With such a huge subject to cover, I could talk about it in endless different ways for an endless amount of time! And in my last peace blog, my focus was mainly on the definition of peace and how it is relevant to the concept of the project. This time I will be developing the ideas of inner and outer peace further and focussing more on how controlling your inner environment can help create a more positive experience in your day to life and relationships.
Inner Peace
Inner peace is the state of wellbeing, contentment and bliss. To be able to achieve this state on a regular basis in your life can have massive benefits to how you view and cope with situations. Firstly, the ability to create and maintain a peaceful state during a meditation for example, allows your body and mind to experience true relaxation and helps you to regain an inner balance.
To be able to 'switch on' peaceful feelings in your everyday life can help you to shift from a negative state to a positive one, breaking the hold the negative state had over you and helping you to let go of the feelings that were taking over. This ability to shift your feelings using a trigger or a certain technique, can give you a sense of achievement and control in your life.
Whereas in the past you may have felt like a victim of your feelings, with this new ability you will be able to choose how you want to feel and take a step back to see the bigger picture in your life. This will help you to overcome challenges and to find the strength of will to find and act on opportunities.
This inner environment that you can learn to control is like any other habit you learn. It just takes a little bit of time and practise. And the good news is, if you have learnt to drive or to cook or any other skill, you will find that this one is much easier to pick up. You do not need to be good at anything to do it, you just need to invest the time to become in tune with your inner environment and your inner needs.
Intuitive living is something all humans are capable of but in modern society, where we seem to be busy all the time and dealing with a variety of stresses -creating peace and relaxation is often overlooked as a basic need.
Some people invest a lot of time in others and in 'doing the right thing' but do not take the time they need for themselves. And the power and impact of taking this time can be extremely dramatic, especially for a person who has discarded the idea or has never discovered it in their life.
Many do not realise the power and impact that creating a peaceful inner environment can have. They may even feel they simply do not have time. But there is always time to spend half an hour a day, or several times a week, creating total peace and relaxation. And once you have discovered your own powerful peaceful feeling, you can create a trigger that can help you shift into this state whenever you need it. I go into more detail about how you can do this below.
How inner peace creates outer peace
Once your inner environment is more under control, your perspective on life and the way you deal with situations may well change. As you develop your awareness of how you act and interact with others, it will become clear what thought processes you need to alter in order to create more positive feelings within yourself, which in turn changes the outcome of the situation.
When you can shift out of a negative state and step outside yourself to see the bigger picture, you will be able to choose more beneficial ways of managing your relationships and overcoming challenges. Rather than just reacting, you will be choosing to act according to what is best. This can often have a massive impact on your experiences in life, especially if you have been struggling with stresses, difficult relationships, achieving goals or having any desire to achieve goals.
Creating inner peace regularly
Meditation or visualisations are great ways to practise creating a peaceful inner environment. They give you the chance to experience true relaxation which can help in so many ways, including helping your brain produce more endorphins (happy chemicals), produce less cortisol (stress chemicals), improve your immune system function and your overall wellbeing.
If you would like some help with meditating or visualisation in the form of a CD (which you can put onto any format), visit my website for further information.
If you fancy having a go at a simple visualisation technique yourself - try practising this one every day. Find a regular time of day that will be good for you:
Get comfortable sitting or lying down with your back straight and legs and arms uncrossed.
Close your eyes or focus on something relaxing like a candle or view. Turn your attention to your breathing. Take 3 slow deep breaths, in through your nose and out through your mouth. Then breathe gently through your nose if you can.
Check the whole of your body - your head, face, jaw, neck, shoulders, arms, fingers, chest, stomach, buttocks, thighs, legs feet and toes for any areas of tension and release.
Use your imagination to guide you to your own special place. It could be somewhere you have been before, it could be from your imagination. Go with whatever comes to mind first and build up a movie in your mind of you exploring your special place - give it colour - notice all that is around, give it sound - what gentle familiar sounds help you to relax more in this place, give it texture - can you feel the ground beneath your feet? Can you feel the sun on your skin or a cool breeze? Fill in as much detail as possible to help you create feelings of total relaxation, peace, bliss.
When you have finished, slowly bring yourself back to full conscious awareness - bring your focus back to the room and to the present moment, becoming aware of the sounds around you, the feel of the surface beneath you and then opening your eyes when you are ready and taking a nice breath in and out.
When you have finished, slowly bring yourself back to full conscious awareness - bring your focus back to the room and to the present moment, becoming aware of the sounds around you, the feel of the surface beneath you and then opening your eyes when you are ready and taking a nice breath in and out.
The more often you do this, the easier it will become and the more benefit you will get from it.
Creating a trigger for shifting into a peaceful state
When you are good at visiting your special place and creating powerful peaceful feelings you can anchor the feeling by holding the bottom part of your index finger with your other finger and thumb. Do this during the visualisation when your positive feelings are at their most heightened and say to yourself a trigger word/s that seems appropriate. For example you may wish to say to yourself 'peace' or 'bliss' or 'special place' to help you to call on those feelings in your day to day life.
Then, whenever you wish to shift out of a negative state or create peaceful feelings, you can hold your index finger whilst saying the trigger word/s. This should help your subconscious mind bring back the feelings from your special place causing a chemical reaction in your brain and a shift in your emotional state.
Listen to the PPUK show Saturday 25th February to find out more about peace and to join in with a live therapeutic exercise and a guided meditation. Details below...
Don't forget if you've missed the last episode of PPUK, you can catch up anytime www.tinyurl.com/ppukshow
Next episode of Picture Peace UK - Saturday 25th February, 10am with special guest, Irene Lambert, Coach,Therapist & Trainer
You can listen as a guest on the day or sign up in 3 easy steps:
1. Click here and enter just a few details to register for FREE
2. You will then be taken back to my show page (Wendy Harmony, Picture Peace UK).
3. Click on the 'Follow' button on the right hand side of my page and you will automatically be invited to forthcoming live shows by email
NB. If you aren't taken straight to my showpage, just search for Picture Peace UK when you have signed up for Talkshoe and then click 'follow'.
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Picture Peace Uk & Holistics 4 Harmony on You Tube:
3. Click on the 'Follow' button on the right hand side of my page and you will automatically be invited to forthcoming live shows by email
NB. If you aren't taken straight to my showpage, just search for Picture Peace UK when you have signed up for Talkshoe and then click 'follow'.
By participating in the show you agree to the disclaimer.
Picture Peace Uk & Holistics 4 Harmony on You Tube:
Holistics 4 Harmony
(formerly Hypnosis 4 Harmony)
Watch my Holistics 4 Harmony video to learn about how the subconscious mind works and how you can use holistic therapies like Hypnotherapy and EFT to undo old unwanted habits and create new positive ones.
Picture Peace UK
Picture Peace UK
Take a look at the Picture Peace UK video to find out a bit more about my project and how you can get involved. I am offering an exciting opportunity for you to join in with others across the UK and experience a LIVE visualisation meditation. I will be your guide on this journey of finding inner peace and creating peace in your life. The best bit? It's completely free for anyone to join in and find out the benefits for themselves.
Like my videos and need a personal or professional video for yourself? If you are in the Gloucestershire area get in touch and I'll put you in contact with Videographer Jason Murphy - and you can enjoy a 10% discount for going through me.
Events
The World Wide Energy Awareness Event: http://energy888.org/
Organisations/People of Interest
Celestine Vision, Global Prayer Project - watch their video at globalprayerproject.com/ (they have a similar vision to Picture Peace UK, however to join in live in the UK you would need to tune in at about 1am - its good stuff though, James Redfield author of The Celestine Prophecy runs the project with his wife Salle.
Action for Happiness, www.actionforhappiness.org/ (You may have seen them on BBC Breakfast, they are a fairly new movement for positive social change. They're bringing together people from all walks of life who want to play a part in creating a happier society for everyone).
World Peace Prayer Society, http://www.worldpeace-uk.org/ (Their mission is to spread the message 'May Peace Prevail on Earth', to help achieve harmony within the individual, in society, and with our environment, where 'peace' is seen as the highest aspiration of humanity).
The Big Peace, http://thebigpeace.com/the-90-day-programme/ (A Free 90 Day Coaching Program To Help You Finally Find Inner Peace And Contentment)
Related Articles:
Article: Picture Peace UK: Using EFT & Visualisation to create inner and outer peace
Article: Tapping into Feelings - Using Positive Visualisation with EFT
Hug Chain: When was the last time you really hugged someone?
Books (Links to these at Amazon on the side bar):
Bruce Lipton PH.D, Biology of Belief
Dr. David Hamilton, It's the Thought That Counts
Joseph Chiltern Pearce, Evolution's End
Amanda Lowe, Bliss
Joe Dispenza, Evolve your Brain
Jack Canfield and Eva Gregory, Life Lessons for Mastering the Law of Attraction
James Redfield, The Celestine Prophecy
Joe Dispenza, Evolve your Brain
Jack Canfield and Eva Gregory, Life Lessons for Mastering the Law of Attraction
James Redfield, The Celestine Prophecy
Films (Links to these at Amazon on the sidebar):
The Secret
What the bleep do we know?
Water
Pay it Forward
Pay it Forward
