Winifred Gallagher did not stumble upon the art of concentration easily.  It came while she was struggling with cancer.

She had two choices facing her:

“When I woke up in the morning,” Ms. Gallagher said, “I’d ask myself: Do you want to lie here paying attention to the very good chance you’ll die and leave your children motherless, or do you want to get up and wash your face and pay attention to your work and your family and your friends? Hell or heaven — it’s your choice.”

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Arjuna Ardagh

If you’ve watched the television news in the last few months, or listened to the radio, or been on the internet, or looked at a magazine… or even just talked to well… anybody, you must be aware that the general consensus is that this is a time of unprecedented challenge and transition. Economically, that often gets focused onto the United States, but actually in the wider implications, the transition that we are passing through is global.

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Marcia Wieder

It's already the beginning of the second month this year--and the time has come to ask yourself: How many of my dreams have I already achieved in 2009? If you're struggling to achieve your dreams so far this year--we have an exclusive interview that will teach you how to achieve your dreams with Marcia Wieder.

Marcia Wieder is the dream coach of Americas #1 Success Coach--Jack Canfield. She believes that every person on the planet is a mere 10 steps away from achieving even their wildest dreams. Marcia goes into detail about the following ten step formula in a free exclusive interview for FinerMinds readers.

10-Step Formula to achieve your dreams from Marcia Wieder.

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Many of us are on a journey to unleash our true potential and try out different techniques and step-by-step formulas to become that person we're truly dreaming to be. Yet you might have heard that an average person is using only 3% of his brain potential. This leads to a question - what would happen if you could use your brains full potential?

Stephan Schwartz is someone who asked this question from himself -- and ended up with some astonishing achievements that some people would consider from the world of science fiction.

His story is so compelling that it couldn't be covered in this blog posting. We even had troubles finding a title for him -- adventurer, scientist, speaker and writer -- and many more that would be all accurate. He has produced numerous television documentaries, lead governmental expeditions that uncovered ancient treasures and had thousands of "normal" people making accurate future predictions, something they nor anybody else believed they could do.

His journey towards advanced personal development started as a young man, when he came across the concept of Remote Viewing. He became curious, and wanted to see what his mind was truly capable of and started to practice specific mental techniques to expand his non-conscious awareness.

Results were amazing. He became a recognized expert by the government, who not only revealed the location of the palace of Cleopatra, remains of one of Christopher Columbus’ caravels from his fourth voyage and many other long-searched ancient wonders, but he was also running breakthrough scientific research about the hidden powers of human consciousness. He was doing better than ever in his relationships and career and was even able to predict certain future events.

Yet he felt that something was missing, but couldn't quite point out what it was. The problem was that sometimes things came together with an amazing accuracy, but then again -- sometimes it just didn't seem to work with the same accuracy.

He asked himself: "If it sometimes works and I'm able -- just by using my mind -- to predict future events, could it work 100% of the time?"

On that day 8 years ago, he decided to find out what's the maximum a human mind could reach in crossing the borders of the known human consciousness. In his determination to find out all there is to discover about Remote Viewing he started to interview the most well known experts in the field: Hal Puthoff, Russell Targ, Ingo Swann, James Spottiswood and Paul Smith, to name a few.

He asked probing questions, took down countless notes, and spent hundreds of sleepless nights compiling his findings. This journey took him straight down the rabbit hole and opened a whole new universe of opportunities.

As a result he not only became one of the most famous remote viewers of our time, having his methods taught at the University of Michigan and Esalen Institute on the Big Sur Coast of California, the world's most prestigious personal growth center. But above all his results with Remote Viewing shot through the roof. The accuracy, detail and consistency he demonstrated when predicting the future events and revealing information not visible through the eyes amazed even the most experienced remote viewers.

It's all about learning to focus

In his quest to expand the borders of reality as we know it, Stephan Schwartz discovered some astonishing truths that challenge the way most people are used to look at the world. Most people, when meeting with extraordinary people doing extraordinary things, automatically assume that those people were born with some extra-talents, so they don't even try to find out what's really going on.

What Schwartz discovered challenges this assumption to the core. He considers himself a very normal, a rather scientist type of a person. And after working with hundreds of "normal" people he soon saw a strong pattern, occurring over and over again -- most of the people participating in his workshops started to amaze themselves and others around them with some unbelievable abilities which they never knew they had. Schwartz is confident that most of the people can -- with proper training -- predict the future, sense what other people are doing on the other side of the world and many other things that are normally considered as more of a sci-fi movies thing.

Now what is truly astonishing is the simplicity of the whole technique -- in the core of unleashing your hidden mental powers lies such a simple technique that it's almost unbelievable that not everyone is using it. The key to unlock your potential -- now pay attention -- is simply to learn how to FOCUS. Stephan Schwartz says that Remote Viewing could be called a sort of mental martial art -- and like any martial art it's all about the right focus. Our mind is like a muscle -- the more you train it, the stronger it becomes. By training our focus and directing it to specific things we can soon "see" information that would stay hidden otherwise.

He brings a simple example of reading an interesting book -- many people have experienced a feeling of being so carried away with the story that you're experiencing a whole new world, in a completely other aspect of your consciousness. Remote Viewing is simply learning how to focus on this new aspect -- and use it in new practical ways.

If you've feel drawn to uncover your own hidden mental powers, listen to the exclusive FinerMinds interview that Vishen recently made with him. He's sharing some of the breakthrough experiments he made when working for the government and some astonishing discoveries with a group of students who had never practiced Remote Viewing before in their life.

PS: Stephan Schwartz expands in his interview the understanding of human abilities and the borders of our consciousness. Listen to the interview here

Observing Zen Monks meditating for hours may make you believe that living a more balanced life filled with joy, happiness, and focus takes years of practice, sacrifice, and was not obtainable for the vast majority of people.

This is actually a widely held mis-conception - as the powerful benefits of meditation can be felt by everyone, with as little as ten minutes a day. Recent research has shown that meditating has dramatic positive effects in as little as a 10-minute session. Several studies have demonstrated that subjects who meditated for a short time showed increased alpha waves (the relaxed brain waves) and decreased anxiety and depression.

Researchers studied participants with MRI brain scans while they meditated, and found that meditation activated several of the autonomic parts of the brain, including those that controlled digestion, and blood pressure - which are normally out of our control. By lowering stress, and allowing these vital body functions to work free of any extra burden - ailing medical conditions such as cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, and digestion problems are much less likely to occur.

So what does a state of Meditation infer? In his book, "What is Meditation?" (Shambhala Publications, 1999), Rob Nairn talks about it as a state of "bare attention." He explains, "It is a highly alert and skillful state of mind because it requires one to remain psychologically present and 'with' whatever happens in and around one without adding to or subtracting from it in any way." Meditation cleanses your mind, cleaning it of negative thoughts and other obstructive clutter.

If there are so many positive benefits to meditation, why don't more people practice it? Our biggest objection is that we don't have 10 minutes to take out of our busy lives and meditate. The irony of this is that if we took out the time, as little as 10 minutes a day, the physical and psychological benefits would be much greater than any extra time spent working. Meditation is as simple as sitting in a chair in a quiet room and focusing on ones breathing, or listening to a CD of sounds.

I'm sure you have 10 minutes today to meditate and see the positive benefits to your mind and body. You can start by trying a free demo of one of the most commonly used meditation courses, allowing you to experience different states of meditation, or just by sitting down and taking some quiet time to allow yourself to observe your mind.

More from the Article "The Science of Meditation" on Psychology Today »

P.S. Please let us know what positive benefits meditating has done for your mind and body by dropping us a comment below!

On the FinerMinds blog we often discuss the highly positive benefits of meditation to your mind and body. Our readers have overwhelmingly commented how regular meditation helps them achieve a physical and mental peak--not achievable to them before. We often speak about the highly positive benefits that meditation has on us, but what about our children, or our grandchildren? Now, pause for a minute and imagine if you had learnt and practiced meditation techniques when you were younger; in your childhood and teenage years. How much more advanced and focused would you be right now?

Remember last week when we spoke about Burt Goldman, The American Monk? Burt has created a program, My Inner Magic, which nourishes creativity in children, helping them tap into their full potential.

My Inner Magic, nourishes the development of creativity in children, and ensures that they can realise their full potential. According to a shocking Harvard study: 98% of children between Age 4 and Age 20 will lose the capabilities for genius that they were naturally born with. A further Harvard study revealed that nearly every child is born with genius capabilities, but after age 20, only a mere 2% retain their talents. This rapid decline in genius capabilities is not genetic, but comes down to nurture. Burt says that the mass education system is partly to blame for not nourishing the minds of our children in such a way that harnesses their full potential.

But could the trend be changing? We dug up an article this week, about an Elementary school in the US who is using meditation techniques to help boost concentration, productivity, and creativity in children. The program utilizes mindfulness techniques, wedged between reading and spelling tests, to slow down childrens breathing and helps boost concentration levels. In the exercise, the sound of a Tibetan bowl is used, to help induce a state of relaxation and focus. Teachers and students alike reported boosts in concentration and their happiness level rose dramatically.

Unfortunately, while such techniques may be trialled in a few classrooms now, it's unlikely that the mainstream education system will catch on any time soon. My Inner Magic works off similar principles, to accelerate your child's learning, improve concentration, and nourish creativity. We recommend My Inner Magic because it is a proven program that can fill the void that the mainstream education system has left in your child's education. No child of yours or your loved ones should lose their genius capabilities. We certainly wouldn't want our children to miss out.

Check out My Inner Magic.

Check out the blog post on The New York Times.

Gerald O'Donnell, who coined the term "Remote Influencing," is a former remote viewer for several European Intelligence agencies. Gerald now lives in Florida where he writes, meditates and shares his knowledge with the world. Gerald claims that we live in an "illusion" and that we all have the ability to influence this "illusion." He teaches people how to deepen their awareness and manifest their dreams.

When Gerald does an interview, it's always a hit. His last two interviews had over 11,000 listeners online. Very soon we'll be sharing an interview with Gerald. But until then, we wanted to give you a taste of what he teaches.

In this article, Gerald shares three techniques to get you started on your path towards greater happiness. He believes that these techniques should be an integral part of our daily lives, for they dissolve many old, pre-programmed patterns of thought that fail to serve us.

Techniques to Help You Enter the Gateway to Happiness

By Gerald O'Donnell

The next three exercises are intended to be done on a regular basis. They will open up a new level of awareness and prepare you for advanced personal and spiritual development.

Exercise 1: A New Way of Being

This first exercise is a pleasurable and powerful life-changing tool. The effects of daily stress associated with materialistic obsession (and its by-products: anxiety, isolation, frustration, fear, anger and depression) can be dissolved by this technique. It is, at the same time, simple and profound. It increases greatly the vibratory rate of your non-physical Higher Self. Its premise is “smile at the world and the world will smile back at you.”

As you go about your daily activities, from the moment you get up in the morning up to the the time that you go back to sleep, constantly imagine that you are smiling inwardly at your outer reality as you go about your daily activities. Imagine that you are smiling from the deepest recesses of your mind and chambers of your heart, and that you are projecting this happiness and smile outward through your eyes and expression. No matter what the circumstances are, you will increasingly find that your eyes will be smiling and so will your mouth.

At the same time, imagine that your heart constantly expresses a great inward smile filled with pure joy of being alive.

After two weeks or so, you will notice significant changes. Not only in the way you interact with the ‘outside’ world, but also in how the world acts and projects its reality toward you. Your fears will begin to abate and an inner feeling of peace and love will emerge. Notice how people seek your presence and ‘Inner Love'.

Exercise 2: The Witness

Set aside 5 minutes and close your eyes. Turn your attention inward. Move from being a 'thinking' human being to viewing your thoughts as an independent observer in a detached remote manner. Treat your thoughts as if they are 'things' or a spectacle to watch. Notice the train of your thoughts and images, the succession of often unrelated thoughts that appear to you. Don’t analyze anything.

Learn to switch from the state of being 'in' your thoughts to withdrawing from them and becoming the detached, totally passive observer of them. Get the feeling for the mental shift that occurs when doing so. Go within the thoughts and then withdraw to a more detached level. After a while of repeating this exercise you will notice that your thoughts become more isolated and that your inner mind starts taking a break.

For this exercise, keep increasing by 2-3 minutes every other day until you reach 20 minutes.

Here is the next part of the exercise: As you observe your train of thoughts, pick up one particular thought that you find interesting and “plunge into it” with full concentration. Remain focused on that thought to the exclusion of the others for as long as possible. If other thoughts interfere, do not push them away, but watch them pass by as if they were foreign ‘things’ in your consciousness. At first, you might only be able to do this for maybe 1 minute or less. Slowly increase it up to 7 minutes.

The last part of the exercise consists of blanking your thoughts out. This is done by deciding to concentrate on perceptual dark nothingness. If a thought comes in, imagine throwing white light on it. Imagine that the light dissolves that thought and that the screen then goes back to nothingness. Try to maintain that state up to 5 minutes. Start with 1-2 minutes.

Exercise 3: The Movies

This exercise is the “going in and out of movies” exercise. The first step is to choose a film and go and watch it, preferably on a big screen. Allow yourself to get immersed in the captivating story (make sure you choose a film that you can 'get into').

As you forget about your identity and start going ‘into’ the plot, suddenly withdraw your awareness from the big screen and become the observer of reality again. Now slowly reconnect to the plot, but this time allow yourself to remain with the awareness of being yourself watching, as a spectator (observer). Keep this dual awareness for a moment and then let go and plunge within the movie, forgetting your real inner self again. And then repeat the exercise over and over.

Keep on doing this exercise of mental withdrawal and then plunging in again, until you get to know intimately the feeling of diving into the movie and withdrawing into reality. Easy isn’t it? This simple technique is very powerful.

As you get the knack of it try the same system as you go about your daily life. Use the same 'mental trick' when engaged in your daily activities, especially the ones that cause you fear and stress. Soon you will become aware at all times of being the ‘observer’ (inner self) observing the observed (reality and outer self). This exercise will deepen your awareness and allow you to become more calm and relaxed.

P.S. Gerald O'Donnell will soon be giving a Free Teleseminar about the positive trends in the world that are going to impact everyone. An excellent complement these exercises. We will keep you posted!

Burt Goldman, “The American Monk”, is a most remarkable man. Burt is over 80-years-old, and when most people his age are alone, sick and miserable (or dead), he’s going through a renaissance period in his life, and he’s showing no sign of slowing down.

For the last 50 years, Burt has been on a journey. He has been traveling the world and meeting and studying spiritual masters from every corner of the earth. He was once a disciple of the great Yogananda, the legendary teacher who introduced Yoga to the West. He was also a protégé of Jose Silva, the Mexican-American who introduced dynamic meditation to the Western World

Burt has learned how to focus his mind in such a way that he’s able to slow down aging, pick up new skills at will, and maintain perfect health.

Always keep in mind that Burt is over 80 years old. Now take a look at what Burt has done in the last few years:

• Published a book
• Took up photography
• Got his photographs in the International Photography Hall of Fame
• Took up painting and set up an art website
• Taught himself to sing and released a CD
• Set up a new business

But what I want to narrow in on, in particular, is Burt’s remarkable ability to pick up skills, especially later in life, when most people consider their ‘learning window’ slammed shut.

In 1988, Burt was teaching a class and he was talking about the ability to learn new skills. His class decided to challenge him to learn a new skill. Someone shouted out “photography.” The class gave Burt one week to learn.

Burt took up the challenge, bought a camera and used meditation techniques to accelerate his learning and crack open his creative potential.

Please watch this video of Burt recounting his tale of going from picking up a camera to having his photos hanging in the International Photography Hall of Fame, just six months later.

A Selection of Burt’s Beautiful, Original Photographs

More About How Burt Goldman Actually Did This…

You need to keep an open mind for what I’m about to tell you. It’s a technique Burt uses, and it’s quite, well, out there… In Burt’s own words: “It’s a bit wacky.” It’s a meditation technique on the cutting edge that harnesses some of the latest information coming out of the field of physics today.

Quantum physicists believe that particles exist in more than one place at one time. By this logic, humans (who are made of particles too) also exist in more than one place at one time. In essence, there are multiple Universes. In fact, there are an infinite number of Universes, and we exist an infinite number of times. Seems crazy, right? Well, once upon a time the idea of the world being round was deemed to be an insane proposition.

These ideas that Burt and many physicists around the world are exploring will forever change the way we see “reality” in the century to come. So, who are these scientists that Burt studies? There is Neil Turok, Professor of Physics at Princeton University, who worked with Stephen Hawking. Other scholars include Michio Kaku, protégé of Edward Teller and holder of a Professorship in theoretical physics at City University of New York, as well as Alan Guth, professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and winner of the Medal of the International Center for Theoretical Physics. And this is just the short list.

So, how did Burt create a meditation technique to accelerate his ability learn from the knowledge he gleaned from these eminent scientists?

Building on the idea of parallel, infinite Universes, Burt explains that you exist an infinite number of times at this very moment. Right now, you are going through anything and everything you can think of. You are the wealthiest person on the planet. You are also homeless. You are a professor at Oxford. You are a high school dropout. You are the happiest, most enlightened person on the earth. You are a cruel, angry person. You get the picture. See, I told you it would require a leap of faith to wrap your head around this concept!

Burt’s meditation work in this area, which he’s been investigating for over 30 years, aims to tap into these parallel selves to improve the life of the self doing the meditating. If you want to learn a new skill, there is actually a you that currently exists in a parallel Universe that already has this skill or ability. Burt’s meditation technique connects you with this other self, so a transfer of knowledge, energy and inspiration can occur.

Burt relied on this technique to become a world-class photographer in six months. He knew he was already an expert photographer in another dimension. All he had to do was connect with this other self. And this technique works for more than just skills, it also works for other areas such as health, wealth and emotional well-being.

Many people feel stuck – in their life, in their body, in their reality. This technique, which Burt calls “Quantum Jumping,” allows you to jump into another dimension and draw on and absorb the best that you already are. Stay tuned, as Burt will be sharing more about this technique in the near future.

PS: More than 1500 people were listening to his free live teleseminar, which replay has been now made available. Check out how Burt is doing this in his free teleseminar on Quantum Jumping.

Editor's Note: The following is a guest post written by Albert from UrbanMonk.net. I hope you enjoy it. Please share your experiences and leave your feedback in the comments section.

When we honestly look at our pursuits, one thing quickly becomes clear – underneath so much of our endless searching, the real goal is simple and almost universal: to be happy.

And so, two slightly controversial opinions, to lead you into a different, more genuine, approach. The first: happiness comes from the inside. The satisfaction we get from external sources – getting rich, or powerful, or indulging in sensual pleasures – is temporary. Soon afterwards, we begin craving it again; it is an endless pit that can never become full. What happens if we lose what we have worked for? Of course, this is not saying we should drop our goals, deny ourselves a little fun. All this is saying: lasting, unshakable, happiness does not come from outside.

The second opinion: If one acknowledges the source of happiness as internal, how do we find it? There are many ways, but in my experience, one of the most satisfying is simply to turn around and face our pains and our sorrows – all the things we have been running away from.

What does one do when they are upset? How does one react when they are angry, afraid, or overwhelmed by despair? Sometimes we express it – and then regret the consequences. Other times we repress it. We drown it out in alcohol, obscure it with smoke, or blur it out with the dancing lights of the television and the computer.

But our feelings are simply there to be felt. Doesn't that make much more sense? To stop running internally, to face everything that has made us anxious, sad, and angry. And in that focus we begin to heal the nightmares... and watch as the dreams begin to come.

How Do We Face Our Sorrows?

So: relax into your pain. Be completely still with it, without trying to turn away from it, without judging it, without acting on it.

Spend a few minutes practicing this mindfulness now; it is a skill, a way of living, that will serve well. Think of something that makes you fearful, sad, or angry; someone you hate, perhaps. And just be aware of what arises in you.

The first step is to realize that we are not our emotions. We are not sad; there is sadness inside us. We are not angry; there is anger inside us. In this way, we slowly become less identified with them – we slowly reclaim control of ourselves from these emotions.

The second step is to relax into it. These pains come in various ways – emotions almost always have a physical component. Focus on your upper torso and your head. Perhaps you feel a heat, a “softness”, a tingling. Maybe your muscles begin to tense up, or you feel cold and clammy. Relax into these sensations, welcome them. Drop the tension in your muscles, breathe deeply and slowly.

The third step is to then avoid believing your story, your thoughts. Emotions often come with urges, a story, sounds, images, and words. Relax into them, welcome them too. Let them float pass without believing in them. Anger, for example, can come with thoughts of violence or revenge. Let these float by – they are just thoughts, and you are not your thoughts. If we become identified with them, we sometimes act on our urges, and the consequences are painful. Naturally, some physical reactions, such as crying, curling into a ball, or punching a pillow, are fine, but please exercise common sense and safety for yourself and those around you. And while I have never heard of dangerous bodily responses, these can be possible. If you begin to feel physically uncomfortable, take a break, and take things in small, manageable steps.

But that is all. In our conscious attention, our feelings begin to dissipate, to lose their grip on you. They begin to pass by us, just as they are supposed to do. When we make it a practice – for fresh emotions, or by revisiting old wounds – we begin to feel lighter, less burdened.

Some people have troubles with this – I have a friend who had been depressed for years. Her therapist told her she had to grieve her losses, and her response was strong – “What do you think I have been doing all these years?”

But she wasn't really allowing herself to feel sad. She had been thoroughly miserable, yes. But the entire time, she was fighting it, resisting it – she didn't want to be sad. But turning around and facing the misery was different – she had to let herself be sad, even to want to be sad. Our feelings are as much a part of us as our bodies are. Denying them is self-violence. Accept them, love them, isn't that only logical?

Other Ways Our Minds Fight The Healing

Beyond this overt resistance, there are more subtle ways we block the process. An in-depth analysis is beyond this article, but here are some quick ones to guide your inner explorations.

• Societal “shoulds” and “should nots”. These often get in the way: Men don’t cry, women don’t rage.
• Pure instinct. When you see a gruesome car accident, you grimace and look away. It is the same with your internal wounds.
• Boredom. The mind tells you that it is bored, think about something else.
• Denial. The mind tries to convince you the pain is a good thing, or it is already healed.
• Force. The mind tries to draw you away with irrelevant thoughts, or an intense desire to do something else.
• Comfort Zone. Often we try to stay within our comfort zones – we have become so used to this pain, for it has been with us for so long we think it is us. Like a splinter that has been in our fingers for a long time, the pain has been dulled so much it feels almost manageable. Pulling it out might hurt more for a few seconds, but that is the only way we can heal.

Deepening Your Practice

Begin this practice with a small annoyance, to prove to yourself that it works. This is a practice that is a way of being, when we go about our daily lives. But many make it into a formal meditation. If you do, it might be a good idea to keep a diary of our benefits, for bigger wounds can take some time, and we forget how far we have come – and give up.

In this manner, we begin to go deeper into our own beings. As we heal the smaller wounds, bigger, deeper insecurities and humiliations naturally begin to arise. We all carry a backlog of such pains inside us, weighing us down in our daily lives. Lovingly, non-judgmentally, simply bring our focus on them, and in that focus the healing has already begun. And one day we will find that the things that used to hurt us, no longer do.

About The Author

Albert runs UrbanMonk.Net, a practical personal development blog that has enhanced the lives of many readers, moving them out of suffering and into a life of joy and ease. It draws upon a mixture of ancient spirituality and modern psychology.

Pictures courtesy of megyarsh, mahalie, earthandeden and jason_weemin.

Over the years, I’ve kept up a fairly regular meditation routine, but, truthfully, I’ve always found it a struggle to keep the internal chatter at bay while meditating.

I’ve used various simple techniques such as focusing on my breath or staring at a candle to help reduce the internal monologue, but it still remains difficult for me (and has even been a source of minor frustration). I actually prefer yoga because I find concentrating on my body helps me to ‘let go’, enabling me to relax further.

But about three months ago I was introduced to the Silva Life System, a system of dynamic meditation, which has been a positive development in my meditation practice.

BACKGROUND

To provide some background about the Silva Life System, it was developed by Jose Silva over 50 years ago. To develop his System, Jose Silva experimented a great deal, drawing on his background in electronics and psychology. He learned about alpha waves and electrical activity in the human brain and hypothesized that the electrical impedance of the brain could be lowered to improve efficiency.

Silva found that the brain was more energetic when it was less active and discovered that at lower frequencies the brain received and stored more information. Silva’s dilemma was trying to come up with a way to keep the mind alert at these lower frequencies, which are more associated with daydreaming and sleep than with practical activity.

To reach lower brain levels, Silva developed exercises that call for relaxed concentration and vivid mental visualization, which eventually evolved into an entire System of dynamic meditation.

Over the last 50 years, a number of studies have been conducted on the Silva method, and the findings are quite remarkable. Evidence shows improvements in a number of areas, including health, relaxation, habit control, self-image, level of enthusiasm, and sleep. Some of the Silva users have left some downright amazing testimonials.

For myself, when I started the Silva Life System, I didn’t have one particular problem I needed to focus on, but I did want to increase my overall well-being and mental awareness and find a better way to relax. I knew the yoga I was doing was beneficial, but it wasn’t helping me with regards to managing my mental chatter.

THE SYSTEM

Silva Life System is divided into 10 audio modules. Each module is approximately 1.5 hours long and contains between four to seven lessons, as well as a guided meditation exercise.

For maximum impact, they suggest doing a module each day until finished and to do them in the order they are outlined. The modules contain targeted lessons and meditation exercises that cover a variety of important topics: for example, healing, sleep management, problem solving, speed learning, enhanced intuition, successful manifestation, and habit control.

The individual guiding you through the lessons and meditation exercises is Laura Silva, the daughter of Jose Silva.

Laura is the President of the Silva International and has continued researching where her father left off. She has brought together some of the most experienced experts in the mind development field and has continued research that unites the best and most useful concepts behind the original Silva program with the latest findings from studies on the human mind, alternative health care and spirituality. For over 30 years, Laura has presented the Silva method to thousands of people all over the world.

Recently, I actually had the opportunity to have dinner with Laura, and I can tell you firsthand she is one of the most knowledgeable, intuitive and kind individuals I have ever had the pleasure of meeting.

RESULTS

Overall, I have to say I’m very pleased after going through the Silva Life System. There were a few exercises that weren’t relevant to me. For instance, the sections on pain and headaches were not necessary for me, because I thankfully don’t have these experiences. But, down the road, if I ever do, it’s good to know I can turn to the Silva Life System for help in these areas.

For me, I found the biggest positive changes in:

1. Sleep – Sometimes I have difficulties getting to sleep, but I did the lessons and meditation exercises in the evening, and I found I was able to fall asleep immediately. I slept very deeply, which was wonderful.
2. Moods – I’ve found that my moods have been more level since going through the System. If I’m heading in the direction of anger, irritability or sadness, I find I’m able to catch myself and quickly strategize on how to turn my mood around. I feel like I’m more conscious and in control of my internal state.
3. Confidence – Since using the System, I feel more grounded and confident – in the way I speak, the way I look people in the eye, the way I stand. I feel this comes from gaining a sense of mastery over my own mind. I’m able to quickly identify defeating negative self-talk and turn this around.

I’ll probably go through the whole course again in about six months or so, but I continue to use all the guided meditation exercises regularly. There is also something else I’ve been doing (and I actually wonder if anyone else does this): I’ve put all the lessons on my iPod, and if I begin to feel down or upset, I’ll play one of the lessons. It doesn’t matter which one. For me, listening to a lesson – any lesson - rapidly changes my frame of mind. It cuts off that spiraling of the mind into a negative mental state.

For less than one hundred dollars, the Silva Life System is definitely worth a try. The system also comes with a 100% money-back guarantee, no questions asked.

To PURCHASE and LEARN MORE about the Silva Life System click here.

For those of you who have gone through the Silva Life System, what are your thoughts on this course? For those of you who decide to try it out now, please share your experiences as you actually go through the System.