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8. Expansion of Consciousness

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Expansion of consciousness is an extremely inspiring tool that lets you shift your ordinary state of alertness. This approach is very different from the usual trance induction and serves as both induction and deepening at once. Unlike the induction method through focalization and dissociation, expansion of consciousness aims instead to make you feel a state of union with the entire Universe.

In an expansion of consciousness, you experience a unique clarity of mind, along with the awakening of all your senses. This allows you to be immensely calm, yet very alert at the same time. Your creativity is heightened, leading you to see and feel more of the immensity of your potential.

At the same time, you will also feel like part of a whole, connected to something greater than yourself, in touch with the forces of the collective unconscious and the mysteries of life. Each person reacts differently to an expansion of consciousness. While some remain well grounded in reality and quietly enjoy the relaxation, others have the time of their lives at the heart of the vast spaces of their unconscious.

Positioned this way inwardly, you can easily access the surprising resources of your Greater Me. Expansion of consciousness fosters a detailed and different perception of a situation, a fact, a feeling, a value or a way of thinking. In this sense, this wonderful tool encourages self-observation from different angles often overlooked in daily life. This gives you distance, a different perspective.

There is a multitude of styles of expansion of consciousness. The idea is to choose one that suits the tastes of your Young Me, whether it is whimsical, athletic, artistic, daring, sensitive, active, intuitive or meditative. The expansion can be guided verbally, with a drum or with the help of any other sound support. You can use expansion of consciousness as a starting point for all the techniques of the Méthode Dolfino®. In fact, you will find a few audio recordings of expansion of consciousness on the Dolfino website, should you feel like diving into this type of experience. www.dolfino.tv