Episode 25: What is Intuition and What is Fear?

What is Intuition and What is Fear? This week's podcast examines two central concepts: how to differentiate between fear based thinking and intuitive guidance and the concept of pratipaksha bhavanam (do the opposite of the initial thought) as a means to help overcome fear based patterning that hinders our ability to move forward and trust life (and our intuition).

"When disturbed by negative thoughts, opposite, positive ones should be thought of, this is pratipaksha bhavanam." - Yoga Sutras 2:33

Pratipaksha bhavanam (to do the opposite of the original reactive thought) is a yogic technique used to shift one's thoughts from a negative, detrimental state into a more positive, neutral state.

Our thoughts/belief systems have a direct influence on our reality. If we believe the world is a scary place, it will be. Wheras if we believe the world is always conspiring in our favor and choose to trust the process of life, we will more often than not see this to be true in our manifest reality.

What we think and believe is what our reality eventually becomes. Differentiating between intuition and fear is about moving into a trusting, receptive state so that we may receive the subtle yet potent guidance of our intuition. Fear-based thinking 'screams' and is abundant in reactivity, however intuition often whispers and is totally neutral.

When we find ourselves trying to decipher what is the 'right' decision/path/move it is helpful to understand the difference between fear based thinking and our intuitive guidance. This episode unpacks how to tune out the noise of fear and tune into the resounding inner knowingness of our own intuition.

The outro music at the end of the podcast is called 'Call On' and is orginal music produced by DJ Karishtan. It is available for download via iTunes and Spotify.