This past year brought a wave of interest in the "Law of Attraction" (which is really more like a Hypothesis of Attraction), due in large part to a DVD movie and its companion book, both called The Secret. After applying the techniques described in The Secret, some people experience amazing results while other people get few or no results, and there is a very simple reason for that.

The most important factor — one that was ignored in the movie — is …Read more about what to do when The Secret doesn't work

Here is an easy exercise to help you develop present-moment awareness. We call this technique "practicing opposite behavior."

This exercise also has the added benefit of stimulating activity in both hemispheres of the brain. By reversing your actions and by maintaining an awareness of each action as you perform it, you'll trigger synchronized activity in the left and right hemispheres. Whole-brain synchronization is often seen in EEG readings of the brain activity of people who have practiced meditation for many years.

For one week, try performing all your everyday tasks in reverse. If you always put on your right shoe before your left, force yourself to stop and think, to become aware of what you are doing, and to put on the left shoe first instead. If you always step into your pants with the left leg first, try it in reverse instead. If you always take the milk out of the refrigerator before you get the cereal out of the cabinet, force yourself to stop and deliberately do it in the reverse order.

While you're performing the actions in reverse, take …Learn more about the Opposite Behavior technique for enhanced awareness

In today’s world, it seems like there are never enough hours in the day to do what we need or want to do. This can cause you to feel stressed from the moment you wake up, and those little stresses throughout the day can add up quickly. Yet, there are some folks who seem to have it all together. They accomplish whatever they set their mind to and all the while appear completely calm…but how? How do some people manage to fit everything in without experiencing the stress of such a busy schedule?

A large part of it is time management. We all have the same 24 hours to work with. It’s truly a matter of using every moment to its fullest. When you manage your time effectively, the unavoidable daily stressors become much easier to handle because you’ve removed so many of the smaller ones that can make the day so hectic.

Time management takes commitment and a bit of effort but there are many small and easy things you can do to get started. Each one may only add a few minutes to your day, but soon the minutes add up to hours, you find you have more time than you once thought you did, and everything seems to flow much more smoothly.

Add just one of these tips each week and you'll quickly be on the road to less stress and a lot more time: …Click here to read more about time saving tips to reduce stress

We created the Conscious Web Site Award to recognize outstanding web sites related to personal growth, consciousness, meditation, and other similar topics. We encourage you to visit the winners' web sites and to support their ongoing efforts to make the world a better place.

This month's winner:

Debra Moorhead - Motivation, Education, Inspiration
www.debramoorhead.com

The tagline at the top of Debra Moorhead's terrific web site states "Empowerment for those who are ready." If it's possible to sum up the contents of a web site with a single powerful statement, Debra has succeeded. She has created an incredible resource for anyone seeking helpful and practical advice for personal development.

Her site contains a wealth of fantastic tips, techniques, and suggestions contained in thought-provoking articles, but the value doesn't end there. Each article is …Continue reading

Lynne McTaggart, author of the international bestseller The Field, has paved a new road for scientific research with the release of her latest book, The Intention Experiment. This book is truly the first of its kind in that readers are invited to participate in a group of ongoing, world-wide scientific experiments to help determine just how powerful our thoughts really are. The book doesn’t really end; instead it calls you to action in a way that no other book has ever attempted.

Before imploring the reader to participate in these ongoing experiments, which are monitored and documented on McTaggart’s website, she provides an enormous amount of detailed information regarding related research studies, involving everything from plant-life to humans. If you’ve ever wondered if there really is proof that our thoughts can change our reality, this book is a great place to start.

At first we felt her detailed account — what seemed to be a thorough explanation of every possible study having anything to do with thoughts or intent that was ever conducted — was somewhat excessive. It makes up quite a chunk of the book. However, after reading through to the end, it became understandable why McTaggart chose to …Continue reading

This breathing technique is designed to help you learn to involve your entire body in the breathing process.

Seat yourself in a comfortable position, or lie down on the bed or floor. With relaxed concentration, focus on the idea that your entire body is performing the duty of your lungs, breathing air in and out. Inhale and exhale slowly.

As you inhale each breath, imagine you are breathing in the air through each and every pore in your skin. Imagine your entire body as …Click here to learn more about the Whole Body Breathing technique for relaxation