5-Minute Meditations: 3 Steps to De-Stress & Revitalize Your Life. Unlocking Your Life Seminars

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1 5-Minute Meditations: 3 Steps to De-Stress & Revitalize Your Life Unlocking Your Life Seminars

2 How We Help Emotional-Management Staff-Development Personal-Effectiveness Our Goal Bringing awareness of Empowered Living - the specific knowledge of achievement, success and fulfilment - to people of all ages. The author of this presentation does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical, emotional, or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional and spiritual well-being. In the event you use any of the information in this presentation for yourself, which is your constitutional right, the author assumes no responsibility for your actions.

3 5-Minute Meditation: Before You Start De-Stressing begins with: THANKS- GIVING GIVING FORGIVING

4 5-Minute Meditation: Before You Start GIVING, FORGIVING & THANKSGIVING Practised on a daily basis, these 3 Attitudes will empower you to lower your long-term stress levels by intensifying your inner awareness of: *Joy *Security *Belonging *Peace *Freedom What we at UYL seminars call Abundant Living

5 5-Minute Meditation: 0-1 Minutes Find a quiet area to sit and relax without being disturbed by phone calls or other people. Close your eyes and begin breathing meditations, deep slow breaths in and out for 1 minute. Once you are relaxed, continue the breathing meditations and move on to the first visualisation: Giving.

6 5-Minute Meditation: 1-2 Minutes GIVING: WHATEVER YOU WISH TO CREATE FOR YOURSELF, FIRST GIVE TO ANOTHER

7 5-Minute Meditation: 1-2 Minutes GIVING Useful visualisations to focus on include: *JOY If you are sad and wish more joy for yourself, envision making somebody else happy. *SECURITY If you feel insecure and wish to feel safer, envision helping somebody else to feel safe. *BELONGING If you feel alone and wish to feel accepted, envision welcoming others. *PEACE If you feel distressed and wish for greater calm, envision putting others at ease. *FREEDOM If you feel limited and constrained, envision helping others to break their shackles.

8 5-Minute Meditation: 2-3 Minutes FORGIVING: THE POWER OF NON-RESISTANCE * Forgiveness is a very powerful tool to reduce stress levels

9 5-Minute Meditation: 2-3 Minutes FORGIVING Useful visualisations to focus on include: *JELOUSY If you are jealous of what another has, envision yourself as a lawyer signing a contract granting that person the right to own and enjoy their possession(s). *GUILT If you regret past actions or inactions, envision yourself as a judge pardoning your behaviour or mistakes. *REVENGE If you feel vengeful over another s wrongful actions toward you, envision yourself as a king or queen bestowing mercy on their soul. *ANGER If you feel angry, envision yourself as a psychologist being non-judgemental toward your emotions. *NEGATIVITY If you overly critical of yourself or others, envision yourself as a multinational CEO solving any problem or crisis.

10 5-Minute Meditation: 3-4 Minutes THANKSGIVING HAPPINESS DOESN T COME FROM HAVING EVERYTHING YOU WANT, IT COMES FROM WANTING EVERYTHING YOU HAVE * Thanksgiving is the attitude of gratitude.

11 5-Minute Meditation: 3-4 Minutes THANKSGIVING Useful visualisations to focus on include: *GRATITUDE Be thankful for the little things and they will grow into big things. *HABIT Make thanksgiving a daily habit, not just a once a year event with the family and a turkey. *WHAT IF? What if you woke up today and found you only had what you gave thanks for yesterday? *HUMILITY Give thanks to something bigger than you for all you have (God, Life, your parents) and will have. *WALK THE TALK The happiest people on Earth are those that say Thank You the most. *GOOD & BAD Be thankful for everything.

12 5-Minute Meditation: 4-5 Minutes Prepare now to end the 5 Minute Meditation. Keep your eyes closed and continue deep, slow breathing meditations for the remaining last minute. Once you are relaxed, open your eyes. For sustained, long-term results it is recommended you perform this meditation on a daily basis.

13 5-Minute Meditation: Further Reading For your benefit, we recommend: