Your body is an instrument, and your emotions are the notes you play. The sound of your main tune expresses the tone of your life, be it happy and cheerful or sad and melancholy. Without your emotions, you would be like a machine, just doing your job. Each of us is a unique blend of emotional ingredients, and our life stories are an extension of our emotions. Freedom, security, prosperity, success, love and comfort are all emotions. If we deny our emotional nature or repress our emotional expression, then we can never be satisfied or fulfilled.

Most people are uncomfortable with their emotions. Discovering your emotional nature and learning to express a range of emotions leads to a satisfying, creative life.

Making the Sounds of Your Feelings

Learning to express your feelings means developing a new skill. Like learning to play an instrument, you have to practice in order to achieve any level of virtuosity.

If you have trouble expressing your emotions, I suggest that you try the following:

In the beginning, do this lying on your bed, on your side, in a semi-fetal position. After you are familiar with this exercise, you can do it sitting or standing with your eyes closed.

• Close your eyes, take a few deep breaths and imagine that you are traveling into your solar plexus.
• When you become aware of a pain, tension or any kind of feeling or sensation, make a sound, out loud, that describes what you are experiencing. At first your sounds may be very quiet as you develop the courage to express them. As you become familiar with the process, it will be easier for you to make loud sounds.

Here is another way to use sound to help you release.

• Stand with your feet comfortably apart, knees slightly bent. Start gently bobbing up and down, keeping your feet on the floor. Let your arms swing naturally with the movement. Close your eyes or keep them half-closed without focusing.
• As you bounce, sigh, moan or hum one note. Continue bouncing for a few minutes or more.

It's important to remember that there is no right or wrong way to do these emotion-releasing techniques. They are meant to allow you to say and do whatever is right for you. In the beginning, you may feel silly, embarrassed or reluctant to make any sounds. You have to overcome years of conditioning that told you to behave "properly" or not to express your emotions.

You can find many additional emotional release techniques in Build Your Money Muscles. Additional help is available in the book Be Set Free Fast.