Connecting With Your 3 Minds Is How to Make Grounded Decisions

Last week, I had to make a big decision on what to do with a family member in need. It wasn't easy, as it required a big move. I wasn't sure what to do, as our lives would be seriously impacted, and we couldn't make this decision lightly.

One thing I've learned when making big decisions is to check in with my '3 minds.'

The '3 minds' are also referred to in traditional Chinese Medicine as the 3 Hun, our three observing minds located in our dantiens, or energy centers, that have a lot of information for us to pay attention to.

In the lower dantien, below the navel, is what's called 'Hidden Essence', also known as the gut brain. This is our instinctual mind. 'Trusting your gut' has real value, as it's been shown that our gut brain registers information a few seconds before our head brain.

The middle dantien, seated in the heart. This is known as the 'peaceful soul'. This is our wisdom mind. This mind is said to be the spark of divine light that came in with us when we entered this life and will leave with us when we leave this life. We make wise and compassionate decisions from this mind.

The upper dantien is located between the brain's hemispheres. It's known as 'imminent light' as it's our seat of awareness. Awareness is the intelligence beyond our intellect. A deep knowing.

It's helpful to connect with these three sources of light intelligence when making decisions and following their guidance. Too often, fear can get in the way, so it takes deep internal listening while trusting our gut, following our heart, and being guided by our awareness. When I do, I feel grounded in my decisions and choices.

These three observing minds are most alive in the spring, as they're the spirit or consciousness of the spring wood-element season. Our observing minds are our superpower. Being able to observe our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and how they affect us and others, gives us the ability to make choices rather than be at the whim of every emotion or desire.

Meditation helps us access the observer. To quiet the mind is most easily done through long, slow breathing, which helps us move beyond obsessive thinking to our wisdom and knowing. I've actually been surprised by the decisions I've made at times when I've been deeply listening, but they've always been the right ones, which I've never regretted!

Hope to breathe with you soon.

From my heart to yours~

Namaste,

Maggie