Internationally renowned spiritual leader and New York Times bestselling author, Gabby Bernstein set to take the stage for a series of exclusive live events across Australia as part of her highly anticipated Change Your Life Tour in May.

After multiple bestselling books and manifesting masterclasses, Gabby is known worldwide for her inspiring tips and tricks for helping her readers unlock their inner powers and helping with personal growth. Below is her dos & don’ts on how to manifest your dream life and for even more make sure to check out her Manifesting Masterclass events happening in Brisbane, Melbourne & Sydney between 12th and 15th May!

What is manifesting?

“Manifesting is cultivating the experience of what it is that you want to feel — and then living and believing in that experience so that you can allow it to come into form. You can practice manifesting to attract whatever you want, whether that’s a successful business, better health, a relationship or even a material object.

Sometimes we manifest things far beyond our wildest dreams. So when manifesting, it’s important to stay open to possibilities that are beyond what you think you need. When you align with the loving energy of the Universe, there are no limits to what you can attract.”

how to manifest: the do’s and don’ts

DO decide what you want to manifest
What is it that you want? Become unapologetic about what you want. Own it. Believe it. Trust that it can be yours. Write it down right now. I want to be seen in the world in this way. I want to manifest love. I want to manifest abundance into my life.

The day before I got the call asking me to be on SuperSoul Sunday, I was sitting at my desk and this energy just moved through me, and I picked up a paper and a pen and I wrote, I am ready to be interviewed by Oprah.

No joke, literally the next day I received a phone call from her company saying, “We’d like to have you interviewed by Oprah on SuperSoul Sunday.” That’s how fast the Universe works! When you’re in alignment with what you want and you feel it, then you begin to effortlessly manifest it into your life. The Universe supports you.

DON’T expect to manifest exactly what you ask for
This may be the biggest manifesting misconception around. There’s this idea that all you have to do is make a vision board and write a thousand affirmations in your journal, and then the exact thing you desire will magically appear before you.

Vision boards and affirmations are great because they offer clarity. I love both of them! But by using those, we can get caught up in thinking that we know what’s best. We get very attached to a specific outcome or want things to happen on a particular timeline. When we do this, we cut off Universal guidance and shift into manic manifesting.

DO trust that the Universe has a plan better than yours

Manifesting isn’t about having complete control or satisfying all our short-term desires. True manifesting isn’t even about getting what we think we want. It’s about receiving what is of the highest good for all.

Don’t get me wrong; you will have experiences in which you’ll attract exactly what you want. But controlling outcomes to get just what you want isn’t the goal. Remember, your plan isn’t always the best plan.

For example, if all your meditations and affirmations are around landing a promotion at work, you might completely block a way better opportunity at a different company!

There is a plan greater than yours. When you surrender to the art of manifesting, you can trust that spirit is guiding you toward your desires — and much more.

DON’T try to “make it happen”
Trying to control and force things to happen is a deeply ingrained habit for many of us. If you’re on a spiritual path, you may have done some beautiful work to release this pattern. But the ego’s need to control is sneaky, and we can easily fall back into this pattern without realising it.

Even if you don’t really identify as a control freak (and I’ll be honest: I used to), there are some subtle ways that we try to control. If you: Sweat the small stuff, Ask a ton of people for their opinions before doing something, or Avoid dealing with things… then it’s likely you’re secretly trying to control your life.

Remember, the Universe has a plan far better than our own. You can stop controlling and start receiving by tapping into that guidance.

DO practice the spiritually-aligned action manifesting method
Manifesting is also known as co-creating because it’s a collaboration between you and the Universe. In Super Attractor, I teach a manifesting method that I intuitively developed and have applied in my own life. It’s called the Spiritually-Aligned Action Method.

DON’T manifest at a special time and place
Many folks think of manifesting as something they do only while in their Zen den (your special meditation space), on their meditation pillow, with every crystal lined up and candle lit. They spend some amount of time in that space meditating, journaling and doing whatever else helps them get aligned, feel good and connect to spirit.

When you compartmentalize your spiritual practices like this, you’re cutting off the flow of inspiration. Inspiration isn’t something we can feel only on a retreat, in a yoga class or at a religious service. We do ourselves a great disservice when we put it in a box and keep it separate from the rest of our life.

DO make manifesting part of your daily life
Manifesting is something we do continuously. In fact, we’re always manifesting and attracting — it’s just that we usually do it unconsciously.

Instead of saving your manifesting practices for “special” places and times, infuse them into your daily life. Commit to meditating every morning, even if that means sitting in stillness for a couple of minutes and tuning in with your breath.