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ISSUE 02 | FEBRUARY 2020 To boost the power of visualization even further, be sure to emit strong, positive emotions while you picture these wonderful things in your mind. Allow feelings of love, joy, gratitude, and peace to flow through you as if you were truly having these experiences. Your subconscious mind will absorb the memories as if they're real! This is the true beauty of visualization - the power to bypass limiting memories and focus on pleasing images, all of which are being absorbed right into your subconscious to be replayed later. AFFIRMATIONS Affirmations are another effective way to install positive memories into your subconscious. They work best if you follow a few simple rules: Word them positively, in the present tense. Say "I am confident and successful" rather than "I will be confident and successful" Because focusing on a future condition doesn't compute with your subconscious mind - it knows only this moment. Also, use positive statements. Saying "I am not a failure" is computed as "I am a failure" since your subconscious can't process negatives. BIKERS CLUB ® MAGAZINE | PAGE 29 Call up the corresponding feelings. Saying "I am wealthy" while feeling poor only sends conflicting messages to your subconscious. Whatever words you're saying at the time, strive to feel the corresponding emotions because your subconscious will be more apt to believe it. Repeat, repeat, repeat. Affirmations don't work if you say them just once or twice. Recite them many times throughout the day for the best results. The good thing about this is that you can say affirmations to yourself, o they can fit seamlessly into your routine. BRAIN ENTERTAINMENT BINAURAL BEATS Another popular method is the use of audio recordings that deliberately alter the frequency of your brainwaves. It may sound like something out of a science fiction movie, but reports from people who've tried these audio programs are overwhelming positive. Your brainwaves fall into a specific frequency depending on what you're doing at any given time. Gamma when you're engaged in certain motor functions Beta when you're fully conscious and actively concentrating Alpha when you're relaxed Theta when you're drowsy or lightly sleeping Delta when you're in deep sleep "Binaural beats" result when two tones are played at differing frequencies, triggering your brainwaves to follow a different pattern. For example, if you wanted to shift from stressed to relaxed you would listen to an audio that triggers the alpha state. These audio programs can help you reprogram your subconscious mind by, Creating a more receptive forum for installing positive messages. Research has shown that your subconscious mind is more receptive to new information when you're very relaxed, such as in the alpha or theta states. Using brain entertainment audio programs along with affirmations or visualization can be a powerful combination, because your subconscious mind lets down its defense so it can easily absorb any message you wish to program in. Simply relax and focus on positive images! HYPNOSIS Hypnosis can be effective in much the same way as brain entertainment programs, except without the use of brainwave- altering frequencies. Instead, the hypnotist gradually talks you into a more relaxed and receptive state and delivers empowering, positive messages to your subconscious mind. Self-hypnosis is another popular option - you simply use pre- recorded audio programs instead of a live hypnosis session. You can even record your own self-hypnosis CDs so you'll hear your own voice reciting positive affirmations while you're in a relaxed state.