Hi

I would like to thank you for patience with my limited availability over the last couple of months. I've had some wonderful experiences which contribute to my growth and finding new ways of being.

I hope you get some benefit from the process I've included in this newsletter for clearing your internal resistances. All the tools and processes I use in my newsletters are ones that I have used for myself, and with others, and have found to be effective.

Best wishes
Alison

Resistance
Stress Management Techniques
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Resistance

It may take practice for some people, but we can learn to be aware of what creates “resistance” within us. In some cases it will be obvious what we resist, for example, when we procrastinate about doing something. At other times “resistance” can be more subtle. For example, you may notice a slight tightening or discomfort in your body or negativity in your mind when you think about a situation, issue or person. You may even feel there is a block between you and “it”. We can label “resistance” with other names such as: anger, hatred, impatience, irritation, nervousness, resententment, discontentment or disbelief. No matter what the label, it forms resistance to being at peace in the 'now' and keeps us stuck in suffering and negativity.

We can clear and shift these “resistances” (and we usually have many) and the underlying patterning and belief systems below them using the following process.

The first step is awareness. Bring to mind a situation or issue that causes you to feel some level of tension or discomfort. Notice how it feels in your body and mind.

The second step is to accept that you have this feeling around the situation/issue. Don’t deny it or try to diminish it – be honest with yourself!

One you have the awareness and acceptance of the sensation, the next step is to shift your focus. Rather than being “in the feeling”, shift the focus to observing the feeling or sensation, so that you can even put a colour or shape to it. Allow it to have edges or an outer boundary. Notice that as the observer, you are not in the shape, but aside from it. Allow space to come between you, as the observer, and the feeling/sensation you are experiencing.

The final step is to bring your awareness to the “greater self” that is observing the feeling/sensation. It may help you to do this by bringing your focus to a point of light in the centre of your chest. Notice as you connect with this centre, the intensity of the feeling/sensation around the issue or situation you had been observing starts to diminish in intensity. You may even find yourself taking a deep breath or sigh. You make also feel a sudden feeling of expansion or wellbeing.

Now you have done it with something obvious, be aware of the times when you experience similar feelings and apply the same process. This exercise not only breaks down “resistance”, but also allows an experience of being more than your feelings or emotions. The more you do this the more it helps to shift your consciousness to higher levels and changes your vibratory pattern. If you are interested in raising your consciousness, a good starting point is to read “A New Earth – Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose” by Eckhart Tolle.

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Stress Management

Conscious Breath

For times of stress or when you are caught up in your head, stop and take a conscious breath. This means focusing on the breath and the sensation as you breath in and out. It acts like a circuit breaker. You can’t be "in your head" and focusing on your breath at the same time.

You may then choose to take a few more conscious breaths and then notice how you feel compared with how you were feeling previously.

Smile

The act of smiling relaxes the muscles in your face, but also sets up a physiological response that helps you to feel better. So keep smiling, even if it's the last thing you feel like doing at the time!

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Gratitude

Expressing gratitude is very important energetically, especially when things aren't as we would want them to be, or when we are feeling like everything is against us. It helps to change our focus from the ‘negative’ to the ‘positive’, which may not seem like much, but it actually affects the vibration of the thoughts we emit. Our thoughts are energy and help to create our experience, so it makes sense to change our thoughts when we are caught in an experience we don’t want.

Get a little notebook and daily write 5 things you are grateful for. They can be small or large, but try to find new things that you are grateful for each time. Notice how your experience gradually starts to change with this practice.

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