The following is an abbreviated version of one of my hypnosis scripts. Make a recording of it for yourself and practice using it to go into flow. Feel free to change some of the wording if it doesn’t feel right to you. Once you’ve done this session for a few weeks, try an actual walk … More “Exercise #2 for Increasing Flow: Virtual Walk in the Forest”
Almost 20 years ago, a Hungarian psychology professor, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, published his ground-breaking work, ‘Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience.’ I’ve been a fan of Csikszentmihalyi, (“chick-send-me-high-ee”) ever since that time. According to “flow” theory: people are most happy when they are in a state of flow— a state of concentration or complete absorption with the activity … More The Science of Happiness: Getting in the Flow of Your Life
What if right now, reading these words, you suddenly realized that you were actually dreaming–and that in this domain you could do anything imaginable? That is what it’s like to dream lucidly, according to lucid dreaming pioneer Stephen LaBerge. In his book, Lucid Dreaming, he teaches his simple, tested methods for becoming fully conscious in … More “Sixty Days of Mind Power Tips” #19
How about some more sensethesia? (I just love this stuff.) In my Toastmaster club recently, one of my geeky clubmates had to evaluate an off-the-cuff speech I did and said that I “not only went outside the box, but smashed it flat and expanded the ideas to infinity” or something like that which I thought … More “Sixty Days of Mind Power Techniques” #18
This one is about developing more creativity and I have LOTS to share on this topic. Doing hypnosis for a living automatically makes you think outside the box, if you weren’t already. For stimulating creativity, you just can’t beat Roger von Oech and his “Creative Whack Pack.” I bought a deck when I was in … More “Sixty Days of Mind Power Techniques” #10