{"id":26,"date":"2010-11-20T00:08:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-20T00:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/practicalspirituality\/2010\/11\/the-art-of-intuition.html"},"modified":"2010-11-20T00:08:00","modified_gmt":"2010-11-20T00:08:00","slug":"the-art-of-intuition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/practicalspirituality\/2010\/11\/the-art-of-intuition.html","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Intuition"},"content":{"rendered":"


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If you wanted to be great at a sport, a natural
\nnecessity in your training would involve first assessing what muscles and
\nsystems of the body you’ll use most, and then building an exercise plan around
\nthat information. In fact, you would likely need physical conditioning before
\nyou could even take certain risks, or take more challenging steps in your
\nperformance. In a similar way intuition and self-awareness are much the same
\nand take time, practice and exercise before we can engage them at a high level.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fortunately,<\/span> <\/span><\/u>there are exercises we can do to grow our intuition and awareness. Each
\nregion of the brain has a specific, dedicated focus and related areas of
\nfunction, and so we can target those areas we want to enhance or improve. The
\nartistic right hemisphere, for example, is dedicated to the creative self: art,
\nmusic, poetry, imaginative\/creative pursuits AND intuition. In other words, if
\nyou increase your diet of the arts and exercise your creativity through a
\nregular artistic pursuit, you can build your sense of self-knowing and
\nintuition–which means that knowing which career is best for you can be
\nsupported by writing poetry. Knowing if a relationship needs a change can be
\nassisted by painting. Deciding where your life is out of balance can be aided
\nby learning to play an instrument.<\/span><\/p>\n

Two things to keep in mind: you do not have to be artistic or
\n“good” at art to benefit<\/span> <\/span>, nor are these the only
\nsolutions you’ll need to find the answers you seek, or to grow your intuition –
\nbut it will give you a great advantage and could be fun!!!<\/span><\/p>\n

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