Awakening our inner-knowing

Happy Halloween! I didn’t grow up in the tradition of celebrating Halloween. It has always surprised me that people feel fascinated with decorating their houses with the goriest ornaments and give themselves permission to celebrate the darkest part of our shadows for a few weeks of the year.

Too often, I have been scolded and ostracized for embracing my inner witch, that part of myself that can perceive what doesn’t make sense and connect with what can’t be explained. But since I was a child, I learned to make peace with that way of relating to the world. Intuition is my guiding light and a prominent part of my identity.? ?Even when sometimes I have lost relationships for being open about my intuitive perceptions – as I have deepened some precisely because of it- nothing has caused more suffering than negating my intuition.

But what is intuition?

Should we fear it like people feared witches in the 17th century?

I hope you are laughing with me just hearing this aloud. Intuition is related to magic because it implies a knowing that escapes logical thinking, but it doesn’t involve potions, crystal balls, or altering the course of destiny.

Intuition is an inner-knowing,

A truth that invades us and tastes like peace - even when it brings gloomy news. In that way, intuition is the opposite of fear. Just as faith, intuition asks us to believe in something we can’t see or explain, but we know a greater source out there who sees the bigger picture has our back no matter what. Intuition is seeing a person for the first time and knowing they will play an essential role in our life; it is leaving a place because we don’t feel safe; talking to an unknown person because there is something we need to learn from them, or calling that friend that just popped on our minds; perhaps jumping on a professional or relational opportunity that seems reasonably crazy. Our brains, which love linear decision-making, insist we separate possibilities into pros and cons, into feasible and impossible. Intuition doesn’t question because the truth resonates deeply in every part of our being.

How can we develop our intuitive power? Or is It only reserved for “crazy” people?

Here are some ways you can connect to your intuition:

1. Be present: Intuition provides an internal whisper that we can only listen to when we pay attention. It finds its way through silence. That requires us to shut up our mental banter. So, meditate and pray often, be in contact with nature, disconnect from electronics, be comfortable pausing constant flows of external information, and ask your mind to calm down until your ears notice the whispering intuition.

2. Learn to read your body: Intuition is not a psychic power but a sophisticated reading of our own bodies. When we learn to recognize how it feels in our bodies when we are in the presence of someone who disrupts our peace or when we feel excited or curious, we start listening to that inner wisdom, which is accessible way before our minds can process it. One of my favorite tools to teach my coaching clients is The Body Compass so that they can get so attuned to their physical sensations that they learn to make decisions that resonate with their authentic selves, as big as leaving a job or as small as to move priorities on their to-do list.

3. Stop doubting your gut: when we have a quick thought or feeling about something and disregard it, we lose trust in our intuitive capacity. List ten moments when your intuition led you to the correct path. See how your intuition has always been there?

4. Validate yourself: when surrounded by people who constantly invalidate our feelings, we stop trusting ourselves, which has terrible consequences for our self-esteem, sense of identity, and self-confidence. If this has been your case, find the people that do not make you second-guess yourself. Intuition does not rely on external validation. On the contrary, it requires self-endorsement. But when we hear constantly that what we feel is wrong or what we experienced isn’t true, we stop listening to ourselves. So, reclaim your inner knowing.

5. Accept that every person has a right to their intuition: The same way we are negatively affected by invalidation, we can also become agents to support our loved ones in developing their intuitive abilities. Trust when someone tells you how they feel or experience something, even if you disagree. Our truth may not be everyone’s truth, and it can still be valid. Show up in the world with an open heart to accept others’ experiences and see how that bears fruits for you and the collective.

Are you ready to embrace your intuitive nature?

In my experience, our lives seem quite magical and infinite when we welcome intuition into it. I would love to hear about a time when intuition led you to a moment of clarity. And if you need extra help, I am here to help you connect to that side of yourself

Peace, love, and many magical moments that can’t be explained.

Alfonsina

If you or someone you know may benefit from connecting to their body to increase their intuition, check my website to see if that is something that resonates with you and to learn about ways we could work together .

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