Trust Your Intuition

With all of the advice, social media accounts, and opinions out there, it can sometimes feel hard to simply go with your gut. These affirmations will help you trust in your intuition and remember that you know what’s right for your family better than anyone.

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Greetings, and welcome to this positive affirmation practice for parenting. As a parent, there are numerous occasions where our gut is trying to tell us something and guide us. Is there something our child is hiding from us? How should I discipline or guide my child in certain situations? Or remembering to praise our children for their accomplishments. These affirmations are designed to help you to recognize and trust your innate intuition, to reframe your thoughts and beliefs, all the while staying confident, trusting, and grounded during the ups and downs of your parenthood journey. So let's begin by taking a gentle, deep breath in through the nose and out through the mouth. And with that exhalation, dropping the full attention into this moment, and returning the breath to its natural flow. (gentle meditative music) And noticing that your posture is comfortably tall, closing your eyes if it's comfortable for you, and allowing your attention to continue noticing the coming and going of the breath. (gentle meditative music) And let's now begin by repeating the following to yourself. I am grateful that I listen and trust my intuition. (gentle meditative music) I am grateful that I listen and trust my intuition. (gentle meditative music) I am grateful that I listen and trust my intuition. (gentle meditative music) And just bringing the attention back to the breath just for a moment. (gentle meditative music) And now continuing and repeating the following to yourself. I am confident in knowing that my intuition is here to guide me. (gentle meditative music) I am confident in knowing that my intuition is here to guide me. (gentle meditative music) I am confident in knowing that my intuition is here to guide me. (gentle meditative music) And now gently bringing the attention back to yourself, back to your body, and back to your breath. Once again, noticing each inhalation and each exhalation, and not forcing anything at all, and just gently noticing how you're feeling in this moment, noticing with gentle and kind curiosity. And if it's comfortable for you, taking another deep breath in through the nose and out through the mouth. Allow the eyes to gently open if they were closed, and just letting it all go as you move into your next activity with trust and confidence....

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Duration4 min

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A former Buddhist monk, Andy has guided people in meditation and mindfulness for 20 years. In his mission to make these practices accessible to all, he co-created the Headspace app in 2010.
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Eve is a mindfulness teacher, overseeing Headspace’s meditation curriculum. She is passionate about sharing meditation to help others feel less stressed and experience more compassion in their lives.
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As a meditation teacher, Dora encourages others to live, breathe, and be with the fullness of their experiences. She loves meditation’s power to create community and bring clarity to people’s minds.
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Kessonga has been an acupuncturists, therapist, and meditation teacher, working to bring mindfulness to the diverse populations of the world.
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Rosie Acosta has studied yoga and mindfulness for more than 20 years and taught for over a decade. Rosie’s mission is to help others overcome adversity and experience radical love.
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