Business Fit Magazine March 2019 Issue 2 | Page 22

Spirituality POWERFUL Communication Irmela Neu It is not possible not to communicate – we communicate: by movements, physical expressions, with our body; by talking, when we are quiet, with our language. with spirituality. “Spiritus” in Latin means to be connected by breathing in and out. The flow between these centres provides cooperation between belly, heart and brain. How can we empower our communication? By merging our different powers it helps to give us good intuition and spontaneous impressions. An existing good flow gives us the security we can trust our intuition, because we are confident it will guide us harmoniously. We should remember that mistakes are also learning opportunities, because the creation of harmony is a lifelong process. How do you communicate with yourself? We have a constant inner dialogue. Sometimes, it as an inner voice: “first, you have to do this, then this” or “Oh, my god, I have forgotten to send an e-mail…”. We may discover that we simply reproduce what our parents said to us when we were a child. Maybe we only received attention as a reward for “good” behaviour. Only by doing what our mother, father or other adult wanted, did we have proof we had been a “good child”. For the younger generation, it is not only parents but also what they are told by social media. The consequence of this pattern is that the inner voice, the inner self is guided exclusively by what other people want or what they think you should do. Our life can be conditioned by the desire to be “a part of” the family or peer group, but then where is our inner self? While we may be tempted to listen to others, we also need to challenge them. Do you really agree with what is being said? Do you really want this? This is not to say our brain should control us at all times, it means that our three centres of power should work together. Yoga, the martial arts, Tai Chi etc. teach us we have three centres of power: the under, vital Dantien (the Chinese expression) or Hara (the Indian expression), the heart Dantien in the middle and the upper Dantien at the level of the third eye. The aim of physical exercise is to ensure a flow between these three centres Through the vital centre, we are connected with the earth and life, by our heart with a more universal dimension and by our third eye 22 Going back to our inner voice: Why is it so important? The answer is clear, but not simple: How we communicate with ourselves is how we communicate with others. Only what comes from our heart has the power to reach others, to strengthen what we really want from our heart. Do you ever experience what you want from the bottom of your heart? Try this exercise: choose a moment of silence, close your eyes, think about your heart, feel that it beats day and night, serving our life constantly. Honour it. Ask your heart, what it needs to be happy…… Open your eyes and ask yourself if you really give your heart by your actions, what it wants. His voice is gentle, delicate. His advice is powerful. It leads us to a balance between what we think, feel and do. Powerful coordination is the secret of powerful communication. Our three centres of power should work together. 23