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Ep.5 Thought Medicine: The Reality Of Words

// Introduction:

We live in a world where time is wildly important and can be extremely crippling. Nanoseconds mark the difference between success or failure to make an electronic transaction. Every day, we are continuously reminded of “the time”: of being early or late, of having missed an appointment or arriving “before set time”. In today’s world, time governs our lives.

In his bestseller, A brief history of time, physicist Stephen Hawking reminded us that: “The increase of disorder is what distinguishes the past from the future, giving a direction to time.”

There is no (factual) evidence that we can move backwards in time or that “time tourists” from the future are with us… even though I do sort of want to believe in sci-fi theories and time travel...But the arrow of “time” does carry us forward, and humans have measured this time through the ages in different ways.

But just consider this for a second with me: TIME may not be not real, or real as we know it at least. In my humble opinion, I think that time is a human construct to help us differentiate between now and our perception of the past, an equally astonishing and baffling theory.

// Method to Manifesting 101:

Time anxiety is the fear of wasting your time. It’s an obsession about spending your time in the most meaningful way possible. And when society tells us—or when we interpret signs from society as saying—that it’s too late to achieve a particular goal, we don’t perceive it as meaningful enough. We need—we demand—that what we do with our lives actually matters.

Time anxiety can take a few forms:

- Current Time Anxiety: the daily feeling of being rushed that makes us feel overwhelmed and panicky. Some people also experience anxiety attacks because of the day-to-day stress caused by this type of time anxiety.

- Future Time Anxiety: thoughts about what may or may not happen in the future, which are the cause of worry and “what if” types of internal questions.

- Existential Time Anxiety: the sense of lost time slipping away and never to return, which many people experience in a more acute way when thinking about death.

While finding our purpose in life is an important factor in the psychology of happiness, spending too much mental energy on finding it rather than doing things that make us happy can be anxiety-inducing. Here are three steps from Anne Cunff that I love, that you can take to reduce time anxiety while still finding meaning in your day-to-day life:

1. Define what “time well spent” means to you: Sit down, and think about what really makes you happy and gets you in the flow, without overthinking about how feasible the final outcome would be. Just think of your output and how it makes you feel to work on producing it. For example, don’t think about how happy it would make you to publish a blog. Ask yourself if you really enjoy writing. Don’t think about how proud you would be to run a marathon. Question whether you like running. Create a short list of activities you really enjoy and that brings value to yourself or to the world. And think about what “value” means to you, while you’re at it...

2. Make space for these moments: This does not mean making time for them. Instead, think of where you will incorporate these moments into your life. Maybe on your way to work. Maybe at home, after the kids are asleep. Or maybe spending time with your kids is the activity you want to make space for. If you happen to have less time than expected, that’s totally fine. It’s more about designing a space dedicated to your “time well spent” activities. As the prolific writer Maria Edgeworth said, “If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves.” So there ya go, it’s not about how much “time” you can allocate toward something, it’s just giving yourself some time, AKA space, to do that something.

3. Cut out time-consuming distractions: The moments we spend mindlessly scrolling on social media or watching random videos or fear-mongering news contributes to time anxiety. Do a quick audit of your content consumption patterns and try to cut out the amount of time you spend in an input mode rather than output mode.

// Ancient Ancestors:

So where did all of this time tracking stuff start, and why are we still using it, and ruling our lives with it today? What is time and why does time flow? Is it just an illusion? Why do we think of a week in 7 days instead of like, 15. If there were names that spanned 15 days, could we think of time in a different way…? We’re pretty tied to our weeks, and what each day of the week means and feels like to us.

Turns out, our 24-hour day comes from the ancient Egyptians who divided day-time into 10 hours. They measured with devices like shadow clocks, and added a twilight hour at the beginning and end of the day.

Night-time was divided in 12 hours, based on the observations of stars. The Egyptians had a system of 36 star groups called 'decans' — chosen so that on any night one decan rose 40 minutes after the previous one.

The subdivision of hours and minutes into 60 comes from the ancient Babylonians who had an affinity for using numbers to the base of 60. We have retained not only hours and minutes divided into 60 from the Babylonians, but also their division of a circle into 360 parts or degrees.

The ancient Chinese used a dual time system where they divided the day into 12 so-called, 'double hours', originally with the middle of the first double hour being at midnight.

The Mayans, known for being one of the most technologically advanced civilizations of their time, inhabited the regions of Central America and southern Mexico. Their most notable achievement was their intricate system of time, which consisted of three calendars. These calendars were known as the Long Year, Tzolk'in and the Solar Year.

-The Long Year calendar was used to measure long periods of time and is responsible for the 2012 predictions.

- The Tzolk’in which means “the distribution of the days,” is also called the Divine Calendar and the Sacred Round. It was used to determine the time of religious and ceremonial events.

-The Solar Year is the calendar that most closely resembles our Gregorian calendar that we use today:

Which is based off of an actual tropical solar year, aka time it takes Earth to orbit the Sun, which is about 365.24219 days on average. Like what?! We count our lives by years. We measure our age and wrinkles and accomplishments by this, and it’s really just the timespan of the beautiful natural phenomenon of earth's orbit. Why are we taking all of it so seriously?!

To keep track of time, the Maya observed and recorded the yearly cycles of the Sun; including the times of equinoxes, solstices, and the zenith & nadir passages. Sunlight and shadows, as well as the position of the Sun during sunrise and sunset, are recorded in the architecture of the magnificent pyramids, palaces, and other structures of ancient Maya cities to this day. These special times of the year were celebrated with massive ceremony in ancient times.

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// Four Elements Bonus Meditation

Allow this practice to provide a different lens for you to examine the body.

Give yourself space to drop in and deeply investigate the elements in your body.

Bring an open mind, and see what you can learn about yourself.

Remember that mindfulness is about seeing clearly, and looking at things from a new

perspective can often bring clarity.

Settle into a relaxed position.

Close your eyes, and bring your awareness to the places in the body where you are currently experiencing contact -- your feet on the floor, your hands in your lap, or your body’s sit-bone on the chair or floor.

Begin with the element of earth. This is the solid form.

Without thinking too hard about what this means, openly examine where and how you can

feel solidity.

This might be the structure of your skeleton, the chair you’re sitting on, any places of tension in

the body, or the weight of your muscles as they relax.

Don’t rush through these sensations or try to force them.

When you feel the earth element in the body, stay with it for a few deep breaths.

Inhaling and exhaling deeply for you to connect to your solid state.

Continue this seeking, recognizing, and feeling for a few breaths.

Good. Inhale and exhale. Inhale and exhale.

Now, we will switch to the element of air.

Focus on the air entering your body in the form of the breathing.

Where can you feel the air of the breath?

Do you feel this in your mouth? Your throat, your lung cavity, or your stomach?

Look for the air in places where it enters the body.

Look for the wind within where you can feel empty space—

the nostrils, the mouth, and the ears, the mind.

Allow the air inside of your body to create space.

Imagine the air you feel encompassing your body, making you light as a feather.

The air lifts you and your mind higher than it’s ever felt before.

You feel free, light, and happy.

Inhale here. And exhale.

Continue with a few breaths on your own, enjoying the lightness of the air enveloping your body.

Now let’s shift your awareness to the water element.

Tune in to any sense of liquidity you can feel.

There may be moisture in the eyes, saliva in the mouth, or sweat on the body—

Maybe you can feel the flexibility of your muscles, the flow of your breath in and out, the sounds of the stomach, or even the pulsing of your blood.

Allow the fluid to flow in and around you.

Allow your thoughts to flow like water moving through you.

If a busying thought comes in, imagine it flowing away from you, down a river it goes.

Continue to sit by the flowing river of your mind.

Peacefully watching as thoughts, feelings, emotions or past situations flow by, allowing you to sit presently in the power of the now moment.

Inhale, swallowing the saliva in your mouth, recognizing that you are an earthly energetic element with water moving and flowing through you at all times.

Exhale out, picturing the blood flowing through your veins and keeping your beautiful heart beating.

Inhale, and exhale.

Next, let’s bring your attention to heat or fire in your body.

Perhaps it’s the temperature of the air touching your skin, or certain spots on the body that are

warmer or cooler than others.

Remember that temperature can be internal or external.

Heat can feel safe and warm, releasing any negative connection to a fiery feeling.

Now Imagine a ball of positive, abundant, light-heat inside of your stomach.

Allow this light to radiate out of your body.

Imagine the perfectly-temperatured heated ball of light shining out from you.

This light shines out onto others and the world from your inner being all at times.

Feel the heat of the light shining onto you, and the loving warmth it carries with it as others feel your positive light.

Inhale light. Exhale light.

Inhale, and exhale.

Go ahead and spend a few moments in awareness of the body as a whole. Collectively work together and aligning to the earth, the universe and the present moment.

As you breathe, feel the four elements working together to support and fuel your body.

Remember you have the power to release constructs that exist only in our minds.

Release the notion of time. Release the hold you may have previously had with the concept of time.

Allow yourself to feel and feel free in the present moment of your life. Ldt your resting thoughts fall back to your breath. Allow yourself to ambrance the mantra, “I am here, now.”

I am here… now. I am here, now.

Beautiful work. Slowly start to wiggle your fingers and your toes.

Allow your breath to go a little deeper now as you move your body around and regain a sense of your surroundings.

Blink your eyes open, and thank yourself for opening your mind to think differently today about the present moment and time as we know it.

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As always, thank you for reading along, listening to, sharing, and subscribing, and don’t forget to stay Mindful & Divine.

x.shana

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//About The Meditation:

“Just Like Me” is a short, guided mediation, which will help connect you to your center, help you form more empathy, and enable you to release any judgements of yourself and others.

Now, more than ever, we must come together and unite. We cannot be forced into anger or fear or exclusion or hatred, that will only divide us more. So often we focus on the differences between ourselves and others. Today, I ask you to focus on the similarities. We all deserve to treat and be treated with love and respect. It’s our duty as humans to lift one another up. We must celebrate diversity and unite with equality. We are all the same.. .all one race, the human race, and the sooner we realize that, the sooner we can thrive together on this beautiful planet. If you were walking through an art gallery, would you gravitate towards the dull, plain, unpainted canvas OR would you marvel over the canvas that was beautifully painted with an array of colors? I’ll bet you’d admire the colorful piece of art, because as humans we naturally lean into variety and color and beauty in diversity. Humans are like the beautiful paint on a canvas, only now, the canvas is this world. Today I ask you to celebrate all of the colors and variances that paint our global canvas, and remember that everyone, like you, simply wants to be loved.

// Meditation:

Let's begin by taking a moment to allow your body to settle into a comfortable position

You can lay down, or sit upright, whatever feels most comfortable for you.

You may close your eyes or keep them slightly open.

Go ahead and take a deep breath to settle in.

Inhale…. And exhale.

Really allow your spine to lift and you sink in, and let the shoulders soften and melt away from your head.

Today we will practice acknowledging the similarities between ourselves and others.

Often we focus on differences ,

but realizing that even a person who seems very different from us is- in a fundamental way- just like us.

Difference can become the basis of real connection .

This can include people we don't know very well,

people with whom we’re in conflict, or even people that we may see as an enemy.

It’s possible to develop a sense of compassion and understanding,

by coming to feel our shared sense of experience as human beings .

This practice called “just like me”.

It can help overcome that sense of difference and distrust,

by opening channels of compassion and empathy, and releasing any judgements of yourself or others.

Allow yourself to take a deep breath in and a long breath out.

Another another: Inhale… and exhale…

and as you breath out, allow a sense of releasing any tension that you are holding in the body.

Briefly scan through your body noticing any sensations or emotions flowing in.

Invite a sense of spaciousness and acceptance for whatever you are experiencing right now

Now bring someone to mind that you don't know very well,

or who might seem different or distant from you,

or maybe even someone that you are in a minor conflict with.

...and as you bring this person to mind,

notice if you experience any shifts or sensations in your body.

Holding this person in your mind, as if they were in front of you, say to yourself,

“This person has a body and a mind just like me”

“This person has feelings, emotions, and thoughts just like me”

“This person has at some point in his or her life has been sad, disappointed, angry, hurt, or confused, just like me”

“This person has, in his or her life has experienced physical and emotional pain and suffering, just like me”

“This person has experienced moments of peace, joy, and happiness, just like me”

“This person wishes to have fulfilling relationships, just like me”

“This person wishes to be healthy and loved, just like me”

Now take a moment to sense how you're feeling.

As you hold this person in your awareness, what do you experience?

And now as you hold this person in mind, send them the following good wishes:

May you be well.

May you be happy.

May you feel loved.

May you matter.

May you be respected.

May you find peace.

Go ahead and inhale love and empathy and compassion, let it envelope your body, holding you close as the light encapsulates your entire inner body.

Now exhale that positive light, and envision it shining out onto your family, home, town, city, country, and world. Imagine this light that is constantly radiating out from your being, a constant stream of and loving connections, shining out into your circles and all of those who you touch in this life.

Smile knowing that the light you put out, can make a difference, can touch others who may be dimming.

As we move to a close, return your awareness to your breath, breathing in, and breathing out.

Present, alive, and connected right here, right now.

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As always, thank you for reading along, listening to, sharing, and subscribing, and don’t forget to stay Mindful & Divine.

x.shana

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Ep.3 Energetic Space Cleansing

// About The Episode:

This episode highlights how living, loving, creating, and working in a positive, clear space energetically brings with it a high vibrational energy that is free of negativity and full of mindful, abundant shifts. Creating a sacred space attracts opportunities to maintain a sanctuary for yourself and your family and supports the flow “Chi” or life force energy to move through the space. We’ll learn how ancient ceremonies inform modern rituals to perform miraculous healing benefits, and I’ll outline 7 easy to apply techniques to spiritually smudge your space to set the right vibes, especially important during times of uncertainty and change.

// Introduction:

The space we are in collects space within.

I recently heard that the poet Maya Angelou used to say something similar about her house. If she heard a prejudiced or negative word from a guest, she would escort them to the door. She would say, “Words are things. They are absorbed by the walls and the furniture and the food, and they can toxify the environment. My house is a Healing house”, she had said, “folks come here to experience positive energy and joy.” Maya has been many things for me, and her inspiration and words and thought-provoking statements will linger in my life even now that she has since passed. She couldn’t be more on the nose though with the energy in a house. Now, more than ever, we are finding the significance of the space we’re in. We’re dwelling in our dwellings more than ever before in our lifetimes. Energetic space cleaning and clearing routines are an important part of how we live and interact with our space, and by doing so, you will be able to keep positivity flowing, and hope growing, even in uncertain times.

// Method to Manifesting 101:

10 super simple cleansing modes that I use in and on my home, and also on second-hand clothing, jewelry, crystals and more. You can utilize any cleansing technique that resonates with you, just remember they work best with intention and with prayer. Positivity breeds positivity.

MOONLIGHT: Preferably during the FULL MOON, place your object under the moon and ask that the moonlight cleanse the energy.

SUNLIGHT: Same as moonlight, let your object soak up the sun, and ask for the light energy to cleanse your piece.

SEA SALT: Place sea salt around your object and ask that all of the negative energy absorb into the salt.

EARTH: Bury your object into the dirt (or flower pot) – just make sure to put a marker where you put them. This one can help a lot with jewelry too.

SACRED BREATH: Call on your higher self, guides and guardians and blow away the negativity off the object (like blowing out your birthday candle).

COOL WATER: Wash the object with cool water and sea salt, but make certain the points of the object are facing down the drain to run the negative energy right down the sink. Not everything can be washed, so make sure this is okay to be cleansed this way. I have friends who have used this technique with clothing with regular water or rose water.

VISUALIZE: Hold or touch your object and visualize it being cleansed by your god, your guides and angels, or whoever you look to as a higher power.

CRYSTALS: You can place crystals on or around the objects to help cleanse. Selenite, Blue Kyanite, Citrine, Snowflake Obsidian, and Black Tourmaline are some of my favorites and can absorb negative energy. Just make sure to smudge or rinse off the crystals with sea salt water afterwards.

ESSENTIAL OILS: I absolutely love essential oils, and feel like I learn something new about them every day. You can easily make sprays with essential oils, and water. I’ve been told you can also add a pinch of sea salt, and even crush up some crystals with it. Simply use your own intuition and positive intention when creating… and if you’re like, “I don’t have time for all this DIY stuff, my friend Jess has an amazing company, Little Shop of Oils and you can buy direct and support a local who handmakes everything to perfection-- This shop also has amazing sage bundles to buy here. You can spray yourself, your room, or the object you’re clearing. A few of my favorites are:

Rose – because It helps to raise the vibration of the energy.

Peppermint – it Uplifts and calms energy.

Basil – which is a protective oil.

Cypress – Grounds and protects.

Lavender – Is a great neutralizer and helps relax.

Frankincense – Cleanses the aura of a person and objects.

Sage – Clears the negative energy and neutralizes.

Palo Santo – also known as holy wood – helps to protect, cleanse, and remove negative energy.

Cinnamon – Relaxes tense energy.

And Cedarwood – Connects us to angels and allows them to help us cleanse.

And last but certainly not least, SMUDGING: which, if you don’t know, is the ritual of burning plant resins and herbs in a shell or a clay bowl while intentions and prayers are called forth. For centuries, Native American and Indigenous cultures have practiced smudging rituals to clear away negative energy, to invite in peace and harmony for individuals or environments. The smoke from the herbs and the plant resins are fanned using a feather or a hand, and directed like a spiritual cleansing bath surrounding the person or the space.

I’ve had a lot of friends over the years ask me how to do a proper smudge ceremony, so I also wanted to go a bit more in depth on this one with

7 Simple Smudging Steps:

1. Gather Materials: Dried white sage, abalone shell, a candle and lighter. Other optional items you can have would be essential oil spray, a smoky quartz, black tourmaline crystal, and a feather. Choose a central location in your home to place your items. You can think of this space as a temporary protective altar that will support you with the process.

A quick meaning behind these elements: Well, Smudging sage is an earth-based practice that connects us to the elements both around us and within us. The sage connects us to earth. Sage is also called salvia from the Latin word salvare which means to save, rescue, retrieve, safeguard, protect and defend. Abalone shell connects us to water, lighter to the fire element, the smoke of the burning sage to air, and the union of it all to spirit or space.

2. Open The Flow:

Open as many doors and windows in your home, as you can. Turn on all the lights, and put on some music. Once we begin the ritual of smudging, we want the old, stagnant, negative energy to have a place to go to, outside of the temple of our home and body. I also move things a little if they are blocking a corner or electrical socket because you want to be sure to get those areas. And it’s recommended to start the whole process with a clean, tidy home.

3. Will It Out:

Light your candle, welcome in good energy, and say a prayer. The prayer can be something like, “Into this smoke I release all energies that no longer serve me. I release all negativity that surrounds me and all fears that limit me. Any energy that has entered this space that is not from love and light and not for our highest good, is now sent to the air to be raised to its highest vibration and transmuted into love.” OR you can make up whatever you want to say. No hard and fast rules there. While the basic idea is to release lower frequency energies and replace them with higher frequency energies, having a more personalized intention can be helpful. You might want to think about what you want to feel in your space, how you want it to support you, and any energies associated with specific situations that you may want to have healed and released. This is also a good time to welcome in your higher power, or any deities or angels, guides, gods, or loved ones who have passed to come along with you on the cleaning. The candle will be what you will put your sage over to “light” the sage itself.

4. Ignite The Sage:

Light the sage, with the flame of the candle. You may need to let it hover a few moments to make sure it gets lit, and then blow it out so the smoke can begin fueling out. Head to your front door. We start at the front door because it is symbolic to our awareness and what we desire to live within us and around us.

5. Cleanse Yourself:

Really. You should always cleanse thyself first. Pass the smoking sage over your body, around your entire aura. Make sure to lift up each foot and pass the sage underneath. Your aura will thank you. If we want to be of true service, we must always take care of ourselves before extending out to others. So, by cleansing yourself first, you act as a beam of light as you move around our home.

6. Sage your space.

Take the lit, smoking sage, wafting it and going clockwise from your front door to bring in energy, counterclockwise from your front door to send-out energy.

Walk throughout your space with the burning sage gently directing the smoke all around the perimeter, center, ceiling, and floor of each room. Run the smoke around the windows, and on the walls. You can do this by using a feather or just wafting the smoke from the sage out with your hand if you don’t have a feather. You’ll want to pay close attention to corners where energy can get trapped, electrical sockets, and the plumbing system. Be sure to have your shell or smudge bowl close by to tap off any little pieces of ash that falls off. Take your time in moving from room to room and notice the change in how each area feels as you clear it.

*Fun feather fact: I do recommend using a feather to gently direct the smoke around. In native cultures birds are highly revered because of their closeness to Grandfather Creator in the heavens. It is believed the feather possesses the spirit qualities of the bird– to be the breath of life as well as connecting us to the heavens above and mother earth below. Because of the way they are constructed, it is believed that feathers have the ability to comb someone's energy or aura of blockages therefore aiding in the cleansing smoke bath.

7. Seal Your Practice.

After you finish clearing your space, you will want to welcome in energies of a higher frequency. You can do this by using a flower essence water or essential oil spray, or just verbal is ok too. Do another walkabout around your space. This time, allow your heart to open with appreciation and gratitude for your space and the process. Set anything you had moved earlier back in place and close windows if the air feels clear of smoke or wait a little while if that feels best.

Finally, go back to the center of your space where you placed the candle. Take a few moments to give thanks for the assistance you received from Spirit, your guides and the items you used; give thanks for the beauty of your space and the support and shelter it provides you. Trusting that your intention is manifesting, blow out the candle, and seal your practice.

As always, thank you for reading along, listening to, sharing, and subscribing, and don’t forget to stay Mindful & Divine.

x.shana

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Ep.2 Thought Medicine: The Reality Of Words

// About The Episode:

This episode highlights the power of our minds and our word choice, thought-patterns, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, ancient rituals, and a 6 step program for you to apply today to manifest positive shifts. We will delve into the act of noticing when our minds’ narrative tangents, and we’ll take steps together to understand the actuality of our reality, and how to play out scenarios to our benefit, not our detriment.

// Introduction:

Gandi says “you have to be the change, but it begins with your own transformation”

And that made me realize, Sometimes we have a resistance to our own existence.

Sometimes we use words and thoughts that jeopardize our happiness, success, and transformation of our day to day reality. And as I say that I wonder. I wonder if we could strip back and un-program the societal programming. To undo the constructs. To let go of the thoughts that do not serve us, could we all shine brighter as a species? As a world? As a collective? could our generation help to be the change for good?

// Method to Manifesting 101:

Here are 6 easy steps that I use all the time that I’d like to share with you, which will help you to implement neuro linguistic programming, giving you tools and practices to use every single day:

1. Set positive goals. When you start planning out what you want in life, focus on what you want, rather than on what you don't want. Don't make negative goals about things you want to lose or avoid. Instead, think of what you'd like to achieve, attain, and develop.

Phrase your goals so that they best express your complete desire. For instance, if you want to have a partner, instead of making your goal "Meet someone special," make it "Live my life with someone I truly love."

A goal that sounds satisfying to you will motivate you more than a goal that only expresses a step in the plan.

2. Ask yourself positive questions. Self-questioning is a fundamental practice of NLP. Ask questions about the things you would like to change in your life. Your mind tries to answer any questions you pose, so make sure to phrase your questions in a way that will lead to useful, positive answers. For instance, instead of asking "What's wrong with me?" you might ask:

What can I do to feel better?

In what ways would I like to change my life?

How will my life improve if I make these changes?

How can I help to serve others better?

3. Edit your mental images. Practitioners of NLP believe that thinking of an image of people, events, or other things can help you understand how you feel about them. To do this, picture someone or something that irritates you. Next, make changes to the image in your mind as if you were editing it on a computer.

Picture people or things that make you feel bad turning darker and moving further away.

Picture people or things that make you feel good turning brighter and coming closer to you.

Notice how all these changes make you feel.

4. Mess with negative voices in your head. The way you speak to yourself in your head has a lot to do with your happiness and mental health. Most psychologists will tell you to notice how you are talking to yourself and change your tone to a loving and encouraging one. NLP has a different approach: it suggests that you mess with the sound of the negative voice so that it has less power.

If you hear yourself thinking something like, "You'll never get this done," repeat the message but with a distorted sound.

Make it sound like a goofy cartoon character, like Donald Duck or Mickey Mouse or Fred Flintstone.

Notice how different versions of the voice make you feel, and how the negative message can get distorted. Don’t let yourself take yourself so seriously all the time.

Step Number 5. Play out scenarios backward. When you have a bad experience that is haunting you, treat it like a movie. Play it backwards, starting from after it occurred to right before it occurred. Do this several times until you have memorized the backwards sequence.

Now add a different ending, one that you like better.

Notice how you feel about the experience.

6. Visualize colors and connect them with feelings you would like to experience. For example, if you want to feel confident, imagine a color that looks confident to you, such as a bright orange. Imagine a bright square of that color before you. In your mind, step into the square and focus on feeling that emotion. Imagine exactly how it would look and feel to be in the square.

When you next want to experience this feeling, visualize the square in front of you. Step into it, and notice how you feel.

// RAINBOW ASKING MANIFESTATION TECHNIQUE

I’m obsessed with colors and rainbows and light exercises, and also want to recommend something Lacy Phillips calls “Rainbow Asking” -- Lacy has a podcast called “Expanded”, and has amazing courses and workshops through her “to be magnetic” site. She is highly gifted and a real expander for me. She has this technique that I absolutely love, and want to share with you:

Sit on a chair. Close your eyes. Place your palms on your thighs. Focus on your breath. Now visualize drawing up red energy from the earth through your left leg, your root chakra and down your right leg. With your next breath, visualize red energy coming through your right leg now, through your root chakra and down your left leg. Do it a couple of times until that chakra feels cleansed, bright, and strong. Now repeat that same step with orange through your second chakra, yellow through your third, green through your fourth, blue through your throat, purple through your forehead, and white over the top of your head.

Once you’ve finished with the colors and chakras, place your left hand on your heart and take a moment to witness anything coming up for you – good or bad. With each thought, I want you to silently say, I love you. (This is equal parts an NLP neuroplasticity exercise as it is hippy dippy). You’re replacing your subconscious fear loop (ego) with acceptance, which creates new neural pathways. It’s also putting you in a heart centered place. Once you feel the warm energy of your heart activated, I want you to ask The Universe for clarity. “Show me ______”. This can be what you’re calling in that still feels fuzzy. Or an answer to anything really. This is a great practice to briefly get out of the illusion of your ego and into communicating with your heart and soul about your true trajectory. Pictures could come to you, downloads, ideas, answers, or nothing at all. Exactly what you’re supposed to receive will present itself.

As always, thank you for reading along, listening to, sharing, and subscribing, and don’t forget to stay Mindful & Divine.

x.shana

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