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    I Cheat At Meditation: Zen in 60 Seconds
    I Cheat At Meditation: Zen in 60 Seconds
    I Cheat At Meditation: Zen in 60 Seconds
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    I Cheat At Meditation: Zen in 60 Seconds

    By Farzana Jaffer Jeraj and Joseph McClendon III

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    "It's taken me 30 years of meditating to realize that it doesn't have to take 30 years to get the benefits of it." - Farzana

    !WARNING!
    Do not read this book if you have allergies to smiling, laughter, happiness, zen and other related states of bliss.

    Forget about not having enough time.
    Forget about it taking years to learn meditation.
    Forget about struggling in futility to force the thoughts out of your mind.
    Forget about having to sit on the floor.
    Forget about everything that ever held you back from meditating.

    The purpose of meditating isn't to be able to sit well on the floor. It's not about clearing all the thoughts from your mind. The purpose of meditating is definitely not about becoming a better meditator.

    It's about getting back to yourself.

    Learn the technique that has earned Farzana the role of "Best Kept Secret" to a small army of professional actors, executives, and athletes in the NHL, NFL, FIFA and PGA.

    'I Cheat at Meditation' is designed for the busy person in this busy world.

    Once you learn how to 'Cheat at Meditation', you will be able to access the deeper brainwave levels associated with meditation in 60 seconds or less.

    It's so easy, even children can do it. If you can breathe, you can do this. If you can open and close your eyes, you can do this.

    In this book, Farzana will guide you though the the basics of the brain, mind in a fun, easy and engaging way. Learning and insight are delivered in fun visuals with cartoons, quotes, thoughts, cheaters tips and much more. Each book comes with membership to the 'I Cheat at Meditation' Community where you can download accompanying audio and ask Farzana questions.

    This technique will get you CALM, CLEAR, FOCUSED and ENERGIZED so you can BE YOUR BEST SELF.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateDec 23, 2016
    ISBN9780995205918
    I Cheat At Meditation: Zen in 60 Seconds

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      Book preview

      I Cheat At Meditation - Farzana Jaffer Jeraj

      WARNING

      Do not read this book if you have allergies to smiling, laughter, happiness, zen and other related states of bliss.

      •Forget about not having enough time.

      •Forget about it taking years to learn meditation.

      •Forget about struggling in futility to force the thoughts out of your mind.

      •Forget about having to sit on the floor.

      •Forget about everything that ever held you back from meditating.

      The purpose of meditating isn’t to be able to sit well on the floor. It’s not about clearing all the thoughts from your mind. The purpose of meditating is definitely not about becoming a better meditator.

      It’s about getting back to yourself.

      Learn the technique that has earned Farzana the role of Best Kept Secret to a small army of professional actors, executives and athletes in the NHL, NFL, FIFA and PGA.

      I Cheat at Meditation is designed for the busy person in this busy world.

      Once you learn how to Cheat at Meditation, you will be able to access the deeper brainwave levels associated with meditation in 60 seconds or less.

      It’s so easy, even children can do it. If you can breathe you can do this. If you can open and close your eyes you can do this.

      This technique will get you calm, clear, focused and energized so you can be your best self.

      ALSO BY FARZANA JAFFER JERAJ

      20 Beautiful Women Vol. 2

      COMING SOON

      I Cheat at Sleep

      I Cheat at Confidence

      I Cheat at Happiness

      I Cheat at Life

      I Cheat at Meditation

      Zen in 60 Seconds

      © 2014 by Farzana Jaffer Jeraj

      First Edition

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher or a license from the Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency.

      Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

      Jeraj, Farzana Jaffer, author

      I Cheat at Meditation: Zen in 60 Seconds / Farzana Jaffer Jeraj; foreword by Joseph McClendon III.

      (I cheat at)

      The supplemental audio is available for download at: www.icheatatmeditation.com/member.

      Includes bibliographical references.

      Issued in print, electronic and audio formats.

      ISBN 978-0-9952059-0-1 (paperback)

      eISBN 978-0-9952059-1-8 (html)

      aISBN 978-0-9952059-2-5 (MP3)

      1. Zen meditations.I. Title.

      BQ9265.6.J47 2016294.3'927C2016-904051-8

      C2016-904052-6

      Published in Canada by Cheeky House Publishing Inc.

      Printed and Bound in Canada

      Book Design and jacket design by Brady Dahmer / Central Branch

      Illustrations by Mo Sherwood

      109876543210

      To Papa.

      The very first feminist I ever knew.

      Thank you for believing in me and always

      encouraging me in my work. I’m sorry I didn’t finish

      my book in time for you to read it.

      You are missed.

      GRATITUDE

      Mom and Dad for supporting me through thick and thin and nurturing my inner idealist and dreamer.

      My family, especially my brother, for being my sounding board.

      Joseph, for your friendship and support.

      Keith, for providing me with a paradise to write in.

      Bethany, for your magnificent presence.

      Michael S., you were the first person who read this in its roughest stages and encouraged me.

      Paul, for your support and friendship.

      To everyone who played editor and gave me feedback. I cherish you with gratitude: Clarissa, Sebastian & Cookie. Collin. Chris. Jay. Ish. Rozeena. Janice. Kevin. The Antonakoses. Alastair. Aaron. Kevin. Yasmin. Shazya. Alicia. Sharad. Michael. Mike. Sally. Brent. Pamela. Julia. Cracote.

      Support Crew: The Guys. Marc. Sean G. Paul. Sean M. Scott. Drew. Peter. Sarah. Chris & Gillian. Jarrod. Shaleena. Brady. Nick.

      To everyone else who helped after the manuscript left my hands…

      Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Foreword

      Introduction

      Author’s Note

      How to read this book

      1 Why call it cheating?

      All in good fun

      In search of paradise

      2 Cheating aside, why do we want to meditate?

      Shangri-La

      My first Shangri-La experience

      Why do I meditate?

      A Successful Cheater

      The practical side of cheating

      3 Getting to Shangri-La

      Obstacles en route to Shangri-La

      Presenting your best self

      Why do we need to cheat?

      When you cheat you always win

      4 Neuroplasticity

      The ‘I Cheat’ definition of neuroplasticity

      How neuroplasticity relates to cheating

      5 Meditation, trance, brainwaves

      A quickie in trance

      Theory of mind in relation to meditation

      6 Meditation oversimplified

      For cheating’s sake

      The resting meditation

      The workout meditation

      The advantages of each

      The best of both worlds

      7 Preparing to cheat at meditation

      If you’re going to cheat, make it easy on yourself

      Get seated

      8 Let’s cheat at meditation

      I’ll help you cheat

      9 The mechanics of cheating

      The mechanics of cheating

      Step 1: Set your intention, aka. what are you using this for?

      Step 2: Breathe, aka. the original cheat

      Step 3: Jaw release, aka. the ‘Ancient Cheat’

      Step 4: Gather yourself, aka. reclaim and restore your energy

      Step 5: The eye trick, aka. ‘The Big Cheat’

      Step 6: The bliss state, aka. Shangri-La

      Step 7: Alert, energized and ready, aka. the graceful return

      The steps summarized, aka. a cheat sheet

      10 What to expect in paradise

      What to expect in paradise

      Where and when to cheat, aka when you need it most, and when you don’t

      11 How to cheat at other things

      Setting intentions, aka. affirmations

      The mechanics of intention setting

      Using the technique to

      12 Cheating takes practice

      When you don’t feel like doing it that’s when you must do it

      13 Cheaters are kind to themselves

      The SH word

      14 The best cheaters are asking…

      15 Conclusion

      Why you’re not really cheating, aka. don’t cheat at cheating

      End notes

      You could spend a lifetime waiting for the light to shine down upon you, or you can realize that you were always the light.

      FOREWORD

      When I met Farzana, 19 years ago, it was clear even then that she was a beautiful force of nature. I have watched her grow into what I can only describe as a warm beacon of possibility and love. She is a gifted and passionate young woman and a skilled practitioner with whom I have enjoyed the benefit of sessions.

      For better or worse, we live in a fast paced, gotta have it now, just add water and stir, high stressed world. Farzana’s simple user friendly techniques allow anyone, with the desire, to create measurable change easily and quickly.

      The I Cheat at Meditation technique enables even the toughest of meditation strugglers to quickly and easily create results appropriate to our time and place, our fast-paced-unto-frenetic world.

      Of course, I wanted to learn how to cheat at meditation also. Her technique is outstanding and efficient. It works. I know. You as a reader are lucky to have these tools at your disposal and her voice in your home.

      It is a tool that every entrepreneur and every self-actualizing individual should have in their toolkit. With this technique there are no longer any obstacles to taking up meditation.

      I totally cheat at meditation too!

      – Joseph McCLendon III, PhD Author of Get Happy Now!

      INTRODUCTION

      Stress has been a part of our lives dating back to the hunter gatherer days. Since then, the human race has evolved scientifically, technologically and socially. As we have evolved, so have the stressors affecting us.

      Dating back to the earliest known societies and even the societies of myth, meditation has been regarded as a powerful tool in dealing with stress. Historically, many highly successful people practised some form of meditation. They used meditation to overcome obstacles as well as for personal development.

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