Events:

BEGIN ANEW EVENING at Montclair Public Library, May 20, 2009

Namaste, welcome.

What’s afoot? What to take home?

The Three Pillars of Personal Renaissance

1. Declare Independence from the past
2. Discover who you are (Know thy Self) and what you really want
3. Orchestrate who you are with new brain-mind architecture

First things First
Doing it for the FIRST TIME, again
FIRST TIMES are vested with Special Energy -- to Seize the Moment
Remember your First Times? And those of others?
[Hint: Felt Alive, fully in the moment, there was nothing else!]
Examples: ?
We are always doing everything for the First Time – though not aware of it.
Cannot step into the same river twice!
How can we feel like the First Time -- again?
By detaching from previous experience, starting with a Clean Slate, like a virgin.

- With your computer, You’d turn it off, pause for a few seconds and turn it on
- In a car, you’d simply push the trip odometer button to clear past trips and start over
- What if we had a “0 Button” that we could click to initialize the mind? [00000]

Montclair Mayor Jerry Fried: Re-setting My Odometer
Mindfulness Practices.
BEGIN Sit upright, shoulders back, hands resting on your lap. Take three deep breaths – relaxing more deeply with each breath.
Scan your surroundings, being aware of your presence HERE in this space.
Now pay attention to your breath as you inhale s l o w l y through the nose, pushing down the diaphragm, deep down to your abdomen. Hold it 4 or 5 seconds. Feel the lungs full all the way to the bottom.
Exhale s l o w l y through the nose. Pause.
Take a second deep breath, hold it 4 or 5 seconds. Exhale slowly, relaxing your body. (Tense up, then relax). Say R E L A X silently with a smile.
Take a third deep breath, relaxing your mind as you exhale slowly. Let go of all thoughts for now. Let body and mind come to rest with a smile.
Now, pay attention to your body. FEEL the weight of your body on the floor or chair.
Feel the gentle TOUCH of your clothes on your skin.
Now shift attention to what is in front
SEE colors… shapes… space. (Simply notice, no comment)
Now, turn your attention to sounds. HEAR the sounds from near… and far. LISTEN to the silence beyond the farthest sound. Take a deep breath. Let go. Let it be. How does it feel to have Mind and Body in the same Time Zone ? Feel free to try this at home.
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Begin Anew Quotient (BQ)
BQ-day = # of times you see/learn/re-learn/do something NEW or different in a day. See BEGIN ANEW Bookmark
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Free to Begin Anew ward
What if we forgive individual transgressions after a suitable period and bestow the Gift of a New Beginning? Give a Second Chance?
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Bonus Prize
You can take home: The Timeless Time Machine™
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