INSIDE: A desire to expand your consciousness is a desire to live a more mindful, and more fulfilling life. Let’s find out how you can actively elevate your mind in small, powerful, and effective ways every day...

 

According to Scientific American, a study has shown that people believe that, compared to their core strengths, their weaknesses actually can be worked on with dedication and willingness. The very idea that we are capable of changing and evolving is the main concept behind every self-improvement technique.

Self-improvement is necessary for personal growth. While it can be measured by achieving specific goals, it is mostly felt in little ways that reflect a change in our mindset.

This is why one of the best ways to grow as individuals lies in focusing on our mindset, and what we can do to evolve mentally and spiritually. Let's discover how little habits can help you expand your consciousness and improve the quality of your life...

How to Expand Your Consciousness

Our minds and our consciousness are incredibly powerful. The more we try to expand our awareness and practice mindfulness, the more clarity and enlightenment we invite.

Expanding consciousness raises our vibration and helps us live a much more fulfilling, authentic life. If you are interested in learning more, tag along, as we are about to share some powerful tips to help you on your journey.

Meditate, Meditate, Meditate

Meditation has a ton of benefits. Not only does it help us find our inner calm, but it can actually speed up the cell-repair process in the brain and help elevate our consciousness.

Meditation is a way to quiet the inner chatter. This stops mental chaos and allows us to detach from fear and other strong emotions. As a result, we are able to see things with greater clarity.

Many times, it is the busy mind, constant, rapid analysis, and everyday stress that prevents us from going deeper. Instead of searching for the answers online, we can tune into ourselves and connect with Universal intelligence through meditation.

That way, we can find the answers that we seek that are not only for our highest good but most importantly, that resonate with who we are authentically. The reality is that the answers are already inside of us. The only thing that needs to be done is to go within and find them.

With that in mind, taking even a few minutes a day to meditate can help clear the mind, gain highly viable insight, and see things from a much higher perspective, detached from expectations, emotions, or the pressure of limiting beliefs we hold.

Remember, meditation is a practice that can help you expand your consciousness on multiple levels, and the best part is that it can be done anywhere. Whether it's walking in nature, relaxing by the ocean, gardening, or classic sitting meditation, the effects are always there.

Visualize What You Want

How we vibrate is what we attract, and how we visualize is how we invite things to come to us. The power of intention is incredible and it's the first step to creating any small or big change in our lives, be it internal or external.

Setting an intention by daydreaming, journaling, or meditating sends a clear message to the Universe about what we need or want in our lives. Visualizing what we want strengthens the relationship we have with the Universe and opens us up to fresh spiritual downloads that can then further guide us on our journey. 

Release What is Holding You Back

While there will always be external obstacles on our way, many times, it is our own inner limitations that keep us stuck. This is why one of the best things we can do for ourselves is to be courageous enough to reflect on the patterns, beliefs, and thoughts that hold us back from truly thriving.

Here are some questions you can ask yourself to dig deeper:

• What beliefs are limiting me?
• What are my triggers trying to tell me?
• How is my behavior preventing me from getting where I want to be in life?
• What happens if I succeed?
• How would I act if this fear wasn’t holding me back? 

To get unstuck in life and bloom, we need to be ready to transform and face ourselves as we are. Raising awareness about ourselves allows us to improve the quality of our lives and elevate our perception.

It is important to do this inner work not from a place of blame, guilt, or self-judgment, but from a place of self-compassion, self-acceptance, and self-love.

Self-reflection works to expand your consciousness and is a chance to reframe how we see ourselves and our lives so we can release what is no longer serving us. Realizing what is holding us back is the first step to becoming the version of ourselves that we've always wanted to be. 

Recognize this as a chance for growth and remember to praise yourself every time you make progress on your soul-searching journey.

Eat High Vibrational Foods

An old saying says that we are what we eat. As a matter of fact, both our body and our mind are deeply affected by what we consume. Highly nutritious meals that are rich in fatty acids, minerals, and vitamins can heal, cleanse, and detoxify the body. They will also "feed" the mind, helping us feel energetically lighter.

Food, just like everything else, has a certain vibration.

• Organic food has a higher vibration than processed food.
• Vegetables, fruits, and legumes vibrate higher than red meat.
• The more natural the food you eat, the better.

Even a small positive change in diet will raise your frequency for the better.

Be Authentic & Creative

Have you ever genuinely stopped to ask yourself what makes your soul truly sing? If not, now is the time to do so. We are all conscious creators and we all hold creative power.

Solo travel. Collecting vintage records. Drawing. Dancing or theater. Solving riddles. Making collages. Experimenting in the kitchen.

Whatever it is that draws your attention, it is in your consciousness for a reason. Creative ideas are hints from the Universe that are put on our path for a purpose. one of powerful self-discovery and finding our path.

Being authentic is what you owe to yourself and it's also the very thing that will help you expand your consciousness. By choosing the thing that sparks our interest and following our heart in whatever direction it takes us, we open the doors to unimaginable personal transformation.

Being authentic and creative is not silly or time-wasting, but necessary to get to know who we truly are and the important key to expanding our consciousness. Taking a leap of faith and experimenting is what can reveal our soul’s purpose and help us lead a more meaningful life that is aligned with who we truly are.

Learn Something New

Sometimes, a change of mindset comes with a broadened perspective and new knowledge. By opening ourselves up to new knowledge, we challenge our previous beliefs and expand our horizons. No matter if it’s practical or theoretical knowledge, every new thing we learn has the power to shape our vision of reality.

So, next time you feel curious, follow your hunch. Be open to receiving new knowledge, and become aware of the new possibilities to learn and expand your consciousness that are presented to you.

• Tune in to conversations
• Listen to different perspectives
• Contemplate your own theories
• Listen to radio shows
• Watch interesting documentaries
• Join a new course

The more open you are to learning something new, the more you’ll feel your consciousness expand and old paradigms will be replaced with fresh perspectives. 

Spend Time in Nature

Unplugging from the busy world gives us the opportunity to gain mental clarity and peace of mind. When we get in touch with nature and away from distractions, we can reconnect with natural elements, raise our vibration, and practice mindfulness.

• A simple walk in nature or a calm day at the beach can give us the opportunity to truly pay attention to our thoughts.
• When out, take a moment to absorb as much sensory information as you can.
• Feel the sand, the sun, or the wind.
• Time in nature will help release thoughts that no longer serve you, and create more mental space for new ideas.

Practice Unconditional Love

Practicing unconditional love starts with ourselves and then expands to others. When we love unconditionally, we accept ourselves and others as we are and we release the need to attach love to our ego.

We all make mistakes and we are all flawed in our little ways, but we are all lovable. Just knowing this raises our awareness and improves the relationship we have with ourselves and others. Practicing unconditional love does not mean a lack of boundaries or staying in an unhealthy dynamic; it's an awareness that we can choose love and compassion over hatred or criticism. 

Love is an expansive energy, and it has the power to raise our vibration in an instant. When love is free of terms, conditions, or limitations, it is pure and incredibly healing. To practice unconditional love and expand your consciousness, you can start here:

Think about a specific person, and then ask yourself these questions...

• What makes a specific person in your mind so valuable and precious?
• Why are you grateful to have them in your life?
• If they have wounded you, how can you practice forgiveness?
• If they have been kind to you, how can you practice gratitude?

Go on an Adventure 

An adventure is any leap into the unknown and a calling to expand your consciousness. Going on an adventure, locally or overseas, creates a unique opportunity to learn from experience and gain deeper insight about society as a whole. But more that that, it teaches us about who we really are.

An adventure is a chance to learn what your needs and aspirations are. It is a chance to get inspired, broaden your horizons, gain new experiences, try new foods, and learn about new cultures and ways of thinking.

It is a consciousness expanding process of exploring differences and discovering how things function on the other side of your comfort zone and what you know to be true.

Read Enlightening Books

Spiritual, self-help, and inspirational books can help us reach new levels of awareness. Exploring different philosophies or even reading inspiring novels can change the lens we see the world through. Books that make us feel deeper and see the world from a new angle have the capacity to transform us mentally, spiritually, and emotionally. 

Get Out of Your Comfort Zone 

Getting out of your comfort zone can be incredibly rewarding. While staying where we feel safe is predictable, it also keeps us stagnant. That's why taking little steps to change our routine and investigate new options is the path to enrich our minds and transcend beyond current limitations.

• Try different activities you’ve never dared to do before.
• Join local groups.
• Try solo travel, hiking, local printmaking, or even skydiving

These are not only chances to gain fresh insight and expand your consciousness but they will also help you gain more confidence and discover how powerful and capable you are. Even little steps can make a change and extend our cognizance.

Always Strive for Growth

In the end, the mind that is always hungry for more is the mind that is constantly evolving. Appreciate the knowledge that you already have but acknowledge that there is always more that can be discovered.

Cultivating a growth mindset starts with a desire to find one’s true purpose. Here are some tips for harnessing it:

• Feed your curiosity and follow your passion whenever you get the chance.
• See pitfalls and mistakes as revelations and opportunities to improve.
• Know that every experience holds a valuable lesson. Constantly ask yourself: What can I learn from this experience?
• Reflect on how much you have grown and how you have evolved compared to where you were two years ago.
• Make vision boards and start small when achieving goals.
• Don’t be afraid to test old paradigms.
• Contemplate, reflect, and learn every time you get the chance.

When we shift our focus towards growth, we move our limitations and create space for more knowledge and elevated awareness.

Final Thoughts

Challenging ourselves to think beyond what we already know propels growth on so many levels. Taking small steps to expand our consciousness every day is necessary for transformation. It will ultimately lead us towards true inner bliss, improving the quality of our lives bit by bit.