{"id":17432,"date":"2014-02-25T17:18:43","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T01:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/\/new\/\/?p=17432"},"modified":"2016-03-16T16:29:09","modified_gmt":"2016-03-16T23:29:09","slug":"what-does-intuition-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/what-does-intuition-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"What does Intuition Mean?  (Sonia Choquette)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"#\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17434\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/what-does-intuition-mean-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Heart and brain on a balance scale. Digital illustration.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Join Fire it UP with CJ as CJ Liu interviews NY Times best-selling author and the world&#8217;s leading intuition expert, Sonia Choquette, about her newest book &#8220;Tune In: Let Your Intuition Guide you to Fulfillment and Flow&#8221;. \u00a0While intellectually we know that Intuition is important, few of us know really know how to access it. \u00a0Listen to this powerful show as Sonia Choquette demonstrates using CJ as her guinea pig on: &#8220;What does intuition mean&#8221;? \u00a0How to remove blocks to our intuition? \u00a0How do we know when we have tapped our intuition? \u00a0How to live a life guided by intuition? \u00a0Learn the benefits of navigating the world and your life through your intuition and heart.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/securestatic.iheart.com\/widget\/index_talk.html?showId=25229902&amp;episodeId=25499618&amp;ref=embed&amp;autoPlay=0\" width=\"398\" height=\"224\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1>Blog Post by our Guest<\/h1>\n<h3>Are you Tuned in or Tuned Out?<\/h3>\n<h5>From \u201cTune In: Let Your Intuition Guide You To Fulfillment and Flow\u201d by Sonia Choquette<\/h5>\n<p><i>Excerpted from Sonia\u2019s new book\u00a0<\/i><b><i>Tune In:<\/i><\/b><i>\u00a0<b>Let Your Intuition Guide You To Fulfillment and Flow\u00a0<\/b>by Sonia Choquette.\u00a0 Published by Hay House\u00a0<\/i><i>\u00a92013\u00a0<\/i><i>\u00a0(Available Sept. 9, 2013) and available at all bookstores or online at:\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hayhouse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>www.hayhouse.com<\/i><\/a><i>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, these days more and more people are committed to living a spiritually empowered, authentically grounded, intuitively guided, positive, and peaceful life. We\u2019re generally becoming much more willing to accept the idea that we are spiritual beings who create our own reality and aren\u2019t simply victims of circumstance, as evidenced by a huge surge of interest in such things as quantum physics and mind-body medicine. We\u2019re more willing to explore and discuss our rich inner lives and our ever-expanding intuitive experiences. And yet, in spite of these encouraging signs, we\u2019re still suffering with, and causing some of, the worst personal and worldwide violence and earthly destruction that humankind has ever known.<\/p>\n<p>Incidents of suicide and drug addiction have spiraled out of control, for example. The environment is under siege. Our relationships with each other (and among nations) are blasting apart, sometimes tragically with guns and weapons. So even though the idea of spiritual awakening and personal empowerment sounds appealing and even possible, the actual shift in consciousness most of us need to make in order to go from victim of circumstance to Divine co-creator has yet to occur for most of us. We all must take a big step forward\u2014if not an actual leap\u2014to jump-start the transformation that everyone speaks of and desires . . . and the world so desperately needs. Our inner peace contributes to the world\u2019s peace.<\/p>\n<p>A life where we believe that we aren\u2019t making a meaningful contribution feels like a life wasted. People in this state tend to find negative ways to distract themselves and deaden the emptiness they experience. Whether this leads to destructive behaviors or emotions, frequent accidents or illnesses, career stalls or chronic unemployment, or outbursts of rage or social withdrawal, soon the problem becomes other peoples\u2019 problem as well. All paths are interwoven\u2014we are connected to one another, and one person\u2019s misery eventually affects everyone else. Therefore, not only is tuning in to our inner guidance an essential personal need, it\u2019s also a profoundly important familial and social need.<\/p>\n<p>Listening to the voice of your intuition\u2014instead of the voice of your fears and other peoples\u2019 wishes and instructions\u2014will bring about, over time, a deep-seated, unwavering sense of profound integrity, creative inspiration, and grounded soul purpose. Tuning in to and following your intuition relaxes your mind, puts your body at ease, and opens your heart because you eliminate inner conflict as you become more at one with your Spirit, your true Self. Following your Spirit brings about an inner sense of peace, eliminates distraction, and helps you be more open. With such a big load off your shoulders, you can begin to fine-tune your awareness and expand your creativity, gaining a more graceful, fulfilling, and productive rhythm in your life. With your Spirit firmly at the helm, you flow with the deepest, most authentic truth of your being and experience each day as God designed and intended you to experience it: perfect, beautiful, connected, and filled with joy. Because you\u2019re aligned with your true Self, you feel less and less compelled to seek approval or self-worth in how others view you. You stop feeling out of sync with yourself, and that\u2019s a huge relief.<\/p>\n<p>In following your intuition and trusting your Spirit, not only do you feel uplifted, but you also uplift everyone you come in contact with. Because we are sentient beings and are affected by one another\u2019s energy, others will sense your genuine ease and consequently relax more in your company. Many of the typical challenges you might expect, such as experiencing others as overly cautious or suspicious, will seem to suddenly ease, replaced with more heart-to-heart, creative, trusting, and positive connections. Guided by your intuition, your Spirit opens your eyes to new perspectives, reveals new opportunities, and showers you with synchronistic moments that bring a sense of certain magic into your life. Even those people who have been habitually difficult to deal with, such as set-in-their-ways family members or hardened bosses, won\u2019t trouble you as much, as your intuition also often brings with it more objectivity, deeper insight, and better understanding of others. You become more compassionate, recognizing others\u2019 negative behavior as a symptom of having lost touch with their inner voice, their Spirit, so it\u2019s easier not to take their unpleasant or obnoxious behavior personally. In fact, often those who are not in the habit of being easygoing will change their behavior when in your company because your personal vibration is generally so positive they can\u2019t help but start to entrain with it. With your Spirit guiding, you will feel lighter and clearer, and your world will brighten up. You will start to really love yourself and your life, and that\u2019s the best reward of all.<\/p>\n<p>Honoring our inner voice and allowing our Spirit to lead is the inevitable choice we must all eventually make if we hope to live together in peace. Choosing otherwise keeps us battling our own fears and battling others. This choice hurts us, each other, and our planet. Those who refuse for whatever reason to surrender to their intuition, their heart, and their Spirit will continue to suffer, to struggle, and to miss out on the joys of life. Like a battery running out of power, unless we stop fighting and start trusting our Spirit for guidance, our limited ego energy will dwindle and die. I feel confident that sooner rather than later we will all come to realize the limitations of the ego, and accept the power that lies within our Spirit because that is the purpose of our soul\u2019s journey on Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Reaching for this book on a shelf or having it fall into your hands in some other way is a strong indication that, on a deep level, you\u2019re ready to start living in greater alignment with your authentic Self. Maybe this is your first step toward that end. Maybe you\u2019ve already taken steps along the path toward living your life this way. No matter what got you to this page, deciding to allow your intuition to lead the way will soon have you leaving fear behind and enjoying the bounty and joy that come with living in flow.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/htA0-b3IVaE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">About Our Guest<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/consciouslifenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Sonia-Choquette.png\" alt=\"Sonia Choquette\" width=\"170\" height=\"253\" \/><b>Sonia Choquette<\/b>\u00a0is a world-renowned author, storyteller, vibrational healer, and six-sensory spiritual teacher in international demand for her guidance, wisdom, and capacity to heal the soul. She is the author of the\u00a0<i>New York Times<\/i>\u00a0bestseller\u00a0<i>The Answer Is Simple<\/i>\u00a0\u2026 among other books; as well as numerous audio programs and card decks and published in over 30 countries. Sonia was educated at the University of Denver and the Sorbonne in Paris, and holds a Ph.D. in metaphysics from the American Institute of Holistic Theology. She resides with her family in Chicago.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.soniachoquette.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.soniachoquette.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#intuition, #follow your heart, #trust your intuition<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Fire it UP with CJ as CJ Liu interviews NY Times best-selling author and the world&#8217;s leading intuition expert, Sonia Choquette, about her newest book &#8220;Tune In: Let Your Intuition Guide you to Fulfillment and Flow&#8221;. \u00a0While intellectually we know that Intuition is important, few of us know really know how to access it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[477,56,59],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[5322,5323,5318,5314,5317,5313,2186,2420,5320,1570,5316,1661,1657,1266,2405,723,5321,5315,1332,5319],"class_list":["post-17432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-intuition","category-show-archives","category-soul"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/bigstock-Heart-and-brain-on-a-balance-s-37177651-compressed.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17432"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20973,"href":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17432\/revisions\/20973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17432"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=17432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}