I’ve been teaching Vision Board Workshops for a few years now, and am still constantly amazed at the magic that takes place at these events. People pick up felt pens, crayons, scissors, and glue sticks, and start playing with their personal visions of life. It’s a profound process – fun, but very, very deep.
The process itself changes you – especially using the feng shui bagua as your template (as we do in the workshops), because it invites you to look at every area of your life – something most of us don’t typically take the time to do.
If you’ve ever considered making a vision board, I say, just do it! And soon. On a single day in the middle of this month — January 15, 2010 — we will experience a convergence of several, potent astrologically-driven events that all bode extremely well for creating a grand vision of what you want to manifest in your life: a new moon, a lunar eclipse and Mercury (finally!) coming out of retrograde. That’s right, all three are happening on the same day. It’s a veritable, planet-driven bulls-eye for setting your most heart-felt intentions!
So I will be facilitating two Vision Board Workshops in the Los Angeles area on Saturday, January 16 and Sunday, January 17. If you would like to participate in the group process, which includes visualizations and affirmations, please join us. The details are on the “Events” page of this blog.
You can also do it yourself at home. Either way, I want to share with you a few pointers I’ve learned along the way. Enjoy!
Vicki’s 10 Commandments for Making a Great Vision Board:
- Be Playful & Use Your Intuition – Don’t over-think!!! Do what compels you – make what you like to look at. You need to love your Vision Board because your feelings magnify the Law of Attraction.
- Use Positive Terms In The Present Tense – “Lose weight” becomes “I am in great shape” “Get out of debt” becomes “I am prosperous.” The Universe hears “weight” and “debt” and thinks you want more of them.
- Use More Imagery And Less Words - Images ignite the creative, powerful right brain, whereas words access the more logical left brain. The real magic happens in the right brain.
- Include Yourself - Try to have photos, or your name, or some other highly personal element in as many sections of the board as possible. It is very important that you let your subconscious and the Universe know this entire board is about you and your life.
- Stay UNLIMITED - You do not have to be “realistic.” The universe works in mysterious ways, and we are calling on the Universe here. Do no limit your board to things you think are logically possible. One caveat: if you are a super-logical person and feel you will never believe your board if it’s too wishful, then by all means, limit it a bit. But realize it is for you, not the Universe. The Universe is just as happy to give you a mansion as a condo.
- Make Your Vision Board Just For YOU – Future you, not past you. Be wary of putting things on your board that you THINK you should want, that others want you to achieve, or that you USED to like or want, but no longer do. Heed the old adage, “Be careful what you wish for.” If you put a photo of a supermodel in your Love & Marriage area, make sure you truly want a partner who might spend more time with their mirror than you.
- Create Stand-Out Elements - Think of creative ways to give your board more dimension and make it “pop”. Some examples are: Glue on a lucky charm, single earring, beads or piece of nature (i.e. small seashell or rock). Add a small dry erase board or mirror. Glue an actual frame around something you want to emphasize. Use a small spring, accordion folded paper or cardboard backing to extend any given image off the board. You can also use someone else’s body with your head. The sky of your imagination is the limit.
- Stay Loose With The Bagua Boundaries – One client had her money float from her Wealth corner all over her board, and she has had amazing financial prosperity ever since.
- Stay Open To Something Better – Focus on what you feel, and leave it up to the Universe to satisfy that feeling in the best possible way (maybe better than you can imagine). I suggest writing this phrase from Shakti Gawain’s “Creative Visualization” on the back of your board: “This or something better now manifests for me in totally satisfying and harmonious ways for the highest good of all concerned”.
- LOVE YOUR VISION BOARD – This was mentioned in Commandment #1 and is being repeated here, because it is the most important thing. This is your vision board and it should express your tastes and desires so perfectly that you love every inch of it! If there is anything on your board you don’t love, then let go of it. Love is the litmus test.
Please feel free to use these “commandments”, share them with friends, or even re-publish them. If you choose to re-publish, please include this text:
Vicki Howie, M.A., R.Y.T. is a yoga teacher, life coach and workshop facilitator who lives in the L.A. area. She created Chakra Boosters Temporary Tattoos and hosts “Personal Evolution with Vicki Howie” every Sunday at 2 pm PST on SpiritQuestRadio.com. She also teaches at local yoga studios, and facilitates workshops. You can contact her at chakraboosters.com or sacredblissyoga.com.
