THE PRACTICE
The Practice defines a body and process of core principles that when applied set the stage for life affirming demonstrations. The value of these core principles have all been well documented. For the most part the principles are presented with focus on their applications scripting new behavior patterns for productive living.
Conscious Deep Breathing
All the movements of the body and within the body are continuously taking place due to the mild, slow burning taking place in the body. Any action of the body or in the body directly affects both blood circulation and breathing.
This burning is a result of breathing and blood circulation. This ensures adequate oxygen supply for movements and is a critical necessity for creative thought processes and rational thinking.
• Conscious deep breathing helps to burn away disempowering thought patterns.
• Conscious deep breathing helps you to stay emotionally grounded and rids the body of toxic wastes. It is also an effective way of reducing stress of any kind.
Core Principles Supplementary Principles
• Conscious Deep Breathing
• Self Talk
• Healthy Nutrition
• Exercise
• Unconditional Self-Acceptance
• Vision
• A Spirit of Generosity
• Trust
• Awareness
• Integrity
• Sensory Attunement
• Challenging Belief Systems
Self Talk
Self Talk is all internal messages that we feed ourselves by way of words, thoughts, emotions and feelings that build our unique belief systems which in turn define who we are. These messages that we feed ourselves daily determine how we experience our lives. They are critical to every aspect and every experience of daily living.
Messaging creates changes and maintains ALL belief systems through constant repetition.
Healthy Nutrition
Poor eating habits, especially in young people, result in low academic performances, hyperactivity, irrational behavior and an inability to make beneficial choices for their lives.
Exercise
-Exercise reduces depression, anxiety and low self-esteem
-Improves mental and emotional well-being
-Builds and maintains healthy muscles, bones, and joints
-Enhances work, recreation, and sport performance
-Exercise burns excess energy that comes from anxiety or nervousness
Unconditional Self-Acceptance
-Transforms difficult emotions into sources of strength
-Heightens self-aware
-Harmonizes and heals the dysfunctional psyche
-Positively colors every single aspect of life and living
Vision
-Strategize a vision and purpose for your life
-Learn to depend on your creative instincts every day
-Discover new levels of happiness, fulfillment and effectiveness for your life.
-Live your purpose, by choice and not by chance.
A Spirit of Generosity
Learning the qualities of noble-mindedness and the prospering power of generosity
SUPPLIMENTARY PRINCIPLES:
Trust
Trust is a vital element of our daily practice. It is by accepting ourselves and the rest of our universe as our only reality and support. Learning to trust yourself completely gives you the foundation to stand and interact with the rest of life from a position of strength.
By trusting ourselves implicitly we establish the basis from which all of our needs are met.
Awareness
Trust leads to the most vital aspect in our journey of consciousness and to the conscious realization of ourselves as physical spirits. Most importantly, it reveals the entire universe as a physical spirit driven process.
We can now begin to feel, see, taste, smell and hear ourselves as integral aspects of our whole universe. We are able to accept all of life as extensions of ourselves.
As our awareness increases we feel more secure in every aspect of our lives and in our relationships with others.
Integrity
-Be true to yourself
-Be honest with yourself
-Take responsibility for your words, thoughts, feelings, emotions and actions
Sensory Attunement
Irrational behavior often stems from shallow breathing, lack of intuitive attunement and a damaged social network. Likewise attitudinal disorders consist of conflicting messages in the individual’s structure of values and beliefs and a distrust of the SELF as an
authentic source.
Challenging Belief Systems
-Challenging beliefs back to their source
-All beliefs carry a corresponding negative or positive energy attractor pattern
-In order to change any belief system it is necessary to identify their source and their empowering or disempowering effects.
THE PRACTICE DAILY TEMPLATE
Conscious Deep Breathing (CDB)
10 minutes morning and evening
Breathe through a wide open mouth. Fill the lungs to capacity. Hold for the count of ten then slowly and easily let the breath out. During this practice let your mind rest in a peaceful place alone with nature.
Results - There will be less stress build-up and things around you will seem to move easier.
Self Talk
Use five minutes each morning and evening after CDB exercise for your self talk. Think of and list all your positive qualities. Begin to describe yourself in self-affirming
tones. Fake it till you feel it.
Results - You will begin to build a positive ID, replacing all non-productive core beliefs.
Healthy Nutrition
Eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables and their juices.
Proper combination is important and uses less energy for the digestive process. 1. Combine fruit or vegetable with starches 2. Combine protein (fish, seafood, chicken, turkey etc.) with vegetables.
Consume less sodas, greasy foods, salt, sweets, junk foods. Drink plenty of water (8 glasses a day is recommended).
Results - You will feel an immediate increase in your energy and performance levels. Eliminates hyperactivity.
Exercise
Develop a regular exercise pattern, morning or evening.
This routine should be at least 30 minutes. Walking, running, jogging, weight training, dancing, aerobics, push-ups are all great.
Results - An immediate sense of emotional well being, mental clarity, an increase in energy and performance levels. For those who want to lose weight—exercise is a great fat burner.
Unconditional Self Acceptance
Ties in with all the above.
Results - You will begin to make better life choices and reap their productive benefits.
Vision
Use 15 minutes per day to dream and affirm your grandest potential. Do not permit any doubts to encroach on these sessions.
Results - Life will begin to bring opportunities your way. Inner peace and prosperity.
A Spirit of Generosity
Make giving a habit. You always have something to give or to share - time, goodwill, love etc.
Results - Immediate increases in prosperity and well being.
Practice With A Purpose. Many practitioners worry about whether their practices - such as Deep Conscious Breathing, Self Talk, or Nutrition – can really make a difference in their lives. What we encourage is to fake it until it manifests. Life is all about pre-tending – tending things before they happen. Your first step is to identify a valid purpose for creating a new model of increased self-awareness. If you cannot identify why and for whom you are creating this new model then why are you bothering to work on it AT all? With increased respect for your life, you develop increased respect for all lives.
Your project stakeholder is SELF and you are investing time and energy in self to meet the desires of self. You deserve to have optimum results and you will if you give it your best shot. The amount of time you spend on The Practice will be the exact equivalent of the benefits you reap as you go along.
The Practice must become a life long companion tool kit. Whenever you drop it, you will also forfeit its benefits of prosperity and goodwill.
Everything you create and see its benefits, will need to be maintained over time through The Practice. You will need to consider the impact of these changes on your life and then act accordingly. If you decide to keep these new models then you clearly have less work to perform to support the same changes, making you more agile because you are a happier traveler.
Communication within your team will be important especially in the early days of building the new awareness. Writing down your thoughts, your goals and your successes will give you something to look back on in difficult times.
Rapid Feedback. The time between an action and the feedback on that action varies according to the individual and the strength of his or her convictions, beliefs and practices.
Spend time to analyze results, or to tweak your unique practice to meet your own needs. Identify even small changes in the process.
Assume Simplicity. As you develop you should assume that the simplest solution is the best solution.
Don't over intellectualize, don’t criticize yourself. Keep your mind on your goals.
Embrace Change. Requirements evolve over time.
Changes that may take place as you develop your new self awareness might not always feel comfortable but trust that they will always be for the best in the long run.
Example: You might lose a job that was causing you a lot of stress. However, if you stay true to The Practice and your goals, you will find that other more suitable opportunities open to you, reflecting changes in response to your new self awareness.
Incremental Change. An important concept to understand with respect to modeling the true YOU, is that you don't need to get it right the first time. Dig in the ground, practice, practice, practice and evolve it over time in an incremental manner.
Quality Practices. You reap what you sow.
Prosperity through self awareness is Your Primary Goal. Any activity that does not directly contribute to this goal should be questioned and avoided if it cannot be justified in this light. Factors that you need to consider include your selection of friends, the places you frequent, and the nature of your effort itself.
The Practice cannot fail. In short, when you are working on your new model you need to keep an eye on inner goals.
Some negative beliefs, behaviors, attitudes and practices have been adopted over time through eXtreme programming and life experiences, which in turn must be supplanted by positive daily practices. These practices will in time set new beliefs resulting in positive behavior patterns.
Open and honest communication enables people to make better decisions because the quality of the information that they are basing them on is experiential and more accurate.
CONSCIOUS DEEP BREATHING
The art of Conscious Deep Breathing begins with an awareness of what the breath is doing. To do this one must become an inner-world explorer. Develop enough curiosity with how breath works and allow yourself to wander around inside your being to observe the way in which breath functions and its benefits to you.
Conscious deep breathing is the first of seven principles under-girding The Practice. Breath is life. You are living because you are breathing.
A "shallow breathing practice” is the root of scarcity, greed, insecurity, anxiety, fear and the cause of all violence. The more diligently we practice the art of conscious deep breathing the easier it will be for us to achieve those goals which we set ourselves in life.
As we see our breath as spiritual fuel and RECOGNISE, ACCEPT, APPRECIATE and EMBRACE it, it becomes our lifeline to love happiness, health, wealth, inner peace and lasting security.
10 Ideal Occasions For Practicing Deep Breathing
1. During heated conversations, to avert arguments
2. When stuck in bumper to bumper traffic
3. When awaiting news of an emergency nature
4. While waiting to address a public gathering
5. When facing the unknown
6. To diffuse boiling anger or pent up rage
7. When facing critical choices
8. When you want to create positive results
9. When you want to overcome haunting fears
10. WHEN YOU WANT TO FEEL CENTERED
BREATHE VIEWS
Behind every expression is its breath. Whatever I am looking at is its breath. The breath behind all manifestation is its essence, which is the infinite, universal LIFE supporting all life. It is infused in all life and expresses itself through all things, animate and inanimate.
To surrender to your breath is to give permission to the infinite wisdom, LIFE, to express through you. At this point, the little human gives way to his/her Universal nature. At the level of the Divine, life is an effortless, joyful, loving expression of itself.
The Divine has no problems, because It, by its very nature, is the solution. The Divine has no lack, because It is everything that was, is and will ever be created. The Divine sees only its overflowing abundance. The Divine cannot be lonely or unloved because Its essence is love and It lives through all of Its unique expressions. The Divine does not understand disease or illness because It is LIFE.
THIS IS WHO I AM. THIS IS WHO YOU ARE. THIS IS WHO WE ALL ARE; the Universal nature expressing through the individual; Experiencing itself in all of its myriad aspects and views. We never question our breaths, we simply breathe. Where does it come from?
Who keeps it going? The intelligence of the universe has each of us in place and will support each one according to his belief and trust in it. There is no other authority other than that of your breath. This is your connection to the SOURCE. This is your point of influence. This is your liberation from the illusion of poverty, disease, low self-esteem, loneliness, lack or limitation of any kind. Your Divinity envelopes everything you feel, think, see or touch. You are Divine breath in flesh; a full co-creator with the essence of YOUR SOURCE.
YOUR BREATH BANK
Neither wealth nor poverty exists as realities. Both are illusionary states created in 3D for my experience; the experience of myself as a creator. Life simply IS its breath. It breathes its potential into every area of influence through my unique breath perspective and I have the joy or sorrow to name it what I WILL. But it is always AT MY WILL that everything that I see comes into being. Jesus said, ‘nothing comes into being but by me.’ And so it is with us. We breathe our potential into everything and everything we see springs from our breath based reality.
Think of your breath as your energy potential bank account. You draw on it every moment of every day and consciously or unconsciously spend it according to your thought/feeling/belief patterns of yesterday. The fact that on every breath intake you take in oxygen to supply vital nutrients to the body and exhale toxins is secondary.
The primary fact is that every intake contains latent possibilities for the unique creation of your world… persons, places, experiences and things. With every inhale you take in raw material for the creation of your masterpiece and on the exhale you give it its reality. With every exhale you authorize a formation, construction or destruction of magnificent proportion. IT can only exist by means of YOU, the creator. IT has no other life apart from the one you give it. It has no other meaning but the meaning that you ascribe to it.
Creating thought/feeling/belief patterns
Creating new thought/feeling/belief patterns is as easy as taking your next breath. It is your next breath, fused with the energy of your desire that will create your new pattern…IF YOU DON’T BREAK THE MOLD.
What mold? The mold that you create as you send out your desire! To wonder, ponder, doubt, fear or even hope that a thing will or will not happen will break a positive mold every time.
With purpose, clarity and the full authority of a creator cast the die and let it be. None of your thoughts/feelings/beliefs can come back to you void. Your harvest will be exactly as you have sown. The universe has a precise blueprint. It cannot alter or change your design. It cannot play favorites because it doesn’t care what you create. It only knows HOW TO create using your unique breath patterns, formation, construction or
destruction of magnificent proportion. IT can only exist by means of YOU, the creator. IT has no other life apart from the one you give it. It has no other meaning but the meaning that you ascribe to it.
Thought/feeling/belief patterns took time to set in and therefore may take time to be replaced. However, with undiluted clarity you can make changes which appear instantly. As a matter of fact all changes happen instantly but are perceived according to our thought/feeling/belief patterns about time and reality and about how long a thing should take.
In this new energy of BreathFusion everything is NOW.
Key words and phrases to note in your new creation: Knowing, Practice, Patience, Understanding, Clarity, Unconditional Self-Acceptance or Love, Forgiveness, Acceptance of what is, Willingness to change, Balance, Beauty, Trust yourself, integrity. Honestly explore your thoughts, feelings and beliefs. Own them. They are your creations. But change them if they don’t serve you.
Breathe life into your finances, your relationships, your body, and your surroundings. Breathe peace into war, abundance into poverty, health into illness. Breathe life on the illusion of death. Breathe for those around you who have forgotten who they are. Spend your next breath wisely. BreathFusion is your Kingdom of Heaven.
LIVING GEMS
Listen to others
but follow yourself
and you will never be lost
Appreciate your own insights
they are Divine gems
which help you to value life more
Hiding your talents
is the biggest waste of your energies
The more you can help others
without making them feel helpless,
the more they will be inspired
to help themselves
The only way to get rid of fears
is to follow them to their source
It is the little things that we do
and the kind words we share
that go to prepare our paths ahead
How I live my life and the choices I make today
determine what my experiences will be tomorrow
What I give out
Returns to me with interest
Appreciation is the bread of life
which everyone and everything everywhere
Thrives on
I am always in the best place
To learn what life has to teach me
All experiences are my lessons
which assist my growth and development.
Only by finding and appreciating the lesson
can I overcome the experience.
Invest your thoughts and feelings
in actions which you and others can enjoy
and life will reward you
with inner satisfaction
Enjoy your own company
and you will never be lonely
Feed you mind on thoughts which lift you
above the things that would disturb your peace of mind
and you will also find the keys to Heaven and its delights
Take time to laugh
It is a Divine expression
You are in Heaven
when you are having a good laugh
Every smile does wonders
for all who experience it
Turn every disappointment
into a good luck charm
Treat each one as your personal guide
to safe haven
If you spend your energies on regret
you are missing out on valuable life lessons
Define yourself by your deeds
Not by other people’s expectations
Include the rest of life
and you will be complete
Seek only after those things you are willing to create
and watch life match every effort you make
with amazing support
Trust your nature
stand on what is inside of you
not what is passing outside
Live as if your life is yours
to cultivate, express and enjoy
Do the best you can
at whatever you put your mind or hand to
The satisfaction of achievement
is life’s greatest reward
Give others the credit they deserve
And they will share the interest with you
Take time to think before you act
but do not use thinking
as a substitute for action
Learn from your experiences
there are no mistakes in life
only trials and errors
which lead you to know how life really works
Count your blessings
and they will chase your heartaches away
SELF TALK
Our self talk determines our identity. I become what I think and say about myself and others. What I feel about my enemies affects me far more deeply than it will ever affect them. My words create images, which give birth to my actions and experiences. There is always a direct connection between my actions and my innermost thoughts.
My internal dialogue of self talk includes my feelings and emotions which construct my belief systems. All my actions flow out of my current belief system which then determines my unique life views and experiences.
As we take full responsibility for our self talk, we consciously determine how we will experience our lives.
Ultimately, our self talk becomes the blue print for our lifestyles. Our breathing patterns regulate our thinking—what I say, what I feel and how I act. Besides Conscious Deep Breathing, self talk has the greatest influence over the quality and outcome of our daily activities.
Our minds are always chattering, feeding on memories, images, feelings, emotions and moods. If we allow ourselves to dwell on past hurts, disappointments or fears we can expect to repeat those experiences. But we can change the current template by aligning our self talk to what is real. What is real is that each of us is a spark of Divine Life. We are all one with Source. We never were and cannot be separate from what created us. In this knowledge we must build our new identity template. We are all eternal life already, breathing consciously forever.
CREATE A NEW EXPERIENCE
You and I are at cause of every experience, personal and global. You and I through our internal and external dialogue create the world as we see, feel and experience it. You and I have creative license to be who we want to be, express ourselves fully and live our grandest dreams.
Will our dreams spark benefits for others also? Remembering that we are one in spiritual reality, you cannot create something that will harm another, without harming yourself first.
The fusion of your breath with your internal and external dialogue (thoughts, feelings, emotions, words) creates your experience. You are always creating. To create consciously use life affirming self talk.
10 Positive Affirmations
1. I AM breath, light, intelligence, feelings and energies
2. I AM a positive channel through which life expresses
3. I AM in the right place, at the right time to experience my total fulfillment
4. I AM a channel of Infinite wisdom
5. I trust my nature completely to secure me
6. I AM a storehouse of abundance and prosperity now
7. I AM unlimited potential
8. I AM a perfect whole and complete expression of my Creator
9. I AM the genius of the universe in physical form
10.I AM a creative spark
Because you are one with the creative process (LIFE) you can say these with conviction and passion.
WHERE IS YOUR FOCUS?
Did your Ex drop a bomb on you again? Do you want to name your boss idiot of the year? Are those nosy neighbors up in your face again? Your family is all up in your business, right? So many things to stew about, so little time in which to do it; it makes you so mad you could bust, or kick the dog, or break a vase, the Swarovski crystal
STOP!!! Get over it! Life happens! Next, do you want revenge or do you want to hange the experience?
Have you ever noticed that without all of this sludge your life is great? Without the Ex! Why doesn’t he just get on with his life? Why don’t you? The more focus you give to the situation, the more you bind it to yourself and the more of same you can expect.
Your boss is infuriating! So get a new job. Easier said than done eh? The point is you are never stuck but you are inextricably bound to the situation by your resentment, anger, emotionally embroiled soup. This is the immutable law of creation. Look through a new window and view new panoramic scenery. The landscape changes with YOUR focus.
So what if you don’t feel it? Pretend until it feels real. You have had joy spots in your life before, bring back those tracks to mind. Treat yourself to something nice, you deserve it. It doesn’t have to cost you an arm or a leg. A luxurious hot bath, listen to your favorite music, put on some snappy dance music, take yourself out to lunch, take a bus trip to another part of the city, look through an old scrap book, invite a friend over to share a meal, or just BREATHE, this doesn’t cost a cent.
Create a new experience of joy
Your focus cannot be in two places at the same time. BREATHE DEEPLY and consciously choose to experience joy by bringing to mind a joyful thought, the feelings and emotions will follow. Bring the mind back to your joy spot if it wonders. It will want revenge, it will want to stay focused on the unpleasant event, don’t let it. Gently bring it back on track. The mind is like a lady, it doesn’t take kindly to bullying. But it can be won over easily if you say, “not so, here is my new focus, feast on this”.
Breathe in a new mood
Once you are out of the immediate feeling of desperation, frustration and anger, you can begin to change your mood. New moods are anchored by deep breathing patterns along with new sights, new sounds, new images, new tastes and even new smells. Art, music, food, water, flowers, perfume are only a few of the myriad mood enhancers. Our favorite is DEEP CONSCIOUS BREATHING. Sit in a comfortable chair, close your eyes - you can be transported immediately. Spend the next 10 minutes breathing in a new soothing mood, use your imagination, the experience will always follow. At best you will feel more centered and less aggravated.
Create freedom
You have the freedom and the authority as a Creator to experience anything you want in your life as long you are committed to the change. Change need not be tiresome or frustrating. In this new millennium energy is simply a breath and a thought away. If you are struggling, you are working against yourself.
Give up the struggle. Approach everything in your life with a playful attitude. Take the action which is in your best interest to change the situation and leave the rest to the universe.
The universe gives lovingly to its children. All the serious adults who rigidly conformed to old patterns of hate, anger or resentment are quickly recycled. You are a creator whether or not you consciously acknowledge it. You now have the freedom to create whatever you want. YES you do! If you believe! We are in a magical realm where dreams do come true for those who take the childlike approach to dream, trust and play.
HEALTHY NUTRITION
We are what we eat and drink. It is therefore crystal clear that the kinds of foods that we eat influence both our physical constitution and our emotional wellbeing.
Enough has been written and said about healthy eating to satisfy all of the concerns and questions anyone may have about the issue. Suffice it is to say that healthy eating and healthy lifestyles go hand in hand. Our interest in eating beneficially is another one of the corner stones of The Practice.
Eating For Good Health
Eat plenty of raw fruits and vegetables - whole wheat products - brown, unpolished rice - honey, molasses - cereals from banana, plantain, corn, etc. - herbal teas - fresh fruit and vegetable juices - soybean, coconut, goat's milk - fresh herbs and spices - fish, chicken, turkey (baked, broiled or steamed is best) - nuts (raw, unsalted) - sun dried fruits e.g. raisins, prunes - tubers and root crops (yams, potatoes, cassavas) - not more than 3 eggs per week.
CUT DOWN on Sodas (diet or regular) - Alcoholic beverages (rum, wine, beer, stout malt etc.) Salt - Condiments (black pepper, MSG, white vinegar, meat seasonings) - Fats (margarine, shortening, lard, fats from meats) - Beef, beef organs, pork products - roasted nuts (especially peanuts). Raw nuts are great. Eat smaller portions of - Dairy milk (regular, skimmed, powdered milk, condensed, evaporated) - Cheese, yogurt, ice cream.
When preparing foods, combine as suggested following the Fit For Life method. With proper combinations the body performs more efficiently and you will have more energy.
Have 2 of your daily meals raw. If this is difficult, try it for 2 or 3 days of the week until your are comfortable.
(Fruits are cleansers of the body while vegetables are builders).
Breakfast: 3 or more fruits; allow 3-4 hours for digestion.
Lunch: vegetables and 1 starch; allow 4-5 hours for digestion.
Dinner: vegetable, (raw, stir fried or steamed) and 1 type of protein (e.g. chicken or fish) Do not mix starch with this combination. Allow 8 hours for digestion.
Chew your food properly, especially starches. This helps to activate the enzymes needed for proper digestion.
Do not drink liquids while eating. This will dilute your digestive juices and interfere with proper digestion.
Eat only when hungry and do not overeat. Do not add salt, black pepper or sugar to your foods. Do not eat fried or fatty foods. Drink at least 8 glasses of pure fluids per day. Water, fruit juice or vegetable juice to which no sugar or milk has been added.
Eat watermelon as a meal by itself. Do not add other fruits or foods. It has an alkaline effect on the body, flushes the kidneys and is easily digested.
EXERCISE
Anything we have and do not use we are sure to lose. This statement applies equally to our physical bodies as well as our mental faculties.
A regular exercise program is essential for everyone because the more you challenge your mind and body, the better they will serve you. We simply function better if we exercise regularly and pay attention to our body, mind, soul and spirit.
Select the exercise activities best suited to your situation and make a habit of doing them. Repetition is the key and fun is the name of the game.
If walking is your choice, make it a time of pleasure and renewal. Do what comes naturally. If swimming is your choice, enjoy it. If the gym satisfies your needs, go to the gym.
Take pleasure in doing stress free activities around the house. Be up and about for the sheer joy of it.
UNCONDITIONAL SELF-ACCEPTANCE
Self-appreciation is the most important practice to develop. Know that you are the best physical, emotional and spiritual person that life is expressing right now.
Accept yourself as the direct offspring of a perfect Creator and as such, you are perfect and whole. Take full responsibility for what you feel, think, say, believe and accept about yourself. Build your self-image on your spiritual foundation alone and anchor yourself fully in your Creator as your only source.
As you decide to become conscious of how you breathe, how you talk to yourself, what you eat and your exercise program, you are practicing the infallible formula for healthy living.
You are not your mistakes. There is no guilt or shame you need to carry. If you knew better you would have done better. No one can put you down but yourself. It is important to understand that irrespective of where you have been or what you have done, you are still life’s best gift to itself.
Begin to shine exactly where you are and exactly as you are. Work on being the best YOU that you can possibly be but accept the YOU that exists in the now moment.
All faults that you attach to yourself belong to your Creator as well. All attributes ascribed to your Creator are yours by right of your natural heritage.
VISION
Having a clear vision and purpose for living is the most rewarding experience any one can have. This is essential to the other four natural principles on which our lives run. The clearer our goals or purposes in life, the more satisfying and meaningful our lives will be.
Such activities as eating, sleeping, drinking and carrying out natural reproductive functions demonstrate a Divine order.
PURPOSE is, however, a conscious human enterprise based on appetites, decisions and choices. Purpose is like the steering wheel of our lives and when we act without clear ones, we often have mishaps, accidents or even apparent tragedies.
Your chosen purpose may be to fulfill a personal ambition, raise a family, follow a noble cause, or serve a human interest. Whatsoever your decision may be, it will flow from your beliefs and sense of self. Identity is the creator of purposes. The most important step we can therefore make in life is to have a clear picture of ourselves and our purpose.
VISIONING FOR PROSPERITY
Your inner world is one of thoughts, feelings, images, sounds, dreams and desires. It is through this panoramic landscape that we give birth to our everyday life.
By nature we are creative and so all conditions, environments and experiences in our lives are the direct result of our prevailing mind-set and viewpoints.
Our mind-set depends upon what we habitually focus on. It is no secret therefore, that our health, financial success, love, accomplishments and happiness depend upon the composition of our inner world. The world around us is a reflection of our inner world. In this respect much gathers more and loss leads to greater loss.
Since our 3D reality is only a reflection of the real – the inner world, it is important to spend time cultivating nurturing thoughts, positive feelings and great dreams. It is by being in this Kingdom of the Heavens not by searching for it, that we secure ourselves in the world around us – ‘what you think you are, you become’. You already have everything that you could possibly need NOW for living a prosperous life, but many of us are not aware of this.
All gain is the result of right thinking. All loss is the result of negative thought patterns and shallow breathing practices which lead to doubts, fears, anxiety and eventually loss. We are magnetic energy systems vibrating at either a positive or negative charge. With every breath, thought, feeling and emotion we create a mirror effect in physicality.
Everything your eye can see is made up of energy, which is under your control from your inner vantage point. It is what is in your mind that is always being outpictured. Your inner world causes a change in the energy field around you and it ripples back in reaction.
Do not dwell in the past or live in the future. Your only creative moment is now. If you have a clear vision, fertile imagination and understanding faith, you can create grand results. To change your life, change your inner world. In the book ‘A Happy Pocket Full of Money’ it is said that ‘Life is images of the mind expressed’.
SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY
All of life is actively and passionately giving of itself to itself. As we share in this process we open ourselves to receive all the abundance of the universe. This is the essential law behind tithing.
When we tap into nature’s process of giving and receiving we discover that that is our true nature as well. In practicing consciously to follow our true nature of giving and receiving, we perfect our own spirit of generosity. Everything we have is the result of a generous outpouring from the universe to us - our spirit, our minds and our bodies.
Hoarding and greed stem from shallow breathing fears of lack and scarcity. They block the natural cornucopia of the universe. Developing a spirit of generosity brings us back in balance with nature.
THE BEST TIME TO START GIVING
• When you are low on finances - give cash or kind
• When you feel unloved - give love
• When you feel unsupported - give support to someone else
• If you desire to be wealthy - cause someone to become wealthy
• If you desire friendship - offer friendship to someone
YOUR PASSION
Find your passion, Use it to serve humanity
With compassion and verve.
Let the light in.
Open your windows to heaven.
Allow abundance to increase,
Be the leaven to lift the weight effortlessly.
You’ve tried your hands at many things,
It’s time to make fantasy reality;
Give your dreams wings
To soar and bring
Creature comforts galore.
For Life feels your passion at its core,
And gives you more,
Until your cup overflows,
And with abundance shows
The generosity of the universe.
As you serve,
So you deserve.
By Dawn Vaz-Green
TRUST
Trust is self-acceptance of the kind which your own spirit secures body, soul and mind. It is embracing our breath as our physical reality. Trust begins with recognizing our breath as the source of our life and choosing to live one conscious deep breath at a time. As a skill however, trust develops first with attention to our feelings and is perfected with practice. It is complete trust in ourselves that leads to self-awareness, which is the sum total of our identity.
SELF-AWARENESS
Self-awareness is all of what we are accepting ourselves as being consciously. It is our identity which helps us to live confidently from within. The goal of our consciousness has been to realize that we are what we have to trust. In all literature and traditions we have been instructed to know ourselves and through this knowledge achieve the basis for living dynamic, creative lives.
Self-awareness starts with paying attention to our physical selves; what we eat, drink, see, taste, smell and are able to feel. Our entire physical world is an ocean of sensations wrapped in the elements of air, fire, water and earth vibrations in the playful dance that we experience as ourselves. Through ‘The Practice’ we are now able to live on purpose and in the NOW.
Finally, because this is a practice, there is very little room for intellectual speculations and analysis as a substitute for living.
BEING
Cherish and value yourself. On becoming conscious of yourself, be willing to let go of attitudes that no longer serve you. Question beliefs, traditions and customs constantly and review your approach to your actions. Be willing to explore new avenues of self expression and recognize that life is in full support of your efforts.
Set your goals and move decisively towards them. Everyday should help you to feel more accomplished. Be willing to put what you have on the line in exchange for what you want. Be a Creator not a procrastinator. Be authentic and original, not a follower or imitator. What is right for the masses might not be right for you.
Know, feel and understand that passionate self acceptance seals your freedom forever. Think, imagine, visualize and energize your entire being with the power of your indwelling spirit and life will honor you with peace and prosperity.
BELONGING
YOU BELONG
TO LIFE,
YOUR CREATOR
AND THE REST
OF THE UNIVERSE.
You are never alone because you are one with ALL THAT IS - SOURCE. It might seem that you are separate but consider this: We are all a part of the same breathing circle. The breath that you inhale belonged to someone else before you and the breath that you exhale will support someone else after you.
We are all connected in the spiritual realm. It is our egos which rigidly keep us physically oriented.
YOU WERE SPIRIT BEFORE YOU BECAME
A PHYSICAL BEING.
You are spirit now in physical form and will be spirit when you leave the physical playing field.
Claim and express your sense of belonging because it will secure you and will also add value and purpose to your life.
BELIEFS
All our experiences can be traced back to their source—our belief system. They are inseparable. Your belief structure is not hidden from you. You can examine them by simply observing your everyday thoughts and feelings. Exchange those that are working against you by replacing them with those that work. This might not be an easy thing, especially if you have held a particular belief for a long time. However, in following the template of The Practice, particularly Conscious Deep Breathing and Positive Self-Talk, results are guaranteed.
Your experiences don’t just happen to you. It is not by fate or fortune that you are where you are. Your thoughts determine your experiences. They are sifted through your core beliefs and archived ready for action. You act from the platform of your core beliefs. Your beliefs regulate your moods. As you take charge of your feelings, emotions and expectations, you enrich your life. It is your life and no one can influence you against your beliefs.
LIFE DOESN’T DO YOU, you do your life.
BEHAVIOR
Your behavior will always express your inner feelings and thoughts. This reinforces your beliefs and self image. Inner agendas determine outer actions. Your behavior is the only statement about yourself that the world is constantly viewing. You have a responsibility to yourself to be in harmony with YOU. This sets the tone for successful living.
BEHAVIOR IS MY….
Beliefs flowing out through my actions
Experiences past, triggering my current reactions
Habits which dictate my responses to others
Attitudes coloring myself, my sisters and brothers
Values exposing my basic self-worth to all
Intentions which I can both reverse and recall
Opinions revealing my inner thoughts and feelings
Responses fulfilling or undermining my dealings
BENEFITS
Every living being seeks benefits from life. Benefits such as satisfaction, joy, pleasure and the achievement of desired goals. A sense of belonging, appreciation, fulfillment and acceptance are other benefits that help to fuel our journey.
As you practice conscious deep breathing, positive selftalk and all the life affirming habits in The Practice, you will see and feel the difference you seek. You will become aware of the meaning of your life and how it works. You will feel a new sense of balance and inner security and this will help you in developing a clear purpose and vision for YOU.
Take the time to understand yourself, put in the necessary effort and the changes you desire will come naturally.
You deserve to be your fullest potential. You are who you have to work with. You are the center of your universe. It’s all about YOU.
7 PRINCIPLES OF BEING
In much the same way that we create music from musical notes, language from the alphabet and numbers for counting, the seven principles of being work together to create our moods and experiences.
1. Life
2. Intelligence
3. Consciousness
4. Love
5. Truth
6. Feelings
7. Actions
7 FACTORS OF CREATION
1. SPIRIT
2. BREATH
3. MIND
4. BODY
5 FEELINGS
6. INTELLIGENCE and
7. CONSCIOUSNESS
These seven factors make up our BEING.
7 TOOLS OF CREATION
Some of our natural tools which we use to create our experiences are:-
1. Sense of touch
2. Sense of hearing
3. Sense of sight
4. Sense of smell
5. Sense of taste
6. Language
7. Sense of belonging and security
PROUD TO BE ME
Inside and out I feel good being me
From head to toe I am important and free
As light as a feather
As clear as a thought
I am better than any jewel sold or bought
I accept what I am as equal with all
And need no pedestal from which to dangle or fall
Life has made us all so for time and eternity
I unite earth and heaven by accepting me
And fulfill all conditions to be responsible and free
By feeding my body, my mind and my soul
With a proud sense of self
Sufficient and whole
by Desmond Green
A REVERENCE FOR LIFE APPROACH
Reverence For Life is achieving and practicing self-consciousness. Reverence For Life is the world’s oldest living social practice. It supports the religious cultures and practices of all people. It is a culture, which recognizes the sanctity of all life and includes everyone irrespective of his or her personal or worldview. It casts no judgment, it throws no blame, and it projects no guilt. Its nature is an OPENESS, which under-girds the evolution of cosmic consciousness through the achievements of self-consciousness.
Reverence For Life is not rooted in dogma. It is a culture based more on practice and observation than on creeds. It is an attitude of honoring life at its deepest levels and in all of its forms. Every aspect of creation has within it its own spark of the Divine Life. Reverence is the acceptance of ourselves as the out picturing of the highest potential of each person’s understanding and is therefore of Divine value.
Through reverence we honor ourselves as we understand our interconnectedness with the entire universe and perceive ourselves as being one with the mineral, plant and animal Kingdoms. An attitude of reverence accepts our lives as sacred and accepts every living creature as being equally sacred. The essence of Reverence For Life is outlined in The Practice of conscious deep breathing, positive self-talk, nutritious diet, a regular exercise habit, clear purpose for living, unconditional self-acceptance and a spirit of generosity.
IMAGE BASED
VS
BREATH BASED RELATIOINSHIPS
How many of us have lived for the longest while under the control of our memories and the mental images that dominated our minds. We saw life and developed relationships purely along the lines of what we thought and suspected instead of what we were actually feeling. That is how I too behaved until I was introduced to the practice of breath based relationships.
This new idea opened my eyes to the reality that living in the present is a conscious decision. I was shown how my image based relationships prevented me from getting in touch with myself while keeping me out of touch with others. I was made to see how breathing consciously helped me to face my true feelings as they are happening.
Conscious deep breathing also shattered the host of mental images and screens and chatter which blocked me from hearing other people’s points of view. It is truly amazing to experience the differences between these two outlooks and modes of building relationships. What I do know is that conscious deep breathing has certainly given me a new lease on life. I have now started the most wonderful healing process for myself and my family using this method.
Image Based Relationships
All image based relationships are FEAR BASED.
• Keeps you in your head instead of in your heart
• Ties you to experiences that have passed and prevents you from experiencing the NOW moment which offers a fresh start, a new beginning for a joyful experience and a chance to build bonds of communication.
• Keeps you from experiencing the Divinity in others
• Image based relationships are based on what you think you see versus what is REAL
• Prevents you from loving unconditionally
• Hampers you from living your own life joyfully while
it ties you emotionally to the other person’s appearance, behavior or life style
• Robs you of your power and saps your energy
Breath Based Relationships
All breath based relationships are LIFE AFFIRMING
• Keeps you focused on what is real – the Divine in all of us
• Helps you to be centered in your own reality or breath
• Keeps you feeling from the heart level
• Resolves apparent differences
• Smoothes over rough patches
• Keeps you in love with LIFE and LIVING and more importantly, YOURSELF
• Re-energizes you as it feeds you with the breath fuel from the Divine
How it works
A simple 5-minute is all it takes. Find a quiet area, make yourself as comfortable as possible, close your eyes and begin to breathe consciously and deeply. Inhale through your nostrils, hold each breath to a count of five and then exhale through your mouth slowly until you feel relaxed. Repeat this about ten times.
Allow all of the images, memories and thoughts about yourself and your family to flow freely in and out of your consciousness. At this point, breathe the breath of freedom into them, one by one before releasing them to their fortunes. After about five minutes of this deep breathing cleansing exercise, you will feel at peace with yourself and all of the occupants of your mind.
This practice is yours to use at any time against all unsettling and unwanted feelings, images and thoughts that may choose to approach your mental space. All of your family members, thoughts, self-images and feelings can now enter into your personal space by your invitation only.
This method is so simple yet so effective that even while you are experiencing its benefits of inner peace, freedom from fear and other distresses you will hardly believe it.
Now you can also begin to balance all of your intimate family and social relationships. With this very effective Conscious Deep Breathing practice you can bid a permanent goodbye to image based shallow breathing experiences and their physical, mental and emotional diseases of negative relationships.
ATTITUDES THAT WORK
• Feast and Play
• Sing and Dance
• Look and Learn
• Live and Love
• Give and Take
• Pass it on
• Forgive and forget
• Trust yourself
• Take your own advice
• Be your own standard
• Love your own company
• Obey your spirit
• Follow your intuition
• Relish your own insights
• Value yourself
• Harbor neither guilt, shame nor blame
• Love yourself passionately