A Lesson on Intuition

Personal Story from Bali

I received a message the other night that struck me like lightning.
It was like I crossed paths with this person just so they could relay this message to me.

It came from a yoga teacher.
A local Indonesian lady named Tjok Mirah from Umah Shakti
Incredibly skilled & born to teach yoga.
Bless her heart forever.
She was teaching about the spiritual aspect of balance poses. 
She says that balance poses are supposed to activate the pineal gland and strengthen your intuition.

Her message was this: 

Our goal in yoga and in life is to honor our intuition at its highest level. 
Sometimes our intuition is telling us to make changes..
We can hear it clear as day, yet we still find ways to talk ourselves out of listening to it.
We’ll sell ourselves on the idea that things will change over time.
Or we’d rather not deal with the discomfort required to actually honor it.. 
But by developing the ability to respect our intuition in every scenario, we’ll find that this is ultimately what’s best for the soul. 

And you know what? I’ve probably heard an iteration of this same message hundreds of times throughout my life. 
I’ve even talked about it myself. 

But the message never struck me like this one did.

And that’s because of the particular life circumstances that were happening at the time I went to this yoga practice. 
I only went this day because I was in need of an energetic recovery from a particularly frightening incident that had shaken me to my core just 2 days prior. 

And it was all avoidable had I just honored my intuition when I had the chance.  

What I realized along the way, too, is that in many areas of my life, I have no problem following my intuition at all. 
I’m aligned, I’m tuned in & I love to do it. 
But what I hadn’t grasped until recently is that this ability to honor my intuition doesn’t automatically extend to every single facet of my life.

So, if you’re like me—someone who loves relying on intuition but still finds yourself blocked in certain areas – please consider the possibility that being tuned in sometimes doesn’t automatically translate into being tuned in across the board.

Remember to take a step back and check in with yourself—notice where your intuition is thriving and where it might need a little extra care! Awareness is always key 🗝️

Thanks for reading! 🫶
Love you all! 
-Paula