3. Shangri-la

The closer your breathing speed comes to your natural sleep breathing speed, the better!

1) Make sure that you are completely comfortable with each section prior to going on to the next one.

2) If you are not living alone, select a time and a place where and when you will not be bothered, and hang a "DO NOT DISTURB" sign on the door when practicing.

3) A physical trigger is required for best results, so I am suggesting that you place the thumb of your less dominant hand between the first two fingers of that hand and form a fist, with the thumb protruding and Squeeze down on that thumb & release each time you take a downward step.

Count down to your private place

The purpose of this exercise, is to enable you to contact and enter your subconscious mind, for any information you have experienced, but may have forgotten. Because, this part of your mind never forgets, unless it has been injured. It is your personal "hard drive"!

With this in mind, we are going to go down a set of 10 steps. There are hand railings on both sides of the stairwell to hold on to.

Every time I take a downward step, I go deeper and deeper into relaxation. With each downward step, take a deep breath squeeze your thumb, and say these words.

One, I am going to relax a little every time I take a step. Every muscle, tendon and ligament in my body is going to relax with each step.

Two, Every breath that I take, I will relax some more.

Three, Deeper and deeper I go into relaxation. Every muscle is relaxing.

Four, More and more relaxed now, and more and peaceful and contented.

Five, Every muscle is relaxing with every breath that I take.

Six, More and more relaxed as I go deeper and deeper into relaxation.

Seven, Every tendon and ligament is relaxing.

Eight, More and more relaxed, as I get to the bottom.

Nine, Almost at the bottom of the stairs, and almost totally relaxed.

Ten, In front of you, you will see a "purple" door.

The key to the door is located in the palm of your _self hand.

Open your hand and place it on the door, and the door will open.

As you pass through the doorway, the door will close behind you, and you will imagine yourself in nice b_self room. It has a large TV or movie screen on the wall, which is the only thing that has to remain there.
It can be moved or changed, but must remain in the room.

Now, start decorating the room to suit yourself!
A nice easy chair with remote controls on one arm facing the TV screen. Add a desk, 2 computers, filing cabinets, a picture window, and what ever else you want.
It's your room! You can change things around whenever you want to.

One computer will "house" your medical advisor, the other one, can be a spiritual, psychological, or what ever you want.

On the screen in front of you lives your "inner" self. Your subconscious mind, which is represented by a picture of yourself when you were about 6 or years old. This young little person is that part of you that keeps your body functioning. Doing all the things you take for granted. Such as breathing, feeding the cells, distributing food and oxygen, cleaning arteries and veins.

This "little person" represents the unused 90% of your mind.
Chances are, you have not communicated with this part of yourself for many years. So it will take time to establish a meaningful relationship with this other part of you.

Lets start with giving him or her a name. Perhaps a nickname that you as a child was given by some member of your family or childhood friend.
Some name that has some significance to you. This constitutes acknowledgment, and acceptance.

The next step, is to make imaginary physical contact with part of yourself.

Visualize this little "you" either from memory, or from a picture of yourself when you were about 6 or 7 years old. Now, in your minds eye, go up and give this "little you" a great big hug. Notice how good you feel. Don't worry, nobody is watching. You two are alone.
Always remember you are a magician in your own mind!

It is a good idea to keep this process to yourself, because other folks might make fun of this whole idea. This could stop you from doing it, thereby depriving yourself of the many benefits that can be yours.

This "little person" represents your "subconscious" mind, which if not Injured, remembers everything you ever experienced in your lifetime.
Remember, your subconscious mind thinks in images.
He, or she represents your personal "hard drive".

In as much as this "inner you" is the source of your intuition. Once you believe that you may have picked an appropriate name, you can address him/her by name, and ask if that name is acceptable.
If it "feels" _self, you can continue using it on a temporary basis.

Suppose you want to talk to your "Spiritual Advisor", or your "Medical Advisor". In your minds eye, visualize (pretend) with your eyes closed, to see this individual as being on the screen in front of you, just like you used to do as a kid. Now ask for guidance. Enjoy!

Here are a couple of examples.
Suppose I have misplaced my keys. I say,
"George", where are my keys?"
Rather than fussing about it, I thank him and busy myself with something else which gives "George" time to answer as well as giving me a chance to "listen". When the answer comes, I say "Thank you", again.

Or if I have walked from one room to another to do something, and have forgotten why I went in there, I can either ask "George", or I can "walk my mind" back to where I started from, and the original thought will resurface. I do not physically walk back, because that changes the the process.
From now on, it is merely a matter of practice and experimenting

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