Welcome back.
In this video I'm going to provide you with some really effective exercises that you can do to transform
your trading mindset into that of a mindful trader.
Now this first exercise can be done standing up or sitting down and pretty much anywhere at any time.
Now if you can sit in the meditation position which is the lotus position that's great.
If not it does not matter as long as you are comfortable and upright.
NOW ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BE STILL AND FOCUS ON YOUR BREATH FOR JUST ONE MINUTE.
So start by breathing in and out slowly.
Now each breath cycle should last for approximately six seconds.
Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth letting your breath flow effortlessly in and
out of your body.
Notice how your body starts to feel.
Notice how relaxed you begin to feel even after just a few breaths really try to relax and let go of
your thoughts let go of things that you have to do later or pending projects that need your attention.
Simply let thoughts rise and fall on their own accounts and be at one with your breath.
Try to watch your breath focus your senses of awareness on how it enters your body how it fills the
body with oxygen and life then watch with your awareness as it works its way up and out of your mouth
and its energy dissipates into the world.
Now initially I would like you to try to do this for just one minutes.
Remember each time your mind wanders.
Bring your thoughts back to focus and notice your breathing.
If you are someone who thought they'd never be able to meditate well guess what.
You are halfway there already.
Now if you enjoyed one minutes of this mind climbing exercise why not go on to try two or three minutes.
Now even just one minutes of this type of mindfulness can help you with your trading.
If you were to complete this exercise before starting your trading the longer you do it for the more
effective it is.
However please remember that this should not be a chore.
If you set yourself targets of too long then you may increase the probability of your mind wandering
so begin with one minute and then experiment with longer periods of two three or even five minutes.
Now when you really start to notice the benefits then you may naturally increase the time yourself organically
this next exercise is simple but incredibly powerful because it helps you notice and appreciate seemingly
simple elements of your environment in a more profound way.
The exercise is designed to connect us with the beauty of the natural environment something that is
easily missed when we are rushing around in the car or manically going about our daily activities.
Now I would like you to just choose a natural objects within your immediate environment and focus on
watching it for a minute or two.
Now this could be a photo and insects or even the clouds or tree outside in the garden.
Don't do anything except notice the thing that you're looking at simply relax into watching it for as
long as your concentration allows.
Look at this object as if you are seeing it for the very first time visually explore every aspect or
its formation and allow yourself to be consumed by its presence.
Allow yourself to connect with his energy and its purpose within the natural world.
Now when your mind does wander away from it don't be annoyed with yourself.
Simply shift your focus and attention back to the object so how long are you able to do this for.
Please try this now.
Now by in this exercise it trains your mind to be in the presence moments and alerts in the moments
rather than having runaway thoughts all over the place.
Now a successful trader should always be alert in the moments and presence by being 100 percent presence
also increases your intuition so you will notice that you become more aware of anything that may not
be right or that may change the trading situation.
For example if you are trading a tennis match you may become more alert to the fact that one player
may have picked up an injury or is having some kind of confidence issue.
Or if you are a forex trader you might pick up on a signal that you would have not ordinarily have seen
because you were not in the presence moments.
As I said earlier this is an incredibly effective exercise to train your mind to be presence in the
moments and is an essential building block to becoming a mindful trader.
So please do give it a go.