#44: Can Intuition Be Learned?

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SUMMARY

Can Intuition Be Learned? Three Types You Need to Know

Most people think of intuition as a vague gut feeling — something you either have or you don't. But when you look at the research from the HeartMath Institute, a much more nuanced picture emerges. Intuition is not one single thing. It shows up in three distinct ways, and understanding which type you are experiencing changes everything.

The first type is implicit knowledge — the rapid pattern recognition built from years of experience. An experienced doctor who walks into a room and instantly senses something is wrong is not using mystical perception. Their brain is matching patterns at incredible speed in the background. It feels intuitive, but it is built on training.

The second type is energetic sensitivity — the ability of the nervous system to respond to subtle environmental signals, including electromagnetic and geomagnetic fields, without conscious awareness. This is why you sometimes feel the atmosphere of a room the moment you enter it, or sense that someone is watching you before you turn around.

The third type — and the one I work with as a medical intuitive — is non-local intuition. This is where the information you receive does not come from past experience or immediate environmental cues. It arrives from a broader field of information that exists beyond the individual mind. Some call it the unified field, some call it the Akashic Records, some call it a spiritual connection. The language matters less than the principle: there is a field of intelligence that can be accessed — and the heart is the gateway to it.

What HeartMath Research Reveals About the Heart and Intuition

The HeartMath Institute has conducted research that points to something remarkable: the heart appears to register information before the conscious mind becomes aware of it. In one particular study, participants were connected to sensors measuring heart rhythm and brain activity, then shown a sequence of images — some emotionally neutral, some emotionally arousing — chosen randomly by a computer. What the researchers found was that measurable physiological changes, including changes in heart rhythm patterns, occurred a few seconds before the emotional image appeared on screen.

This suggests that the heart is not simply responding to events — it may be anticipating them. The body appears to know something before the mind catches up.

HeartMath also describes heart coherence — the state in which heart rhythm becomes smooth and ordered rather than chaotic. When the heart is coherent, communication between the heart and the brain becomes more efficient. And this is precisely the state in which intuitive perception becomes clearest.

Why Intuition Gets Confused With Anxiety -and How to Tell the Difference

One of the most common questions I hear is: how do I know if what I am sensing is real intuition or just fear? The answer lies in understanding where the signal is coming from.

Intuition that comes through the mind tends to feel urgent, frantic, and story-driven. It argues. It loops. It creates scenarios. It feels like it needs an immediate response. This is usually anxiety — not intuition.

Intuition that comes through the heart feels completely different. It is calm. It is consistent. It does not spiral or demand. Even when the information is serious, it arrives without drama. And because the heart is rooted in wholeness rather than separation, the information it delivers will never be harmful — it is always oriented toward the wellbeing of everyone involved.

The practical distinction is simple: if you calm your system and the signal disappears, it was likely anxiety. If you calm your system and the signal remains — quietly and steadily — it is more likely genuine intuition.

My Personal Story - What Happened When I Tried Too Hard

When I began practicing as a medical intuitive in San Francisco, I started by offering free intuitive readings as an add-on to my nutrition and detox practice. There was no pressure. The information flowed easily. But the moment I began charging for sessions professionally, everything changed. The pressure to perform blocked the very thing I was trying to access.

What I learned — the hard way — is that intuition is the opposite of effort. It is not about trying harder. It is about relaxing more deeply. A small mind trick that helped me in the beginning: I told myself that if nothing came through, I would refund the session. That removed the pressure just enough to let me drop back into the open, receptive state where intuition actually lives.

Over 20 years, what has consistently made the biggest difference is learning to open my heart before a session — to drop my awareness from my mind into my heart, to become genuinely still, and to be completely okay with receiving nothing. That openness is what makes everything possible.

Intuition is a skill. Like playing the piano, the more you practice, the more natural it becomes. But practice here does not mean straining — it means learning to create the inner conditions where clear perception can arise on its own.

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