Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, world leading researcher in positive psychology, was the first to study, record and subsequently name flow. He describes flow as, “Being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. Your whole being is involved, and you're using your skills to the utmost.”

It’s an incredibly rewarding experience - in fact, a flow state is one of the most happy and productive states human beings can be in. But getting there can be tricky - like all great things it will require practise.

One of the best ways you can help yourself get into flow is by establishing a mental trigger. That is, each time you sit down to attempt to go into a flow state, do something simple you can repeat. It could be repeating a mantra, taking three deep breaths, even tapping your knee twice - whatever it is, do the exact same thing each time you begin getting into a flow state.

Do this for long enough and you’ll create a cue for your brain. Once the trigger is established, your brain will quickly act accordingly (by getting into flow) the moment you enact the cue.

Mary & I have been doing this with our meditation practise for years, and can now trigger a deep state of relaxation and inner peace in less than a minute by using our triggers. It takes a little time to bed into your subconscious, but believe me when I tell you it works brilliantly!