Trust Your Gut

Trusting our gut instinct, also referred to as our intuition, is not some mystical jibber-jabber.  It's the real deal.  The enteric nervous system, which scientists call the "brain" of the gut, is a network of neurons that learn and store information.  Carrying over 100 million nerves, the enteric nervous system processes and transmits messages.  Do you recall a time when you got a knot in your stomach because something just didn't seem right about a person or situation? That's your enteric nervous system cautioning you.  This is part of the fight, flight or freeze instinct we and all other animals intuitively carry.  In this fast pace world, sometimes we can miss these moments of intuition or gut reaction.  Its important to take quiet time for ourselves daily so we can cultivate and listen to this wonderful gift of self protection we carry in our being.  Taking a quiet walk in nature or meditating are two ways to help us tap into our inner knowing.  If you are having a hard time quieting your mind, just focus on your breath.  Start by listening to your breath and feeling its inhale and exhale, the rise and fall of your chest.  This is a way to turn a walk or just 2 minutes of alone time into a meditation.  Once two minutes becomes second nature, your can increase your daily quiet time.  My clients report once they start giving themselves this quiet time or meditation, they tap into their gut instinct more often and more clearly, making it much easier to make decisions about what was once difficult, unclear or even unknown.  It is a key to emotional liberation.


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