this is an alpha level technique
designed to relax you
and bring you comfortably and
controllably to a creative and healthy
level of mind
this is a wonderful relaxed state which
gives you full and free access to your
subconscious and clears the road so you
will always have that full and free
access to this level of mind throughout
your life
this is an alpha technique and it
involves you closing your eyes and
relaxing free from all distractions
it is not recommended that you attempt
this technique while driving or
operating any kind of machinery
you should be seated comfortably in a
chair where you will not be disturbed
for at least 20 or 30 minutes
to begin i would like you to take
10 slow connected breaths
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as you begin to relax
i would like you to visualize
imagine yourself in a boat
it is a wooden boat
and it is on a lake bobbing gently as
the waves in the water lap gently
against the side
feel the gentle motion of the boat
hear the sound of the waves lapping
against the side of the boat
the air smells fresh and clean
you notice the light of the sun
glittering on the water
and you see the trees and grass on the
shore nearby
perhaps you see a few animals small
creatures foraging in the undergrowth
pay them no attention for now but enjoy
the sounds they make
the joyful sound of life going on
the peace and tranquility of this place
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you take all this in as you take the oar
of the boat in your hands and begin
paddling into the center of the lake
you can feel the seat you are sitting on
and the deck of the boat beneath your
feet
as you paddle
you get into a rhythm
a slow
steady beat of the paddle
like the beating of your heart or your
breathing
it's all in the flow
your flow
your rhythm
you feel at one with the boat and its
movement through the water
you put your energy into effortless
paddling
and glide with enormous satisfaction
across the smooth surface of the water
leaving a gentle wake of ripples behind
you
as you move across the surface of the
lake you are aware of a small island in
the center of it
and it seems natural that you should
begin to move towards it
so you gently alter your course to take
you there
it's no effort there's no strain
it's as if you've been doing this every
day of your life
and you are merely releasing the energy
inside you in a controlled and easy way
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as you draw closer to the island
you notice among the trees and bushes on
the banks there is a building
notice the design
does it seem meaningful to you
the design of the building and its place
on the island seem entirely fitting to
you and you accept them
they please you and you smile in
anticipation of discovering more about
it
as you draw closer to the island you
begin looking for a place to land and
you see a jetty
a long wooden platform projecting out
into the water
the perfect place to arrive
as if you are expected
you are expected you are a guest
and you're invited to explore here
it's the right place and the right time
you slow your paddling and align
yourself with the jetty
preparing to bring yourself alongside
you slow down and dock onto the side of
the jetty
and tie a rope around a pole to secure
your boat
you tie off both ends of the boat and
step out of the water onto the wooden
jetty
it creaks under your feet as you walk
along it
the water lapping against it and the
shore
as you walk to the land
and follow a delightful winding path
towards the building
you smell the leaves and the earth
the gravel crunches underfoot and birds
sing in the trees
the sun is warm and shines through the
branches of the trees as you walk
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you arrive at the building
the design is unusual but pleasing to
your eyes
you look up at the roof high in the
trees
and follow the sides of the structure
down to the ground it seems to have been
here a long time
it seems to have always been here
it fits perfectly into its location
at the top of a couple of short steps on
the front of the building
is a door
it looks heavy
but when you pull the handle it opens
easily and you walk inside
once inside
you are in what seems to be some kind of
temple
or place of worship or quiet
contemplation
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a sense of peace and relaxation wash
over you
and you relax more deeply
the room is lit by lanterns and the
light is warm and comforting
at the side of the room
is a staircase leading downwards
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you walk towards the top of the stairs
and look down
below you are ten
broad and shallow steps
leading down to a lower
level the light at the bottom of the
stairs is somewhat more golden and seems
inviting
you have a sense that there is something
wonderful down there
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notice the design on the carpet
notice the scent of the incense and the
glow of the candles
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notice the feel of the wooden ballista
under your hand
now
in a moment
as you descend the stairs one by one
i want you to feel yourself going deeper
into a more relaxed and deeper state
than before
going to go down to a deeper more
relaxed more healthy alpha state of mind
with each step
feel yourself going deeper and deeper
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okay
you can start now
take the first step
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one
two
going deeper
three
four
deeper still
five
six
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seven deeper and deeper
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eight
nine
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ten
you are standing at the bottom of the
stairs
you are now at your deepest level
a more healthy alpha state of mind
you are in a room
around the walls
are hundreds and hundreds of tiny
drawers
you look in one or two of them
but the contents don't mean much to you
they seem random
some are familiar and yet intriguingly
forgotten
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you realize the meanings will become
clear and forget about the drawers for
now
in the center of the room
there's a large comfortable chair
and take a seat
and sit comfortably in the chair
closing your eyes
and relaxing
you begin to relax your body
starting from the top of your head
and feel the skin of your scalp relaxing
and releasing all tension
you relax your face and your neck
your shoulders now
raise them slightly
and drop them
relaxing them and releasing all tension
breathe deeply and concentrate on your
breathing for a moment
you breathe
easily and calmly
your chest rises and falls
relaxing and releasing all tension
your body
your waist and your hips are relaxed
and release
all tension
your legs feel slightly heavy but
relaxed and at rest
your feet risk comfortably on the floor
you are completely and totally
relaxed
concentrate on your breathing again the
relaxed in and out of your breathing the
rise and fall of your chest
relax
repeat
mentally
i am feeling relaxed
i am in control at all times
i am safe secure
and focused
you are now
in a deeper more healthy and relaxed
alpha state of mind
where you can concentrate more fully
on one subject
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at this time
concentrate on my words
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as you relax
think about your creativity
i wonder if you realize yet
that the first stage in developing
creative genius
is desire
if you were to imagine yourself being
more creative
would you have the ability to focus on a
desire
turning it over in your mind until the
desire turns into an idea
you should remember that desire for
ideas is like bait for a fish
and that as with fishing you should wait
patiently
concentrating on the outcome and not
prejudge which kind of fish swims your
way
you might find yourself practicing your
sense of trust in your ability
your process of getting from a desire to
an idea
in a state of relaxed awareness
to the point where you know your
subconscious holds all the ideas you
will ever need
what's it like when you resist the lure
of open-ended research
and focus on your ideas
most people can you know
be a creator and not merely a consumer
will you recognize that desire
is your intent for your projects now
or will you come to realize that later
it's up to you
and how will you confirm for yourself
that getting ideas is not the end of the
process but the beginning
will you know that ideas are a fragment
or a brick you use to build something
now
or will you know that for sure later
you could consider ideas to be
holographic
containing all other ideas inside
and allowing you to decode the meaning
of subsequent ideas couldn't you
remember how it feels to have ideas
and program that feeling into your mind
so you can inhabit that feeling whenever
you need ideas
what would it be like if you let your
ideas free without judgment or forcing
the issue
doing this means that you reveal your
truth
and don't pry it out by force
you may notice when you do this you use
your inspirations your influences to
free up and filter your ideas and make
them your own
you don't have to do this right away
but as you know doing so will help you
trust your instincts about what your
subconscious is trying to tell you
a person can you know
be a stimulated person
and you can easily control the amount of
input you accept in a day
and seek peaceful times when creativity
can flow
notice how you can tune into your senses
and enjoy the world around you
just pretend for a moment that you
remember to write down all your ideas
and keep them safe
because you can do this the ideas
multiply and achieve the proper weight
for work
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as soon as you disengage the conscious
control over your mind and let the ideas
flow
you can be creative
and use your mind the way it was made to
be used
how do you know when you're using your
creativity
like a singer uses his voice
it's true
that a singer
lets his voice out it's true a singer
trains herself to know the feeling of
producing a clear sound
and it's true you will now be able to
allow your voice your creativity out
without strain or force
it's not necessary that you try to
strain to do this
you just program the feeling of
creativity flowing
and know when this is happening so that
you can then modulate and mold the flow
into your own shape
it's a good thing you trust that this
can happen
and that you can make whatever you want
from your limitless ideas
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every time you engage the flow of your
creativity with this relaxed awareness
you gain trust that your control over
the process is calm
relaxed and open to the direction your
mind wishes to go
authentically you
i know you're wondering
how can you know if you're in flow
allow yourself to experience the feeling
of being in flow and out of flow and
know the difference
you really shouldn't try to convince
yourself that flow is a state of relaxed
awareness
because you already know this to be true
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when you find yourself understanding
this and programming it deep into your
mind imagine what it will feel like to
have such delicate conscious control
over your state of mind when you are
creating
there's no need to trust your
subconscious to supply the details
until it becomes so easy to do so that
you barely notice it happening
as you become aware
of going with your instincts in this way
you realize with every second of every
hour of every day you are becoming more
fluent
flexible
original
and elaborate in every way
as you continue to relax at this time i
would like you to start to become aware
of your breathing
i wonder how much attention you've been
paying to any thoughts that have passed
through your mind in the last few
minutes
you may become aware of how little you
remember
how difficult it is to remember what i
was saying nine minutes ago
or what you were thinking six minutes
ago
or what i was saying 13 minutes ago
it doesn't matter because you might be
aware that it's too difficult to
remember
in fact you might decide it's too much
effort
you might choose to remember to forget
or choose to forget to remember but the
choice is entirely yours
now as you relax and you are aware of
your breathing
start to think of coming back up
in a few moments i'll be counting to
three and asking you to come back up and
when i do
you will be feeling comfortable and
relaxed and fully refreshed
you are fearless that you've had a
refreshing nap
before you come back up you should
understand that your subconscious mind
will act on every word i've said
and each time you listen to this
recording these suggestions will become
stronger and stronger in your mind
each and every time you listen to this
recording these suggestions will become
more and more a part of you
and you'll become more and more a person
of your own choosing
a relaxed calm confident
peaceful person who is able to create
effortlessly
okay
time to come back up i will now count to
three
one
beginning to come up
feeling very good filled with energy
rested
feeling as though you've had a peaceful
nap
two
coming up even more now beginning to
stir
and you are totally at ease
and at the count of the next number you
will be completely awake
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three
eyes open relaxed refreshed and feeling
wonderful
good
i hope you've enjoyed this alpha
technique and by all means use it as
many times as you like to reinforce and
strengthen your creative mind