1. Loosen your clothing and get comfortable.
2. Tighten the muscles in your toes. Hold for a count of 10. Relax and enjoy the sensation of release from tension.
3. Flex the muscles in your feet. Hold for a count of 10. Relax.
4. Move slowly up through your body- legs, abdomen, back, neck, face- contracting and relaxing muscles as you...

Exercise: Discovering Muscle Tension

Lie on your back in a comfortable position. Allow your arms to rest at your sides, palms down, on the surface next to you.

Raise just the right hand and arm and hold it elevated for 15 seconds.

Notice if your...

Exercise:

1. I am filled with energy, vitality, and self-confidence.
2. I am pleased with how I handle my emotional needs.
3. I know exactly how to manage my daily schedule to promote my emotional and physical well-being.
4. I listen to my body's needs and regulate my activity level to take care of those needs.
5. I love...

Exercise:

1. I handle stress and tension appropriately and effectively.
2. My mood is calm and relaxed.
3. I deserve to feel good right now.
4. I feel peaceful and calm.
5. My breathing is slow and calm.
6. My muscles are relaxed and comfortable.
7. I feel grounded and fully present.
...

In everyday speech Meditation means thinking things over. But in various meditative disciplines the word has more specific meaning, referring to a special level of mind, clearing the mind of all conscious thought. The following techniques, to be followed in sequence, can be useful during meditation to develop the power of positive thinking and to achieve the peace of...

Instructions for Mind Meditation

First, follow the techniques for observing the breath and slip into the space between the breath.

As you're meditating, and thoughts arise, embrace them as an opportunity to deepen your meditation experience. Remember, this is mind meditation--welcome...

Meditation technique #2 is a way to deepen your meditation experience after you feel comfortable with the first technique. As you are focusing on observing the breath moving in and out of your body, shift your attention to the space between the breath. As you breathe in, there is a tiny moment of stillness where the breath rests before you begin your exhalation....

What is the concept of imaging (creative visualization)?

The concept of Creative visualization/ imaging is nothing but positive thinking carried one step further. In this one not only thinks of the hoped for goal but sees/ visualizes it with tremendous intensity. This concept like positive thinking is based on the view that everything that happens in the world is the effect,...

Using the free breathing exercises below may seem extremely simple, but do not underestimate the power of the breath. Proper breathing is very important for your practice of meditation. So before we begin meditating, it's very important to learn how to breathe properly. Sure, it's something you do without thinking about it, but truly, there's an art to it. And for all practical purposes,...

Affirmation is one of the most important elements of positive thinking. To affirm means to make firm. An affirmation is a strong, positive statement that some thing is already so. It is a way of making firm that which you are thinking.

This practice allows us to begin replacing negative mind chatter with more positive ideas and concepts. It is a powerful...