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EMBRACING THE POWER OF INTENTION What, then, are the keys to creating, forming, and actualizing high-frequency intentions— those that can really make a difference? My own analysis of dozens of studies and writings about intention include work presented by William Bengston, PhD, who has spent 30 years studying energy medicine; Daniel Benor, MD, who has compiled hundreds of studies about energy medicine; and Larry Dossey, MD, who has reviewed more than 130 studies on the effi cacy of intention and prayer. 8 Based on the research of these individuals, as well as suggestions made by McTaggart and Tiller, among others, I suggest that you can embrace the power of intention in your life and work in these ways: 1. Start with compassion. Positive emotions often evoke the most change. They also help you bond with clients and share your ability to believe in the best outcome with them. 2. Assume that health is the natural order. Studies often refl ect a return or shift to a healthier state in plants or people. Why not simply ask for the natural order? 3. Use "full service" focus. If possible, state an intention within your mind while also verbalizing it. Create a visual image representing the intention and share it with your client. Holding an intention on every level often seems to produce the most change. 4. Embrace proof. The more often we expose ourselves to successful intentions, the greater the chance our own intentions will work. 5. Saturate your space. As shown in the studies conducted by Tiller, space can conform to intention. Think of your professional offi ce as a true healing space and support your clients in perceiving it the same way. 6. Embrace your spiritual beliefs and encourage your client to embrace theirs as well. Whatever our religious or spiritual convictions, standing on tradition lends power to our intentions. If needed, phrase your intention in such a way that the client can also embrace it according to his or her own beliefs. In the end, it comes down to the wisdom offered by spiritual teacher Wayne Dyer: "If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." Of course, when it comes to youth baseball, there is always the trip to Dairy Queen after any game, win or lose. Notes 1. W.A. Tiller et al., "Towards Understanding Long- Range Broadcasting of Specifi c Intentions," Institute for Psychoenergetic Science, accessed April 2014, www.tillerfoundation.com/White%20Paper%20XXVIII.pdf. 2. Ibid. 3. W.A. Tiller et al., "The Buddha Relics and Evidence of Physical Space Conditioning with Unimprinted Intention Host Devices," Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 18, no. 4 (April 2012): 379–81. Accessed April 2014, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22515797. 4. Institute of HeartMath, "Emotions Can Change Your DNA," accessed April 2014, www.heartmath. org/templates/ihm/e-newsletter/publication/2012/ winter/emotions-can-change-your-dna.php. 5. Lynne McTaggart, The Intention Experiment (New York: Free Press, 2007), 224–33. 6. Celeste Adams, "The Conscious Creation of a New Paradigm," interview with William Tiller, Spirit of Maat, accessed April 2014, www.spiritofmaat.com/archive/mar2/tiller1.htm. 7. Lynn McTaggart, The Intention Experiment, xxiii–xxiv. 8. William Bengston, The Energy Cure (Louisville, Colorado: Sounds True, 2010); Daniel J. Benor, Spiritual Healing: Professional Supplement, Healing Research (Southfi eld, Michigan: Vision Publications, 2002); Larry Dossey, Healing Words (New York: HarperCollins, 1994). Cyndi Dale is an internationally renowned author, speaker, and intuitive consultant. Her books include the bestselling The Subtle Body: An Encyclopedia of Your Energetic Anatomy (Sounds True, 2009), The Complete Book of Chakra Healing (Llewellyn Publications, 2009), and Advanced Chakra Healing (Crossing Press, 2005). To learn more about Dale and her products, services, and classes, please visit www.cyndidale.com. I t p a y s t o b e A B M P C e r t i f i e d : w w w. a b m p . c o m / g o / c e r t i f i e d c e n t r a l 113 Holding an intention on every level often seems to produce the most change.