Natural-Born Intuition: How to Awaken and Develop Your Inner Wisdom [Paperback]

Lauren Tribodeau (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 11, 2009

Natural Born Intuition is a practical, step-by-step guide to living your best life through the process "Dr. Lauren" calls Knowing-living from a deeply guided, wholly trusted sense of inner wisdom. By demystifying intuition, "Dr. Lauren" teaches you how to bring your intuitive right brain and your analytical left brain together. Using a simple self-assessment tool she developed, Dr. Lauren helps you determine your natural intuitive style-a two-part combination of the five intuitive types: Visual, Auditory, Sensory, Body Based, and Multisensory. She then provides specific techniques designed to expand your natural-born intuitive style into a reliable life guidance system. Natural Born Intuition helps you understand: * That intuition is a natural extension of our senses, not some special "sixth sense." * When to rely on intuition-and when not to. * How to use intuition to enhance the success of your relationships. * Why intuition blended with analysis is the most powerful problem-solving technique you can use. * How to bring intuition to practical tasks-from finding a parking place to buying a home.

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About the Author

Lauren Thibodeau holds a Ph.D. in counseling from Cleveland State University as well as two masters degrees, an M.Ed. A nationally certified counselor and professional member of the National Speakers Association, "Dr. Lauren" focuses her work in the areas of intuitive consultation and training for individuals and organizations. She is also a registered medium and summer resident at the renowned Lily Dale Assembly, a haven for mediumship in western New York in existence since the late 1800s. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Career Press (June 11, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564147630
• ISBN-13: 978-1564147639
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #902,951 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best of it's Kind, July 31, 2005

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Paul Coleman "psych/author at paul-coleman.com" (Wappingers Falls, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Natural-Born Intuition: How to Awaken and Develop Your Inner Wisdom (Paperback)

I am a psychologist with over twenty years experience. I find that many clients have disregarded their intuition--to their ultimate dismay in their personal relationships--and have to learn how to better develop and trust their instincts. Dr. Lauren's book is well thought out and contains insights I did not find in other similar books. When my clients ask for help with developing their intuition, I always recommend this book first.
Dr. Paul Coleman, author of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Intimacy"

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Natural-Born Intuition Recommended Reading, November 28, 2005

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Trinda (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Natural-Born Intuition: How to Awaken and Develop Your Inner Wisdom (Paperback)

Dr. Lauren has written an amazingly intuitive practical guide for anyone interested in developing their inner wisdom through knowing. Keeping a Knowing Journal was the next logical step to identifying the interactions between the unseen and earthly worlds. Dr. Lauren is an intuitive consultant with a "real" and logical approach to knowing your higher self. I would recommend her Natural-Born Intuition book to all who wish to take that next step to Knowing.

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intuition is More than Psychic, April 21, 2007

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Henry Reed "Creator Spirit" (Mouth of Wilson, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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Is Intuition the Same as Psychic?
"I'm not psychic, but I can be quite intuitive at times!" Does that statement fit you? I've heard it many times. It must be a common sentiment. There is a difference in the connotations of these two terms. People tend to describe intuition as natural, whereas references to psychic often involve supernatural references.
In her book, Natural-Born Intuition: How to Awaken and Develop Your Inner Wisdom, Lauren Thibodeau describes psychic as a process of reaching outside of ourselves, while she describes intuition as a process of going within. Her distinction reminds me of the difference between facts (coming from outside) and wisdom (coming from within).
Sometimes Edgar Cayce distinguished intuition from psychic events and sometimes he spoke of it as a psychic ability, as when he said that intuition is the highest form of psychic ability. In some of his readings, it seemed that he had to add something to his psychic impressions to gain the insight he needed. Cayce could hear the thoughts of someone for whom he was searching, but indicated that it took a bit more to know whether the person was alive or dead. He gave the impression that intuition is a more highly evolved attribute than the psychic senses.
It is common to link intuition with a form of knowing and psychic with the senses. Mediums frequently speak as if they are seeing or hearing spirits, but not always understanding the significance of what their psychic senses are telling them. Intuition may be involved in the process of understanding, or interpreting sensations. It can also operate in the absence of sensations, with direct knowing "out of the blue." Brain research shows that the brain interprets sensory data prior to registering it, implying that there is a lot of "thinking" going on in the act of "seeing." Intuition may involve both.
Karlis Osis once conducted a fascinating experiment with Ingo Swann (the artist who invented "remote viewing") that demonstrated the difference between "knowing" and "seeing." Dr. Osis created a puzzle for Swann to explore when he was in his psychic, out-of-body state of consciousness. The puzzle consisted of a closed box with objects inside. He arranged these objects so that when viewed through a little peep hole, one would see an optical illusion and not realize the true nature of the objects. If it were a matter of knowing what was in the box, the actual objects would come to mind, and the optical illusion would not be relevant. When Ingo awakened from his out-of-body experience, he described seeing the illusion, but did not report knowing the nature of the objects.
As another example, suppose we wanted to find an inspiring quotation in the Library of Congress about how dinosaurs felt as they realized they were becoming extinct. If we used "remote viewing," a psychic form of data acquisition, we would begin by scanning all the words in all the books to find sentences that included the word dinosaur. From these, we would scan for sentences that contained the word extinction, and so on. Such a process would take a long time and leaves some doubt as to how this skill could decide upon the "best" quote. On the other hand, we might randomly walk about the library and accidentally discover a perfect quote simply falling into our hands. Intuitive people speak about such synchronicities all the time. Clearly, the task of finding a suitable quote in a mass of information takes more sophisticated mental skills than simply being able to read the words in a book without opening it. Intuition may include psychic ability plus some other qualities.
There's another way in which Thibodeau's distinction makes a lot of sense. Many people with psychic sensitivities report being disturbed often by their impressions. Being bombarded by undesired information can be overwhelming. On the other hand, people who say they live intuitively seem to be in harmony with themselves. It is this blessing that Dr. Thibodeau hopes the reader will achieve through intuition.
Her techniques for developing intuition are entwined with accessing inner wisdom, almost as if they were the same thing. This conjunction reminds me of Cayce's suggestive remarks indirectly crediting our intuitive nature to our guardian angel. Research confirms a relationship between being intuitive and following the soul's directive. Investigating people's moods at random moments reveals that when people are in moments of intuitive flow, it is quite likely that they will also report that they are doing what they feel they were meant to be doing at that moment, as if fulfilling part of their purpose in life. Trusting one's intuition can bring a sense of peace, which psychic ability alone can not accomplish. Intuition is psychic, but it's wise enough to keep its own counsel on the way to Heaven.[...]