It is a technique in which we use our imagination to create what we desire in life. William Blake called the human imagination the "Bosom of God". Creative visualization is a very dramatic tool, given to us by God. There is nothing new or weird about it. We already use it on a regular and daily basis, whether we are aware of it or not. Everything in life starts as an idea in somebody's mind, a visual image which is then translated into reality. Albert Einstein said "imagination is more important than knowledge".
We are able to re-arrange our whole world with our thoughts, our perceptions, and our images. Visualization is based on the subconscious mind's inability to distinguish between reality and daydreaming. In his famous equation e=mc•?, Einstein proved that energy and mass are equal and interchangeable. In dealing with the subconscious mind, thought is the energy and the outcome of that thought is the mass.
We are all energy, and everything around us is energy, energy that vibrates at different rates. The density of mass determines this rate at which it vibrates. For instance, a thought is a very light form of energy and can therefore change very quickly and easily, whereas a rock is a very dense form of energy that does not change easily. And yet, the fine, light energy of water eventually changes a rock.
We are all one with everything else in the entire universe, but at the same time, we are not one with everything else - the great paradox of life. God created us as very unique individuals and there have never been anyone else like the authentic-you, and there will never be anyone else like the authentic-you, but we are also energy like everything else around us, and therefore at the same time that we exist on our unique levels, we are also one with it all, one with the universe that serves us and feeds us.
Dr Deepak Chopra explains the above with his analogy of two candles. Imagine two candles standing in front of you on a table. It is night-time and you light them. To you they appear separate and independent, but the light they cast fills the whole room with photons. The space between them, is bridged by light and therefore there is no real separation between them.
Now carry one candle outside and hold it up against the night sky, the background of stars, billions of light years away from you. On the quantum level each star is connected to your candle because the vast space between them contains waves of energy that bind them. And as you look at the candle and the far-away stars, photons of light from both the stars and the candle land on your retina where they trigger flashes of electro-chemical discharge. It belongs to a different vibratory frequency from light, YET they are part of the same electro-magnetic field. You are thus another candle or star whose concentration of matter and energy is just an outcropping of the infinite field that surrounds and supports you.
We should not be afraid to dream. We need to believe in our dreams. The visualization of a project is done as though it has already happened, and the rest is left to the subconscious mind to do what it does best, to transform thoughts into reality.
FROM: "THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS"
Secrets Of Creative Visualization
An ancient proverb says, ?What the mind can see, the body can do.?
With yoga, I'd take it a step further and say, ?ONLY what the mind can see, the body can do.?
Many of my yoga students have dreams (while sleeping) about doing prefect headstands, dropping back into full wheel, or putting their foot behind their head. While these dreams might seem silly, this type of creative visualization is essential if you're looking to radically transform your body or any other part of your life for that matter.
VISUALIZATOINS & AFFIRMATIONS
?My hips are stiff today? fine. I'm going to come to class every day for a month. I can see my hips relaxing open comfortably. Change is coming. I can see it already.?
?I can't seem to keep my breath under control... It makes me feel crazy! The other students can do it though, so I'm sure I can learn. I can see myself breathing deeply with my body steady and eyes focused.?
?I was born with a wide-open, stress-free body. That is my natural state, and I can see myself returning to that comfortable state of being.?
EMBRACE CHANGE
Biologically speaking, we ARE change. Everything in our world is in a constant state of flux, and some of the happiest yoga students are those that not only except this, but embrace it.
To embrace change, begin with a visual image of where you're going and what joys the future has in store for you.
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE POSE
Ultimately, yoga is not about the postures. Physically speaking, even the most advanced yoga students are nothing compared with today's average dancers or gymnasts.
So why then do we practice so much? What's the point?
Learning to stand on your head is important because of what it represents: overcoming fear, focusing your mind, achieving a balance of strength and flexibility.
For every inch of flexibility you gain in your hamstrings or your hips, you'll immediately feel that much more open and expressive in your life. As your body becomes lean and strong, again, you'll take that strength off the mat into your life without any conscious effort needed.
As one of my teachers, Tony Robbins says, ?How you do anything is how you do everything.?
Mastering yoga poses helps you mater your life. So get up early, roll out your mat, and get to it!
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