A-Quick-Way-to-Release-Your-Worries-and-Start-Your-Day

INSTRUCTIONS

• Go to a quiet room, shut off all the lights and place a lit candle in front of you

• Focus your attention on the candle flame

• Breath deeply in through your nose, pause and then breath slower out through your mouth

• If unwanted thoughts come, just return your attention to your breathing and the flame


CONT...

• Do this exercise everyday for a week Just to practice getting yourself to a relaxed state of mind

• Once you're able to relax at will, bring up a problem or question that is unanswered

• Focus on solving 1 problem or letting go of 1 unnecessary worry at a time

• Monitor how you feel when you're thinking about the issue

• At the end, blow out the candle and sit quietly with eyes closed for a few minutes