Meditation has completely changed my life.

I used to be skeptical about meditation.

I believed that it was a waste of time and that success only came from taking massive action but I was wrong.  

I used to force myself to take massive action, only to face constant resistance and burn out.

It always felt like I was hitting a wall and no matter how hard I tried, all my efforts would always fizzle away.

My mind craved success and fulfillment, but my body would resist, leaving me feeling lost and frustrated with myself.

I always wondered why that is, which led me down a rabbit hole of studying mindset, self-image and doing the inner work to overcome these barriers. 

On that journey, I embraced Meditation. 

So here are the three meditation techniques I practice daily, that heal my past wounds but also discipline my attention to the present moment, bridging the gap between my dreams and my reality. 

I learnt these meditations from the works of Neville Goddard, Dr. Maxwell Maltz, Eckhart Tolle and through books that share insight on consciousness, psychology and more.

I will give an overview of what the technique is, why it works and how to do it.

I’ll also share actionable tips to integrate this into your routine in an easy way, like I did for myself, that gave amazing results so make sure to stick till the end.

Technique 1: Revision or Recapitulation Meditation. 

This meditation focuses on rewriting the past events or memories that have kept you stuck with patterns in life whether that is in relationships, finance or more.

It’s a technique to change the neural pathways in your brain that have kept you in a habit of replaying emotional events that trigger you over and over again. 

Although the present moment is truly what we have, our past experiences continue to shape our future if we don’t do the inner work to release the hurts now. 

These negative past events instill limiting beliefs that may continue to play out in your present day, if we don’t learn to completely forgive and forget. 

To solidify this further, here’s a quote from Neville Goddard in his lecture “The Pruning Shears of Revision”.

By revising the past, you literally change your present moment and the course of events that will play out in the future.

I personally have listed down over 150 memories and this meditation alone has been life-changing.

Dr. Maxwell Maltz also covers the importance of forgiving and forgetting the past, in his book “Psycho-Cybernetics, In which he states,

In order to renew your mind, is to also free yourself from the past, by learning from it, forgiving and letting it go.

In my case, it wasn’t enough for me to just say that “I’ve moved on” when I’ve been holding onto pains, that subconsciously show up in my behaviors or thoughts. 

To further amplify the importance of this, here’s what Eckhart Tolle has stated from his book, “The Power of Now”.

And that is so true. 

Your Perceptions shape your reality.

Our perception is filtered through subconscious beliefs and memories of the past that have instilled limiting beliefs. 

Once you shift your perception of a negative event or memory in your imagination, this unblocks anything in your being that has been holding you back. 

If you have been stuck in a familiar, negative pattern, then this technique is for you. 

How to Do It

Firstly, you want to grab yourself a notebook and pen or anything to write on.

Now you want to use this time to skim through your life’s memories and note down any events that have triggered a strong emotional reaction that was painful. 

Now write down the terms ‘Event’ and ‘Revision’ as shown below:

Write down the old memory after the ‘Event’, in just a simple phrase without getting into detail.

Next to revision, write in detail, how you would have preferred the event or memory to have occurred. 

Now get yourself into a comfortable position whether that be sitting up or lying down.

Ensure that you are in a safe, quiet environment with no distractions. 

Read through the revision and if it's up to you, you can either read it until you start to feel relief from the revision or visualize the scene of the revision and replay it in deep meditation, in first person point of view until the feeling of relief, satisfaction and naturalness washes over you.

You can do this for however long as you like.

As long as you keep revising the memory, until the new revision takes root in your mind. 

Technique 2: Mindfulness Meditation. 

This meditation helps discipline your awareness to the present moment, without judgment.

This one is important because this is where you learn to become observant of your inner world while also anchoring yourself with your breath to stay centered. 

By disciplining your awareness and becoming observant of your inner state, you tap into the specific knowledge about yourself and the state of consciousness you are dwelling in. 

Certain thoughts, memories or stories may arise, however our intention is to acknowledge, observe and redirect back to the present moment.

In doing so, we learn to detach ourselves from our thoughts, bringing a sense of clarity.  

When you train your brain to be mindful, you’re actually positively changing the structure of your brain, resulting in less stress, regulating emotions and a perceptual shift that can improve your well-being.

This allows you to awaken to your true self. 

As Carl Jung simply puts it, 

By looking inward, you gain insight to the unconscious aspects that drive our behaviors and decisions. 

Your self-realization not only benefits you but also contributes to the collective consciousness of humanity, playing a significant role in the bigger picture.

Eckhart Tolle says,

For the majority of us, we have been conditioned into seeking external solutions first, neglecting our inner state.

This is a completely new way of life and embracing mindfulness may feel strange at first, but it can be one of the most transformative decisions you’ll ever make. 

Your awareness can not coexist with the ego.

The “I AM” is pure unconditioned awareness.

Everything that follows, “I AM” belongs to the ego, a part of yourself  that can be transformed.

In this practice, we aim to become aware of the current ego that identifies with the self and reduce its dominance by expanding your awareness beyond its limitations. 

How to Do It

To do this, you want to situate yourself in a comfortable position in a safe environment. 

Close your eyes, focus and pay attention to your breath.

As you focus on your breath, your mind will naturally start to wander.

When a thought arises, observe it without judgment and gently bring your awareness back to your breath. 

During this time, you want to practice being compassionate and kind to yourself by refraining from judgment towards the thoughts that arise. 

This is purely an exercise for self-observation and presence. 

Technique 2: Creative Visualization Meditation. 

The last technique is the Creative Visualization Meditation. 

This technique is to harness the power of your imagination to experience the future you desire, right now.

Our nervous system can not tell the difference between an imaginary act or real experience. 

As creative, goal-striving beings, we each hold an internal servo-mechanism that guides us towards the goals we imagine and oftentimes, we imagine destructively. 

When we do this, we are actually serving our subconscious mind an end goal in which we do not want.

Thus, our thoughts, actions and behaviors naturally align with the unintended end goal, leading to undesirable results.

So it is important to be aware of the ways we use our imagination and use it constructively. 

To better understand this concept, Psycho-Cybernetics is a great book to explore.

I also have a separate newsletter on recommended readings to change your life which you can read right here.

In Psycho-cybernetics, Dr Maxwell Maltz says,

In other words, our imagination shapes our experiences.

To clarify, our imagination is anything not present to the senses.

This includes your inner dialogue, your assumptions, expectations, ideas and more.  

Whether we worry about the future or ruminate on the past, that is our imagination at play.

Our imagination can trigger an emotional state that our subconscious mind speaks through for feeling is the secret. 

When we’re anxious or worried, we are deciding what we do not want.

Instead, we want to use our imagination, to decide and step into what we do want and sustain our energy there. 

This is how you can change your identity and your personal reality. 

How to Do It

To apply this technique, you want to use your notebook and outline a scene that implies the fulfillment of your desires.

Be specific with it.

What is happening around you?

What can you see? Hear? Taste or Touch?

Are people congratulating you on your relationship or business success?

Are you being praised for a characteristic or quality in yourself you want to improve on?

Whatever it may be, outline this short scene then prepare to get into meditation. 

Find a calm, safe space where you won’t be disturbed.

Take a few deep breaths and allow yourself to get into a deep state of relaxation. 

Once you have reached this state of relaxation, bring into your mind’s eye, the scene you have outlined.

It’s important to note that when you’re visualizing this scene, you are seeing it in a first person point of view.

You want to enter into this scene, not with the perspective that this is going to happen in the future, but that it is happening to you right now. 

If you can, engage all of your senses and immerse yourself completely. 

Loop the scene over and over again until you saturate yourself with the feelings of relief and goodness. 

Tips to Integrate this into your Routine

Embracing meditation is a journey in itself and takes some practice.

To make things easier, here are some additional tips that I've personally implemented to make this journey as easy and effortlessly as I can. 

Tip 1: Start with short sessions then gradually increase the time.

When I first started, I could only do 1 minute but over time, it grew to 5 minutes, 10, 20 so on and so forth. 

Tip 2: Use guided meditations to help kick-start your journey and provide structure. 

Guided meditations helped me with my focus and concentration. Sometimes I still use guided meditations when I need that extra help.

Tip 3: Decide on one technique, then use it immediately upon waking up in the morning and while you’re falling asleep at night.

Those two times of the day are extremely powerful because your subconscious mind is completely wide open and you are more susceptible to accept new ideas. 

My Personal Routine

For my personal routine now, which you guys don't have to do, but I would like to share with you all is that I do one hour meditation daily.

In this meditation, I start off with 20 minutes of mindfulness meditation, then 20 minutes of revision and finishing it off with 20 minutes of creative visualization. 

I also adjust my meditations depending on what I have going on that day or what I need.

I’m not so strict on myself and there have been some days where I needed a break and would allow it.  

So don’t be too hard on yourself and be patient.

With time and consistency, it’ll get easier and what I have found in my experience is that once you start to practice this, you actually begin to enjoy the process. 

I hope you find this helpful!

Love,

Clarity.