The Power of the Mind | Life Design Course pt.1

Name: The Power of the Mind | Life Design Course pt.1
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Tap into the true power of your heart and mind and create a beautiful life for yourself and others.

Created byMichaël Bijker

Last updated 12/2025

English

What you'll learn

Tap into the manifesting power of the mind
Learn the true power of being a human being
Meditation techniques to purify mind and heart
Powerful breathing techniques to create health, focus and strength
Several movement practices to open up and strengthen
The true path of manifestation techniques

Course content

5 sections • 38 lectures • 7h 2m total length

Introduction to the Life Design Course (Longer version)2:51
A short introduction to this course in which you will learn you have so much more power than you think and to use one on the greatest powers of the mind: The power to create.
How the mind affects your reality9:45
In this video we will see how your state of mind has a tremendous effect on how well the body functions. We will also see how the mind determines what you choose and create in your life.
Introduction to the breathing sessions1:44
How and why to breathe properly? In this video Michaël will explain you the benefits and reasons for breathing well.
SESSION: Energy Awakening Spinal Breathing explained13:23
Summary
A very powerful breathing technique that will open up all systems in the body, the mind and energy system. This breathing technique is great to start our journey into becoming able to become aware of a higher self and to start manifesting and designing harmony and beauty in our life.

Benifits:
Opens up and strengthens respiratory system.
Oxygenates and increases the vitality of all the organs and tissues
Stimulates blood flow throughout the body
Opens the heart area
Opens up the nervous system and spine
Clears the mind
Energizes the entire body and mind
Awakens dormant Kundalini energy
Experiencing life through the filters of your mind3:18
Not only does the mind greatly affects your physical state of being, it also determines how you perceive and experience this reality, the things you will choose for yourself and the possibilities you see.
SESSION: Energy Awakening Spinal Breath - Deeper layers within18:53
With this powerful breathing practice you will open up, strengthen and energize both mind, body and spirit.
Happiness is an inside job4:03
Happiness happens within yourself, so learn to work on it there.
What you don't learn in school1:32
We learn a lot of wonderful things in school, unfortunately nothing about how to train and calm the mind. How to create inner peace, reduce stress and to use the great potential of manifesting in life.

5 minute warmup6:16
Before doing the meditation and breathing sessions make sure you have opened up the body and energy system. In this 5 minute session you will open up, strengthen and connect with mind and body.
SESSION: Breathing space11:28
Summary
Starting off with the very basics of breathing, learn to connect with the different breathing muscles to make your breathing deep.
Even if you have practiced a long time yoga before or stronger breathing practices, it is still a great session to relax and connect.
Benefits
Open up the breathing system
Gain control over breathing muscles
Calm down and relax mind & body
Trains the mind to become focused
SESSION: Breathing more space14:41
Another very gentle, yet profound breathing and meditation session.
Importance of learning 3 step breathing/ Yogic breathing1:07
In this course you will learn to breathe more than air, you learn to move awareness and energy with your breath from the belly (your connection with the physical realm) to the heart (your connection with other living beings) to the head (your connection with a your higher Self and deeper understanding of this reality.
For that it is essential to learn proper 3 step/ yogic breathing first.
SESSION: 3 Step Breathing11:12
Summary
Going further into deepening the breath and connecting with the breathing system. This is the foundation of the rest of the course. Learning to control the breath = learning to control the mind.
Benefits
Gain control over breathing system
Oxygenating the body
Great preparation for meditation
Training the mind to become focused
SESSION: Whole body breathing15:14
Summary
Going further into deepening the breath and connecting with the breathing system. This type of breathing is the foundation of several other breathing and meditation techniques we will do in this course. Learning to control the breath = learning to control the mind.
Benefits
Gain control over breathing system
Oxygenating the body
Great preparation for meditation
Training the mind to become focused
Smiling with the heart (An important video from the QiGong course)1:50
Keeping a gentle, kind and relaxed state of mind in your practice and in all aspects of life. This will give acceptance, forbearance and joy in your life. In this lecture Michaël will explain why this is so important and how to apply this in your practice.

SESSION: Full movement, breathing & meditation session 146:10
A complete session with:
Strengthening and opening movements
Breathwork
Meditation
Subtle and gross layers of reality6:10
In this video Michaël will explain all about how our body consists of a gross (larger scale) layer; the flesh, blood, muscles, all the physical parts of our being. And the more subtler layers like energy in nervous system and cells, mind, emotions consciousness and how it all relates to each other.
Expanding and releasing with gentle breathing - Explained2:44
Now that we have mastered the simple whole body breathing technique, we are going to apply this to the subtler layers of our being as well. Learn to breathe kindly with full awareness into the body, mind and heart and then let go with the breaths of the most subtle layers of your being.
SESSION: Expand and release with the breath11:29
Strong vs gentle breathing and moving practices7:12
There has to be a balance in breathing, yoga and qigong practices in doing techniques on a gross/ dynamic level and more subtle/ gentle level. In this video Michaël will explain how and why this is so important.
Everything you repeat you become better at2:05
When you repeat a certain action you become better at it right? Patterns in the brain that are fired together will start to get stronger and stronger, this goes for the positive patterns, but also for the negative ones. Learn to create new, healthy patterns in your mind, emotional system and your life.
Guidelines for doing the breathing and meditation sessions7:23
Bandhas/ Energy locks - explained21:23
Summary
The word bandha means to check, obstruct, lock. With these techniques you learn to block the flow of blood and energy in some areas of the body and to direct it upwards. A Bandha can be described as the damming up of a river, by doing this we can expand, open and strengthen the flow of energies through the body.

Benefits
Cleanses and opens up energy systems in the body
Gives strength and vitality
With these techniques one can push energy upwards to brain
Deepens ones meditation practice
SESSION: Energy spinal breath and connecting with the centers19:56
A powerful breathing session with 3 rounds of 15 - 21 - 21 Energy Awakening Spinal breaths and slow, gentle yogic breaths in between to harmonise and center.
What is success5:08
What is true success in life? How much time in your daily life are you actually using to achieve that? What is your true goal and how can you achieve that?

Diet and daily routines2:57
Throughout the day we can apply all these practices we learn on this course and create a state of balance, focus and inner peace in everything that we do.
Daily life routine schedule1:38
It is very important to apply all the practices you have learned in your daily life. Here is a list of tips and tricks for healthy, balanced and living from your full potential.
Tapping into the source3:09
There is a great source of creative power within. A divine source of abundance and power to manifest. Learn to connect with it.
Cultivating gratitude1:45
Everyday throughout the day wire your brain to feel what is already good in your life and to feel OK-ness and gratitude.
SESSION: Self guided Energy Awakening Spinal breath and 3 step breathing session32:37
Now you know the techniques, learn to do it yourself. A self-guided session with specially composed meditation music and a timer on 20 minutes. Sit for longer if you can.
In the next part....0:33
See here what you can expect in the next part of the course.

SESSION: Complete Movement - Breathing - Meditation session 254:51
A complete movement - breathing - meditation session to create health, strength, wisdom and abundance
SESSION: Complete Movement - Breathing - Meditation session 341:16
A complete movement - breathing - meditation session to create health, strength, wisdom and abundance
How to sit correctly for Breathing and meditation sessions4:46
How to end the breathing and meditation sessions3:29
Some practical advice on how to do the breathing and meditation sessions properly to get most out of them.
5 Tibetan rites12:43
Five Tibetan Rites
5 wonderful techniques to increase strength and vitality. Combining breathing and movement for a complete warmup to strengthen and open up all systems in the body with numerous benefits! This is my personal favorite.

Benefits
Opens up all energy systems in the body
Gives strength and vitality
Relieves stress
Strengthens the core and back
14 minute yoga opening up and strengthening session14:59
Life Awareness Breathwork Retreats Portugal1:18

Requirements

Internet access
Willingness to learn
An open mind

Description

Your mind is the most powerful tool you will ever need to create a magnificent life for yourself and others. Your state of heart determines how you perceive your reality, what you choose in life, and the situations you create for yourself. There is such a tremendous, God given power within.
Unfortunately, most people are not using this tool, but they are being lived by a restless mind and a turbulent emotional system. When there are blockages, tensions, negative emotions, restlessness, etc. stuck in the mind and heart, it will project those states of being into your life.

This is a 3 part course in which you will learn the powerful techniques to clean, energize and harmonize heart and mind to tap into the power and use it in the best possible way. Create peace, richness, and wisdom and manifest a meaningful life for yourself and others to create a beautiful world.

Real change in this world will happen from within.

In this manifestation course you will learn several breathing techniques like:

- Energy Awakening Spinal Breathing
- Ocean breath
- 'Cleansing of the heart' breath
- Energy rising breath
- Third eye breathing

You will learn several physical exercises to open up and strengthen mind and body.
- 5 Tibetan rites
- 5-minute opening up and cleansing practice
- Yoga asana session
- QiGong movement practice

You will learn several meditation and manifestation techniques like:

- Creating acceptance and connection with the Now
- Cleansing of the heart
- Focus the mind
- Ho'oponopono. A Hawaiian cleansing technique to reset and cleanse the emotional system and mind
- Generating gratitude and forgiveness
- Tapping into the power of manifestation
- and more techniques

Take back the God-given power that you have within and start shining light into this world.

Who this course is for:

People that want to train their minds to create a better life and a better world
Learn to use the minds full potential
Clear and strengthen heart and mind

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How your state on mind affects your reality8 lectures • 55min

Essential for breathing (For those that are beginner of breath work/ pranayama)7 lectures • 1hr 2min

Connecting with the heart and mind10 lectures • 2hr 10min

Taking time to keep mind and heart energised and clean6 lectures • 43min

EXTRA7 lectures • 2hr 13min

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