Hi, brothers. I've been in Zion, UT, for the past week at a Native American flute, drum, and ceremony gathering. Really wonderful. Visualized a couple times -- I posted the results on each of our Intention blogs (including mine).

One particularly cool experience: I happened to glance at my iPhone on Thursday afternoon and saw your request for support, Lyle. The time you were meeting with the parents coincided exactly with a ceremony we were about to do called a Spirit Canoe. As around sixty people journeyed through spirit worlds, I channeled the energy of the gathering to the successful completion of the intentions that the three of us have set. As I was connected through this ceremony to each of the others there, I felt my own energy and ability to manifest augmented by the energy of all gathered.

I'm really looking forward to being with you guys in a few days.

Dude, I have been so bummed out lately that nobody but me is doing the intentions...so I'm really happy to see your email, and happy to help! Also, particularly validating, since if you take a look at the posts in your area....I saw you doing this presentation and saw that this is precisely the right target audience for your school. Let us know this evening through a post in your blog area the result!
I will lean in today to help you make this happen....and I'm glad that you're still committed to our experiment. I'm experiencing good results so far.
Jason

So far I have been unable to devote the time to much meditation on my/your intentions. I hope to change that this week. As may be expected, my intentions have not been realized yet.
If you have time, I could use a boost between 6:45 and 7:15 this evening as I present my school to the OC Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Their support for the idea and their assistance in fundraising and recruiting could make a very big difference. Help me to envision their unbridled acceptance and support, and many parents filling out applications.
Vanner

Roth's comments reminded me of two things that are important in visualization: 1) to visualize goals as if they had already happened, 2) to simultaneously feel what it feels like personally to have that endstate.....thanks, Roth!

Here goes, my friend...
“Stress causes a faster brain wave than does relaxation.” ~ José Silva and Burt Goldman from The Silva Mind Control Method of Mental Dynamics
Brain waves are cool. Seriously.
I’ve always been fascinated by the whole idea that our brain waves are different depending on what we’re doing (sleeping/meditating/working/etc.).
And, although I knew the names of the different states (Delta/Theta/Alpha/Beta), I didn’t have a good sense of what it all meant and how I could consciously affect my brain waves. Until I read this book. It’s one of the best, easiest to understand overviews I’ve ever read. (Bill Harris’ Holosync stuff at centerpointe.com is in the same category. :)
Alright, so here’s the deal: scientists can measure your brain waves using what’s called an “EEG”—which is short for an electroencephalogram. This handy little device measures the speed of your brain waves in “cycles per second” or CPS.
The range is pretty broad: from the ½ CPS of someone in DEEP Delta sleep to the 85 (!!) CPS of someone having an epileptic seizure. The normal higher end is closer to 40 CPS.
Here’s a look at the different states and their qualities:Brain States
Type CPS Qualities Delta ½ -4 - Deep, unconscious sleep
Theta 5-7 - Deep, comfortable sleep Alpha 8-13 - REM sleep- Meditation
- Health restoration Beta 14-40 - Conscious, aware state
> 21 CPS = stress, anxiety< 19 CPS = genius creativity
There’s a LOT of fascinating stuff we can get out of this. First, know that the higher our brain waves’ CPS, the more agitated we are. We’re stressed any time our CPS goes over 21. Knowing this, we (obviously) want to avoid hanging out at > 21 CPS.
How? Start by recognizing the fact that there’s an absolute correlation between how quickly our brain is moving (as measured by our CPS), how quickly our thoughts are jumping around, and how much agitation/inability to focus/stress we’re experiencing.
So, how do we slow our brain’s down?!? Silva and Goldman present a simple, brilliant way to slow down and get to Alpha quickly and easily.
The quick version: find a comfortable sitting position (no, you don’t need to get into full lotus position like a yogi!) and get your spine nice and straight. You can be in a chair if that’s easiest for you. Now, close your eyes. Take a deep breath in. Exhale. Now inhale again and, on the exhale, say silently in your mind “three, three, three.” Another deep inhale. Exhale slowly and say “two, two, two” on the exhale. Inhale again. “One, one, one” on the exhale.
If you lose count or you’re still agitated, start at ten and count down. If you repeatedly lose track of where you are, start over again and try imagining a bunch of “10s” or “9s” coming into your nose on the inhale and out of your nose on the exhale. Or, maybe imagine a big ol’ shot clock like they use in basketball games with a “10” on it, then a “9” and so on (that’s how Wayne Dyer does it, btw :). Focus on nice, deep breaths and count down from 10 to 1 and you’ll slow down your thoughts and slow down your brain waves and move from Beta to Alpha.
How do you know when you’ve mastered it? You’re able to take ONE (!!!) breath in and out and you’re there. :) (How cool is that?!? :)
This is HUGE. Again, when we’re operating at >21 CPS, we’re stressed. We’re effectively cut off from all creative thinking and have a hard time focusing on anything. Bring that down to 19 and you’ve entered the mythical land of the genius. THAT’s the state from which we want to create.
They recommend up to 3 times per day of 5-20 minutes of Alpha State meditation. Hanging out in Alpha is a BRILLIANT place to imagine our ideal futures. And, as we slow down, our stress takes a break and we have the opportunity to tap into our intuition—which, if you believe the masters, is nothing short of God talking to us. :)
Not only that, but as we master hanging out in Alpha more and more, we’ll be giving our body precious time to restore itself to optimal health and helping ourselves truly relax into a deep Delta sleep where our body can work its magic on ultimate restoration.
So… three, two, one… Ahhhhh… :)
“There is no way to get dark out of a room other than to let light in. The only way to get stress out of your being is to let in relaxation. You cannot be relaxed and stressful at the same time.”
“As with any endeavor, you will improve as you practice. Improvement in this case means that ultimately you will simply close your eyes, take a deep breath, and be at level.”