Law of Attraction and Manifesting Your Desires

I am a psychiatrist who specializes in intuition. When patients come to see me, I listen to them with my intellect as well my intuition, a potent form of inner wisdom not mediated by the rational mind. Accessible to all, it’s a still, small voice inside-an unflinching truth-teller committed to our well-being. Sometimes I experience it as a snap-shot-like flash, a gut feeling, a hunch, a physical sensation, a dream. Whatever the form, it is always a friend, keeping a steady eye on our bodies and spirits, letting us know if something is out of sync.

As a psychiatrist I see many people with everything material they can ever want, and still they feel lost. What’s missing is a palpable connection with their intuitive voice, one that will always guide them in an empowered direction. I believe that without this connection, it’s impossible to lead a truly passionate life, based on instinct and authentic inner knowledge. I’ve written Dr. Judith Orloff’s Guide to Intuitive Healing: Five Steps to Physical, Emotional, and Sexual Wellness as a primer on how everyone can develop intuition and utilize it as a powerful tool for living. Intuition is not something I simply teach my patients. It has become a way of life for me. The magic of intuition is that it insists you live in the moment with no expectations, a continuing freshness. Intuition is our birthright, available to everyone. To access it, I’ve developed five steps that can be applied to any issue you’ll ever confront from healing your body, to riding a roller-coaster of emotions to sexual awakening. I live by these five steps I suggest you give them a try. My hope is that they will bring you the joy and clarity you’ve been searching for.

Step 1: Notice Your Beliefs

Your beliefs set the stage for healing. Positive attitudes stimulate growth. Negative attitudes impede it. It’s important to rid yourself of counterproductive attitudes that you may not even realize you have. If you examine your beliefs, choose life-enhancing ones, you’ll create optimal wellness. No organ system stands apart from your thoughts. Your beliefs program your neurochemicals. You must know that you can tune into intuition which can promote your health and healing.

Step 2: Be In Your Body

Your body provides vital information about intuition. You must make a commitment to listen to what your body says. Ask yourself, “Does my energy go up or down around someone?” Is my gut giving me a “beware signal” or do I feel comfortable around someone?’ Does my gut feel good about a decision? Pay attention to these signs. Most people in Western society are conditioned to live from the neck up, ignoring the rest of their body. This stance is counter-intuitive. I’d like you to shift that perspective become more aware of early warning signs your body sends. This gives you a head-start on preventing illness and pain,warding off panic and choosing healthy relationships.

Step 3: Sense Your Body’s Subtle Energy

We are made up of energy which can be sensed with intuition. Chinese Medical Practitioners call this “chi,” a vital substance which penetrates the body and extends many feet beyond it. From an intuitive point of view, these vibrant energy fields, whose centers are called chakras have a significant effect on our health. For that reason, it is important that we learn to sense this energy within us, recognize when it is off, and learn to correct the imbalance. The best way to start sensing energy is to be aware of the “vibes” people give off. Always grativate to people you’re most comfortable with.

Step 4: Ask for Inner Guidance

We each possess an intuitive voice that contains answers about our healing. Because our intellect is often so loud, this voice often gets drowned out. It’s essential that we learn to access the stillness within–though meditation, quite contemplation, connecting with nature, prayer-in order to gain answers about our health. Spend a few minutes each day devoted to listening to this voice. It may appear as a gut feeling, a hunch, an image, a sound, a memory, an instant knowing-as if a light bulb suddenly switched on. Learn to trust the signals your inner wisdom sends.

Step 5: Listen To Your Dreams

Intuition is the language of dreams. Every ninety minutes each night during the REM stage of sleep, we dream. Dreams provide answers about health, relationships, career choices, any new direction. The secret is to remember them. I suggest keeping a dream journal by your bed. Before you go to sleep, ask a dream a question. For instance, “Is this relationship healthy for me or should I move on?” The next morning, write down any dreams immediately before getting out of bed. Try repeating the question, every night for the next week until your answer comes. As you develop the habit of remembering dreams, you’ll be able to benefit from this form of healing. As a physician, I have a continual sense of awe for the relationship between body and spirit. As your heat opens, so does your intuition. Your intuition will teach you how to see and how to love. It will instill in you a renewed faith to face anything.

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Intuitive indicator

Identifying your intuitions about people and situations moves you toward positive energy. Tune in, and trust your instincts.

POSITIVE INTUITIONS:

* You have a feeling of comforting familiarity or brightness; you may sense you’ve known the person before.

* You breathe easier; chest and shoulders are relaxed and gut is calm.

* You find yourself leaning forward, not defensively crossing your arms or edging away to keep a distance.

* Your heart opens; you feel safe, peaceful, energized, expansive or alive.

* You’re at ease with a person’s touch whether it’s a handshake, hug, or during intimacy.

NEGATIVE INTUITIONS:

* You get a sick feeling in the pit of your stomach or increased stomach acid, which may prompt an unpleasant sense of deja vu.

* You’re jumpy and instinctively withdraw if touched.

* Your shoulder muscles knot; your chest area or throat constricts; you notice aggravated aches or pains.

* The hair on the back of your neck stands on end.

* You feel a sense of malaise, darkness, pressure, agitation or being drained.

accentuate the positive

We all have our good and bad points. What sets positive people apart, though, is a determination to do their best, and not succumb to what’s negative in themselves or in what’s around them.

POSITIVE PEOPLE ARE:* Committed to developing compassion toward themselves and others, and having an open heart.

* Courageous about following their dreams.

* Authentic; they believe in themselves, even when the world is crumbling around them.

* Aware of their dark side and are trying to heal it.

* Willing to learn from their mistakes.

POSITIVE PEOPLE AREN’T:

* Obsessed with seeming perfect or positive all the time.

* Beating themselves to a pulp over their shortcomings or foundering in a black hole of pessimism.

* Constantly mired in fear or tolerant of letting their hearts harden.

* Squeaky-clean do-gooders who neglect their own well-being.

* Saccharine pleasers who ignore their dark side and unconsciously act it out at the expense of others.

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LAW NO. 4: Soulful giving generates abundance

GIVING IS SUPPOSED TO FEEL GOOD; IF NOT, SOMETHING’S WRONG. Soulful giving enlarges your capacity to be more caring–you give for the joy of it, expecting nothing in return. In contrast, codependent giving bleeds life force; it’s driven by obligation, guilt or a martyr-complex, and it leaves the giver feeling sucked dry, unappreciated and put upon.

You want to give for reasons that energize you, not because you’re taking inappropriate responsibility for others. The following strategies will generate bountiful vibes for you and the receiver. If you give from your heart, your vitality will soar.

Give spontaneously.

Any time is right to offer simple tokens of appreciation to friends or colleagues: a candle, rose, small plant, fragrant soap or funny card. (But don’t overdo it.)

Distinguish “good” from “bad” gifts.

A good gift matches the recipient’s needs, not just the giver’s wants. A bad gift symbolizes what you want the person to be–getting your girlfriend a Thighmaster or your mate a utilitarian appliance. A bad gift is also one that’s perceived as a bribe or aimed at securing some favor.

Choose gifts that resonate.

If you feel strongly about a gift, trust the force that’s compelling you. At age 11, I spotted a wood carving of two majestic horses. Somehow, I knew it belonged to my father, so I used every penny of my saved-up allowance to buy it. He treasured the horses; they hung above his desk for 30 years.

Give anonymously.

Walk an old lady across the street; hold open an elevator; let a car go before you in traffic; or do something nice behind the scenes for someone, but don’t get found out. Such good deeds add light to your energy field and ultimately draw the same goodness back to you. As a 14-year-old friend told me, “The best way to cheer yourself up is to cheer up someone else.”

Use these “laws” to mobilize excellence and kindness in your relationships. Emphatically say “no” to anything that doesn’t further the heart. Cheer each success. Don’t cheat your joy by jumping too quickly to the next ambition. Instead, pledge to value even the tiniest of triumphs. That’s what the art of positive living is about.

to be continued….

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