Awaken your Inner Child

In Hawaii the elders say we have three elements or levels of our consciousness, the conscious mind or uhane, the unconscious mind or inihipili and the higher self or aumakua. We receive divine inspiration from the aumakua and the word also means elders and ancient ones. This inspiration travels to inihipili (also known as the inner child) and is then fed to uhane by inhipili. A beautiful Hawaiian elder told me that the Divine resided in the inner child and that we must always prioritise play! Energy runs both ways between the inner child or subconscious and the higher inspiration. And this is where creativity comes in.

Your inner child is vital to imagination, playfulness, free expression and the natural creative impulse. Without nurturing and connecting with your inner child, you will never be able to reach your creative potential. It will be like a black and white picture or a silent movie. Connecting with our inner child is healing and fun. It rekindles that carefree dance of life that flows effortlessly through young children. We can unlock this fantasy world and dive into our infinite potential when we heal the pain holding our inner child hostage. It is also important to get our inner child and subconscious on board, as without him or her, all our creative efforts could be sabotaged.

My teacher Sri Bhagavan says our subconscious is five million times more powerful than our conscious mind. So even if your conscious mind is dead set on writing that book, or starting your global photographic project, if your subconscious isn’t on board, you are screwed, as it will override your conscious intentions.

Here are two exercises to help you make a connection with your Inner Child. You can do this through meditation, or alternate writing.

Meditation:

As you are drifting off to sleep at night, lay your hands over your heart and commit to connecting with your inner child. Take a few deep breaths and gently relax the body, feel tension flow out of your feet and thoughts drift away. Bring your awareness to your heart centre and make an intention to connect with your inner child. Ask for an image of your child to come to mind and completely trust any communication, sense or feeling that comes to you. If you make a connection instantly, then begin communicating. Listen to your inner child and start to form a relationship. If you don’t make a connection to begin with, keep trying and use your imagination to imagine your inner child and slowly the connection will come. It’s important to connect-in daily with your inner child, in order to set up rapport and trust. This is the opportunity to forge a new relationship filled with unconditional love and support.

Alternate Writing: Write down a question with your right hand and then pass the pen to your left hand and allow the answer to flow through. (If you are left handed of course you swap this order around). Keep up the conversation between your hands and remember to be open and not defensive. You could begin by asking your inner child how they’re feeling. You may discover that at first your inner child is angry with you, feels abandoned by you, or is aloof and untrusting. The most important thing is to ensure that your inner child feels heard and understood. Persist, as healing your connection with your inner child will yield benefits in all areas of your life. Your inner child is a potent and beautiful part of you that can give you the keys to finding peace and happiness, as well as fulfilling your dreams.