Phase Three Practice Exercise

Close your eyes and check in with your body. Take a few deep breaths and do a quick body scan—details on how to do a body scan are located in your Suggested Phase Two Practices. After the body scan, do something from your Phase Two list for 5-10 minutes and check in with your body again.

How are you feeling? What are your thoughts? What is your overall sense of self? What state of consciousness do you think you are experiencing right now?

If you still don’t feel centered after a Phase Two Practice, now is not the moment to move into Phase Three. It is important to wait until you are ready to do the Phase Three practices, so you don’t become discouraged if it is difficult. Unless you feel centered and peaceful and ready to continue, complete your daily practice with Phase Two today.

Again, do not ever think of your level of consciousness as a failing of you or the process. It is just biologically necessary to activate the Prefrontal Cortex in the correct way to achieve a successful Phase Three Exercise. We are not always in the right State of Consciousness to move forward, but as you’ve probably learned, States of Consciousness are temporary. You can try again on another day and will likely be a lot more successful.

If you do feel ready to continue, do an exercise from the Phase Three Exercises list for at least 5 – 10 minutes. After you complete your practice, close your eyes again and check in with your body. If you feel different, if you feel better, record how you feel. If you don’t, try another exercise until you do. Once you’ve found one that works, add it to the list of practices you like and note your experience below. How are your thoughts? Do you have a better perspective? How do you feel emotionally? How do you feel physically? Give a detailed description of how you currently feel.

Record any thoughts you have on the experience. Did you notice any significant changes? Is there anything about the way you feel now that is unique? Is there anything that stands out as important to you?

When you are finished with at least 20 minutes of practice, you should feel a significant improvement in how you are experiencing life. If you don’t, just try a different activity next time. Try one practice and then another until you find the one that creates a significant shift. The trick is in finding the right practice that works for you. Commit to never giving up. Your health and well-being depend on your determination.

Once again, 0ver time, as the muscles become stronger, you will need to adjust, so make sure you are observing yourself on a regular basis. Pay attention to how much the process changes your thoughts, feelings, emotions, even the way you view the world and yourself in it. Notice epiphanies or more advanced thinking patterns. Everything in your life should get steadily better. If you can build this habit, there is nothing to stop you from accomplishing a truly amazing existence.

You can now return to the practice if you would like to do more or you can spend some time in contemplation of your experience. How will you include these new exercises in your daily practice? I recommend right before bed as the best time to do Phase Three Practices. What time of day is best for you to do practices? What schedule will make it more likely for you to do practices every day? Is there anything you can do to help motivate you to commit to a daily practice?