Just A Thought:

“You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.”

- Brian Tracy

A  Quote By Dr. Joe Dispenza That Inspired Me to Change My Life 

A few years ago, I ended up with an inflamed gut, full of anxiety, and flat broke. As much as I wished for things to be different — I even begged at times — I wasn’t actively doing anything to change.

I was still drinking three cups of coffee a day, smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, eating processed foods, not speaking my truth, and putting other people’s needs ahead of my own.

It’s easy to look back now and say that, of course, nothing was going to change if I did everything the same but I had no frame of understanding back then. I was just praying for a miracle out of desperation.

Around this time I found Dr. Joe Dispenza’s work and his words were simultaneously liberating and haunting.

“If you were looking at a timeline of your day, starting with waking up in the morning and continuing until you go to bed that night, you could pick up that timeline of yesterday or today (your past) and place it in the space reserved for tomorrow (the future) because essentially the same actions you took today are the ones you are going to take tomorrow — and the day after that, and the day after that.”

He then went on to add:

Let’s face it: If you keep the same routine as yesterday, it makes sense that your tomorrow is going to be a lot like your yesterday. Your future is just a rerun of your past. That’s because your yesterday is creating your tomorrow.”

After reading this, I realised my actions were perpetuating my circumstances. So, I decided to make a few changes.

I started meditating, practicing breathwork, jumping into cold water, writing, and learning as much as possible about the manifestation process and intention setting.

I quickly learned that “The only way we can change our lives is to change our energy — to change the electromagnetic field we are constantly broadcasting. In other words, to change our state of being, we have to change how we think and how we feel.” (Dr. Joe Dispenza)

It sounds simple in writing but in reality, it’s a lot harder. There’s no blueprint for success — it takes showing up every day, committing to a new path, and letting our habits die. That takes dedication, compassion, and a belief in something bigger.

However, during this time I clung to the fact that “If you can’t get beyond your stresses, your problems, and your pain, you can’t create a new future where those things don’t exist.” (Dr. Joe Dispenza)

So I showed up and slowly but surely, with grit and consistency, my life turned around. I healed my inflamed gut, I got a handle on my anxiety, and I finally got myself financially stable.

“We know that it takes a clear intention (a coherent brain) and an elevated emotion (a coherent heart) to begin to change a person’s biology from living in the past to living in the future. That combination of mind and body — of thoughts and feelings — also seems to influence matter. And that’s how you create reality.” — Dr. Joe Dispenza

Closing Thoughts

I now teach breathwork for a living and I can tell a lot by the way someone breathes.

Slow deep breaths, for example, indicate that someone is relaxed.

Fast short breaths, on the other hand, indicate that someone is stressed. 

I also pay attention to whether they’re breathing in through their nose or mouth and whether they’re breathing into their belly or chest.These are also key indicators of someone’s emotional state.

I’m sharing this now because changing the rhythm of the breath is one of the best ways to change our emotional state from moment to moment. I can say from personal experience that breathing exercises drastically improved both my physical and mental health and kept me on course when old habits tried to keep in the past.

That shouldn’t be a surprise considering we breathe close to 20,000 breaths a day and each breath invites the body to relax and open or become tense and alert.

So, by slowing my breath down I simultaneously invited my nervous system, heart, and brain into a calmer state which ultimately had a positive effect on my life.

I believe that of all the changes that can influence daily life, the breath is the most consistent and arguably the most impactful.

So, I’d like to share a breathing exercise that has helped me on my journey. It’s my go-to whenever I’m writing, walking, and talking with others and it’s great for bringing peace and harmony into the heart.

Heart Coherent Breathing

Breathe in through your nose (smoothly and without force) for 4 seconds

Breathe out through your nose or mouth (smoothly and without force) for 4 seconds

Leave no pauses at the top of the inhale or at the bottom of the exhale

Continue up to 5 minutes or 40 breaths to get the best results.

If four seconds feels too long, start with two or three seconds instead.

Then once your breath is calmer, make it longer and deeper. 

As long as you’re breathing rhythmically, the number of seconds doesn’t really matter“It makes sense that we should concentrate not merely on avoiding negative emotions, like fear and anger, but also on consciously cultivating heartfelt, positive emotions, such as gratitude, joy, excitement, enthusiasm, fascination, awe, inspiration, wonder, trust, appreciation, kindness, compassion and empowerment to give us every advantage in maximizing our health” — Dr. Joe Dispenza