So, does it really work?

If it really works, what is the best way to incorporate it into daily life?

Is there a proven system?

Personal experience is the most convincing evidence for most of us. My experience is simply that continuing to express gratitude, from the heart, with feeling, in the face of a reality that seems to be other than the desired one really can transport one from a negative framework into a more positive, hopeful one.

Sometimes it takes real searching to find what is right in life, what merits genuine gratitude, but just starting with the fact that we have one more day on earth is a beginning. It is important to find what is right with life, right now, and be thankful for that, whatever it might be, rather than focusing on what is not right, what needs to be improved or what is still missing.

Whatever receives our energy, attention, thoughts and feelings is what will become more reinforced and have a stronger presence in our world. “Where your attention goes, the energy flows” seems to be a universal truth.

The key is that if you want a better, happier life, gratitude is a factor that can propel you into that better place.

One of my personal favorite ways of expressing gratitude is the practice of going outside daily, walking around and giving thanks for everything I see. The trees, plants, flowers, fruit trees and all living things seem to respond to the gratitude and love sent to them. Not only does this ritual begin the day on a positive note, but it elicits gratitude for everything else good in my life, including what is yet to come.

Constantly expressing gratitude also raises the vibratory frequency to a higher level which is the level of alignment necessary for the manifestation of good things waiting to come into existence.

Gratitude makes you feel good, opens the gates for good things to manifest and paves the way for even more gratitude. Gratitude, practiced and expressed creates the ideal win-win situation.

Is there anyone who doesn’t want that?

A recent conversation with someone who was told that ancestral curses were blocking her success simply reinforced the premise that all of us are part of such a huge conglomerate of energy that most of us have no idea how much those unseen influences affect our daily lives, our health and sense of well being.

On the one hand, it seems totally irrational that any sane, semi logical person could entertain the notion that contracts with ancestors, curses from them, spirit attachments and other dimensions actually exist. If they did exist, how could something so remote possibly affect us?

On the other hand, quantum physics and spiritual teachings state clearly that indeed we all are part of the same vast sea of energy and that our thoughts, feelings and behaviors affect that sea of energy and conversely, the sea of energy composed of everyone else’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors affects us. Energy and all its components transcend our concepts of time, space, other dimensions and other existences.

Collective consciousness can and does include the thoughts, feelings, beliefs and behaviors of our ancestors to the beginning of recorded time and beyond. The thoughts, vows, oaths, beliefs and memories of their lives continue past time, space, dimensions and other existences to come into our lives and affect us in various ways. Sometimes ancestral curses block us from achieving certain goals, cause problems in relationships or even contribute to illnesses.

These and other unseen influences, trivial events and unconscious connections can disturb our balance and harmony and result in imbalances ranging from minor to major illnesses. One of the most common occurrences of unseen influences is the belief in alien abductions, alien implants, surgery, etc. Whether this is true or not really does not change the fact that because countless people truly believe in these things, the belief becomes part of the collective consciousness of which we are all part. Those beliefs affect all of us to one degree or another.

One client believed that a jealous aunt who had died many years earlier had cursed her, resulting in her never finding a happy relationship. Now that the curse has been energetically removed, her life is much happier and she is in the relationship of her dreams. Ancestral curses are simply the energies of ancestors that travel along genetic lines, manifesting in life as influences that combine with other influences, contributing to other energies that create the undesired results. These are easily identified and cleared with the Yuen Method of Chinese Energetic Medicine, thus eliminating the influences, clearing the way for more positive thoughts and influences to help create a desired world.

Until Dr. Kam Yuen pioneered his work in Chinese Energetic Medicine, there was no reliable, learnable way of identifying and clearing these issues, removing the energetic blocks or disturbances. Now, a trained practitioner in the Chinese Energetic method can identify the disturbances, find where they are coming from and make energetic corrections that restore balance, harmony and wellness to anyone. Curses, vows, oaths and ancestral influences disappear, karma resolved and health, well being and prosperity at all levels can be restored.

Hypnosis can in fact be a valuable tool to discover the origin of an illness, the cause of a relationship issue or a deep seated problem hidden from ordinary scrutiny.

One of the most controversial uses involves past life regressions, wherein one can actually experience the sensations of another life in another context and time. For those who do not believe in past lives, this is just an exercise in creative fantasy, but for those who do, a wonderful therapeutic value can result.

One woman discovered that overeating has been a characteristic of this lifetime because she starved in another time and vowed never to do that again.

Another person discovered the reason she could not leave an addictive relationship was due to an unresolved relationship with that same partner in another time and space location.

Actually just a shift in brain wave frequency, accompanied by a sense of deep relaxation and internal rather than external focus, the classical definition of hypnosis is an activity we all engage in several times a day. Daydreams, fantasies, guided imagery are all examples of light levels of hypnosis. Waking up or going to sleep engages the same mechanism, as does the deep concentration involved in studying, reading absorbing material, video games, etc.

Although a multitude of books, CD’s and instructions are available for DIY consumers, induced hypnosis is a skill best done by a trained practitioner who can extricate the client from a frightening situation or the reliving a trauma too overwhelming in the moment.

One of the most common, extremely valuable uses of hypnosis is simply accessing the alpha state for creative visualization of desired goals, life changes, improvement of sports.

Guided meditations offer an easy path to these ends, but it is also easy to do without the aid of external stimuli. Just paying attention to breathing, noticing only the breathing will automatically alter the brain waves from beta to alpha within seconds with practice. The alpha state is the designated state for creative visualization, healing yourself, nearly any kind of meditation and for creating a general sense of well being. Simply being in alpha for a few minutes a day is an excellent method of reducing stress, tension and anxiety.

So, for a life of less stress, more well- being and the joy of creating the life you desire, try hypnosis (or guided meditation or creative visualization). Whatever name is has, being in alpha or lower brainwave frequencies for a period time each day has definite value and benefit in living a happier, healthier life!