ONE Simple Technique to Increase Motivation

Motivational speakers will always tell you about techniques to get you off your A*** and actively taking control of your life. Often simply by being in the presence of a motivational speaker you will feel energised and ready to take on the world. However, if you haven't got the time or the thousands of dollars necessary to see a motivational speaker, there is one simple thing you can actively take control of to instantly increase your motivational drive.

Your motivation can be seen as your life-force (Qi). Cultivation of your life-force, increases your drive and ability to "WILL" your thoughts into actions.

Everything originates from thought. Every invention, endeavour or journey all originate from an original thought/idea. Your ability to will these conceptual ideas into physical manifestation depends on one thing, life-force/motivation.

So then, what is the "secret" technique which can allow your motivation to sky-rocket?

Well, it isn't really a secret. In fact, you do it everyday, and you're doing it right now.

Breath

There is a fundamental reason why breathing is so heavily emphasized in eastern medicine, yoga, meditation etc. Your breath controls and balances the flow of life-force energy in and out of your body. And believe it or not re-establishing control over your breath will allow you to exert your concentration and intellectual capabilities over anything which faces your waking life.

As a Holistic Lifestyle Coach the most common problems I see in my clients breathing patterns are the folowing:

• Mouth breathing
• Chest breathing
• Rapid breathing

Displacement of your breathing pattern can, and often will, result in a highly toxic energetic flow. Not only that, it will also shift the PH level of your blood, once again creating unfavourable levels of physical toxicity. (I will expand on this in the near future)

"So, how do I using my breathing to increase my motivation?"

Experiment with the following exercise for 5-10 minutes and measure you general state of well-being/energy.

Breathing Exercise:

For this exercise you can be seated upright or lying on the floor.

1. Take a few long deep diaphragmatic breathes deep into your belly. This should be a natural process. However, if you find  this difficult, place one hand over the belly-button and the other on the chest. In this position, you are now able to focus on the hand which is over the belly-button. (this may take many attempts, over a number of days or weeks, to master)
2. Once you are able to effectively breath diaphragmatically, the next step is to activate your perineum (muscles which help you stop your flow of urine midstream) As you breath in, squeeze the perineum tight. The breath in should last roughly 4 seconds, fully expanding your lungs and activating your diaphragm, along with the perineum. 
3. Follow the breath in with a brief hold. (This shouldn't be uncomfortable)
4. As you breath out, gently release the perineum, and completely expel the air by draw your belly button in, towards the spine. This "drawing in" is often refered to as "hollowing." The breath out should also last roughly 4 seconds.
5. Follow the breath out with a brief hold. (This shouldn't be uncomfortable)
6. Continue for 5-10 minutes

Spending a little time practicing this method of breathing each day, will not only increase your life-force instantly, it will help clear out your bowels, if you are heavily constipated and help re-balance your bodies toxicity levels.




Using this technique you are able to customise your motivational output, through visualisation. (More on visualisation in future posts)