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Did you know Olympians, Oscar-Winning Actors and some of the greatest minds of all time incorporate visualization (or mental rehearsal as the scientific community likes to call it) into their daily lives to achieve their dreams?
Neuroscience continues to show us the powerful impact that visualization or mental rehearsal has on our subconscious mind and how we can literally create the life we desire by incorporating visualization into our lives.
In this article, I am going to share the 5 nighttime micro-habits I use every night to manifest desires into my life.
One of the most powerful times to practice visualization is right before you drift off to sleep.
Why?
Because when you start to drift off to sleep your mind switches into Theta wavelengths which is an in-between state of your conscious and subconscious mind.
This is where children spend most of their time, where imagination, dreams, and reality merge. Where adults can escape their limiting self-beliefs and tune into their intuition, their passions, and their inner light.
By visualizing right as your drift off into sleep you are tapping into your subconscious mind and embedding your desires into your subconscious (which is what we want to do!)
I have been using this strategy for over 8 years now and have manifested everything from networking opportunities, career moves, living on an Island I adore, and finding our perfect starter house.
I truly believe Manifesting is a self-development tool everyone should have in their wellness toolkit as a supplementary enhancement to reaching their dreams!
I know it is easy to play on your phone, watch that Netflix show, or PVR recording – but it is so important to give yourself a minimum of 5 minutes of screen-free time before bed. This not only slows your brain waves down but also calms your system and allows you to get into a place of mindfulness and presence. You do not have to make this an hour-long ritual... because, in reality, many of us would love to have an hour nighttime relaxation ritual – but having children, keeping up a house, having demanding jobs, and the need for sleep -- this is not always possible. However, 5-10 minutes before closing your eyes - that is something you can get on board with.
We all have minds that wander. We all have priorities, to-do lists, stress lists, worry lists, and fears that seem to never turn off. One way to start your sleep off right is to ground yourself physically in your body. Do a 2-minute body scan. Starting at your feet and moving to your head bring awareness to all parts of your body... By grounding yourself physically you are able to move out of your mind and into your body and present moment. Be sure to take deep intentional breathes as your mind moves over all parts of your body.
Now that you are grounded in the present, bring awareness to something you are grateful for that occurred today. It can be as simple as being grateful that it was sunny outside, that you were able to breathe in fresh air or that your body was able to get you through the day without breaking down. There is ALWAYS something to be grateful for – no matter how shitty your day was. By focusing on 1-3 things, you shift your mind into a place of abundant mindset versus scarcity and raise your energetic frequency – which is always important especially when manifesting.
This is my FAVOURITE breathing technique which was developed by HeartMath Institute and it is SO EASY. Sometimes I find I can get lost in breathing exercising focusing on how long to inhale, hold and exhale – but this technique is so simple and grounds me in a place of love. HeartMap explains heart breathing as simply breathing at a pace that is comfortable for you, picturing someone or something you love, and focusing on breathing “through your heart”. Instead of focusing on your stomach or your lungs – bring your attention to your heart and picture it inhaling and exhaling the breath while focusing on something that brings you a feeling of love.
Now that you are more aware, more grounded, and mindful you then start visualizing or mentally rehearsing your dream life. Whatever this looks like for you. You can do this by just visualizing as you lay there or you can write in a manifesting journal.. whatever works for you. The key is to really vividly imagine your dream life in pictures. Our minds thrive on imagery. Choose a scene and imagine yourself first person in the scene of your ideal life. Make sure to feel all the feels when you are picturing your dream life and let yourself drift off to sleep.
These 5 micro-habits or nighttime law of attraction rituals are simply guidelines that work for me. When you read them and try them - find out what feels right to you. The key self-development, self-growth and manifesting is taking what works for your life and applying it.
Do you have any other nighttime routines that work for you? Comment below and let me know as the more we share the more we can build a nighttime routine that works for our overall health and wellbeing.
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