Elizabeth Carrio teaches four exercises to sharpen intuition: dream work with a bedside notebook, 10-20 minute nature sits asking "Who am I really?", lighting a candle to mark transitions, and timed journaling to find what you're avoiding. Each practice trains you to listen inward.
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Welcome back to Awakening the Spiritual Mind. My name is Elizabeth Carrio, your host. I propose 4 different exercises that will help you to improve your intuition and listening skill. The first one is called Dream Work. Keep this notebook by your bed. On waking, capture fragments. A color, a line, a place. Ask one question on the page: What is this dream responding to in my life? Track recurring symbols. Treat them like characters you can dialogue with. Second exercise is about nature. Nature as a sanctuary, not a scenery. So go outside without headphones for 10 or 20 minutes. Choose an anchor tree, a stone, a river. Ask softly, who am I really? Notice if your breath and pace change. Let that be your answer. Leave a micro-offering, gratitude, a word, a breath to mark reciprocity. Third exercise is called Ritual. Make meaning tangible. Light a candle before writing. We are entering sacred time. Cross a literal threshold, a doorway, a line of stones, naming, I am leaving X and I am stepping into Y. Small repeated acts signal safety to your nervous system. And tell your subconscious this matters. The fourth exercise is journaling, is a soul dialogue. Set 10 to 15 minutes, no editing, pen keeps moving. The question is, what truth am I avoiding? What needs to be released? Read one sentence aloud at the end. Circle what surprises you. That's your signal. Thank you for listening to Awakening the Spiritual Mind.
