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If you haven’t already done so, it is time to download your Satori Music Program. This program can by downloaded to your computer, and then synched to an iPod, mobile phone, or other listening device through iTunes or the music management program of your choice. If you do not have an MP3 listening device, you can listen directly from your computer, using stereo headphones. To download, go to http://www.satoribook.com/free_music.html. You will need to use the password SATORIMUSIC to receive your free download.

Your first Satori exercise is designed to awaken a tremendous power that lies within you. To do so, we will start with an illustration that demonstrates the profound effect that your thoughts have on your physical body. At this point, you should start your Satori music. It is important that you listen to the music through headphones or ear buds. Sit in a quiet place, where you know you will not be disturbed. Make yourself comfortable. Take a few deep breaths, breathing out the tension in your body.

Now, imagine your spouse, partner or friend standing in front of you with a plate filled with slices of lemons. Imagine reaching out, picking up a slice of lemon with your thumb and index finger, and PUTTING IT IN YOUR MOUTH. Now imagine biting down on it.

Be observant. Did your mouth secrete saliva? What does this tell you? The answer is simply that the words you use, the images you create, DO HAVE POWER! This is the exact same effect that stressful or negative thoughts have on our bodies. When we think negatively, stressfully or fearfully, our bodies secrete hormones that place us in a fight – or –flight mode…even if the danger is only in our minds.

Now, continue. First, take some slow, deep breaths and stare into space until the distance blurs. It is best to repeat this exercise with your eyes closed. In your mind, focus on your feet. After a few seconds have passed, you should begin feeling a tingling sensation. Imagine that you can feel your blood actually moving through your feet. Continue to focus on them for a few more seconds. Now, move that focus to your hands, allowing the energy you feel in your feet to travel through your legs, up into your torso, and into your arms to your hands. Feel them tingle. Continue slow breathing and move back and forth, shifting your focus between your hands and feet, then feet to hands, several times, until your Satori music stops. End with a deep exhalation and a smile. Congratulations. You are preparing your body to welcome Satori.

This exercise may seem so simple that it cannot possibly be effective, and yet it happens to be a highly effective method used to calm the mind and turn off the fight or flight response. Practicing this exercise for as little as three minutes will produce profound results. You have just succeeded in lowering your stress, anger and anxiety levels, as well as replenishing needed supplies of the neuro-chemicals serotonin and dopamine in your brain. You now have more control over impulsive actions and a more peaceful, creative solution when your next problem arises.