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Cycle Breakers
and Calming Exercises
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5)
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Love and Accept myself
: How do you react when you make a
mistake such as dropping or spinning something, making a
wrong turn while driving, receiving bad news,
etc.? Most people make a verbal exclamation and
then, in one form or another put themselves down for what
they just did (or didn't do). Here's a couple
of examples: "Damn it! I'll
never get this right."
or "Where
are the damned keys? I keep loosing
things." If you engage in this type
of behavior, here's an alternative:
The
next time you miss your mark and you begin to have a
negative emotional reaction, STOP! Take a deep
breath, touch your right thumb to your right ring finger and
extend your right index and middle fingers out
straight. With your right index and middle
fingers, begin taping on the outside edge on your left
hand. (Tap on the edge of your left had at the
side closest to you little finger -- that's the point that
would make the contact if you were to execute a karate chop)
As
you are tapping on your left hand say: "I deeply
and profoundly love and accept myself exactly as I
am. I always stay in the positive, loving,
joyous state of being, regardless of what is going on in my
life." Speak out loud, softly if you prefer, and
if circumstances require silence, say it only in your
mind. Speaking out loud gives the most power to
your statement.
Now
switch hands and in the fashion described above, tap the
edge of your right hand with your left index and middle
fingers. Repeat the statement: "I
deeply and profoundly love and accept myself exactly as I
am. I always stay in the positive, loving,
joyous state of being, regardless of what is going on in my
life."
Three
thing will happen. First, the deep breath is, in and
of itself, a major calming tool, Second, the
tapping on the edge of your hand stimulates an energy
meridian in your body creating a physiological calming
response. Third, the verbal statement changes
your focus of attention. According to the Universal
Laws of Creation,° energy follows thought, so when
you focus on something and speak about it with strong
feelings, you are giving a powerful message to the creative
part of your subconscious self. In essence, you are
saying give me more of this.
Which
of these to scenarios do you want to experience tomorrow:
"Oh
S--t! I just broke another glass. I hate myself
for being so clumsy."
or
"I
deeply and profoundly love and accept myself exactly as I
am. I always stay in the positive, loving,
joyous state of being, regardless of what is going on in my
life."
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The
following two techniques are excerpted from: "The
Yoni Dance, Volume One, Once is not enough."
6) Reptilian
Brian / Human Brain: Place your left hand (that’s
the hand on which you wear your watch) flat on your forehead.
Place your right flat on the back of your head, where you head sticks
out furthest to the back.” With
your eyes closed, breathe deeply and just stand there for about thirty
seconds.”
Again
I do as directed.
To
my surprise, after only about fifteen seconds, I notice that my muscles are
beginning to relax. I’m
particularly aware of the shift in my abdominal muscles.
Spontaneously I take another deep breath.
As I relax, I'm amazed at how easily I lost my cool and reverted to
my childhood conditioning. At
that point, the old man speaks and breaks my train of thought.
“Okay,
Sonny, take another deep breath, then put your hands down and open your
eyes."
"Thanks."
I say and start to return to my car. Before I've taken two steps, he
speaks again. "May
I show you one more thing." he asks.
Infinity Sign Infinity Sign ...
7) Left
Brian / Right Brain: I
stop, turn back to him, say yes, and then stand there awaiting for what's
next.
"Straighten
your arms out in front of you," he says. Put your hands
together, and stick your thumbs up.”
Feeling much better, I simply follow the old man’s instructions.
“Now
we’re going to make an infinity sign with our thumbs.
That’s a lazy-eight, like the number eight lying on its side.
As we make that infinity sign, we’re going to be moving our hands
upward when our thumbs are right in front of us and we’re going to be
moving our hands downward when our thumbs are over to either side.
You watch first and I’ll demonstrate.”
The
old man demonstrated the movement.
“Keep
your head as still as you can and follow the movement of your thumbs with
your eyes.”
Again,
the old man proceeds to demonstrate what he has just described.
“Watch
my eyes, Sonny. You see
my head is relatively still. What
are my eyes doing?”
“Following
your thumbs and making an infinity sign.”
“OK,
now you do it.”
I
make the infinity sign keeping my head still and moving my eyes.
After about seven to ten times, the old man says,
“That’s
enough.”
I
put my hands down and take another deep breath.
I look at him, smile and say, “Thanks, I’m feeling much
better.”
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If
you are one of our coaching
clients,° we'll share with you the how, the why, and the affect of the
above two exercises.
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8) Meridian
Harmony : This calming and focusing exercise is closely related
to exercise three, above in that it affects the body's energy
meridians. It's a bit complicated to describe in words, but it's
significantly more effective at integrating the body's energy circuits and the
integration lasts longer. We'll describe the connection points, the
breathing rhythm, and then take you through the exercise.
a)
The Meridian Points: First locate the only two points in the body
where all the energy meridians intersect. Place your left hand high
on your chest as you lift and lower your right shoulder. Find the
pivot point where your right collar bone connects to you breast
bone. One inch to the right of that joint and just below the collar
bone is the point we are looking for. Find the same place on the
left side of your chest.
b)
Connecting to the Meridian Points: Using the index and middle
fingers we will connect to those two points one after the other. (1-
Left hand to right side of chest, 2- Left hand to left side of
chest, 3- Right hand to left side of chest 4- Right hand
to right side of chest.) Keep the index and middle fingers
about one inch apart. During the exercise described below, the
thumb, ring and little fingers should not touch your body.
c)
Tapping on the Back of Your Hand: Notice that on the back of your
hands, you can feel four bones, one connecting from your wrist to each
finger. We are looking for the indentation on the back of each hand
between the bone supporting the ring finger and the bone supporting the little
finger. We will tap on this point on the hand that is not connected
to the body. We will tap on this point with the ends of your
fingers on the hand that is not contacting you body. (i.e
Right hand taps on the back of left hand. Left hand taps on the back
of right hand.)
d)
The Breathing Cycle: As we tap, we are also going to do a
specific breathing cycle.
d-1
Take in a deep breath and then begin tapping the back of your
hand. Continue
tapping while you completely exhale and
again inhale.
d-1
Hold the breath in and tap five times on the back of your
hand.
d-2
Exhale half way, stop your breath, and tap five times on the back
of your hand.
d-3
Exhale all the way, stop your breath, and tap five times on the
back of your
hand.
d-4
Inhale half way, stop your breath, and tap five times on the back
of your hand.
d-5
Inhale all the way, stop your breath, and tap five times on the
back of your hand.
d-6
Continue tapping while you completely exhale and again inhale.
Now
lets put all the pieces together.
Cycle
One: Place your left index and ring fingers on the right side of
your chest as instructed above. With your right hand, tap on the
back of your left hand using the tapping rhythm and breathing cycles
described above.
Cycle
Two: Move your left index and ring fingers on the left side of your
chest as instructed above. With your right hand, tap on the back of
your left hand using the tapping rhythm and breathing cycles described
above.
Cycle
Three: Place your right index and ring fingers on the left
side of your chest as instructed above. With your left hand, tap on
the back of your right hand using the tapping rhythm and breathing cycles
described above.
Cycle
Four: Move your left index and ring fingers on the right side of
your chest as instructed above. With your left hand, tap on the back
of your right hand using the tapping rhythm and breathing cycles described
above.
When
you have completed the exercise, sit quietly for about a minute to allow
the energy circuits to integrate and stabilize.
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