Want to live your dream life? The key to having it ~all~ is through manifesting. Whether it’s visualising a luxe trip to Mykonos, working out issues with your mum, or ace-ing your next exam, you can make it happen. We recently chatted with a spiritual coach, Maria Leonard, who developed her own program, Life Scripting, to teach you how to become a pro at manifesting.
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While other girls read The Babysitters Club, Maria loved reading books on horoscopes and energy.
Learn more about Life Scripting below…
Cosmo ME: What is manifesting?
Maria Leonard: Every time you think a thought, the Universe matches your thought in your reality. If you think to yourself, “I’ll never get a promotion in my company”, then the Universe will serve that to you and you’ll be stuck in your current position.
In order to create the reality you *want* to live in, I’ve created my manifesting tool, Life Scripting, to teach you how to put out the right thoughts, emotions, and actions to get it. The Universe always responds. If you want that job promotion, you can get it.
A lot of people believe that manifesting is only about thinking positive thoughts but there’s so much more to it. In order to become a magical manifester, it’s super important to clear the blocks that are standing in your way either through breathwork or energy work. It’s so much fun.
C: How does Life Scripting help us with manifesting?
ML: Life Scripting teaches you to take your power back and be in charge of co-creating your reality with other living beings. Once you know the tools, you use them without feeling helpless or hopeless. Since energy is everything, using our energy wisely and accurately will give us the power to script and create our lives.
It uses breath, energy, intuition, and words to raise your vibe and help you become a pro at manifesting and self-healing. Anyone can learn Life Scripting. All you need to do is ~want~ to take charge of your life and achieve your goals.
C: So, how can you use manifesting in your everyday life?
ML: Here are a few things you can all do daily and notice changes immediately.
1. Cleanse their space with air elements such as palo santo, sage, frankincense, or sandalwood. Cleansing the energy around you is critical in helping you manifest.
2. Do daily gentle 20 connected breathing, about three to five times a day. Just sit with your feet on the ground, spine straight, and connect the inhale and exhale without any pauses or gaps in between. This can energize you and cleanse your energy centers.
3. Write down what you want to manifest by starting your sentences with I am, I have, I feel. Write as many sentences as you can using these three prompts. Do this for a minimum of 40 days and notice the changes. Always write your first name after “I.” For example, I Maria am living my best life. I Maria have the right people in my life. I Maria feel excited about my day.
4. A bit of visualization always helps. Visualize golden energy around you like a ball of light protecting your aura. Do this before you leave the house and after your shower.
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C: Can you use manifesting to ace an exam or go on an overseas holiday?
ML: Absolutely. Energy follows thought. You first cleanse your energy, do some breathing and then grab a paper and pen and script the scenario in detail of what you want. I recommend not putting a date or time and instead using the word “now”.
For example, I Maria have the best grades now. I Maria am enjoying my best holiday now. Do it daily, don’t give up, it’s like planting a seed and watering it. It always works, we just need to trust, keep the visualization, and feeling of acing it going and be patient.
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C: Can you manifest working out issues with your family and friends?
ML: Yes you can. Every issue can be resolved once you have let go of that energy which is usually some form of attachment to anger, sadness, resentment, or guilt. Also, getting to breathe out the suppressed emotions that are causing the issues is necessary to help your mind to be clearer, be more of an observer, and manifest a better relationship dynamic.
C: Are there any common misconceptions about Life Scripting?
ML: I have heard a few. For example, one popular misconception is that Life Scripting is only writing things down to manifest. That’s just a small part of it. Words have power and how you speak to yourself, to others, and the universe plays a huge role in manifesting your reality.
Another one is that Life Scripting is a meditation process. Meditation again is a part of it and in general has many ways to practice it. In Life Scripting it’s more guided healing meditations which are just like energy work, instead of using your hands to send energy, you are using words to command the energy to move. Remember energy follows thought, or energy goes where intention goes.
The last one I would say is being mindful of the energy of our space, i.e. room, house, office, shop, and how to keep it energetically clean. Use ancient practices to utilise the corners and directions of the space to manifest and bring healthy positive energy into our lives.
C: What do you think holds Cosmo girls back from living their best life?
ML: They most probably have forgotten how amazing they are. Worthiness and how much they deserve to live their best life is often the root of holding them back in life. Your best life is your birthright and you have the power to create it. This should be your lifelong mantra, key phrase, your middle name if you will.
Giving other people power over your value, or putting them on a pedestal takes so much of your energy away, hence you become a victim and don’t live life fully.
C: How can people connect with you and sign up for your Life Scripting course or services?
ML: My website and social media pages have all the updates on my workshops, masterclass series and trainings, as well as my one to one sessions. The good thing is both online and in person are available and possible. It’s just a personal preference. I work with clients internationally and you can see how at the core we are all the same, we have similar wants and needs and we also have the same power to make our life amazing.
Your journey in life is unique, don’t compare to anybody else’s. Take charge of it now and let it unfold in ways you never thought is possible. Life is a gift and truly amazing.
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