Think A Happy Thought- some very practical tips

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Namaste,

 

Your thoughts have a direct influence on the way you feel and behave. If

you tend to dwell on sad or negative thoughts, you most likely are not a

very happy person.

 

Likewise, if you think that your job is enough to give you a headache,

you probably will come home with throbbing temples each day. This is

just another clear example of the power the mind exerts over the body.

 

Your imagination can be a powerful tool to help you combat stress,

tension, and anxiety. You can use visualisation to harness the energy of

your imagination, and it does not take long-probably just a few weeks-to

master the technique.

 

Try to visualise two or three times a day. Most people find it easiest

to do in bed in the morning and at night before falling asleep, though

with practice you'll be able to visualise whenever and wherever the need

arises.

 

To begin visualisation, sit or he down in a comfortable position and

close your eyes. Scan your body for any muscle tension and relax the

areas that need it.

 

Once you feel relaxed, begin to visualise a scene, object, or place that

is soothing and pleasing to you. Imagine every aspect of the scene,

involving all of your senses.

 

For example, if you like to visualise a waterfall on a mountain, imagine

first what this looks like: the rushing water, the stream flowing from

it, the size and thickness of the trees all around.

 

Another type of visualisation involves an image that you associate with

tension which you can replace with an image for relaxation.

 

For example, you might visualise tension as a taut rope, the sound of

thunder, the colour red, pitch darkness, persistent hammering, or

blinding white light. These images of tension can soften and fade into

images of relaxation.

 

For instance, the taut rope loosens, the thunder subsides and is

replaced by a light rain, red turns to orchid, the darkness begins to

lighten, the pounding hammer is replaced by the murmur of cicadas and

crickets, the blinding white light softens to a sunset.

 

As you become more involved in your visual image, your body will relax

and you will be able to let go of the problems or worries that you'd

felt before.

 

 

Ajith