The Garden of Eden

Aim: to prepare yourself positively for everyday life.

Frequency: daily, for 3 minutes in the morning before breakfast.

This exercise is an ideal way to start the day: it will put you in a good mood and improve your immune system.

"Close your eyes. Breathe out three times and imagine you are walking along a street. Leave the street and go down into a valley, meadow or garden and go right into the centre. There, you find a golden feather duster, a small brush or a small rake, according to your preferences or the degree of purification necessary. Clean yourself conscientiously from head to foot with the implement of your choice. How do you feel now you have brushed away all the dead cells and the confusion that was inside you?

Put down your implement and listen to the sound of a stream that is flowing to your right. Kneel down on the bank and scoop up some of the crystal-clear water in your hands and wash your face, conscious of the fact that you are washing away the external impurities of your body.

Then scoop up some more water and drink it slowly to wash awy the internal impurities. The water refreshes, awakens and revitalises you.

Now, go and rest in the shade of a tree, on the edge of the meadow. As you lean against its trunk, breathe in the pure air and the oxygen from its leaves that is diffused in the form of a golden-blue light. As you breathe out your carbon dioxide, it is absorbed by the leaves and transformed into oxygen that descends into the trunk and enters your body through all your pores. In this way, you form a respiratory cycle with the tree and you breathe in unison. Let your fingers and toes dig into the earth like roots, drawing on its energy. Keep this image within you as you retrace your steps. When you are once again seated on your chair, breathe out and open your eyes.”