Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume - 4, Issue - 5, 1 November 2019 | Page 31

These three simple practices can have a tremendous impact on your ability to
see clearly and experience the truth of who you really are.
3. Reconnect with your child self
As author and psychotherapist, Dr. Neal Marshall Goldsmith writes:
The soul … is this part of us that is the earliest, deepest, and the most
authentic part of us.
Your inner child carries the original qualities of your Soul that you were born
with. And thankfully, it’s not that difficult to reconnect with your inner child.
to summarise, here are a few ways to tap into your childhood self:
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Write a letter to your inner child
Do an inner child visualisation (there are many for free on youtube)
Look at pictures of your inner child
Do something your inner child loved to do when you were little
Approach these activities gently. Make observations about your younger self:
did s/he smile more? Was s/he more in touch with emotions? Did s/he seem
more curious and creative?
Reflect on the you now and the you then. What qualities from your inner child
can you integrate more into your life?
4. Reflect, introspect, and visualise
Soul searching is an inwards adventure. Therefore, the practices and steps
you take toward finding your inner Centre will often require reflection and
introspection. Visualisation enhances these two qualities and helps you to
retrieve knowledge and guidance through the power of imagination.
Poet and philosopher, Mark Nepo, shares a beautiful visualisation in his book
“The Book of Awakening”
Close your eyes and breathe your way beneath your troubles, the way a diver
slips to that depth of stillness that is always waiting beneath the churning of
the waves.
Now, consider two things you love doing, such as running, drawing, singing,
bird-watching, gardening, or reading.
Meditate on what it is in each of these that makes you feel alive.