Letting go is, to me, the most powerful health/self help technology we have access to.  However, it's something we often feel that we can't do.  It seems difficult.  This doesn't have to be case.

Letting go can be easy and fast if you can feel empowered enough to do it.

The easy way to let go of something difficult is to gain emotional leverage over it and then choose to allow the experience to replay in your mind so that you feel it emotionally.  When you can deal with the emotional energy behind the memory and let it run its course , even just for one moment, you can instantly release it and free yourself of it.

The fastest and most effective way to gain massive emotional leverage within seconds is to eat dark chocolate.  Dark chocolate can provide more focusing ability and a sense of upliftment that can be directed toward the painful memory.  It can tip the scales toward letting go just by eating it and then choosing to allow the feeling to be experienced.

You can get more detail about this process for only 99 cents by downloading The Chocolate Emotional Detox on Amazon.  Please give a review if you read it and try the process!

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Beyond that, you can order a phone coaching session with me.  Just click the services page.

The point of all of this, though, is that letting go is very powerful and you can let go as long as you  feel willing to deal with the feeling that the issue brings up.  Emotional leverage (feeling elevated over the emotional issue so that you're looking down rather than up at it) is the key to letting go of things that you feel are too difficult to overcome.  Dark chocolate is an easy emotional leverage fix.

If letting go seems difficult, there are powerful ways to accelerate the process.  This is a big interest of mine.  Letting go itself (by allowing etc.) is amazing, but what about when you encounter roadblocks to your progress? Some feelings are difficult to embrace and we may be stuck without even realizing that we are resisting them.  This is why I wrote The Chocolate Emotional Detox.  Through my practice of letting go techniques I've found certain strategies to move past emotional barriers more quickly.  Rather than stay stuck, you can rise above and move forward immediately.  And, this may involve a favorite drink or food of yours.  You can move toward enlightenment and enjoy the process at the same time.

By letting go of emotional issues, you automatically become freer inside and open up inherent meditation abilities.  It is the most empowering process I know of.

To help your journey to "move along" rather than stagnate, you can buy my e-book in Kindle format on Amazon.  It is just $2.99.

You do not require a kindle device to read the book.  Amazon has free kindle reader apps that allow books you've downloaded on Amazon to be read on most computers and devices.

Now, not everyone needs to use the foods and drinks mentioned in the book but I can say that they can be very helpful at times, at least for many people.  If they don't work for you, don't worry.  Letting go requires absolutely no particular substance but I've included the ones I feel can help many people to let up and let out deep issues that they might normally resist.

Whether you buy the book or not, you can begin letting go now.

The key is noticing the feelings that you feel about a particular issue and locate where you feel then in your body.

Then just notice the feeling as it is without resisting and relax into the feeling rather than push it away. Instead of trying to change the feeling in any way, embrace it fully.  Follow the feeling and watch it transform through acceptance.

If you have difficulty doing this, you may want to try having a little dark chocolate (of good quality).  This can open you up to the feeling even more, which, along with the intention to allow, can lead you to letting go.

This is explored much more in The Chocolate Emotional Detox.

I also offer coaching for emotional releasing if you would like to accelerate your progress even more.

View our services page on this site for more information about this.

1. Define and clarify empowering and passion driven projects that have come to your awareness.. Get started in some small but enthusiastic way.

2.  Eat a food which radically shifts your mindset toward creativity and action.  This can be dark chocolate or even coffee for certain people.  Goji berries might work for others.  Dark chocolate, coupled with the intention to be passionate and creative can be incredibly transforming.  Chaga extract or Cordyceps extract might also work wonderfully.  Three Brothers (a liquid extract) or Three Sisters are two other POTENT options to consider.

3.  Breathe deeply and let your mind sail off.. Leaving your awareness resting in the wind.  Be as one with your current experience.

4. Point your mind in a truly creative direction that simultaneously notices the stillness and beauty of this moment as well as insights generated from deep within for you to look into and weave together to form a powerful idea (project, solution, book idea, side business idea, song lyrics etc.)

5.  Hold into or carry an empowering crystal or gemstone.  These can really generate feelings of inspiration, higher awareness, and wellbeing.

We have many POWERFUL natural health products in our online store that can help you to connect to states conducive to these suggestions.

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While I don't regularly drink coffee, my more recent times drinking it has shown me that it can be used as an accelerator for spiritual connectedness and creative insights.

It can connect you to the moment in a powerful way.. It seems to turn the headlights on of consciousness.. Allowing focus to be directed inward.

Coffee can momentarily get you in "the zone" where you are naturally more in the moment.  When there, it can be easier to notice the love that always was.. As long as you attune your mind to it.  Coffee may amplify the signal of awareness but it is up to you how you use that experience.

Nutritionist David Wolfe does have some great insights about how to more effectively use coffee.. With an anti-stimulant herb or sea salt.  These can help to lessen the effect of coffee on the adrenals and promote a more balanced effect.  Reishi Mushroom and He Shou Wu are two such herbs.  You can get these in our online store.

Still, coffee is not for everyone. When I have it, it is usually in an out of the blue fashion and I am interested in the effect it has.. Knowing it may have a vitality sapping effect in the long term.

Meditation happens naturally when we stop trying to impose our thoughts on the moment.  Our beliefs can shield us from experiencing the calm energy of NOW.  To get beyond them in order to experience the AMAZEMENT of your soul and beyond you just need to LET GO of the feelings behind the beliefs and thoughts.

This practice instantly moves you into a higher state.. Toward effortless meditation.

You develop a more focused, yet adaptable mindset.

This CARRIES you into DEEP meditation.  The type that leaves you feeling as if you transcended your own form.

You can access these states of power just by letting go.  It really is that easy.  The key is actually letting go of the feelings that are keeping down.  Pretending that you let something go just keeps it suppressed.

The more you let go, the more you are free.

When you clear enough of the clutter, you'll be able to consciously connect to that higher state without having to let go to get there.  Continuous letting go will definitely bring you further and further but you can also choose to focus on your sense of spirit within and be drawn up into a "high state".  Increasing will power can help with this quality of direct focus. 

Superfoods and tonic herbs can bring in that sense of increased focus ability, allowing you to direct your energy toward transcendence.

You can get various high quality superfoods and herbs in our online store by clicking on the store page.

I'd suggest Reishi Mushroom extract as a wonderful herb for increased senses of spiritual transcendence.. Drawing you up higher into your true self.  From there, you can just notice a sense of contentment that exists within you underneath your emotions.  That noticing of something higher within you is meditation.

This is a true Shen (spirit) herb.
 The Shen Stabilizers like Bupleurum and Dragon Bone can further help by grounding and calming the mind.. Allowing Shen (spirit) to grow.

Pearl powder does this beautifully as well.. If you want to relax into the moment, check it out!

Meditation Tip: Direct your mind inward toward your heart or "third eye" with a sense of love each day and take one or more tonic herbs or superfoods that increase your spiritual abilities and focus.  You'll find a profound awakening occurring that shines a light on each moment.

Eventually, you can notice a sense of expansion beyond your physical form.  As you focus during meditation, you can connect to this.

Please check out our store to learn about or buy some of the products mentioned in this article.  They can really promote meditation ability (as long as you can safely take them).

You're on your way! Keep up the amazing work and notice the beauty within you.

Have you found yourself unable to complete a task that you've set out to do?  What can you do in that situation?  In my experience, there are 3 main options: 

1. Distract yourself with something more pleasurable.

2. Try to work harder and use more effort.

3. Strategically work "stronger" by letting your motivation rise, which will radically increase your power and output without a sense of depletion due to overwork.

I choose the third choice because it more allows you to tap into your true potential. Trying to push yourself up a mountain, especially a boring mountain that tires you out from the start, can be very unsatisfying to the spirit.  That's not to say, though, that you shouldn't do things you don't initially love doing such as work tasks etc. but that you can upgrade your experience and creative output, allowing the experience to seem more effortless.

When we're in the flow, work is less work and more of a harmonious series of actions.  You don't have to be bound by the monotonous aspect of the task, pulling you into feelings of boredom and low energy.  You can choose to rise higher and feel a good about it.

Here's how:

Think of something that instantly draws your attention to a higher energy state. This is especially powerful if it's something you want to attain and you feel inspired about. Then add in a potent superfood or herb that you feel works well with you well on an energetic level.  This can help to amplify those feelings of enthusiasm so that you can sustain them for longer periods of time.  Many of them naturally encourage subtle increases in feel-good neurotransmitters that allow us to access creative states of mind more easily.  This can PROPEL you into a state of utter flow.... Where the moment appears to be more of a clean slate and opportunities seem to be in view.  From there, just the notion of a sense of possible progress toward your creative envision can be enough to fuel your work day as long as you remember to actively keep your vibe up and direct that energy toward your task.

Meditation is an incredible experience.  Not only can it ease you of stress by connecting you to the moment, but it can transform your entire experience as you notice your true inner connection to life.  There are many ways to practice this, luckily, and each will probably be better suited to different people.  If you'd like to experience a natural state of intense meditation fairly quickly, however, and you are not yet adept at the practice of meditation, I'll share with you some of my favorite and most powerful ways I know.  Without having to practice meditation for long periods of time, you can re awaken your natural state of deep connection.  All it takes is letting go and then noticing your inner state blossoming into something higher.  From there, while you are in that natural state of contentment, meditation is just a choice or a point of focus.

The Sedona Method is a technique that I highly recommend for learning how to let go.  Still, the following ideas can help you with this and promote the ability to meditate.

If you can just notice the stress that is keeping you from experiencing contentment in this moment, you can choose to allow it to release by reversing your resistance toward it.  By fully feeling it and letting it be there for the moment instead of trying to push it away, you can allow it to move up and out.  The result, often, is a feeling of contentment and relief.  You might notice a sense of something higher in yourself.  If you can tune into or connect with that, you will naturally be in a meditative state that is essentially free of thoughts.  From there, you can deepen that by noticing any sense of energy flow within you and a greater inner connection to the world around you.

I'd also suggest considering taking any tonic herb that you feel suits you.  These, especially Reishi Mushroom, are well known to promote inner contentment and the awakening of spirituality.  You can find these products at our online store which offers fast, inexpensive shipping on all orders.

Additionally, as noted in other articles, cacao can be very helpful for generating a state of mind conducive to letting go and meditation.  While high quality raw cacao is usually the best option, dark chocolate can also do wonders.  Its love imparting qualities can often promote the ability to surrender to the moment and leave you with a lasting understanding of being in the The Now.  For some though, chocolate might not be the right option and a green smoothie or green juice might fit your nutritional needs better and help you to enter a state of relaxation.  Find what works for you.  Again, though, these foods and herbs are aids that can help point you in the direction of meditation.  They are not necessary for everyone and meditation is essentially connecting with your deeper awareness, which goes well beyond what you eat.  Still, diet can play a role in allowing you to more easily access states of being conducive to meditation.

Letting go is a profound way to experience greater levels of well being.  Here are 5 ways that it can increase the quality of your life:

1. Increased energy - letting go naturally releases the energy that is often kept in place by our inner blocks.  When we let go, this energy become available to us and naturally circulates, creating an increase in vitality.

2. Increased clarity - letting go allows us to remove the inner obstacles to higher knowing and understanding.

3. Increased abundance - Often times, letting go leads to greater external abundance in some way since we can more easily feel ready to receive abundance or opportunities for greater abundance.

4. Increased sense of spirituality - letting go releases more and more of our attachment to our ego's needs and desires.  Spirituality flourishes when our energy flow is not obstructed by these feelings and attachments.

5. Increased overall health - letting go naturally increases overall well-being and vitality which promotes the expansion of greater health.

Becoming who you truly want to be is one of the most satisfying things you can do.  So when you are in need of a little hope or motivation, picture the most empowering vision you can set for yourself and realize that it is attainable with persistence and letting go.  As those into intention manifestation know, there is power to our goals and creativity.  Focusing on what we want to be and where we want to go, with pure enthusiasm and a sense of aliveness and creativity, can seem to draw out our untapped resources to attain our goal.  The inspiration generated from even a moment of the belief in the possibility of receiving our intention can set a new directions for us.  Inspiration is the fuel that propels us into "the flow", where creativity and innovation exist in abundance.  When you feel more flowing, you'll likely notice more ideas to bring your desire into reality.

Furthering this idea, you can get more connected to the moment by letting go of your attachments and aversions to the goal.  This is something featured in The Sedona Method and can allow you to release the inner blocks to feeling ready to act on or receive your goals and desires.  You can also release any doubt that you notice about your ability to have or be whatever your goal is.

Furthermore, tonic herbs and super foods can help to take your vitality and creativity level to a place where you feel more ready act on you goals.  Many of them also help you to feel more "in the moment" and inspired.  Not every one will necessarily work well for every person but many people can benefit from taking them.

You can buy high quality tonic herbal extracts at our online store.

Chris Kendall is a holistic nutritionist who is passionate about the raw food diet, particularly the 80 10 10 style of raw veganism.  We spoke with him about fruit, the 80 10 10 diet, being in the moment and other related topics.  If you're considering going on a fruit-based diet, this interview is for you.

Q.  What led you to start eating a raw vegan diet?

A.  Really I got into raw veganism because it simply made sense on all levels and I could tell it was what I was looking for. By the time I went raw, I had been transitioning to a high raw low fat vegan already, had been studying and applying health principals for 5 years, and was half way through my schooling to become an RHN, registered holistic nutritionist. Initially I got into "health" for athleticism.

Q.  What is your personal approach to eating raw?

A.  Simple as simple can be. I eat the whole fresh raw ripe fruits and veggies that I love the absolute most with no restriction. I enjoy mono meals, as well as simple recipes, such as in my "101 Frickin' Rawsome Recipes" ebook by donation, or slightly more "transitional," as in my upcoming "TRA Retreat Treats" recipe book. In general I get my calories from fruit, enjoy lots of greens and fruit veggies and smaller amounts of fatty fruits, nuts and seeds. 80/10/10 :)

Q.  What were some of the initial and long term benefits that you've experienced since eating raw?

A.  As I had already been clearing out for awhile, I felt a instant burst of energy and a much deeper connection to self, others and divine, knowing all was really one. As time went on, joint pains, depression, candida, body odor, rough skin, lethargy all dissipated and left! 

Q.  Do you feel that there is a connection between diet, especially a raw vegan diet, and practices like meditation, yoga, and tai chi?

A.  I do feel that a simple low fat raw vegan diet is the highest vibrational and sustainable food based diet one can thrive on. As such it allows one to tune in and become mindful of various levels of vibrations within and without, potentially having a huge impact on any energetic, mindful practice or art. 

Q.  How do you feel about frozen fruit?  Do you think it can be an adaquate source of nutrition for those who cannot easily access, or afford to eat, ripe, non-frozen fruit?

A.  While I personally would prefer to have the vast majority of my fruit fresh, I recognize that freezing food is the best method of preservation with the least nutrient damage possible. Since raw fruit and tender young greens make up our most nutritious food sources per calorie by far, frozen fruit would be number two. I use frozen foods from time to time, usually blended into fresh, being mindful to chew and swallow when at body temperature. Swallowing cold foods/drink is hard on digestion, as well as some beneficial bacteria in our GI. 

Q.  What are some of the foods that you find yourself, or your coaching clients, eating the most?

A.  Sweet juicy fruit!!! Bananas, mangos, melons, grapes, tomatoes, dates, mmm sooo much, all flowing with personal preference and the seasons :)

Q.  How do you feel about blended foods?  What is a favorite recipe of yours?

A.  I go through days, weeks and months blending often or not at all, preference fruit availability and in the moment needs come into play. Whole food has many benefits, blending foods has benefits too! Hmmm… one of my favorite simple recipes is orange creamsicle, equal parts honeydew and orange juice, otherwise my "presto sun dried tomato pesto," both in my "101 Frickin' Rawsome Recipes".

Q.  What are some of the areas that you focus on with your coaching clients besides diet?

A.  While diet is often a subject talked on, the emotional, social, and spiritual side of improving ones lifestyle more often than not comes up. I really feel the raw diet is a vortex of positive change, a precursor to true mind, body, spirit holistic awakening and growth.

Q.  What are some effective ways that you've found to be helpful for dealing with emotional eating?

A.  To learn to eat for nourishment, to learn to feel emotions instead of numbing them with food. Simple mindfulness, breath work, exercise, a change of perspective to see all as a gift, creating loving acceptance of what is, knowing that it shall pass and be released more assuredly, and with ease if loved and accepted. 

Q.  Do you have any advice for someone who wants to feel more connected to the moment and experience greater levels of inspiration and contentment?

A.  Breathe. Love with every breath, feel it come in and move out with every cell. Intentional conscious breathing, especially from/with love/heart space brings such ease, connection and inner joy. My mantra many a time has been "breathe love," "breathe" on the in and "love" on the out.

Q. Where can people get in contact with you?

A.  Blessed to share years of fun, information and inspiration at http://TheRawAdvantage.com :) Loads of free information, 2 free ebooks just for joining my mailing list, books, ebooks, t-shirts kitchen tools, retreats, consultations by donation and much more!