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Intuition, YOUR VIBRATIONS Vol. 2, No. 4 - 4.23.08 Hello! Do you recognize your intuition? For example, have you ever unexpectedly had a sense that you should go somewhere, or call someone? I rely pretty heavily on my intuition and I recently learned a great new way to access it to anwer difficult questions in my life. I will describe the process in the article below, entitled Dance for Answers. I have been puzzling over my little daughter's slow digestion for years. She has been taking a daily laxative for a very long time, and none of my best efforts to help wean her from it have helped at all. This situation has really disturbed and concerned me! It's funny how, when I am working with other people I can easily see connections that are not evident to them, but here I am, working with one of the most important people in the world to me and I can't think outside the box! Using Dance for Answers, I discovered that my daughters issues may not be about what is obvious, like what she eats and drinks. They may stem from difficulties I experienced during my pregnancy and right after her birth. That came out of left field for me. But I followed up on the possibility, have spoken to some doctors about it, and we are in the process of changing our course of action for her. I don't know yet whether this will be the complete answer for her or not, but it has certainly helped me to broaden the way that I think about health issues. And that is one thing I love about intuition! What I gain from it may not be linearly clear, but it is always valuable! I hope the information below is helpful and inspires you to work more with your own intuition, no matter how much you already do! And remember, Reiki is a GREAT way to enhance your intuition. About IntuitionPerhaps you have had an intuitive impulse that you can't explain, for example, to take a different route home. Your intuition is a part of your self that connects to your conscious self and, not only protects you, but also helps you to achieve your goals and stay on your spiritual path. Intuition is a powerful and important tool to live the life of your dreams. Unfortunately, in our see-it-to-believe-it world, we are not taught to strengthen and use our intuition to our best advantage. Think about it, if you were setting out on an important trip with a number of other people, if it cost a lot of money to prepare for, and you suddenly had a strong intuitive sense that you should cancel that trip, it might be very difficult to decide to follow your intuition, but it would be even harder to convince your friends and family about it! Some of us sometimes find it hard to attune to our intution. This happens especially for people who are actually very sensitive to it, who may have had a frightening or hurtful experience because of it. My friend Ivonne, as a child, once dreamt that her family would be in an accident. She didn't tell anyone about it because it was "just a dream," but it left her feeling uneasy. When her family did have an car accident starting out their vacation, Ivonne felt that she had somehow caused the accident. That experience made her deny her intuitive connection, shut it off, for many years. Because intuition is such an important tool to keep us on the right track, it is not difficult to open ourselves up to it, once we decide to do it. The decision is important. And then, following up with an openness to our feelings and senses, paying attention to the quick thoughts we have and dismiss. We have to be willing to follow our intuition, or what we think might be it, in order to receive more intuitive information. That means that, if you feel, think, hear, or see something that indicates you should take that alternate route home, you need to do it. You may never know what could have happened if you took the reguar route home, but you will have sent a clear message to yourself that your intuition is an important factor in your decision-making process, and that will only strengthen your relationship to that part of yourself! Dance for AnswersIntuition can be really helpful when you have to make important decisions in your life or when you have questions that feel difficult to answer. Using your intuition to answer questions is premised on the fact that you already have all the answers, it is just that your conscious mind does not know that. When you dance for answers, you ask yourself a question and then let your body move however it is inspired to, observing it at the same time. In the movements, you can find metaphors and make connections that lead you to the answer. To do this, find a private space and a time when you will not be disturbed. It helps to practice interpreting complex thoughts with your body first, so try using your body to show yourself the following ideas:
Think of metaphors that have meaning to you, for example, what does a rose stand for to you? "Show yourself" a rose. Do a few others. Now you are ready. Stand in the center of the space, take three deep breaths and intend to answer your question with your body. Now ask yourself the question, out loud, or mentally. Observe your body, notice what movements you feel inclined to make and let yourself flow. As you move, be on the lookout for metaphors. You will know when you see one, and you will know when you have the answer you will get. Don't forget, though, sometimes the answer is not what you want it to be and it could also be. . . nothing! Good luck dancing for answers. Let me know how it goes! Wishing you peace and joy,
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