Have you ever felt a sacred yearning to ‘become more intuitive’?
I know in my own life, I’ve certainly sifted through stages where I’ve longed for a deeper sense of connection with something – soul, spirit, fairies from the Secret Garden. Whatever. As I’ve personally discovered though, intuition isn’t an elusive enterprise. It’s not saved for a select few, and strengthening your intuition doesn’t have to involve pixie dust, or a candlelit altar, or 108 chants of Om.
It’s all very simple, really. (The best things in life are)
Become one of ‘those’ people who follows their gut, trusts their insticts, and uses their intuition as their compass. Press play.
Like I mentioned in the video, I’d love to here from you in the comments with these two prompters. 1:: What encouraging, empowering question can you ask yourself right now? 2:: How does that Voice Of Grace within you – your intutition – respond? What a beautiful little experiement for you to try, right in this moment! I feel priveleged (in advance) that you’re willing to share this so openly, and I look forward smiling at your comments.
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“What am I hungry for?” – I’ve heard you say this somewhere before and it has truly helped me so much. Any stress, tension or general icky-ness in my life shows up in my relationship with food. I see it in how I prepare it, how quickly I eat. Its all becomes so unconscious!
By pausing and asking myself this exact question – “What do I crave? What am I hungry for?”. My stress seems to disappear. Food loses all its power. This question is my portal to the truth.
Thank you for bringing it into my life :)
I woke up through the night, feeling hot + sweaty + unsettled, and it carried with me as I woke up for the day… feelin’ shaky, a bit nauseas, and an overall feeling of “Meh. Can’t I just sleep all day?” (Which was followed up with “But there’s so much to do!”
“What does my body need right now?” A gentle yoga sesh, soul-hugging music in the background, and a few extra minutes to slow down, breathe, and turn within, and maybe a few extra minutes on top of that… I’ll see what my body tells me as I go.
Off to roll out my mat. Thanks, love x
I woke up with a tummy in knots this morning, my head a bit all over the place and my heart in a flutter. We are really getting into the final stages of planning, visas, car rental, accommodation, quitting jobs etc before we run off overseas on our open ended trip.
So thanks to your prompt I sit here with my cuppa tea and ask…is this feeling fear or excitement?
Taking a couple of deep breaths I can feel that it is a mixture of both. Excitement is floating happily on the surface but there is still some fear attached, anchoring everything down.
Telling me I should feel a little guilty, a little reckless, a little irresponsible for ditching a steady well paid job, for blowing a house deposit’s worth of money travel. I should be more responsible, build up my business that has been going so well, that we could start having kids now if it weren’t for our wanderlust.
I had to back this up with another 3 pronged question.
Is this fear necessary, do I really want or need to attach to these beliefs, what does my heart really want in this moment?
No! This isn’t what I want to hear, this isn’t the message I want to send out to my self or the universe. They are probably rational thoughts, every one of them true if this was a different circumstance, if I was a different person but what my heart REALLY wants is to let loose, give in to child-like wonderment, travel and explore. I have my whole life to build my business back up, to be locked into a mortgage, and kids will come soon I am sure, but for now this is our time.
Even though there answers are right there the whole time, laying it out like that seems to make it more real, more than a fleeting thought. It helps sort out the crap and get real. So thanks for the prompt, definitely worth that extra minute or two ;) xo
Gosh Tara yet again your video has blown me away! The way you think and the things you teach are just amazing! After a ‘party-girl’ filled weekend I just love the question ‘What am I thirsty for?’ – seriously awesome stuff.
Hmmm so many questions to ask myself but one that stands out is:
‘How can I show myself love today?’
There are so many possible answers to this question, and depending on the day it will be different depending on what my body, mind and heart are telling me. It could be as simple as being curled up in bed with a good book, or getting out in the fresh air to move my body, spending some quality alone time or connecting with one of my soul sisters.
Keep doing what you are doing lady you are fabulous!
Tara you always right on the ball with my internal battle I have with myself. Recently I have shifted from those ‘why’ questions to speaking kind and loving to myself and adding these intuitive questions will work hand in hand. This has been a massive step for me after so many years of getting in my own way.
So today as I am a bit frazzled by my two little ones and their demands I ask ‘how can I show love to my family today’
The answer: be present
thanks Tara, l love your work xx
Loved this video Tara :) awesome work x
What do I need to feel more empowered and in control right now?
A lot has been going on the past few months with a trip back home, yoga teacher training in Bali and now back to London where my focus is building my blog Paper Planes Connect and teaching yoga. Money-wise however, this is a challenge. I still need to pay the rent and support this vagabond life of travel and adventure but I feel pulled and confused because I want to do work that meets my creative ethical and spiritual needs, and not return to something that doesn’t. I’ve been scattered with how to spend my time. Should I go ahead and launch into all the things that light me up (but leave me penny-less at the moment) or should I be investing my time into finding some work and then return to my dream making?I feel guilty doing either at the moment.
My intuition is telling to bring some more structure to my day as I have let this gradually slip to the side. I will begin each day with moving my body and shifting the energy, followed with a juicy mediation, and will then prioritise what will bring in the $$ to support the dream life I am creating. The afternoons will be spent blogging, networking and putting plans into place for Paper Planes Connect.
Yes, structure is what I need!
Oh thank you Tara babe xxxx
I’m a BIG dreamer. The few times that I’ve shared my big dreams with other people they’ve been blown away by just how big they are. But often times this makes me feel behind or like I have SO FAR to go before that dream comes true. So the question I need to ask myself is “What action do I need to take today?” I can’t let the enormity of my dreams paralyze me into inaction.
My gut intuition is that I need to turn off distractions and sit my but down to write, craft, create. I’m getting better and better at this, but it still feels like a daily struggle with resistance.
This is so helpful! I’ve been struggling with this topic for a long time, because I’ve been working on listening and wanting to be ‘more’ intuitive, but also blocking my intuition out, drowning it with judgement and shoulds, cants, etc. Simply asking more questions like ‘How can I support myself right now?’ and waiting for the answer, is exactly what I need. My mantra for this year has been ‘I trust myself fully’. I know realise that this includes trusting my gut, my intuition. Thank you for reminding me, and for clearing out some of my own fogginess :) xx
What does my body need today?
Lots of herbal tea and water :)
xx
“Why am I so scared to fail my exams this week? Is it because I’m not smart enough?”
Rather than putting myself down, I will have more faith. I am obviously scared of failing because it is very important to me and I should trust that I will put all of my heart into trying and that’s all I can do! :-) Tara, you are one amazing woman. If I was a richer lady, I would pay to do one-on-one sessions with you! xx
Hello Tara,
For the last four days I have been obsessed with your website, your thoughts, your kind words but harsh realities and in a bizare way I feel safe in reading from your site.
My life is a MESS at the moment.
My boys are finally growing up into lovely little boys six and nearly four years of age and I feel I’m at a crossroads.
I have done what I know and assume a lot of parents do especially “mums” put myself last on the list sometimes I feel I don’t even exist on the to do list.
I really believe everything happens for a reason and I have a strong feeling I was guided to your site in some way.
I love calling on my arch angels and spirits before I go to sleep at night and have been asking them to guide me and maybe they gave me a helping hand in finding you.
I have even hunted out my crystals that have been in hiding for the last six years that my grandma gave me so thank you for that.
Obviously I would love to do some coaching work with you however we are broke at the moment and I come last remember!!!
Sometime in the future I am trying to make myself a priority from this year onwards.
Thank you so much for making me feel that I can get better and life might go on but one day I will be happy and feel alive again.
Hello Tara :)
I am a super busy woman. I usually juggle minimum of 5 projects at a time. I need energy in order to accomplish those projects, but recently I have been exhausted & fatigued. Even after taking breaks and long sleeps, I still do not feel energized. I keep asking myself “What is wrong with me?”, “I need to make a doctor’s appointment, something isn’t right”.
I asked myself, “What does my body need to eliminate fatigue and to feel more energized?”
I received a feeling that my answer was regarding healthy food and hydration. I used to be a healthy eater, working out minimum 4x a week, but recently due to my busy schedule and for the sake of “convenience” I’ve resourced to fast food & I know for a fact I am dehydrated as well.
Thank you so much Tara! You’re such a beautiful person. Allowing myself to simply ask what “I” need gave myself back that control over my body. It also eliminated all that extra “stuff” and allowed my body to simply instruct me what I need to do. Cannot wait to drink some of that H20 & start making healthy choices again. Fingers crossed!
PS- I love your work! Cannot wait for your book to come out when the timing is right! I know it is going to be spectacular! Xx