The Flower of Consciousness – Meditation Video

Here’s a sweet little Meditation Video to help you clear and focus your mind, relax and feel tapped IN.

Enjoy,
Tristan

*This video is hosted on our FREE mind-body-spirit community

Who knew this guys was so WISE!

There is a real authenticity in what he shares and how he shares.
Will punches out the secrets to true success!!

Let’s make it a great life
Tristan

New Year’s Resolutions That Work!

Here’s a post we just put up on our i-Grasshopper Blog. Thought you might enjoy the content

Happy New Year!

Tristan

Statistics show that 50% of American adults make at least ONE New Year’s resolution each year. However, 97% of them are not kept. In fact, 64% of them are broken within the first month. You’re probably not surprised by that. But are you surprised to learn that it doesn’t HAVE to be that way? If you understand how your brain functions you can use the way it works to HELP you change your life instead of trying to use brute force.

Trying to use will power and discipline to make a change in your life is absolutely the worst way to achieve any sort of lasting change because you are trying to use your conscious mind. Your conscious mind is responsible for only 2-4% of your day-to-day actions and perceptions.

At a subconscious level, you have established certain habits and beliefs that the subconscious mind uses as set points to keep you and your life in exactly the same place. It works exactly like the thermostat in your home that automatically picks up any change in room temperature and then makes corrections to bring everything back into your comfort zone. Your internal set points act like “cybernetic triggers” in your brain that detect any change from your current situation — no matter what is — and it overrides your will power and forces you to act or respond in the way that you always have. That’s why you see the same results over and over… because they come from the same thought patterns and behavioral patterns.

These automatic triggers cause you to rationalize why you’re not sticking with your diet or new income plan and basically forces you to revert back to your habits and patterns. When broken into two words, the word “rationalize” really means “rational-lies”. Internal self-talk is just one tool of your subconscious to get your behavior or your life back in line with your mental image of what it should be. It’s automatic. Its job is to keep you in your “comfort zone” — even though it’s not what you actually want.

All of this means that once any image, habit or belief is ingrained in your subconscious brain you seek out and behave automatically with everything that resonates with that “internal image.” If you currently don’t like the results you are witnessing with your weight, job, income or relationships, you must break the old patterns and old conditioning that’s causing them.

Studies conducted by NASA have shown that it takes at least 30-60 days to re-train your brain’s neural pathways. That’s also the average time it takes to change a subconscious habit or belief. So, this year, why not resolve to change the one thing that you CAN change? Your own mental image of yourself and your life! Resolve that for the next 30-60 days you will re-train your brain and create a better mental image for your life — one that is in line with who you WANT TO BE and THE LIFE YOU WANT TO LIVE!

The quick and simple way to get started is with i-Grasshopper Affirm-A-Visions™. They were designed specifically for this type of brain entrainment — maximizing your results while minimizing the effort required. This time next year, your life could be very, very different. So whatever method you choose to use, resolve today to let your life become everything it can be!

i-Grasshopper is Born!

Dear Friends,

I sincerely apologize for the lack of presence at my blog – i-Grasshopper and our latest social media sites (the i-Grasshopper Fan Page and our Satori Method Community) have required ALL of my focus until recently.

As you know I LOVE to share about and practice the best mind-body-spirit tools I can find. Two of my favorite tools are affirmations and visualization. However I have noticed that many people have difficulty finding the time and really understanding how to get amazing benefits from these practices. So I decided to make things easier … I created Affirm-Visions™ with my wife Sabrina and our new business partner John Assaraf, from the hit book and movie The Secret.

Check out this video with John and let me know what you think

Tristan

“Real World” Self Defense

Sensei Tristan gives a few insights into ‘real world’ self defense training after a Satori Method seminar.

Board Breaking!!!

John Assaraf & Tristan Truscott help the “Having It All Challenge” participants overcome limitations by Breaking Boards!!!”

5 Secrets to Lasting Health & Fitness

To help my students become successful in reaching all of their health and fitness goals I continually review these 5 secrets with them.

Here they are …

Secret #1 – Manage Your Time: Without knowing how to apply this secret, you’ll never even get off the ground. You have got to be able to carve out time for yourself. No one else will do it for you! You’ve got to make yourself more important than all the distractions. Remember this, if you don’t change your direction you’ll definitely end up where you are heading.

Secret #2 – Disciplined Mindset: Your mindset is SO important. Without a clear picture of what you want and the motivation and discipline to accomplish it – well it won’t happen. To attain your goals you have to constantly keep your thoughts in check. Negativity, fear, doubt and old habits often die hard, that is why mediation is also very important; it clears negative thoughts and gives you access to your higher self and your inner-drive.

Secret #3 – Consistency: This one is a Golden Secret. After 25 years of training and teaching I will boldly say that without consistency you’ll never reach your goals. Consistency must also embrace patience, because without patience you won’t be able to handle the plateaus. In reality there aren’t really plateaus, because if you’re consistent then you are always growing – it’s just that you just can’t always “see” the growth. Just stay on track!

Secret #4 – Make it a Way of Life: Remember this, the most successful athletes make their training a Way of Life. In the beginning of your health and fitness journey you will definitely see some very quick results. There will however be plateaus … they hit all of us at some point. The core truth though … results that will mean the most to you, like self discipline, self respect and inner-transformation, they will happen to you gradually over time. If you want profound long-lasting changes in your life then I suggest that you stay the course and embrace your training as a Way of Life.

Secret #5 – G.O.A.L.S. Formula: Follow the 5-step G.O.A.L.S. formula so that you successfully integrate the other 4 secrets into your life and ultimately attain all of your goals. My G.O.A.L.S. formula was created by observing champions and extremely successful people for the past 20 years. The principles in the formula have been taught by many teachers, for many years – in my opinion I have just simplified a few things and put the principles into a clear 5-step process. You can get a free copy of my G.O.A.L.S. Formula in the Satori Method 60-Day Challenge Guide. Membership to the online community is free and the guide is published in the 60-Day Fitness Challenge area – www.satorimethod.ning.com

Join me for a 60-day mind-body-spirit challenge!

In this blog video I talk about beginning a 60-day fitness challenge, discipline and setting your goals. BTW i just found out that my YouTube Fitness Videos have been viewed over 1.2 million times – way cool!

Here’s a link to download the Challenge Guide and I’ll be posting more video on the Satori Method Fitness Assessment and G.O.A.L.S. system very soon.

Love fearlessly!

Tristan

Change Your Imagination, Change Your Life!

Here’s a wonderful little story …

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation. Every afternoon, when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.

The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside. The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As the man by the window described all this in exquisite details, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine this picturesque scene.

One warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man could not hear the band – he could see it in his mind’s eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words. Days, weeks and months passed. One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away. As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window besides the bed. It faced a blank wall. The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window. The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall!

Epilogue: There are so many beautiful teachings in this story! First is the wisdom of the ‘blind’ man. I have to wonder, was he really blind? Regardless of his circumstances he chose to see. By describing to his companion what he was seeing (in his own mind), so clearly and descriptively, means that his mind was actually experiencing the images. He was in fact seeing these images, just without needing his physical eyes! Reading this story really touched me because there are so many people in the world, ‘with sight’, who don’t see all the beauty around them; they are often sad and depressed. I love to be reminded not to be one of those people

(Another important point above is that the blind man used very descriptive words to portray the scenes to his companion. When using visualization and affirmation to re-program your subconscious mind always be as clear and specific as possible. The subconscious mind is exacting and will go to work on creating exactly what you input – see Mastering Your Goals for more on this).

The story also asks the question, “what could have compelled the deceased roommate to describe such wonderful things outside this window”. To me this represents the love and compassion of the ‘blind’ man. Knowing that the other man was ill he decided to help him heal.  He understood the power of positive visualization and how to use it as an extraordinary way to improve physical health. His little vignettes gave the other man images to hold within his subconscious mind – images of love, beauty and inspiration – which turned into positive feelings that helped him to heal. (Today we have a term for this phenomenon – it’s called Psychoneuroimmunology). To me this was pure love. Even though he was blind, and could have spent his days complaining, he chose to embrace life and in doing so gave his companion more life.

Here’s one last insight: In the story the companion would close his eyes and imagine these picturesque scenes while the blind man described them to him. These ‘visualization sessions’ would go on for hours on a regular basis – and that’s an important detail. The way to engage and change the mind is through consistency. The mind is like a hungry child that requires consistent positive input to digest, otherwise it will look for things to complain and worry about. (Why? Let’s just call it the nature of the ego – perhaps another article sometime). With regular conversation the blind man was able to visually program his companion’s mind and that’s exactly what we need to do to change our lives … regularly inundate our minds with pure positivity. (I recommend a blend of meditation, affirmation and visualization – keep your eyes on what John Assaraf and I are up to with iGrasshopper – soon we’ll have an awesome tool for you to use).

So in times when we are forgetting to see the positive in our circumstances, let’s just remember this story and this beautiful blind man’s example.

Warmly,

Tristan

Mastering Your Goals

Did you know that you have a Workforce within you that will help you accomplish all of the things you want to achieve in your life?

I’m talking about your subconscious mind, that aspect of your mind that is always running in the background, following your EVERY command.

Your subconscious mind can be likened to a powerful Workforce, which is under the guidance of a seasoned Foreman. He has the detailed plans and skill to oversee the construction of an incredible building; he carefully reviews the blueprints, over and over, never missing a single detail, and then directs the different workers on how to get the job done.

The most important thing you need to know about your built-in Foreman is that he is really, really good at what he does. He will build exactly what is on the plans.

Next what you have to realize is that your Foreman answers directly to you … the Engineer & Superintendent. So whatever you have designed and then asked him to build is precisely what he will do.

This analogy is obviously pointing to the insight that whatever gets built in your life came from the mental blueprints that YOU submitted to your subconscious mind. These blueprints came from your daily thoughts, beliefs and expectations.

The question I’m leading up to here is … are you aware of the blueprints you’re giving to your Foreman?

For example: Are your thoughts clear and specific about what you want in your life? Are your expectations positive or negative? Do you believe that you can have exactly what you want?

The reality is this — all of what you think, believe and expect directs your inner-Foreman to tell the workforce what to do. If he is confused, or worse yet left without direction, the workers are most likely sitting around drinking beer!

My main reason for sharing this little illustration is that hopefully it will give you insight into the importance of getting clear about your goals and then learning how to use the power of your subconscious mind.

Unfortunately most of us weren’t taught about how to USE the power of our subconscious minds in school (I sure wasn’t). Additionally setting goals (mental blueprints) is such a huge part of creating the life we want to be living, but very few of us received any lessons on how to do this either. Perhaps since high school and college we’ve learned a thing or two about goals, maybe even take a course on it, but what I’ve come to see is that many people’s goals aren’t being reached, at least not consistently.

Why is that?

Since earning my Black Belt in 1987 I’ve become ultra-focused on the mechanics of goals and why they work for some and not for others.

Here are two of the main reasons I’ve found why people’s goals don’t manifest:

A). Their goals are not Detailed and Precise.

B). Their goals are not congruent with their Core Desires.

About Core Desires:

1. A core desire is something that you truly want to achieve; they are goals driven by an inner feeling of something you want so badly that you’ll do just about anything to achieve/become it. (Tip – if you want to be happy be sure your core desire is also a conscious desire – more on that in the future).

2. If when you think about your goal and it gives you a blast of positive energy, then you know you’re truly focused upon it with core desire. If it’s just something you think you’d ‘like’ to have, but you could live without it, well then it’s not motivated by core desire, so it’s probably not going to manifest.

So what is it that you really want? Do you want to look and feel better? Build your confidence? Lose weight? Release stress? Get stronger? Grow your business? Get more focused? Attract a beautiful partner? Improve your relationship?

Once you realize/remember to use the power of your inner-workforce, you’ll be amazed at how much easier it is to create the life you truly want to be living! Seriously, your subconscious mind is a genius; it can make it all happen for you, if you give it the necessary clarity and guidance.

So why not get clear right now. Take an hour or so to figure out exactly what you want in your life and start submitting your new mental blueprints to your Foreman on a regular basis.

How? The clarity will come by sitting down and reviewing the different areas of your life – your health, business, relationships, spiritual connection, family, personal goals, etc. Ask yourself these questions: Is this the best my life can be? How can I make my life better? What do I really want in each of these areas of my life? What’s next for me? Be detailed and specific!

Once you’re clear you’ll need to consistently think about your new goals, visualize them, release doubts you may have about ‘having’ them, talk about them as if they are already here, expressing how much you appreciate your life as it is now AND how much you appreciate your life as your new goals become manifest.

TIP: You can best impress your goals upon your subconscious mind if you get extremely excited about them. You’ve got to feel your goals in your bones!! Feel like they are already here. They are real. You deserve them. No questions and NO DOUBTS.

Live these positive feelings and experience them in your subconscious mind everyday. Become an awesome coach to yourself … inundate yourself with positivity. Don’t let anyone or anything sway you from your beautiful dream.

Use this analogy of the Foreman and your built-in Workforce to remind yourself that you don’t have to do all of the heavy lifting. Your mind is so powerful. It knows how to make things happen. The deeper you go within yourself the more you will find just how much internal power you actually have.

Lastly, following a daily visualization process is key … but remember to generate the internal feeling state that activates the connection between your subconscious mind and the Universal attraction process.

Go for it and have fun being the boss to your inner-Foreman ☺

P.S. Exciting News: If you’ve ever had trouble with setting goals, the law of attraction, visualization, affirmation or meditation I have an amazing surprise for you. The cat is not out of the bag yet … but soon you’ll learn what John Assaraf and iGrasshopper (my newest partnership) have been up to. That’s all I can say right now. Stay tuned ☺

Warmly,

Tristan