Final Space

Helps clean the subconscious of lingering emotions and stress.

*NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CLINICALLY PRONE INDIVIDUALS

1. Find a nice relaxing space where no one will bother you, and keep a notebook with pen handy. 

2. Begin breathing, and relax every muscle, and portion of your being. 

3. Imagine you are in a space craft that has ran out of fuel. You only have a few hours before life support goes down. You decide to use the remaining time you have writing your final words to those closest to you. You may have things to say to others outside your immediate circle. 

4. Think about what you would say, or write. Feel free to write these thoughts down on your notepad.  

5. Reflect on your final thoughts. Is there unfinished business you should take care of to make yourself feel better? Perhaps a, "I love you.".... or just a real heart to heart with someone?

Use this information to better yourself and your relationships.  

Carrasquillo, A. (2017). Antojai Shamanic Wellness

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Creating connections

Increase consciousness and mindfulness. 

Close your eyes and imagine a person you care about sitting right in front of you. Imagine looking at and interacting with this person. Study them. Take note of these following emotional responses. Write down what you came up with for each one. 

1. Openness

2. Empathy

3. Compassion

4. Loving kindness

5. Sympathetic joy

6. Equanimity

Developing these qualities is a way to channel your energy's and building stronger and healthier relationships. These attitudes are interdependent; each influences the other and by cultivating one you cultivate them all.  Feel free to try this with any considerable relationship you have.

Flowers, S. H. (2010). MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION ACTIVITIES WORKBOOK 

Healing Jars

Relieve anxiety, stress, depression, and promote self-love. 

1. Find a nice quiet spot where no one will bother you. 

2. Lay, or sit down with your spine straight and your hands on your lap, palm towards the sky.

3. Relax, and visualize a jar/bowl in each hand.   Take all of your negative experiences from past relationships and other ties to love, directing it into the jar in your right hand. Take this time to come to terms with the past, the lessons you learned, and let go of the things that you no longer need. When you feel like the jar in your right hand is full, gently close it into a fist.

4. In your left hand, begin feeling the jar with all of the positive experiences you had from those relationships. Take a second to reflect on the things you learned, the things you'll always carry with you,  and feel all of that positivity. When the jar and your left hand is full, close it into a fist.

5. Now slowly bring both of them together, opening them up as they come into contact with each other. Let the positive energy recycle the negative energy. When you open your hands, you should see a symbol. This symbol is unique to you and it represents all of your love energy. Remember this symbol. Call it/draw it whenever you feel like you need a positive boost of energy. Put any residual negative energy that may be in your right hand into a cup of water and discard.

Carrasquillo, A. (2017). Antojai Shamanic Wellness

Increasing your happiness

Meditations for Fighting Depression

These exercises are most effective if you do them consistently. 

1. Focus on positive events. 

   Every evening for a month, write down three good things that happened that day and explain what caused each of them. This exercise increased happiness and reduced e symptoms of mild depression within a few weeks, and the effects lasted for six months, with particularly good outcomes for people who continue to do the exercise.

2. Evolving your skills.

   Think about your top five strengths. Make a point of using one of them in a new way every day for a week. 

3. Remember to be grateful.  

   Every day write down five things that you are thankful for. People who did this exercise for several weeks had more positive feelings and fewer negative feelings then people who did not. 

Aamodt, S. & Wang, S. (2008). Welcome to your brain (1st ed.). New York: Bloomsbury USA.

Flowing water

Relax body and mind. Produces beneficial negative ions, reduces mental chatter. 

1. Sit somewhere near flowing water.

2. Begin to breeze normally and focus on the sound of the water for five minutes. Try to empty your mind of all thoughts. If thoughts come to mind, go back to focusing on the flowing water.

3. With each in breath, allow the sound of water to deepen your relaxation. Notice if you feel better physically or mentally when you are next to flowing water. 

4. When you feel ready, and your meditation. Drink a large glass of water, and remind yourself to drink more throughout the day. 

Do this as many times as you need to during the week. 

Gauding, M. (2009). The meditation bible (1st ed.). London: Godsfield.

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