Intuition can best be defined as a person’s ability to know that something is right or wrong, or possible or impossible without any intellectual proof for it. American Entrepreneur, Steve Jobs, who co-founded the Apple Inc. once said, “Intuition is a very powerful thing, more powerful than intellect, in my opinion.”
Intuition isn’t something that can be learned from outside but has to be cultivated within. We have to work our way within to know our intuitive abilities. Yoga has been practiced for centuries for the purpose of self-awareness; therefore, what better way there could be other than yoga to cultivate our intuitive abilities?
So let’s see how, in different ways, yoga can help us in developing intuition.
Physically
We all know that yoga is a great stress-buster, but not all of us pay much attention to how does it do that. With yoga we become able to cultivate body’s natural intuitive mechanism to deal with these problems. These intuitive abilities naturally control the secretion of stress hormone, which our body releases even when we are not stressed. In addition, with regular yoga practice, our body intuitively adopts movements such as tightening and loosening body parts to prevent physical injuries as well as managed secretion of stress hormone and other toxins.
Mentally
Our mind is affected by external and internal stimuli in much the same manner as our body. With time, as our habits become our constant actions or inactions, some parts of the mind remain active while others inactive. And when we have to engage a disengaged part, which is inevitable, it causes unnecessary stress in our life.
Most of us get inspirations from external sources, and find other's voices effective in stimulating our disengaged parts. However, yoga on the other hand helps us in cultivating our intuitive powers to find the solution within by listening to our own voice.
Emotionally
Time and again it has been mentioned that yoga improves our perception towards life, ourselves as well as others. Undeniably, most often it is the perception of things around us that decides our emotions. And perception is the result of what our conscience decides is righteous. Since we are always learning things, voluntarily or involuntarily, our conscience keeps changing, and with the aid of our intuitive abilities, we could transform it in a better way.
A better conscience helps us in understanding our emotions as well as in controlling them, which inevitably leads to a healthier lifestyle.
Spiritually
Our intuitive abilities help us in discovering our own path. It is a spiritual transformation that can only be comprehended with intuition. And only intuition can guide us to choose the right way of living.
Learning yoga in India is a dream of many yoga practitioners. Unlike in western countries, where analytical reasoning is the only way to comprehend things, in India people primarily rely upon their intuition and instincts to make decisions. And that is why yoga practitioners from across the globe come here to learn yoga in Rishikesh or Goa or Dharamshala and other yoga hubs in the country, so that they can cultivate as well as learn the importance of one’s intuitive abilities.