| Whenever we are experiencing problems it is due | | | | 1. Pick a situation where you get a certain feeling |
| to our own feelings. If we keep feeling | | | | that limits your ability to respond with choice. |
| un-resourceful in the same situation this indicates | | | | 2. Become aware of the feelings in your body. |
| our feelings have become habituated and we | | | | Where do you feel the feelings? Notice how the |
| have had no choice in how we responded. | | | | feelings move. |
| This will change though won't it because you can | | | | 3. If you were to allow yourself to represent the |
| find yourself becoming curious about the new and | | | | feelings in music what music would you hear? |
| simple technique below. ;) | | | | Simply let some music come to mind. |
| People often have the intention to change their | | | | 4. As you listen to the music inside your mind pay |
| limiting feeling responses but unfortunately stay | | | | particular attention to the rhythm. |
| stuck in behavioural patterns by talking to | | | | 5. Now think of how you want to feel instead of |
| themselves and others with "why?" questions. | | | | the current feeling. What kind of rhythm |
| "Why do I keep feeling like this in that situation?!" | | | | represents that desired feeling? Now hear new |
| "Why can't I change?" etc. | | | | music with that new rhythm. |
| Ooops! These kinds of thoughts tend to create | | | | 6. Keep playing the new music in your head as |
| neurotic loops. | | | | you think of the situation you choose in step 1. |
| Another way that is usually more useful (i.e. gets | | | | Five to twenty seconds is usually enough. |
| a desired outcome) is to modify the structure of | | | | OK, that's great, now think of something totally |
| the thought pattern. | | | | different like what did you have for breakfast |
| If you think about it all of our thoughts can only | | | | yesterday? |
| be made up of the five senses. Visual, Sounds, | | | | And now think about the situation you selected in |
| Feelings, Smells, Tastes. Perhaps even so called | | | | step 1 and notice how your feelings have |
| subtle energy experienced in healing systems such | | | | changed. |
| as Reiki are still experienced by the mind within | | | | By representing the feelings as music enabled us |
| the five senses. | | | | to become aware of a rhythmic structure. And |
| By becoming aware of some of the specific | | | | because we associated that musical rhythm with |
| characteristics of a thought process enables us to | | | | our feelings they changed when we changed the |
| then change that structure. For instance we could | | | | rhythm! |
| discover if the pictures we were making in our | | | | Nice, simple and effective right?! |
| head were still pictures or movies in black & | | | | Now what would happen if you were to apply this |
| white or in full colour. | | | | technique on 3 other 'limitations.' Would your |
| The following technique enables us to change our | | | | unconscious begin to learn the strategy and then |
| feelings by representing them in sounds. Please go | | | | begin to generalise the pattern into other areas of |
| ahead and check out the technique now, I'll give a | | | | your life or would it begin to happen in your sleep |
| little explanation afterwards. | | | | and dreams instead? |
| The Musical Tempo Changer | | | | |