Capacity, Concentration, and Observation
Putting all of the earlier challenges together, we add one final piece: putting your breath on the wheel.
Growth Through Challenge
As you challenge yourself to increase your concentration skill, you are forming stronger neural pathways in your brain. This is one of the ways that meditation benefits us. Your ability to concentrate when meditating will help you concentrate in other areas of life. First, we must put in the practice.
A New Challenge
We continue to transition from simply observing the breath, to modifying the breath. This advances our meditation practice.
You’re Getting Good at This
You’ve been watching your breath now for some time, so let’s challenge you to notice the subtleties of your breathing. Doing so will improve your mindfulness training.
What does our breathing tell us?
Engaging the diaphraghm is a beneficial practice. It may seem like a little thing, but it’s really important. How we breathe has all kinds of impacts on our heart rate, the neurotransmitters in our brain, and the overall state of our body.
You Can Count to Five. It’s Easy!
This may seem silly to some, but the key here is that we’re working on concentration. Your life will benefit from increasing your ability to concentrate.
The Best Part of Ho’oponopono
It’s simple and fast. There is nothing outside, it’s all inside.
To feel better, all we have to do is Clean, clear and erase using Ho’oponopono. We just have to recite the phrases and let go or expectations. Then take inspiration action steps. There cannot be change without change.
Question to self: How do you want to feel on a daily basis?
Why are the 4 Healing Phrases so Magical?
The 4 healing phrases are transformation as the essence of the phrases are high vibrational. They include the healing vibrations of love, repetentence, forgiveness and gratitude.
The phrases need to be recited with pure, positive energy and intention and positive expectation of success. Then we need to let go of the outcome and let the Divine resolve and provide.
The 4 Healing Phrases
- I love you (I am returning to my source of Divinity, wiping my inner mind clean.)
- I am sorry (I am sorry for whatever unconscious program is in me that created this event.)
- Please forgive me (Forgive me for being unaware of my own unconscious thoughts.)
- Thank You (Thank you for releasing this program from my being, and making room for divine inspiration.)
Action Steps: Recite the 4 Healing phrases with pure, positive intention. Notice how these phrases made you feel.
The 2 Main Tenets of Ho’oponopono
- It’s not the person, it’s the program.
- It’s not your fault, but it’s your responsibility.
Questions to Self: What programs are you currently running getting in the way of your happiness? Where could you use more healing in your life?