Boost your immune system or manifest by incorporating the word 'because'.

Affirmations can be Marmite, meaning most people either love them or they don't. 

I found early in my meditation practise that when affirming, I could hear a cheeky inner voice that would say ‘no you're not!’ Or, ‘no you don't!’

There's one simple method I discovered in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) that really changed my relationship with affirmations. And it is very simple. 

Are you ready? 

Just add in the word 'because'... after each affirmation and finish the sentence. 

This means 'I am strong and powerful becomes 'I am strong and powerful because I eat healthy foods, I exercise and I make sure I get enough sleep'. 

To make the affirmation even more powerful you can list a number of actions that you did in the past which proves you are strong and powerful. 

So the reason why the word 'because' is so powerful is that it immediately shuts down the ego with historical facts which it cannot challenge. It really makes quite a big difference and I encourage you to try it. 

Even more fascinating is the science that can measure just how fast the cells in our bodies start to change and function more optimally just from saying a positive affirmation out loud. 

For boosting the immune system your affirmations could be ...

'My body is listening to everything I say and do and I'm feeling healthy because I ..... (examples could be - I gave myself credit for the hard work I put in, or, I reacted to a challenge with courage, I did something I never did before and it went well).

Feeling loved and being loving is another powerful way to boost your immune system. In a number of my Spiritual Guidance Readings, the intuitive messages touch on relationships so here is an affirmation for those of you who are interested in finding a partner. or would like to boost your immune system by increasing the feelings of love.

‘I deserve a loving relationship with the right partner because I’m lovable, secure in myself and feel good in myself now.’

Do you have your own ways to improve the effectiveness of affirmations? if you have a success story I would love to hear about it.