| aged 2, toddled into the changing room of the gym | | | | they’ll tell you is intuition, using it as the ability to |
| after spending an hour in the crèche. Here you are | | | | spot, and act confidently on an opportunity. |
| Charles, this the key, go and find mummy’s | | | | Trust Your Tum |
| locker. I said it with enthusiasm, it was an activity | | | | It’s not until after the event do we realise our |
| meant to keep him amused for the next twenty | | | | initial gut instinct was correct. Take a moment when |
| minutes whilst I showered. An endless sea of lockers | | | | making a decision to ask: what does my inner self |
| surrounded the room. Silently, he took the key, and | | | | say? Our deepest feelings surface around the naval |
| went straight to the locker with my possessions. How | | | | area. This is where we feel the emotional effects of |
| did he do that? Was it a lucky coincidence? Did he | | | | butterflies,’ fear, and elation. This is the hub |
| see through the wall where I put my clothes? Did I give | | | | of our emotional activity. It is in the stomach area and if |
| him an unconscious visual clue? | | | | you gently listen to it in your mind, you will hear exactly |
| Luck it may have been. Xray eyes — hmm not | | | | how you are feeling, it communicates your deepest |
| familiar with that one. An unconscious visual clue? I | | | | thoughts. Take a moment to notice it. |
| didn’t even know myself where my locker was. | | | | Listening to Yourself |
| Peering at the number without the aid of my glasses | | | | Take the time to listen to what you say to yourself. |
| was going to take me a while to find it. | | | | Most people have a party going on in their head; the |
| Intuition is a word associated with a mother’s | | | | chaos is challenging to decipher the babble holds up |
| knowing, a woman’s instinct, and having a good | | | | the decision process. If you listen to yourself |
| idea when someone is lying. In 2004 the US | | | | you’ll see how you spend most of the day |
| Department of Justice and FBI Training Academy took | | | | trying to justify why you are, or why you are not doing |
| police intuition seriously enough to sponsor a paper | | | | something. By listening to your thoughts they become |
| with The American Psychological Society titled: The | | | | clearer, more disciplined until the party becomes a |
| Nature and Influence of Intuition in Law | | | | library. In a library it is much easier to hear the gentle |
| Enforcement’. Many of their top law | | | | ebb and flow of your intuition. |
| enforcement officers put their success down to gut | | | | Notice |
| instinct.’ The paper toyed with the idea of | | | | Taking the time to notice the world around you will |
| teaching the skill of being more intuitive which then | | | | increase your ability to link with the your intuition and it |
| could be used to inform both practice and training of | | | | will train you to use your instinctual capabilities better. |
| police officers, intelligence agents, border guards, airport | | | | This is because you’ll notice tiny energy |
| screeners and all the other local, state and federal | | | | changes and impressions in order to define what |
| workers who are tasked with detecting people who | | | | something means. You are already aware of this |
| pose a threat to the American populace. | | | | when walking into a room and knowing the person |
| Is intuition something instinctual or can it be taught? | | | | present is in a bad mood. They have not said a word, |
| There is the confusing debate over left brain and right | | | | you have not seen their body language, but you can |
| brain activity. The verbal, sorting, detail-orientated side | | | | feel it. You are unconsciously sensing their vibe. |
| of the brain is to the left, the spatial intuitive nonverbal | | | | Noticing your environment increases your sensory |
| side is the right. The left brain is associated with logical | | | | ability very quickly, confidence in your intuition will |
| thinking. We think our ways into most decisions; | | | | increase tenfold. |
| Should I, shouldn’t I, buy that new pair of | | | | Imagination |
| shoes? Whereas the right brain is silent, it waits, | | | | Nowadays we all know imagination is important for |
| it’s the creative part of our psyche. Intuitive | | | | child development. There are stimulation toys and |
| impulses are generally thought to be right brain | | | | development aids in every supermarket and toy shop. |
| activities. Is this something we all have, and can | | | | Imagination remains important into your adult years as |
| develop? I believe the answer is yes. | | | | well. It helps the psyche experience pleasure beyond |
| How to get the right brain buzz — ways to | | | | external stimuli, as it creates opportunities for thinking |
| increase your intuition | | | | our way out of difficulties rather than worrying about |
| Intuition is generally quicker than thinking our way into | | | | them. If your imagination is open it is easier for you to |
| decisions. If you ask most successful entrepreneurs | | | | develop trust in your deeper senses rather than rely |
| what the key to success is, one of the key ingredients | | | | on your left brain logic to make all your decisions. |