Oct 23 2008
Your happiest moments
You may have the habit of dwelling on mistakes of the past or worries about the future. Break that habit by taking some time to revisit happy times in your life. Before you begin, sit down or lay down, relaxing your body completely. Close your eyes and recall in the most vivid detail possible times that you felt great joy and comfort. Think of childhood and adult moments alike. Relive every aspect of the experience as if it were happening right now. Choose some of your happiest memories and use them to shift your brain back to positive mode whenever you find yourself losing your positive point of view.
AGE-ITUDE INVENTORY
Even if you have had a very positive mindset throughout your lite, negative thinking can arise as you age if your associations with aging are negative. Take some time to make a list of all the things you associate with aging. Put positive attributes in one list and negative attributes in another. Is one list longer than the other? Can “negative” items be put in the other list if you see them from a different angle? As you read through the rest of the book, see if you can continue to add items to the list of positive attributes.
Emotional Release Prep
These exercises will help you get ready for the process of releasing. You can also use them when you begin to feel negative emotions beginning to rise. They will help to make the process of releasing more effective and relaxed.
HEAD TAPPING
To further release tension from your head and face, try tapping them with your fingertips. This exercise will also increase blood flow to the skin, so it is a good beauty tip, too! Just curl your fingers and begin tapping firmly all over your face and head. Make sure you tap all over your head, especially your temples and crown. On your face, target places that are holding tension, such as the jaw, cheekbones, and around the eye sockets.