Not that many years ago the words above, that are now a part of my daily meditation, would have completely eluded me. 'Open to receive'... huh, what does that mean? Yet today I truly believe that receptivity is an essential way of life for each of us – whether we are aware of it or not. However, without the conscious awareness of our innate ability to receive the messages meant to guide us we struggle because we do not trust in, listen to, understand or follow our intuition... that beautiful voice, or that feeling in our heart centre that divinely guides us to remain true to our vision and our authentic self.
Cultivating that inner voice is the essence of receptivity. It is the gift of allowing that we give when we take a moment out of each day to give back to ourselves and to give to others. It goes by many names - gratitude, awareness, breathe, hope, faith, love, light, infinite possibilities. The list goes on and on and on.
Three simple daily activities that will assist you in cultivating your intuition and increasing your receptivity:
1. SLOW DOWN: choose to take a deep breath...
2. BE AWARE: choose to listen, to take notice of what is happening around you...
3. CREATE A PRACTISE: choose to take daily action...
SLOW DOWN
Pay attention to your breathing right now. Is it calm and flowing, shallow and abrupt? Do you inadvertently hold your breath? Take a deep breath - through your nose and out of your mouth. I mean really let it out... make a noise. Try it again. Take a deep breath starting in the depths of our root chakra and slowly pull it up through your heart centre and into your third eye only to let it out with a gigantic loud orgasmic sigh. This is known as the 'vegus breath'. It actually creates the production of serotonin in our system. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter found in our 'gut' that biochemically produces feelings of well being. Huh? Acknowledge the feeling in our gut to create a sense of welling being. There could be a theme here...
BE AWARE
Pay attention to what happens around you. This world in which our spiritual bodies have chosen to have their human experience in is interconnected. You will virtually see this as you become more and more receptive to the synchronicity that occurs moment by moment. It could be an idea you had when you woke in the morning but chose to ignore it or perhaps were not even fully aware of it. Then you are reminded of it from a song you hear on the radio in the car to only later that afternoon be reminded again as you run into a friend who just happens to be on her way to an event exactly about the idea you had this morning. Pay attention to your thoughts, the ideas you have, the people you run into. Practise 'seeing' what is happening within and around you each day. Look for the connections. Listen to the messages. Notice the sense of well being created from living in those moments.
CREATE A PRACTISE
Take action everyday to cultivate your intuition - savour the moments that you breathe deeply, listen to the messages and absorb the divine gifts. It does not really matter what you choose to do as long as you choose to do something. Any practise will suffice as long as you are in joy doing it. I personally, am in complete joy as I walk the labyrinth at The Tranquil Garden and I invite you to join me. I daydream and future vision, I gift myself the time to meditate in a group setting and journal my adventures. I love mantra. Perhaps you have one of your own or wish to create one. All that is important is that you take the time out of your busy day to give back to yourself.
At the end of the day it really is up to you how receptive you are. It is a choice. The choice to listen (receive) or ignore (shut out). All you have to do is make the choice, pay attention and take action. Here is to Infinite Possibilities.
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The Self Care rEvolution is a movement, led by Traci Trimble and the team at The Tranquil Garden Retreat Centre,
dedicated to educating on the value and importance of making the commitment to taking care of ourselves first - body, mind and spirit. We are focused on balancing the 6 key pillars of wellness - health, family, finances, society, business and personal development - for the purpose of creating harmony in our lives and the lives of those that count on us.
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