I don’t usually meditate, though I would like to. But I have found this incredibly simple method that somehow suits me well. I skipped the ETP step, because I don’t feel like being that disciplined as to do it every time. I’m honest and take one step at a time. I found it on dr Mercola’s site, to whom I virtually send my deepest gratitude.
1. Relax your tongue on the floor of your mouth. This relaxes the hypoglossal nerve that runs from your tongue into the vagal nerve, which tells your vagal nerve that you aren’t under threat. As a result, your whole body starts to relax.
2. Now, picture a large empty space behind your eyes. Simply doing this will put you into an alpha state.
3. Do the HeartMath quick coherence technique, which involves slowing your breathing to six seconds per in-breath and six seconds per out-breath (five breaths per minute).
4. Next, visualize your physical heart, and imagine breathing in and out of your heart. This will put you into a deep state of heart coherence.
5. With each out-breath, imagine a beam of love flowing out from your heart toward a person or place that you love. Hold this image for several breaths. Simply doing this will generate delta, theta and even gamma brainwaves. Gamma is the wave of happiness and integration.
“Most people don’t have a gamma flare that lasts more than two seconds,” Dawson says. “But after a week of meditation, you live in that state where you’re having these flares of integrative brainwaves called gamma at the very top of the band, and then people feel totally wonderful.”
6. Lastly, bring the beam of love back into your heart and visualize it flowing into any part of your body that is uncomfortable or in pain. To end the meditation, take three deep six-second breaths., then return your attention to the room and open your eyes.
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I hope I can manage to do it daily. I’m even afraid to make a promise. I hope I have the power to do it.
Don’t you want to try and do it with me? After all, it isn’t that difficult and there is nothing to lose. I do promise to come back in a week and report my evolution. That much I can promise. 🙂