9. Who says you have to be a human being? The Jews are compared to many animals. How does it feel to daven as a mighty lion or as a swift deer? (Note: these particular visualizations are my own idea and do not derive from the Piaseszner.)
10. Use your body vigorously: clap your hands, sway, raise your arms.
11. Sense yourself filled with feeling. Imagine standing in the Presence of G-d. What does that feel like? What does that look like? Where does that take place?
12. Employ these techniques at least in part every time you say an asher yatzar blessing (after leaving the bathroom) or a blessing after eating food.
13. No matter how powerful, techniques always require mindfulness. If you have failed to meet your expectations today, it is only because, unlike Superman, you cannot leap buildings at a single bound. Expect your growth to take time. It might take a long time. It might take a very long time. It might take much longer than you would have ever expected. It might take your entire lifetime. That’s ok! By focusing on your davening growth, you are constantly changing and improving. And it’s going to take as long as it’s going to take.
14. Go back to this again and again. Remember the Piaseszner’s promise: it is possible, it is reasonable to expect to be able to arouse your kavanah every single time you daven. Never accept a goal lower than this.
15. As you are davening, do not critically inspect your kavanah for imperfections and flaws. Accept any level of kavanah gratefully and happily. Remember: even if your feeling was artificially aroused, on a much deeper level, your soul expressed its genuine desire to serve G-d. The more you engage in this, the more will you bring your soul to the fore.
Good luck — hatzlachah rabbah!
