Let your Body and Intuition be your guides

Welcome!

Thank you for joining me on this 12-step journey towards increasing your Creative flow and reducing stress.

I’m Rita, and I am a Healer and a teacher. It’s my calling to help people evolve, elevate and expand their thinking. I help people to heal through natural modalities that fall outside of traditional medicine. That’s exactly what you will find here, so I hope you’ll stay!

Today, in Step 10, you will begin learning some tools to help you learn how to tap in to that inner intuition so you can begin exercising those Self-trust muscles.

Like building muscle, it takes a little bit of work over a long period of time.

Self-care is not easy to maintain, but it sure is easy to neglect! As we near the end of our Creative Journey I encourage you to short-hand these steps and keep them nearby where you can see them daily. Tackle one at a time, in your own time, and remember to be graceful with yourself.

The opposite of Trust is resistance

Once the fog has cleared and you begin to get a clear sense of who you are and what you are doing, the Creative Energy will flow freely and you will experience no strain. You’ll soon find your stress on a steep decline as you increase in space, peace, and joy.

When you resist what the Energy of the Universe is showing or giving you, or where it is trying to take you, your Energy will slow to a halt and become blocked. This will manifest in many ways in the short- and long-term. You may experience a shaky, out-of-control feeling; anxiety or depression; physical symptoms such as headache, stomach ache, lethargy, and more.

Your immediate response might be to shut down the flow of this Creative Energy to regain a sense of control. In other words, you may slam on the psychic brakes, putting your creative output at a complete standstill. The purpose of all this shutting down is to alleviate fear. This is the Ego response for Self-preservation.

Rather than turning to workaholism, food, sweets, alcohol, or other excuses to alleviate these fears (in the form of palpable symptoms), simply try trusting your intuition and your desire.

Easier said than done.

The first step to alleviating these often mysterious symptoms that seemingly have zero connection to Life is to become aware. Awareness of Self, of thought, of body, of environment, and of Energy. Pick one as your starting place.

Because of the beautiful design of the body, your brain is wired to alert you to these Self-limiting fears before you even have a chance to cognitively register them. The key is to understand how to read your body’s unique signals, and to use those signals to help you in your Creative Journey toward healing.

Depending on your disposition, you can check in mentally or physically and employ some techniques that suit you well. Mentally you can engage in thought blocking, affirmations, positive reinforcement, or other mindset technique to help alleviate the fears and their accompanying symptoms.

If you are more sensitive to physical and sensory stimulation, you might consider checking in with your body. Learn to recognize the physical sensations you feel and connect them to the emotion(s) you are experiencing at that time. Notice the location and intensity of the sensations, and be honest with yourself about the emotion(s) you are experiencing in that moment.

Moving forward, when you begin to notice recurring sensations in your body you will more easily recognize your emotional or Energetic state. You can use these as signals for how to proceed in handling any situation.

Adopt Life-giving practices

Checking in with yourself periodically throughout the day is crucial to your Energetic body. Think of your Energy as a battery. The more you expend on other people and their problems, or on worrying about … (what others might think of you, what you said in an old confrontation, or how you will be able to tackle the huge load in front of you), the less Energy you maintain for regular daily living.

As you begin adopting Life-giving practices for Self-care, your Energy will be in constant flow of motion. As you deplete some of your Energetic battery, you will in turn be recharging it through these practices.

Create a brief inventory to figure out which Life-giving practices resonate with you. It doesn’t need to be elaborate or fancy, but should be thorough and Creative; think deeply. Your inventory should include any persons, places, foods, activities, behaviors, items, or words that bring you peace. Think of selections that make you feel energized or help you achieve a state of flow.

Always be mindful of your Energy expenditure. Use Self-care techniques, such as the tools given over the course of these 12 steps, to replenish your Energy supply. When you find yourself in a situation that is mentally, physically, or emotionally draining for you, it is a sign that you are expending too much Energy. Scale it back some, and be sure to devote some time to recharging your battery.

Until next time,