written on October 06, 2009 by Betsy B Muller
One of the essential concepts that I try to practice and teach as a healing professional and seminar facilitator has to do with preparing the right environment or spaceto contain the process. Certainly any purposeful gathering of people can improve considerably if we simply take a moment to be fully present and set the stage for what is to come. This applies to business meetings, classes, lectures, small groups, one on one client sessions AND for your own self-care routines, meditation or prayer routine. It is a process of deliberate presence.
Honoring that each person has their own unique set of beliefs and background, setting the stage includes respectfully allowing each person to feel comfortable in the environment. It is up to you to choose how you will create a space for your own miracles. I offer the following ideas for your consideration. Pick one or several. Consider the context of your goals, the participants and certainly be practical. There are many paths to the right answer. Go in with the intention of creating a space that builds rapport and allows comfort.
1. Clear the space. Open a window, light candles, or add a pleasant natural fragrance to clear and prepare spaces for the task ahead. Soft lighting, sounds, music, and our own voice can also be helpful in shifting the energy to a more supportive nature.
2. Pause to breathe and become present. Sit or stand with the spine straight. You might choose to place your palms over the heart. Close the eyes and be fully in your body. Honor whatever you may feel physically or emotionally whether it is pain, tension, or comfort. Accept it as your present truth. Consider the power we could bring to our business meetings if we simply took a moment to breathe before we jumped into the agenda!
3. Set intentions. Ask for space and time to create a positive experience. Know what you want to do. In business we have agendas. In all areas of your life, you can also have an agenda by setting those important intentions. How do you want to feel, be regarded and responded to? Here's your chance to set it up!
4. Connect with something bigger than you. Conforming with your own beliefs and honoring the beliefs of those involved, find something that unites you and brings you a sense of support. This can include God, Divine Mother, Jesus, archangels, guides, power animals, universal life force energy or healing symbols. Connecting with nature is another powerful way to provide this energetic support.
5. Ask for resources. As you create the perfect setting, open yourself to intuition, ideas, help, synchronicity, and opportunity. Imagine that you are opening a door and all that you need is lining up to support you. What would you like to have access to if the answer was yes? Why not also ask the others you are working with for what you need too. This applies to clients, co-workers, business partners and colleagues.
6. Surrender and Release. Let go of what you can't control, what seems impossible, the distractions, the disappointments, and those long-standing battles with your tormentors. Be aware of what has drained you and give it up for healing and transformation.
7. Affirm. Begin to see what you desire as if it has already happened and already exists. This can be a bank balance, a published book, a vacation, an important decision, a partner or a physical miracle of your choosing. Create words of affirmation, express gratitude and accept the energy of the blessing you are creating in your mind.
8. Engage in the Work. Whether it is a group intervention, sales presentation, a meeting or a seminar, this is where you conduct your program. Your time of preparation helps each person participate in and witness the process more fully. Some healing benefits will have likely happened before you even began this step.
9. Close with gratitude and reverence to what has unfolded. Be thankful for the time and resources that came together. Remain hopeful about those things may not yet be complete. Appreciate the experience for what it was.