| As a holistic practitioner and teacher, I have the | | | | intuitive than you give yourself credit for. |
| opportunity to work with many individuals. Through the | | | | 3. When thinking about those examples mentioned |
| years, learning how to tap more deeply into my intuitive | | | | above and remembering yourself in similar situations, |
| side for personal wisdom and guidance has been an | | | | try to recall exactly what state of being you were in |
| interesting journey of discovery. Many students and | | | | when it happened. |
| clients will look in awe when as I share information | | | | If you recalled having a creative idea or inspiration, |
| received. I'll chuckle, and tell them, "I used to have that | | | | what were you doing? Were you stressed out or |
| look too", until I realized to be gifted intuitively was not | | | | more relaxed? Were you engaged in an activity that |
| something passed out before birth to a select group of | | | | required your full concentration, or were you in a |
| more evolved beings. We all received this gift. | | | | comfortable, calm atmosphere? |
| How we have chosen to work with this, is strictly a | | | | Generally, when a person is in a more relaxed state of |
| personal decision. So if you are one of those sitting on | | | | being, when the logical, chattering side of the mind |
| the sidelines, salivating over others who can tap into | | | | grows quieter, this opens the gateway for |
| their inner guidance easily, thinking you were not | | | | communication with the subconscious, which allows |
| selected for this role. Drop the restricting belief! It is | | | | intuition to be recognized and heard. If you are one |
| something you can do, but you need to make the | | | | who describes yourself as not able to turn off the |
| choice to just do it. | | | | mental chatter-try this: be a detached observer, listen |
| As one begins working consistently, it becomes easier | | | | without attachment to the talk. I like to describe it as if I |
| to learn how to access this inside information. So, now | | | | were sitting in front of a TV watching CNN, just |
| I would like to share some of the things I have found | | | | watching the tag lines at the bottom of the screen go |
| helpful to activate this process, they are summarized | | | | by...eventually the incessant thoughts will stop coming, |
| below: | | | | and you will be peering at a blank screen... |
| 1. Intuition is not a special gift for a selected group of | | | | This is also like daydreaming-- giving your mind |
| people. It is a gift we are all given as part of our | | | | permission to relax and take a break. It takes time to |
| birthright. Some choose to open the gift and work with | | | | cultivate the ability to get into this state, but the more |
| it, others choose to put it on a shelf and forget about it, | | | | you practice, the quicker you can arrive there at each |
| others may be apprehensive about opening it, allowing | | | | attempt. |
| it to stay under wraps until a later time...Think about this | | | | 4. All intuitive ability is not the same...as mentioned |
| analogy and how it may apply to you... | | | | above, we all are gifted with this ability, but how we |
| 2. Accessing the ability to receive intuitive information is | | | | perceive it is not the same in everyone. For some it will |
| easier than we think, and is already in use in our day to | | | | be like watching a TV screen with clear images, for |
| day lives. We may not give it credit when we have | | | | others it may be more like a quick running slide show, |
| used this information, simply because it may have | | | | others may experience it as if they are listening to a |
| come to us in very ordinary circumstances, rather than | | | | radio, and still others, it may affect them as a feeling. |
| appearing with all the bells and whistles. | | | | One way is not better than the other. These modes of |
| Now just think about it...have you ever planned on | | | | expression may vary at times. The best thing to do is |
| going some place and then suddenly had a change of | | | | to learn to trust the intuitive information as it comes in. |
| mind for no apparent reason, or decided to change the | | | | Sometimes the understanding is known immediately, |
| direction or route you were taking? Only to have | | | | but at other times it will become apparent at a later |
| discovered later on how fortunate you were to have | | | | date. |
| missed an accident or a traffic jam. We will never | | | | Here is an example of a time just recently that I |
| know how many people were using intuitive guidance | | | | received an intuitive message... |
| on September 11, 2001 when the Twin Towers were | | | | I had just finished my morning walk at the park, got into |
| struck, and they had decided for some reason not to | | | | my van, looked at my bottle of water, then thought |
| be there when they normally would have been. | | | | "Oh I'll drink it later!" I drove about 1 minute away to the |
| How many times during your life have you had a | | | | grocery store located right next the park where I had |
| creative idea, an inspiration or solution to a problem | | | | just been. As I approached the store, an elderly couple |
| that appeared out of nowhere? We all have | | | | was exiting. The wife said to the husband "If you wait |
| encountered this experience, which is intuition at work. | | | | until you are thirsty to drink, then it's too late." I mentally |
| Have you ever had what feels like a gut reaction | | | | thanked the woman for the message, did my shopping, |
| about something or someone in relation to one of your | | | | then drank the bottle of water as soon as I got back |
| children? This again is intuition. | | | | into the car. |
| Want to take a nap and wake up in an hour but don't | | | | Do I believe this was a coincidence? Most certainly! |
| have an alarm clock around? Just state before | | | | But I view a coincidence as something that is meant to |
| nodding off, I want to wake up in X amount of minutes. | | | | happen, not a random event. This was an intuitive |
| The message is relayed to the subconscious, which | | | | message for me, sent through this couple as a |
| will wake you up at the designated time. | | | | reminder of something I was working on to increase |
| Have you ever found yourself saying, "I had an | | | | (my water consumption). |
| epiphany today!" or maybe you heard someone else | | | | These messages can come to us in any number of |
| say it...this is a direct result of inner guidance or intuition | | | | ways: through the words of a song, a billboard |
| at work. | | | | message, an overheard conversation, a magazine ad, |
| Any time you say, " I can't explain it, I just have this | | | | etc. The trick is to be open to receive them...by fine |
| feeling about.." you are expressing yourself intuitively. | | | | tuning our awareness.. |
| The next time you start to say "I don't have intuitive | | | | So maybe during the next few weeks, you can work |
| ability." stop and take a moment to examine some | | | | on fine-tuning your awareness....you just might be |
| ordinary happenings in your life and you may be | | | | surprised at what you are learning! |
| surprised to find that you are to the contrary, more | | | | |