Vishen Lakhiani on the 6-Phase Meditation, Bending Reality & Upgrading Your Mind
Founder and CEO of Mindvalley, one of the world's largest personal growth platforms. Author of 'The Code of the Extraordinary Mind' and 'The Buddha and the Badass.' Creator of the 6-Phase Meditation.
Vishen Lakhiani, founder of Mindvalley, created the 6-Phase Meditation used by millions worldwide. Explore his insights on combining visualization, gratitude, and intention to create a complete mental upgrade system.
Editorial note: Hypnothera is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Vishen Lakhiani. This page summarizes public work and related search intent to help readers compare hypnosis, meditation, NSDR, and guided-audio approaches.
Key Insights
Structured Meditation for Real Results
Lakhiani's 6-Phase Meditation provides a clear structure that addresses multiple aspects of mental well-being in a single session: emotional healing (compassion, forgiveness), positive mindset (gratitude), and goal achievement (visualization, intention). This comprehensive approach mirrors a well-designed hypnosis session.
Question Your Mental Programming
Lakhiani's concept of 'brules' highlights that many of our beliefs and limitations are culturally programmed — not chosen. Recognizing and replacing these unconscious programs is the first step to mental freedom, a process that both conscious reflection and subconscious reprogramming (through meditation or hypnosis) can facilitate.
Visualization + Emotion = Change
Lakhiani emphasizes that visualization works best when combined with genuine emotion — feeling what it would be like to achieve your goal, not just picturing it. This principle is well-established in neuroscience and is a core component of effective hypnotic suggestion.
What Vishen Says
Lakhiani's 6-Phase Meditation combines six distinct mental practices — compassion, gratitude, forgiveness, visualization, intention-setting, and blessing — into a single 15-minute daily practice. This structured approach makes meditation practical and goal-oriented rather than abstract.
Source: The Code of the Extraordinary Mind, 2016
According to Lakhiani, most people are operating under 'brules' (bullshit rules) — cultural programming that limits what they believe is possible. Upgrading your mind means questioning these inherited beliefs and replacing them with empowering ones through deliberate mental practice.
Source: The Code of the Extraordinary Mind, 2016
Lakhiani teaches that visualization is not wishful thinking — it's deliberate mental rehearsal that prepares the brain and body to achieve specific outcomes. When combined with emotional engagement, visualization creates real neurological change.
Source: Mindvalley programs and talks
How This Connects to Your Practice
Lakhiani's structured meditation approach — combining visualization, emotional engagement, and intention-setting — is very similar to how Hypnothera sessions are designed. Both use guided mental imagery with emotional involvement to create neurological change. Hypnothera adds AI personalization to tailor each session to your specific goals, making the practice even more targeted and effective.
Try a Free Personalized SessionRecommended Sources
The Code of the Extraordinary Mind
book · 2016
The Buddha and the Badass
book · 2020
Mindvalley — 6-Phase Meditation program
video · 2016
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Vishen Lakhiani's 6-Phase Meditation?
The 6-Phase Meditation is a structured 15-minute practice that combines six distinct mental exercises: compassion (love and kindness), gratitude (appreciation for what you have), forgiveness (releasing resentment), visualization (seeing your ideal future), intention-setting (defining daily goals), and blessing (sending positive energy outward). It's designed to be practical and results-oriented.
How does Mindvalley's approach relate to hypnosis?
Both Mindvalley's meditation approach and hypnosis use guided visualization, emotional engagement, and positive suggestion to create change. The 6-Phase Meditation's structure — relaxation followed by targeted mental imagery — is similar to a hypnosis session's structure of induction followed by suggestion. Both leverage the same neurological mechanisms.
What are 'brules' according to Lakhiani?
'Brules' (bullshit rules) are culturally inherited beliefs that limit what you think is possible. Lakhiani teaches that most people's mental limitations are not based on reality but on unconscious programming from family, education, and culture. Both conscious reflection and subconscious reprogramming (through meditation or hypnosis) can help identify and replace these limiting beliefs.
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