Today my affirmation reads "All that I seek is already within me".
For whatever reason we all have moments where we find ourselves holding back and not achieving the success that we know deep down we are capable of. Why is that? Are we stuck because something in our subconscious is of a negative, disempowering nature and as a result is holding us back. Why is it that I can't seem to make what I know is possible for myself happen? That use to be the type of questions I asked but now I have changed the questions. The "right questions" are the empowering ones. The right questions I should wake up asking are the ones that will lead to a positive outcome.
Coincidently, I am currently reading a great book by Bill Mayer, "The Magic In Asking the Right Questions". And I ask, How am I going to utilize all that I know I am capable of and make my new business a success? How am I going to make a positive impact in someone's life today as their Health Coach? I have been asking myself this and so many more empowering questions for the past few weeks and as a result I am finding that my life is headed in the direction I want to go. There can be no excuses. What I focus on expands. If I continue in the days and weeks ahead to ask myself all the right questions then my desired outcome will begin to happen. There is so much more to learn, so much more to accomplish and I am going to keep focused and continue to ask myself how I am going to get there.
"The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your questions. Do you desire a better life? Ask better questions."
Whether in your personal or professional life try this exercise. Start your day by focusing on the positive and asking yourself the right questions. All that you seek is already within you and I'm guessing might just lead you to amazing results!
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
YOUR BREATH IS A VERY POWERFUL RESOURCE
The following information is taken from Andrew Weil. One of the many wonderful and amazing speakers at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. Breathing is a very powerful resource and while below I have given you more information let me tell you the following words to remember.
DEEPER - SLOWER - QUIETER - MORE REGULAR
"If today you can be aware of breathing for 10 seconds more than you were yesterday, you will have taken a measurable step toward enlightenment, will have expanded your consciousness, furthered communication between mind and body, become a little more whole, and so improved your health. While diet and exercise are important, they are not the sole determinants of health. People who eat excellent diets and exercise faithfully are not always healthy, but the likelihood of being a healthy person who does not breathe well is slim."
LEARNING TO BREATHE: When learning how to breathe, begin by closing your eyes for a few minutes. Practice moving your breath. Keep your back straight. Begin with a deep, audible sigh, then quietly inhale and see how slow, deep, quiet and regular you can make your breathing and still have it feel perfectly comfortable. You should feel that you are getting enough air with no sense of not getting enough air. Do this for at least eight breaths, then open your eyes and breathe normally. This is a simple exercise but an effective one, and you should do it whenever you can.
PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR EXHALE: If you watch people breathe, you will see that most of them use effort to inhale but none to exhale. Exhalation is usually passive and takes less time than inhalation. When you breathe this way, you do not move nearly as much air in and out of your lungs as you can. The more air you move, the healthier you will be, because the functioning of all systems of the body depends on delivery of oxygen and removal of carbon dioxide. To get more air into your lungs, concentrate on getting more air out of them by attending to exhalation.
At the end of a normal breath try squeezing more air out. You will be using your intercostal muscles to do this, and you will feel the effort as they compress the rib cage. Try to make your exhalation as long or even slightly longer than inhalation. Whenever you think of it, practice this technique of extending exhalation and developing your intercostal muscles.
TRY THIS EXERCISE:
Breathe in for for 4 seconds, hold for 7 seconds, exhale for 8 seconds. Do this cycle four times and work up to eight times.
If you can do it twice a day then you are doing amazing.
DEEPER - SLOWER - QUIETER - MORE REGULAR
"If today you can be aware of breathing for 10 seconds more than you were yesterday, you will have taken a measurable step toward enlightenment, will have expanded your consciousness, furthered communication between mind and body, become a little more whole, and so improved your health. While diet and exercise are important, they are not the sole determinants of health. People who eat excellent diets and exercise faithfully are not always healthy, but the likelihood of being a healthy person who does not breathe well is slim."
LEARNING TO BREATHE: When learning how to breathe, begin by closing your eyes for a few minutes. Practice moving your breath. Keep your back straight. Begin with a deep, audible sigh, then quietly inhale and see how slow, deep, quiet and regular you can make your breathing and still have it feel perfectly comfortable. You should feel that you are getting enough air with no sense of not getting enough air. Do this for at least eight breaths, then open your eyes and breathe normally. This is a simple exercise but an effective one, and you should do it whenever you can.
PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR EXHALE: If you watch people breathe, you will see that most of them use effort to inhale but none to exhale. Exhalation is usually passive and takes less time than inhalation. When you breathe this way, you do not move nearly as much air in and out of your lungs as you can. The more air you move, the healthier you will be, because the functioning of all systems of the body depends on delivery of oxygen and removal of carbon dioxide. To get more air into your lungs, concentrate on getting more air out of them by attending to exhalation.
At the end of a normal breath try squeezing more air out. You will be using your intercostal muscles to do this, and you will feel the effort as they compress the rib cage. Try to make your exhalation as long or even slightly longer than inhalation. Whenever you think of it, practice this technique of extending exhalation and developing your intercostal muscles.
TRY THIS EXERCISE:
Breathe in for for 4 seconds, hold for 7 seconds, exhale for 8 seconds. Do this cycle four times and work up to eight times.
If you can do it twice a day then you are doing amazing.
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