Tapping Into a Positive-Beyond-Belief Attitude Every Day

Our point of power is in this moment. There is no other moment. Do you feel GREAT right now? Are you in an enthusiastic energy state, ready to 'just do it!'?

If not, if you are looking at a long to-do list, feeling grouchy about yesterday, worried about putting money in the bank, or getting discouraged with internet marketing, how many 'nows' are you going to need to turn that around?

That is, if you are going to turn it around. Without a lengthy course of psychotherapy, nutritional analysis, new vitamin program, or new fitness routine, how will you change that energy?

By the way, I heartily recommend fitness, nutritional analysis and good whole food supplements, but what are you going to do in the next couple of minutes to relieve anything less than a state of go-get-'em enthusiasm?

The brain/nervous system is a wonderful thing. The experts tell us "we don't know everything about how it works yet". And you and I probably know a nano-percentage of what they know.

However, there is one ancient tradition in the world that has led to some of the more exciting developments in western 'alternative' medicine.

Acupuncture.

You may picture a person laying on a table looking like a porcupine - needles sticking up in various spots, and if you haven't done this yourself, that may not seem like something you want to do. But let's move away from that, and think about the placement of those needles.

Those exact and tiny spots on the body are portals into our nervous system. Imagine an urban railway yard with hundreds of criss-crossing tracks, and constant movement.

The complex switching system keeps the yard alive and productive, getting the right railway cars separated here, joined there, and moved in and out of the place without any stuck movement or pile-ups.

That's a rustic analogy, but to keep it simple, our nervous system has its tracks and switches too.

Moods, emotions, and resultant physical conditions are all controlled by the switchers. Nutrients, water, chemicals, electromagnetic radiations, drugs, are all switchers.

You can feel good, you can feel bad. Emotions and physical conditions then become switchers themselves, modifying, making your state of being better, or worse.

But wait a minute! Where is the main switch box? Is it your brain? Your liver? They may play the biggest parts, but the main switcher is YOU.

Your consciousness, your awareness, the You that is conscious of your consciousness
and your awareness.

In "Money Beyond Belief" Brad Yates talks about tapping on points on the body to reverse a negative condition in the nervous system. It is just SO EASY.

It puts you back in the control tower! It changes what you are vibrating and transmitting to the universe, and what you are attracting.

In the time you took to read this article, you can tap into a wealth of goodness, of energy, of positive flow, any time. You can change your life every time you don't feel good, as you so wish, and use the law of attraction from an inspired and happy state of mind.

I think we should have FUN working on our internet marketing endeavors, our home businesses and our personal lives. In fact, "working on" becomes play when we are happy!

Tap into the Present, Now, and get into the stream of YOUR LIFE, with simplicity and ease. Cheers.

A Money Maker Attitude to Put Money in the Bank

Whether you are struggling to get ahead, or are as wealthy as Oprah, you probably have some unmet goals that somehow elude you.

Do you shudder and suppress fear when you think of your retirement income - that is, if you can consider retiring? After all, retiring is about income, not age. And the whole social security issue is pretty scary....

What exactly is that money-maker attitude that will put the money you need in the bank? How are you really feeling when you focus on what you want?

You may have seen the movie "The Secret" and learned about the law of attraction. It's very exciting. But where do you start applying "think positive and get the results"? What are all the related beliefs and patterns involved in that?

Brad Yates states in "Money Beyond Belief" that:

"Money is simply the visible manifestation of your internal beliefs about wealth and abundance. They're all part of the same "unified field," or system".

He explains how a tapping technique can be used to heal your negative emotional patterns with 9 simple taps, on spots on your body that are essentially, energy gateways. Brad's premise is that the lack of money in your life is simply a distortion in your energy field--that you can heal within minutes.

He believes you can release inner-conflicts around money and expects that you will feel an amazing, pleasurable surge of energy each time you do the technique.

Accordingly, you can attract countless money-making opportunities into your life and you won't be able to stop opportunities from coming in.

You will be able to tune your subconscious mind into a perpetual "wealth frequency" (which is always on and working!)

This process will then transform your relationship to money (so you're not stressed out about where the next paycheck is coming from). You would have a different default state of mind, a better resting place for when you are not deliberately focusing on what you want.

I've written quite a lot about "what you say (think, vibrate with) is what you get". This is a good way to leave behind the specific words and phrases (reflecting your true beliefs) that have been keeping you from being successful.

This tapping technique is a "do-it-yourself" healing system that you can practice anytime. Literally.

Click here for all the details. I recommend it for changing the long and winding road to a shorter and happier path.

Buddha's Birthday at The Gentle Barn

First, a short excerpt from my 2/16/07 post "WYSIWYG".

(And there is update below 08/25/2015).

"A few years ago my son did volunteer service at school, and he worked at an animal shelter called The Gentle Barn. A cow named Buddha was the intake counsellor for rescued animals. They arrived at the shelter overwhelmed, often not eating or sleeping well, certainly not playing. Buddha would sleep in the yard right next to the frightened newcomers, and over a few days the the animals typically recovered enough of their emotional balance to function again, even interacting with humans. Buddha was not trained to do this, she just did.

Somehow Buddha emanated to these animals "Everything is Okay." No words were exchanged, no subliminal phrases or positive affirmations were repeated. Pigs and turkeys alike were rehabilitated into enjoying a peaceful existence.

So if you are stressed and crazy, tearing your hair out at learning internet marketing strategies, DON'T HAVE A COW! Take a sleeping bag over to The Gentle Barn and have a slumber party with Buddha. Okay, so I'm kidding, but for all I know people do that.

And yeah, they will want you to shovel a little sh....doo-doo while you are there. The stuff of life."

Today I would like to add a clip re "Buddha's Birthday"! Greetings!

"Hi, I'm Buddha the cow and it's my turn to have the spotlight! Because it's my Birthday!!! Come celebrate with me on Sunday from 10am - 2pm at The Gentle Barn.

I know that you must already know me because of my picture in LIFE Magazine. Did you see the article Friday, April 13, 2007? What an amazing picture of me and some of my barnyard friends. We are still getting emails and calls from people who have read the article and we now have interest from 42 people wanting to start Gentle Barns across the country and one in Canada. If you missed it, you can check it out on the web site.

We are open to the public every Sunday for you to come see me and give me a big birthday hug and visit all of other animals. Our "Peace Enhancement program" is still growing, now up to 25 regular monthly groups, up from 22 last month and growing toward our goal of 40, during the week and we are always looking for volunteers to come and brush us and help care for us on Sundays." Go to http://www.thegentlebarn.com and select 'newsletter' to see Buddha's photo and read more Gentle Barn news clips.

Today, August 25 2015 I saw The Gentle barn on the news! it is their 16th anniversary and I'm so glad their story was covered. There is now a second Gentle Barn in Tennessee and hopes to have one in every state. 

Healthy Office Space Workouts

Ever since I stopped teaching ballet full time and began working in an office space, I have been bothered by not having the time in most givens days to work out, or just move around, as much as I would like.

Then a few years ago Doris Bondi, a rehabilitation trainer, came into our office to work with a patient. The patient was elderly and weak, and yet in a few months of once-a-week training on a physio ball, this patient showed marked improvement in his muscular strength.

At the time I was living in a small apartment with no room to add exercise equipment. I started training with Doris, and added a ball to my home office space, simply by replacing the chair in front of my computer with a ball. What a difference that made to my daily exercise!

Firstly, the ball gives with every breath I take, so there is no pressure moving up my spine causing my back muscles to hold a position, resulting in tension. This is not a cardio-vascular workout, but will keep the body oxygenated with better circulation, far better than merely sitting.

Secondly, while reading on the computer, or waiting for a page to load, I exercise! (I soon became able to type while I am bouncing - just takes practise!) The simplest thing to do is to simply bounce gently, with both feet flat on the floor, placed either directly below your knees, or slightly in front of. This keeps you on balance and in control of the ball. And when I say bounce, I mean a movement like a fidget. This uses your stomach muscles ALL THE TIME. Isn't that wonderful?

Posture on the ball should be a 90 degree angle at the hips. Especially, the hips should not be lower than the knees. (If you have had a hip injury of any kind, the physio ball may aggravate joint inflammation from previous strain or scar tissue. You just have to try it and see. Of course, don't continue anything that hurts.) Balls come in several sizes, and the size in relation to your height would likely be written on the packaging. If not, find a brand that does supply this information.

There are several exercises you can do sitting on a physio ball in your business or home office space. Be warned, the ball can roll and dump you on the floor. You can purchase a hoop type of frame that the ball can sit in to confine its movement, or a round pan that allows a small amount of movement but will not allow the ball to roll. Putting a large book on the floor behind the ball also restricts rolling. Wrapping a rolled up towel around the hind curve of the ball achieves the same thing. Safety first!

You can experiment with using certain muscles by moving your weight slightly forward or back. If you roll the ball forward one inch or so, you'll feel the pressure of balancing go onto your quads, or thigh muscles. If you bounce gently in this position for a few minutes, you will be engaging those muscles.

If you bounce by moving your heels up and down, you will be exercising your calf muscles, and also the muscles around your ankles and under the sole of your foot. Caution: (dancers already know this) when you are lifting and lowering your heels, look down to see that you are not leaning the foot toward the big toe, or toward the little toe. This is called 'sickling the foot' (because you are making a shape like a sickle) and you want to keep the line of motion going up and down the center of your foot.

Want to tighten up your butt muscles? Relax the thighs and focus on squeezing your buttocks up and down. Bounce for a few minutes using only your butt muscles. This is mindless and easy to do. Done several times a day while you are reading or typing, is a lot different than just sitting there with your muscles in that spread position!

While doing these exercises, or by only sitting on the ball, all your abs, hips and leg muscles will be doing tiny movements to effect your balance, without any effort on your part.

Push that chair into a corner and get a physio ball, and turn your office space into a healthy space! If you are the boss in your office space, be a leader in health and fitness. You and your employees will benefit in invisible but healthy ways.

Breathing will be deeper and more oxygen will be going to the brain! Metabolism will stay gently stimulated. Muscles will be moving with no strain instead of gripping in positions leading to spasm and pain.

This is not dramatic but it is evolutionary. Think about what a truly comfortable and supportive office chair costs. Not a little! And not that everyone shouldn't have one. But a good quality physio ball costs under $35.00, and many come with a hoop or pan to prevent rolling. Some office supply stores even sell a chair with a ball in the frame.

Just remember that you are on something that can roll, set it up for safe use, and you will change what your body does all day, every day. Think about how many hours a year you sit on a chair!

Evolutionize your office space - and have a ball!

Office Space and How its Location Affects Productivity

Whether you are looking for office space rentals, or managing some, or are already working in one, you have your own reasons for liking the space - or not. What if you could do one enhancement, and like your space even better, like the job even better, and feel more well-being in general?

Rachel Kaplan, PhD, and husband Stephen Kaplan, a professor in both psychology and computer science, are leaders in research on what they refer to as "restorative environments". The results of their studies show that individuals who can see a portion of green nature, from their place of work, do better. So it appears that what one can see from one's desk, or one's window, really matters.

Terry A. Hartig, PhD, MPH, is another researcher who also concludes that nature helps people
recover from what he expresses as "normal psychological wear and tear".

In a research paper "The Surprising Connection to Green Play Settings" by Andrea Faber Taylor, and Frances E. Kuo, their introduction begins with the following statement:

"Attention Restoration Theory suggests that contact with nature supports attentional functioning, and a number of studies have found contact with everyday nature to be related to attention in adults."

So, back to office space, office rentals - and last but not least - your home office space - it seems that there could be a very simple way to enhance our environment to support our drive to produce and succeed, optimizing our energy and moods at the same time!

For example, if you have an office space at home or in a business building of offices, and you do not have a window (never mind the coveted "corner office") studies show that you would do well to add at least one attractive plant. It doesn't even have to be a real plant, but it should be where you can see it, and it should be worth looking at.

If you have a view of real greenery, appreciate it, notice it, drink in the scenery...but if not, you could add a wall calendar with gorgeous photos or paintings of nature, or an art print. Many offices provide some art work and plants because their managers and consultants have read these studies too. Then again, some don't.

If you have a window behind you with a view of tree tops or landscaping, put up a mirror wherever you can. Failing all else, you can put a tiny convex mirror on your computer monitor, the kind you get for your rear view mirrors.

Just turning around and taking a few deep breaths while you view the available greenery, is a very restorative quick break.

Speaking of breathing, I will digress shortly for a comment on real versus fake plants. There are volumes written on indoor air pollution - particularly relative to office space, though the same data is true for our homes. Many green indoor plants remove noxious fumes generated by everything that is in the typical office space - from the paint, the carpeting, the furniture, the machines - everything! Fresh air created by air purification machines is a bonus of course, but plants in your office space area do a tremendous job in cleaning the air.

Greenery in urban office spaces is important. In a home office, or corner of a room, (as that is what many of us have), we have direct control over what we look at - real greenery, or reasonable facsimiles.
It seems a simple way to add to our techniques of manifesting success - managing internet marketing means managing a lot of detail. Adding greenery would be one of the easier ones! So whether you sit in a huge office in an urban commercial office space, or you sit at the corner of your kitchen table, it matters. Everybody matters, you matter.