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How To Use Meditation To Enhance Your Performance

by Lloyd christie

“Meditation is to the mind as fire is to the Night,” L.G Christie.

  • How to accelerate your Personal development with meditation, and get Peck performance results

The mind is the play ground of life, the stage where life takes place, think about it, your thoughts, feeling, memories, experiences, knowledge, hopes, dreams, aspirations, desires, fears and habits are results of mental activities, that you have or are actualizing into physical reality from the depths of your mind. Meditation offers you the opportunity to gain a deeper insight into your own psychology.

The best thing about meditation is that it is free, you can use it any time, you can progress at your own pace, unlocking more of your intelligence, revelling your inner Giant.

  • Meditation will allow you to Progress faster toward your goals whether material or spiritual. Using Meditation as a tool in your Personal development will make you a more astute business person, a better student, a calmer and wiser parent, a better leader of people.

At Your Best

Think back to one of those days when you were firing on all four cylinders, getting things done effortlessly, communicating with family, friend, colleagues, in an effective manner, a manner that left you and the other people you came into contact with feeling positive about your interaction, successfully dealing with the events that arose in the day like a master.

  • Question: why do some days run so smoothly like the above example, while others drag on and on, leaving you longing for the day to end.
  • Answer: Your state of mind. It is your state of mind that has the biggest effect upon the way you handle your day, relate to people and the way other people relate to you.

The Mind Body Connection

Let me quickly take a moment to introduce another key factor you must consider that affects your state of mind and that is your energy levels.

It is important that one cultivates ones energy’s to meet the demands of the day because your energy levels have a profound effect upon your mental state and productivity.

Cultivation of Energy

  • Their are many ways to cultivate energy. We can basically categorise exercises into two forms – Internal and External.
  • Internal exercises consists of such Arts as Thi Chi, Yoga and Qi Gong etc. The internal Arts promote, all round physical strength, correct breathing, concentration, will power to name a few of the benefits.
  • External exercise’s focus’s more on the development of ones muscles such as Weight Lifting and Aerobics Workouts. The Internal Arts are sometimes referred to as moving meditation.

Invest time into learning and practicing one of more of internal arts, its like smashing two bottles with one stone, you get to cultivate energy and calm the mind.

Energy management is a key element of Productivity

When your energy levels are abundant and your mind is balanced and calm your whole being is ready for Productive action. In this state of being you are more Confident, Focused, Centred and your mood’s lighter – you are a pleasure to be around. In such a state you’ll have more patients with people, you have greater will power, you are more Productive.

An abundant flow of energy, Plus a Positive attitude, Plus a balanced mind – Equals mental clarity. Mental Clarity goes a long way in insuring sunny, fun days even – if it’s raining, well that’s how it feels and that’s what counts! :)

On the other hand, a limited flow of energy and an unsettled mind tends to equal a negative day. Everything we do demands an investment of energy, when you haven’t got it give yourself, it is not possible to give to others and your productivity is compromised as a result.

Low energy levels affect your state of mind to the point where you would rather be at home sleeping the day away or a best sitting in front of the TV.

When your in the right state of mind, you coordinate the activities in your life with greater accuracy, your energies flow positively and effortlessly, your brain is responsive your perceptions are somewhat more clear and your being is balanced. It’s like the sun shines on everything you do turning it to gold, don’t you just love days like that, when you’re working effortlessly at your best.

Having the right state of mind is a Art, that can be cultivated and must be cultivated on a daily basis if you want to gain the most out of yourself and your current resources.

Clarity of Mind

In order to have more of the above days, your mind and body most be fine tuned like a musical instrument, your mind must be cleaned and defragged like a computer, using a sit down meditation, your hard disk must be scanned for bugs your operating system must be free of conflicting programmes that may slow you down or even shut down your whole system – look out for limiting beliefs.

Minds out of control - Life seems to mirror what you put out

Imagine you’re a conductor of grand orchestra and you’re in the middle of a composition. You love your art, you know the music but your mind won’t stay focused to the job at hand…

Your mind is wondering racing ten to the dozen, kicking around negative thoughts and starring up feelings of doubt.

The audience behind you enters your mind
What are they thinking? You ask yourself.

You turn your attention back to the performance.
You start to question your own competence.
You don’t want to let your team down.

But the thought of letting them down replays over and over in your mind (stressing you out)
You break out in a sweat.

You can feel yourself losing your composure.
Come on pull yourself to together you say to yourself mentally.

You can feel your heart racing, your mind running wild.

You’re waving your hands like a mad man, in a desperate attempt to remain focused on the mission at hand, which is really you over compensating for your lack of focus.

So you are manically waving your arms like a crazed mad man in a confused state.
You see the confusion in the faces of group,
The orchestra is moving out off harmony it is you job to maintain the harmony Its make or breaks time.

The orchestra is following your ever movement and are mimicking your confusion…
You tell yourself you have all the internal resources to get the job done,
You close your eyes and take a mental chill pill,
You relax your body and listen with your heart

As you calm the orchestra calms, who are following your every move – You are the heart beat. Soon you start to build in your confidence and focus. The orchestra follows suit in perfect harmony and rhythm each member with it own unique sound is in with perfect harmony working as one..

Life’s Mirror

Life tends to mirror are mental state just as the orchestra react to the conductor. When you’re in a pissed off mood and acting it out, you attract more of the same responses from others, all you see is negativity. When you are in a positive mood you see things positively. When you’re negative you throw yourself out off harmony with the positivity around you. Regular meditations along with affirmation positively charges the mind.

You can see why it is important that we make the mind the focal point of our personal developmental journey and knowing what role meditation plays in order to gain greater control over your mental body positively charging and balancing the mind.

In order for you to release your potential, we need to gain an evolving mastery of the mind, we’ll take baby steps and before you know it we will be living tomorrow with a greater mastery, of the things that seemed difficult today, as we sow today you reap tomorrow.

Skills and Techniques

The Skills and Techniques we need to develop in order to have greater control over your direction in life, are all dependent upon the following abilities

1. Your Ability to Concentrate

Your ability to concentrate your mind on the task a hand is essential to any endeavour you can develop this skill with meditation.

2 Clarity of Mind

We must be able to think clearly in order to make balanced choice and decisions,
As ill choices are often the result of lack of clarity – you can develop greater clarity with meditation and reflection.

Having a clear mind essential to ability assimilate of new information and your ability to integrate it with your current knowledge and beliefs. Meditation and reflection aids in the integration of your knowledge, beliefs and actions

This is the key to living congruently, to truly live congruently your actions most be in line with your beliefs, knowledge and dreams.

Clarity is being connected with your self, being conscious of the present moment, in conscious connection with your thoughts, emotions, and impulses. We need to attain a state or level of consciousness to attain the above connections.

This is very easy to accomplish with mediation. Through out the day consciousness is in a state of fluctuation moving in and out of the conscious and subconscious states, much like the ocean tide meditation allows you to see the nature of your mind. Which is essential if you want to have greater direction over your own actions.

  • How do we attain an ascending level of clarity?
  • It starts with just enough discipline to tame your mind, 5 minuets daily increasing in time as your wish…

Discipline your mind and you will be smiling all the way to the bank. Your mission in personal development is to gain and maintain greater clarity of mind, this will take some discipline use your will power, it will pay off.

Find your center

Personally I’ve found meditation to be the foundation of my personal development, this is because it gives me the opportunity to sit back and find the stillness of the mind, allowing my thoughts to arise and drift away, finding balance within myself.

  • Visualistion and relflection offers great anti virus protection

The act of self correction

When my mind is relaxed it at this time I take the opportunity to review my day, accessing my actions, taking time to re-live and smile at the enjoyable events of the day. Looking at events which have challenged me, replaying how I acted, accessing if I could have acted in a more appropriate manner and mentally adjusting my future response based upon my ideals.

Knowledge of self helps to direct the mind

The act of replaying your memories daily and adjusting your response is a technique used in the best mind behavioural reprogramming systems, NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) is the best example of such a technique and I recommend it whole heartedly.

Learning strategies also have an excellent system called The Genius Code, it’s great to say the least and I hope and pray that such knowledge of the mind becomes common knowledge used by the masses, it should be taught in the educational system as standard world wide.

Very funny

It’s a joke to think that we claim to send our young to school to be educated and they leave as young adult’s years later not knowing how to operate the muscle in their heads. The Educational Institutions have a responsibility to give it students the skills and knowledge, which we are applying in personal development. It should be common knowledge in a progressive society that its citizens have a greater understanding and control over their minds, not just a working knowledge off what career/industry they wish to work in. Self knowledge is a natural progression to a more enlightened society, self knowledge is the way forward!

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Chakras, Ancient Secret’s Of Personal Development

by Lloyd christie

Chakras! What the hell do Chakras have to do with personal development, how is sitting in meditation visualising spinning vortex’s of light or energy going to make a difference in your life, isn’t that meditation visualising stuff meant for those gurus who perch on hill tops seeking enlightenment, what relevance do chakras have in today modern world? Ok for now forget about gurus and hill tops and let’s look at the ancient science of the chakras and what is known as human’s psycho consciousness and how you can benefit from a bit of old fashioned wisdom.

Ancient problem modern answer

Well for anyone who is familiar with NLP or the Nero science’s will already know that aspects of our physic or physiology can be influenced to our advantage, to aid us in establishing new behaviours and characteristics in our personality. NLP is an excellent tool and the model works well; the developers have delivered us a model for an ancient problem, namely how to establish new behavioural patterns. This is not the first model for human behavioural change and development. Ever sense man/women have walked the earth we have been seeking greater control and influence over our own psychology and behaviour.

Ancient model of Personal development

Many thousands off years ago the ancients devised a model for personal and spiritual development at the most basic level this system chakra model consists of seven centers which corresponds to different levels of psycho consciousness, which we experience as our awareness and expressions.

The yogic chakra system was actually the first personal /spiritual developmental system I came across and it is one that I am finding ever greater success with. The chakra system may be one the oldest but it is not out dated. When understood you will have a portable system for personal and spiritual development at your finger tips.

Each centers represents a level of psycho spiritual conscious/ awareness. At each centers has it’s dominate expressions and reflects it self in your character and state of consciousness and awareness.
As the electrical and magnetic forces flow though your biologic system in what is known as the micro cosmic obit, the energies flow though the chakras and around the bodies. When their’s a blockage the energy flow is restricted at the point of the blockage which has an effect on one’s health and consciousness.

Biological energy flows through our bodies this bio energy travels from what is commonly known as the root chakra to crown chakra in a cycle motion, as this energy travels it nourishes our bodies and ensures health. As we grow and mature our level of psycho awareness and consciousness expands as energy flows through each centre effecting our behaviour and expression.

When energy is flowing freely through mental and physical body we experience mental and physical health, however a blockage will result in poor mental and physical health.

How to use the chakras for personal development

Let me introduce you to the modern interpretation of the chakra systems, I will give you a basic over view of the system looking at the dominate qualities of each chakra which give a Practical guide to personal development. Each centers corresponds to a level of awareness.

Basic meditation There are thousands of chakra meditations, below are three meditations relevant to personal development and awareness

  1. 1.You can meditate on the position of each chakra
  2. 2.You meditate on the colour of each chakra
  3. 3.You can Meditate on the core Principles of each chakra

review your day looking out for violations or contradictions  to the core positive principles of the chakra. If you find a violation visualise your self acting in harmony with core principle of the chakra.

Sahasrara - The Crown Chakra

Here you will find the pituitary gland which’s secretes hormones to communicate to the rest of the endocrine system and also connects to the central nervous system via the Hypothalamus. Symbolized by a lotus with one thousand petals, it is located at the crown of the head. Sahasrara is represented by the colour violet and it involves such issues as inner wisdom, awareness, intelligence over standing and unity. Sahasrara’s inner aspect deals with the release of karma, physical action with meditation.

Meditative tips

This center is the home of genius and higher dimensions and vibrations of thought. All the knowledge and wisdom you need is available to you at this center. At the crown center you must know that all you have ever seen heard or experience is in you and can benefit you at any time. Unlock your own inner genius allow your past learning experiences, knowledge to be unified into your ideal expression for living .know that imagination is more important then knowledge because imagination stimulates evolution . Know that any thing the mind can conceive the mind can achieve.

Ajna – The Brow Chakra third eye

The Ajna or third eye is linked to the pineal gland. The pineal gland is a light sensitive gland that produces the hormone melatonin which regulates sleep and awakening. Ajna or third eye is the true home of wisdom and mental order. Symbolised by a lotus with two petals, and corresponds to the colour white, indigo or deep blue. Ajna in personal development involve balancing the higher & lower aspects of the psyche. The third eye is the home of visualisation and the gateway to higher mental abilities, intuition, imagination can all be found here. The eye is very important because it is a doorway to other than conscious mind or subconscious mind, meditation on this chakra develops clearity of mind, forcus and concentration.

Meditative tip

When using visualisation the third eye gives you the opportunity to influence your mind using images. The brow chakra is like your portable media player. Imagine your minds eye like a movie screen, see yourself responding to life in your ideal way, visualise the completion of your goals.

Vishuddha The Throat Chakra

The the throat Chakra relates to communication and growth through expression. This chakra is paralleled to by the thyroid, a gland that is also in the throat and which produces thyroid hormone, responsible for growth and maturation. Symbolised by a lotus with sixteen petals. Vishudda is characterized by the colour light or pale blue, or turquoise. It governs such issues as self-expression and communication.

Physically, Vishuddha governs communication, emotionally it governs independence, mentally it governs fluent thought, and spiritually it governs a sense of security. Vishuddha or Throat Chakra is a major power house, your words can build or destroy your own and other lives, be responsible and conscious of your language. Listen to your words and be congruent with your higher knowledge and belief.

Meditative tips

This chakra is a door to the subconscious which means you can use it to guide and influence the mind and implant commands in your subconscious using vibrations. Use
Auto suggestion/affirmations to implant positive impressions into the mind. 101 affirmations
Key times of receptiveness or first thing in the rising and before bed. Be sure that your words are positive and in line with your beliefs and actions.

Anahata - The Heart Chakra

The Heart Chakra is related to the Thymus, located in the chest. The thymus is an element of the immune system as well as being part of the endocrine system. Anahata is symbolised by a lotus flower with twelve petals. Anahata is related to the colours green or pink. Key issues involving Anahata involve complex emotions, compassion, tenderness, unconditional love, equilibrium, well being. Physically Anahata governs circulation, emotionally it governs unconditional love for the self and others, mentally it governs passion, and spiritually it governs devotion.

Meditative tips

Visualise yourself having prefect harmony with all people your come across. , see yourself building a natural rapport with people using the heart

Manipura - The Solar Plexus Chakra

The Solar Plexus Chakra is related to the metabolic and digestive systems. Manipura is believed to correspond to adrenal glands and the adrenal cortex. These play a valuable role in digestion, the conversion of food matter into energy for the body. Symbolised by a lotus with ten petals. The colour that corresponds to Manipura is yellow. Key issues governed by Manipura are issues of personal power, fear, anxiety, opinion-formation, introversion, and transition from simple or base emotions to complex. Physically, Manipura governs digestion, metaphysically it governs personal power, emotionally it governs the digestion of emotions, and spiritually all matters of growth.

Meditative tips

To increase will power meditate on the solar plexus
Will power – use belly breathing reconnect the will with the bodies- see yourself achieving your goals with the power of your will, see yourself as unstoppable. The solar plexus is like a furnace that powers your whole system. Svadisthana – The Sacral Chakra

Svadisthana the Sacral Chakra

Sacral Chakra  is located in the sacrum (hence the name) and is considered to correspond to the testes or the ovaries that produce the various sex hormones involved in the reproductive cycle. Svadisthana is also considered to be related to, more generally, the genitourinary system and the adrenals. The Sacral Chakra is symbolized by a lotus with six petals, and corresponds to the colour orange. The key issues involving Svadisthana are relationships, violence, addictions, basic emotional needs, and pleasure. Physically, Svadisthana governs reproduction, mentally it governs creativity, emotionally it governs joy, and spiritually it governs enthusiasm.

Meditative tip

visualise your creative energy s working for you
See your self being in full control of your sexual and creative energies

Muladhara - The Root Chakra

The root chakra is related to instinct, security, survival and also to basic human potentiality. This centre is located in the region between the genitals and the anus. Although no endocrine organ is placed here, it is said to relate to the gonads and the adrenal medulla, responsible for the fight and flight response when survival is under threat. There is a muscle located in this region that controls ejaculation in the sexual act of the human male. Muladhara is symbolized by a lotus with four petals and the colour red. Key issues involve sexuality, lust and obsession. Physically, Muladhara governs sexuality, mentally it governs stability, emotionally it governs sensuality, and spiritually it governs a sense of security.

Meditative tips

Imagine – see yourself abundant in are that you require, have total belief that all that you need is provided for with you.

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