2594
My coaching client Sophia had explored a business opportunity with a franchising organization and was very excited to tell me about it. It combined many of the activities that she found motivating; it would enable her to work from home, set her own schedule, work in a people job and use her ... Views: 2551
You can create a wealthy money mindset even during a recession. It involves two simple things, attention and imagination. By using attention and imagination you can change your brain patterns to reflect that of a wealthy person.
Here are 5 ways you can create a wealthy money mindset:
1) ... Views: 2536
Music is a key ingredient for any recorded guided imagery program, guided meditation, or hypnotherapy recording. If music plays an important role in movies, it’s even more important in guided imagery programs, because there's nothing for the listener to take in but the narration and the ... Views: 2534
Creative visualization is the practice of attempting to alter your thoughts in order to positively affect the world around you. There are many ways that this can be done but the basic principle is usually the same. The purpose is to improve one's surroundings via positive thinking.
While ... Views: 2532
The mind is amazing! As human beings, we have a unique ability to think and reason that far exceeds any other living thing.
With this ability comes the choice to build
up or tear down...to generate fear or courage...to be noble or degrading...all initiated by thoughts.
Just as you can ... Views: 2530
Why is it that some people seem to live a charmed life, receiving exactly what they want?
Why do other people never seem to fulfill their desires?
How can the same universe be benevolent in one case and seemingly indifferent in the other?
The truth is, it is the same universe. The ... Views: 2530
Mental imagery, creative visualization, meditation, journeying– there are many names and varying techniques for this powerful tool that can relax, empower, build confidence, heal and create changes that would have once been considered impossible.
In sport, elite athletes have used ... Views: 2498
"We are one big family of people, trying to make our way through the unfolding puzzle of life." Sara Paddison
For thousands of years people have been attempting to solve the puzzle of life. The problem is that there is not one solution. Each of us has our own unique puzzle to solve. Your ... Views: 2488
Healing with imagery is a simple way to relieve stress, ease pain in the body and co-create in the world. Imaginal exercises are very simple, taking only a few minutes. Imagery is a very powerful jewel for self discovery.
Our mind is a powerful tool to create in the world. We create through ... Views: 2479
Photo sharing is a popular web culture among netizens who love to talk with photos. Their photos say about their hobbies, daily life, families and special events.
There are few sites that are dedicated to photo blogging and photo sharing. Some photo blogging and photo sharing sites give you ... Views: 2472
Visualization is an extremely powerful tool that doubles the drive to achieve your goal, no matter how unattainable it might seem at the starting point. When you visualize success, you feel charged and motivated and increase your efforts. For someone on a weight loss journey, visualizing ... Views: 2469
By Carolyn Ellis, Visual Coach and Founder of BrillianceMastery.com
Is doodling a sign of an idle or distracted mind or a key to creativity and breakthrough thinking?
Many folks doodled as children, but as we grew up a lot of us lost that willingness to scribble and draw. When we grew up ... Views: 2466
“What you do is create a vision of what you
want to be and then live into that picture
as if it were already true.”
-Arnold Schwarzenegger
The word “imagination” has always resonated deep within my soul. In my imagination, I can go anywhere, be anyone and accomplish anything. As a child, I ... Views: 2446
Whether you are in business for yourself or working for someone else, you need a vision for your professional life. And that vision should incorporate your personal aspirations as well. (We often act as if we are multiple people- one individual lives our work life and another lives our ... Views: 2440
This is a question that I asked myself daily for most of my life. I had no idea what I was meant to do and who I was supposed to be. I have degrees in Psychology, Education, Theology and Zoology. I have had dozens of jobs and done thousands of courses. All that time I was trying to find ME. ... Views: 2435
Grounded cognition a fairly new theory in cognitive psychology that has been the subject of much research and discussion just these past 10-15 years. Grounded cognition is the understanding that that cognition is not merely a computational process in the brain in a central module separate from ... Views: 2393
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. ~Albert Einstein
Many of us have drama cycles that recur in our lives. It might be a situation we often find ourselves in that causes a great amount of stress or pain. It might be a particular type of person ... Views: 2376
There is much composed on the power of the Law of Attraction and on utilizing visualization to produce a much better life. It's a terrific tool for those who think in it and who utilize it to enhance themselves. Is it possible to utilize the very same methods to assist others?
You currently ... Views: 2368
Some people were born with the golden spoon and fortunately never had to work truly hard to transform their image. For the majority however, it’s not the case. One has to work hard on his job and also on the image he/she reflects. It can be at work, at home, with friends. How do you manage your ... Views: 2367
It has been said over and over that if you are able to visualize your goals and believe them, then over time you will achieve them. After all, man becomes what he thinks.
Visualization has many favors. You can find a quiet place and basically day dream about what you want. Or, you can journal ... Views: 2362
Years ago, when I was leaving a full-time corporate job for the second time in my life to pursue unknown endeavors, a colleague gave me an inspiration stone with the word FREEDOM engraved on it. Even though I thought I knew what it meant at the time, today I have developed a very intimate ... Views: 2362
I know if I stay focused on the goal I will find a way. Often the way comes to me in silence or when my mind is at rest. As I stop thinking about it, the idea appears, every time.
There is no clear path to your goal. Even the best plan may not bring the result you expected. But the goal is ... Views: 2358
What is the difference between you and Joe, a homeless man on a bench who asks for change? Are you more blessed because you are a better person? No. Just because someone lives on the streets doesn’t make him a bad person. Are you being rewarded for all of the good things you’ve done and Joe is ... Views: 2352
"As we increasingly master our perceptions, beliefs, and thought/feeling patterns,
we magnetically attract that which we most desire."
~Luanne Oakes~
The mind is a powerful tool we can use to transform our lives. With specific and purposeful use of the mind we can improve performance, ... Views: 2333
Welcome
My name is Aaron, It's my extreme pleasure to meet you here on this page.
Beyond these first few words lies a world beyond description.
Oh look, look, there she is just step up these stones, allow me to open this portal for you. Ahh yep there you go don't lose her, see her over by ... Views: 2331
Does that sound extravagant right now - to luxuriate in your worthiness? With economic hardships everywhere we turn, indulgence of any kind may feel inappropriate to you. I can understand that. Still, I suggest that this may be precisely what will help to unbind you from the sensation of ... Views: 2325
It can be so easy to look at what is in front of you and say "that's it". Our lives are a reflection of what is happening inside of us and what we think about often. Our life highlights the current limits that we might place on ourselves, or don't. If your current life is reflecting back to you ... Views: 2321
Mary Pearson, Financial Post
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Witnessing the commitment, focus, fortitude and performance of the world's best athletes competing in the Olympics and Paralympics has been awesome and inspiring. Athletes train their minds and psyche as well as their ... Views: 2318