By Terri Cole on July 13, 2010

Eight Tips for Finding Your Syncrodestiny

Who Wants to Harness the Infinite Power of Coincidence? I Do I Do!

I recently had a truly transformative experience, spending five days in Taos, New Mexico with Dr. Deepak Chopra and the Chopra Center crew. Our seminar was aptly titled, Syncrodestiny – The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire/Harnessing the Infinite Power of Coincidence. Now who doesn’t want that??

My husband, Vic, and I arrived at El Monte Sagrado Resort and were immediately impressed by the beauty and comfort that awaited us. Situated in the desert of Taos, New Mexico, everything had an earthy Pueblo feel and smelled of sandalwood. I was in desperate need of a long pause and felt great about being back with our pals from the Chopra Center. We started our days with the 5:45 am lawn meditation led by our favorite sage from Queens NY, Davidji. A gym workout followed, where we saw Dr. Chopra every morning, giving him the standard New York slight head nod. At 7:30 we did yoga led by the angelic Gabrielle and then grabbed a quick bite. Our official seminar start time was 9:15 with a 30-minute group meditation before content began. In our past seminar experience, Dr. Chopra would facilitate some workshops and his partner of twenty years and co-creator of the Chopra Center, Dr. David Simon, would handle others.

On the first morning I received an e-mail from Dr. Simon informing us that, as the mystery of the universe would have it, he had been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and was having surgery that day. We were shocked and saddened by this news and then blown away by how Dr. Chopra and the rest of the crew handled themselves. They were pure grace in motion. Vic and I both sensed a difference in Dr. Chopra… he was on fire. He was so present and full of amazing energy. His urgency came through as a commitment for us to “get it” and become part of the global solution now. I was entranced.

The net is as follows:

1. The foundation for living our collective best life is based on a committed spiritual practice. Meditate for 30 minutes at the beginning of the day and immediately after work. Take care of your physical body with 30 minutes of cardio a day and yoga 2 to 3 times per week. Eat well and don’t use drugs or alcohol to mask imbalance.

2. It is not positive thinking that moves the organizing power of the universe to bend to your desire; it is “creative” thinking. Some people fear the unknown, but Dr. Chopra pointed out that everything is unknown because we create every moment. Why not create something mind-blowingly awesome? (Okay, I added that part J.)

3. Your intention and what you pay attention to is what you create. So if you put your attention on negative past feelings and experiences, you keep repeating them.

4. Create a mind map of your desires in all areas of your life; look at it after meditating and throughout your day. Dr. Chopra informed us that the iPhone has an application for this.

5. When you feel dis-ease (anger, jealousy, annoyance, etc.), stop and acknowledge the feeling without writing a script about it. Then keep your attention on the constriction and breathe into it. Just being with the feeling until it dissipates with your breath creates space to choose differently.

6. Invite your archetypes to incarnate through you, manifesting their desired qualities into your experience. I chose Ganesha, the remover of all obstacles, Buddha, Suze Orman, and Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas (for her mad skills and hot bod). When I suggested Oprah at the seminar, Dr. Chopra replied, “Yes indeed – Oprah. If she had married me she would be Oprah Chopra.” Brilliant and funny!

7. Remain in a state of centered awareness. Intention is much more powerful when it comes from a place of contentment rather than lack or need. Refuse to be influenced by other people’s doubt or criticisms. Your higher self knows that everything is and will be alright, even without knowing the details of what will happen.

8. Every night take the last five minutes before sleep to replay the events of your day. View it like a movie but with no judgment, and then release it. This increases awareness of how you are actually being in the world and informs you of any changes you may want to make.

I am changed, now integrating a new and winning formula into my life. I always believed that just doing anything longer and harder than anyone else would get me where I wanted to go. This plan has been adaptive and successful but not without cost. The concept of planting the subtle intention of what you desire and truly releasing the attachment to the end result resonated with me, filling me with relief. I now see that the illusion of control is just that. I am creating the life of my dreams with much less effort and stress. So can you. I highly recommend Dr. Chopra’s book, “The Happiness Prescription,” as a guidebook to creating your own syncrodestiny.

Here’s to the spontaneous fulfillment of your desire!

Love Love Love
Your Crazy Sexy Blissful Life Coach,
Terri

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