I work with clients all the time who have, for example, an entire illness built around a faulty belief. The most common one I hear is “It runs in my family.” I’ve even said it myself. “Well, diabetes runs in my family.” Never mind that Adult onset Type II Diabetes is a function of poor … More Mental Yoga Week #13– Challenge Your Beliefs
My definition of “manifesting” is: the ability to consciously create what you want in your life through the power of your thoughts.” The only difference between “manifesting” and everyday creation is the word “consciously.” We create everything in our lives with our thought. If you’re not a newcomer to my blog, you’ve known that for … More Mental Yoga Week #11: Flex Your Manifesting Muscle
Your first question might be “Why?” Saying “Thank you” is a way to express gratitude. An attitude of Gratitude puts the world at your finger tips. Of course, it’s easy to cheat nowadays with the Internet. I just typed in “thank you in German” and got About 35,300,000 results in 0.16 seconds. Not much of … More Mental Yoga Week #10: Learn to say “Thank You” in 10 different languages
This exercise is actually like finding a metaphor for your perfect life… the life you would be living if you did everything right. I’m not talking about beating up on yourself; I’m talking about that feeling of satisfaction you get from knowing you are doing things well. If you’ve ready any of my other blogs, … More Mental Yoga Week #9: Use Your Favorite Restaurant as a Model for Self Improvement
One of my clients turned me on to this really cool magazine for those who need fairly regular mental stimulation. http://www.mentalfloss.com/ The magazine’s tagline is “where knowledge junkies get their fix.” The periodical is an odd combination of articles about the origins of things, like this month’s well known medications in your drug cabinet; brain … More Mental Yoga Week #8- Read Mental Floss
I learned this one from artist/teacher/hypnotist/friend Zebe Pearsall who teaches students how to balance left and right brains. (You can read other methods for brain hemisphere balancing throughout this blog.) Zebe says she learned to use this technique when she found herself getting overly emotional (especially angry to the point of tears) in situations where … More Mental Yoga Week #7: Practice Long Division in Your Head
This is a Sunday-after-Scrabble game that Uncle E and my friend, Cynthia, and I made up to keep the mental juices flowing. Use a dictionary that includes the old words as well, if you can. (It’s more fun!) Each player takes turns finding a noun of which the other players have to guess the meaning. … More Mental Yoga Week #6: Play the Dictionary Game
Last week I bought an above-ground pool while my youngest nephew was visiting. He’s a Capricorn, so work is play to him. He wanted to be in charge of putting together the ladder. Try though he did, and as determined as he was, he could not figure it out. Neither could my 80-year-old next-door-neighbor, who … More Mental Yoga Week #4: Mind Power for Kids
Here’s one for all you entrepreneurs out there. Read the Sunday Paper (online is fine; I love the New York Times online.) and find 10 business ideas to develop. Here are examples from one of my Sunday reads: I read a story about Cancer Research which said the CTRC in San Antonio was not getting … More Mental Yoga Week #5: Read the Sunday Paper for 10 new Biz Ideas
One of the questions on the test, “Are you an Entrepreneur?” asks: Do you frequently take different routes to work? “Yes” is the entrepreneur’s answer. Since I have always been one, I can tell you: We hate doing the same things over and over. Monotony kills the creative drive. In fact, taking different routes is … More Mental Yoga Week #2 Take a Different Route to Work