{"id":15071,"date":"2021-06-25T12:49:53","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T17:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mindvalley.com\/blog\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T01:49:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T06:49:16","slug":"spiritual-intelligence-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mindvalley.com\/coach\/blog\/spiritual-intelligence-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What is spiritual intelligence?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">If you\u2019re reading this article, you\u2019re probably familiar with the term \u201cspirituality.\u201d\u00a0But are spirituality and spiritual intelligence the same thing?<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">The words &#8220;spiritual&#8221; and &#8220;intelligence,&#8221; being abstract concepts formed by human language, are not the same for everyone.<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">This is why, before we start talking about the term\u00a0<em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">spiritual intelligence<\/em>, I\u2019d like to make the case for what each word means. And suggest a definition based on which we can go deeper.<\/p>\n<h2 data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Defining spiritual intelligence<\/h2>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">According to Oxford Languages, &#8220;spiritual&#8221; is that &#8220;relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Spiritual also has a second meaning, which refers to religious leaders and practices, which we won\u2019t be considering for the purpose of this article.<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Now what does Oxford Languages say about &#8220;intelligence&#8221;? They define it as &#8220;the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Intelligence also has a secondary meaning, which is the information that is of military or political value. Again, we\u2019ll only be considering the definition above.<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">So if we put these together, we get this:<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><strong>Spiritual intelligence<\/strong>:\u00a0the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills that relate to or affect the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things.<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">So, it\u2019s not only about understanding spirituality. It\u2019s about the ability to access and develop the skills that help you affect the invisible.<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">You won\u2019t find this term in your standard dictionary, and if you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=spiritual+intelligence&amp;oq=spiritual+intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" aria-label=\"Google it - opens in new tab\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"false\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"na\">Google it<\/a>, you\u2019ll find that it\u2019s a term that is still being explored. It has no clear definition and thus spins from morality to values to the unspeakable.<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">To understand it further, the following questions are helpful:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">What are those skills that allow you to affect the human spirit?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">How do you currently experience the human spirit?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">What difference does it make when you\u2019re able to affect the human spirit?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">The sage and the teenager<\/h2>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Before we go more abstract, let\u2019s make spiritual intelligence more real\u2014or what marketers call &#8220;<em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">reality infusion.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">For that, I\u2019d like to start with the story of the sage and the teenager.<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">\u201cOne sunny morning, a teenager decided to experience the numerous benefits of meditation. Remembering the poses, gestures, and posture of the sage, she sat down in a lotus position and closed her eyes. After sitting for a minute or two, she was finally able to catch onto a single thought. \u2018<em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">What will others think when they see me like this?<\/em>\u2019 As none of the other teenagers meditated, her unusual behavior scared her of the consequences. So she went up to the sage who meditated and asked, \u2018<em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Sage, how can I experience the numerous benefits of meditation?<\/em>\u2019 The sage smiled and said, \u2018<em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">You just did. For you were able to witness your own thought.<\/em>\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">The sage and the teenager are two of the numerous voices we hear inside our heads. The point the story makes is the fact that awareness and observation of the invisible are the very skills we call spiritual intelligence.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">It\u2019s in the\u00a0<em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">noticing<\/em>\u00a0that gives us power and choice.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Noticing our own thoughts and thus knowing what they are. Noticing our own emotions and thus knowing how we feel. Noticing our body\u2019s vitality and thus knowing what it needs.<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Noticing our own patterns of thinking and behaving, and thus knowing what drives us and what helps us and what keeps us stuck.<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">But it can also be so much more than that.<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">From noticing the very elements in us to noticing them in others. Spirituality itself is a phenomenon that isn\u2019t as greatly explored by science. The reason for that is we simply lack the tools to measure it and predict the invisible so it can be replicated. This doesn\u2019t mean, however, that we can\u2019t make use of the very tools available to help us notice and choose all of the above.<\/p>\n<h2 data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Who are you?<\/h2>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">This is a question I\u2019ve explored over and over again, and it lies at the heart of this abstract concept we call spiritual intelligence.<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">I remember exploring who I was five years ago during a retreat a friend of mine had organized. We stayed in a hut in the middle of the Alps and meditated all day every day. None of us could speak a word. We weren\u2019t allowed to read or watch anything either. We had two meals every day, breakfast and lunch, followed by hot tea in the evening.<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">These 5 days taught me a great deal about who I am, what my mind is like, and how my thoughts work. Because there was no input of information from the outside, the mind was slow. My thoughts couldn\u2019t rush anywhere, and I had all the time in the world to ask myself the important questions.<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><strong>On Day 1<\/strong>, I was very frustrated. I was trying to picture an apple as vividly as possible, but the color and the shape wouldn\u2019t be more than a blur. I also noticed how quickly boredom can set in when you have 3 hours and one cup of tea in front of you.<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><strong>On Day 2<\/strong>, I realized that a fun activity would be to go through my past memories. It was astonishing how much I actually remembered when I had all the time in the world. In fact, I felt like I was reliving my memories in the most intense way possible.<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><strong>On Day 3<\/strong>, I planned out everything and solved all my problems. I experienced the monkey mind, which jumps from A to B and not only finds problems but also creates solutions and plans. I was a little sad when all of my problems had been solved in a mere 45 minutes of my monkey mind jumping around.<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><strong>On Day 4<\/strong>, I experienced quite a bit of pain in my legs from sitting on them for such a long time. But because I had the time, I didn\u2019t avoid the pain; I decided to go deeper into it. I realized that pain can be tolerated; I can, in fact, control it if I want to. Since it\u2019s a signal that my body sends, it\u2019s within my control to send a different signal.<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">At the end of Day 4, I met him. On a red couch in the middle of a white room. Just like Jim Carrey exits his fictional world in <a style=\"outline: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Truman_Show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"The Truman Show - opens in new tab\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"false\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"na\"><em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">The Truman Show<\/em><\/a><em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">,\u00a0<\/em>so did I for a moment exit my world and enter the room where everything was possible. And on that couch, he was sitting. He was me. Or at least looked like me, but a good 40 years older, much calmer, and seemingly all-knowing. I had a conversation with my own mind, only that the second voice this time was the voice of the sage.<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">As the silent retreat ended, I realized that I am not just my personality and my thoughts. If that were so, I wouldn\u2019t have been able to observe myself from a third angle, distanced from the very occurrences in my physical environment.<\/p>\n<h2 data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Spiritual intelligence in life &amp; coaching<\/h2>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">We discussed how spiritual intelligence shows up for us as a voice inside our head that notices our thoughts, emotions, body, and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">From that awareness, we can make a choice. A choice of what we want to create in our lives. Of what we want to experience.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">All of a sudden, we\u2019re able to manipulate our own reality in a way we never thought possible. Or maybe we thought about it and quickly disposed of the idea, deeming it too powerful.<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">But now you know it <em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">is<\/em> possible. And not only for yourself, but also for your coaching clients.<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Teaching clients and helping them to listen to those voices in their heads. Teach them how to tune into one and tune out of another to discover this new awareness. And the opportunity to create their desired reality from the inside out.<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">One simple tool you can use to help your clients see the different voices in their head is called\u00a0<em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Dialogue with Yourself<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h4 role=\"heading\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\" aria-level=\"3\">Here\u2019s how it works:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">For the next 10 minutes, write down every single thought that comes on a piece of paper. Make sure your pen keeps writing and you don\u2019t stop writing. Even &#8220;ums&#8221; and &#8220;uhs&#8221; or half-sentences are fine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">After a few minutes, you\u2019ll notice your mind &#8220;emptying out.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Then, start asking yourself questions on that piece of paper and see what answers come up.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">\u00a0At the end of the 10 minutes, you should have most of your thoughts captured on paper. If you did ask questions that you genuinely don\u2019t have an answer to, you should be able to see that the answers to those questions don\u2019t exactly come from the same place as the questions come from.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Once you\u2019ve done this a few times, you can remove the paper and have a dialogue with yourself while meditating. It works either way.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">While we talk about spiritual intelligence, it is yet just another reminder of who we are and what we\u2019re really capable of. To explore this even deeper, have a look at\u00a0<a style=\"outline: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mindvalley.com\/courses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" aria-label=\"Michael Neill and Christy Whitman\u2019s work - opens in new tab\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"false\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"na\">Michael Neill and Christy Whitman\u2019s work<\/a> on the Evercoach platform.<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">I have found that the conversations we have about the very nature of our being can remind us and our clients of the power we\u2019ve always had in our lives but may have forgotten to exercise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What spiritual intelligence really is, and how you can use it to self-coach, or coach your clients into recognising their full potential. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":29277,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","tve_updated_post":"<div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">If you\u2019re reading this article, you\u2019re probably familiar with the term \u201c<em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Spirituality\u201d<\/em>. But, are spirituality and spiritual intelligence the same thing?<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">The words \u2018spiritual\u2019 and \u2018intelligence\u2019, being abstract concepts formed by human language, are not the same for everyone.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">This is why, before we start talking about the term&nbsp;<em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">spiritual intelligence<\/em>, I\u2019d like to make the case for what each word means. And suggest a definition based on which we can go deeper.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b34f484b2\" style=\"\">\t<h2 data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b34f46a85\">Defining Spiritual Intelligence<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f69376b\" style=\"\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-15075 tcb-moved-image\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"15075\" width=\"660\" data-init-width=\"2560\" height=\"440\" data-init-height=\"1707\" title=\"mohamed-nohassi-odxB5oIG_iA-unsplash\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mindvalley.com\/coach\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mohamed-nohassi-odxB5oIG_iA-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" data-width=\"660\" data-height=\"440\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f693f5c\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">\u2018Spiritual\u2019 = relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things.<\/em><br role=\"presentation\">(Source: Oxford Languages)<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Spiritual also has a second meaning, which refers to religious leaders and practices, which we won\u2019t be considering for the purpose of this article.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">\u2018Intelligence\u2019 = the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.<\/em><br role=\"presentation\">(Source: Oxford Languages)<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Intelligence also has a secondary meaning, which is the information that is of military or political value. Again, we\u2019ll only be considering the definition above.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Now, if we put these together, we get this:<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p><strong><em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">\u2018Spiritual Intelligence\u2019 =&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills that relate to or affect the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things.<\/em><\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">So, it\u2019s not only about understanding spirituality. It\u2019s about the ability to access and develop the skills that help you affect the invisible.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">You won\u2019t find this term in your standard dictionary and, if you&nbsp;<a data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=spiritual+intelligence&amp;oq=spiritual+intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Google it - opens in new tab\" uw-rm-external-link-id=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=spiritual+intelligence&amp;oq=spiritual+intelligence$googleit\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"false\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"na\">Google it<\/a>, you\u2019ll find that it\u2019s a term that is still being explored. It has no clear definition and thus spins from morality to values, to the unspeakable.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">To understand it further, the following questions are helpful:<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-styled_list\" data-icon-code=\"icon-circle-solid\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f6c1ad0\" style=\"\"><ul class=\"tcb-styled-list\"><li class=\"thrv-styled-list-item\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f6c079a\"><div class=\"tcb-styled-list-icon\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_icon tve_no_drag tcb-no-delete tcb-no-clone tcb-no-save tcb-icon-inherit-style tcb-local-vars-root tcb-icon-display\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f6b6f38\" style=\"\"><svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" data-id=\"icon-circle-solid\" data-name=\"\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div><span class=\"thrv-advanced-inline-text tve_editable tcb-styled-list-icon-text tcb-no-delete tcb-no-save\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f6bc4ca\" style=\"\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">What are those skills that allow you to affect the human spirit?<\/span><\/li><li class=\"thrv-styled-list-item\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f6c079a\"><div class=\"tcb-styled-list-icon\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_icon tve_no_drag tcb-no-delete tcb-no-clone tcb-no-save tcb-icon-inherit-style tcb-icon-display\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f6b6f38\" style=\"\"><svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" data-id=\"icon-circle-solid\" data-name=\"\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div><span class=\"thrv-advanced-inline-text tve_editable tcb-styled-list-icon-text tcb-no-delete tcb-no-save\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f6bc4ca\" style=\"\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">How do you currently experience the human spirit?<\/span><\/li><li class=\"thrv-styled-list-item\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f6c079a\"><div class=\"tcb-styled-list-icon\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_icon tve_no_drag tcb-no-delete tcb-no-clone tcb-no-save tcb-icon-inherit-style tcb-icon-display\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f6b6f38\" style=\"\"><svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" data-id=\"icon-circle-solid\" data-name=\"\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div><span class=\"thrv-advanced-inline-text tve_editable tcb-styled-list-icon-text tcb-no-delete tcb-no-save\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f6bc4ca\" style=\"\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">What difference does it make when you\u2019re able to affect the human spirit?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f6c7d58\" style=\"\">\t<h2 data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b34f4aa83\">The Sage And The Teenager<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f6d33c7\" style=\"\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-15076\" alt=\"What is Spiritual Intelligence?\" data-id=\"15076\" width=\"660\" data-init-width=\"2560\" height=\"440\" data-init-height=\"1707\" title=\"mor-shani-KdLKorWtFk8-unsplash\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mindvalley.com\/coach\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mor-shani-KdLKorWtFk8-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" data-width=\"660\" data-height=\"440\" data-uw-rm-ima-original=\"what is spiritual intelligence?\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Before we go more abstract, let\u2019s make spiritual intelligence more real \u2013 or what marketers call \u2018<em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">reality infusion<\/em>\u2019.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">For that, I\u2019d like to start with the story of the sage and the teenager.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f6dc589\" style=\"\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">\u201cOne sunny morning, a teenager decided to experience the numerous benefits of meditation. Remembering the poses, gestures and posture of the sage, she sat down in a lotus position and closed her eyes. After sitting for a minute or two she was finally able to catch onto a single thought. \u2018<em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">What will others think when they see me like this?<\/em>\u2019 As none of the other teenagers meditated, her unusual behaviour scared her of the consequences. So she went up to the sage who meditated and asked, \u2018<em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Sage, how can I experience the numerous benefits of meditation?<\/em>\u2019 The sage smiled and said: \u2018<em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">You just did. For you were able to witness your own thought.<\/em>\u2019\u201d&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">The sage and the teenager are two of the numerous voices we hear inside our heads. The point the story makes is the fact that awareness and observation of the invisible are the very skills we call spiritual intelligence.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p><strong data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">It\u2019s in the&nbsp;<em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">noticing<\/em>&nbsp;that gives us power and choice.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Noticing our own thoughts and thus knowing what they are.<br role=\"presentation\">Noticing our own emotions and thus knowing how we feel.<br role=\"presentation\">Noticing our body\u2019s vitality and thus knowing what it needs.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Noticing our own patterns of thinking and behaving, and thus knowing what drives us, helps us, and what keeps us stuck.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">But it can also be so much more than that.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">From noticing the very elements in us, to noticing it in others. Spirituality itself is a phenomenon that isn\u2019t as greatly explored by science. The reason for that is, we simply lack the tools to measure it and predict the invisible so it can be replicated. This doesn\u2019t mean however, that we can\u2019t make use of the very tools available to help us notice and choose all of the above.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-17cbb442ed3\" style=\"\">\t<h2 data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b34f4d1a0\">Who Are You?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f6fbfbf\" style=\"\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-15085\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"15085\" width=\"660\" data-init-width=\"2560\" height=\"440\" data-init-height=\"1707\" title=\"slava-hicppTzIH4E-unsplash\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mindvalley.com\/coach\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/slava-hicppTzIH4E-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" data-width=\"660\" data-height=\"440\" role=\"presentation\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">This is a question I\u2019ve explored over and over again, and it lies at the heart of this abstract concept we call spiritual intelligence.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">I remember exploring who I was 5 years ago during a retreat a friend of mine had organised. We stayed in a hut in the middle of the alps and meditated all day every day. None of us could speak a word. We weren\u2019t allowed to read or watch anything either. We had two meals every day, breakfast and lunch, followed by hot tea in the evening.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">These 5 days taught me a great deal about who I am, what my mind is like and how my thoughts work. Because there was no input of information from the outside, the mind was slow. My thoughts couldn\u2019t rush anywhere and I had all the time in the world to ask myself the important questions.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">On Day 1, I was very frustrated. I was trying to picture an apple as vividly as possible, but the color and the shape wouldn\u2019t be more than a blurr. I also noticed how quickly boredom can set in when you have 3 hours and one cup of tea in front of you.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">On Day 2, I realised that a fun activity would be to go through my past memories. It was astonishing how much I actually remembered when I had all the time in the world. In fact I felt like I was reliving my memories in the most intense way possible.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">On Day 3, I planned out everything and solved all my problems. I experienced the monkey mind, that jumps from a to b and not only finds problems, but also creates solutions and plans. I was a little sad when all of my problems had been solved in a mere 45 minutes of my monkey mind jumping around.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">On Day 4, I experienced quite a bit of pain in my legs from sitting on them for such a long time. But because I had the time, I didn\u2019t avoid the pain, I decided to go deeper into it. I realised that pain can be tolerated, I can in fact control it if I want to. Since it\u2019s a signal that my body sends, it\u2019s within my control to send a different signal.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">At the end of Day 4, I met him. On a red couch in the middle of a white room.<br role=\"presentation\">Just like Jim Carrey exits his fictional world in&nbsp;<a class=\"tve-froala\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Truman_Show\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"The Truman Show - opens in new tab\" uw-rm-external-link-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/the_truman_show$thetrumanshow\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"false\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"na\"><em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">The Truman Show<\/em><\/a><em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">,&nbsp;<\/em>so did I for a moment exit my world and enter the room where everything was possible. And on that couch, he was sitting. He was me. Or at least looked like me, but a good 40 years older, much calmer and seemingly all knowing. I had a conversation with my own mind, only that the second voice this time was the voice of the sage.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">As the silent retreat ended, I realised that I am not just my personality and my thoughts. If that were so, I wouldn\u2019t have been able to observe myself from a third angle, distanced from the very occurrences in my physical environment.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-17cbb443bec\" style=\"\">\t<h2 data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b34f4ff54\">Spiritual Intelligence In Life &amp; Coaching<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f72c9d5\" style=\"\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-15077\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"15077\" width=\"660\" data-init-width=\"2560\" height=\"440\" data-init-height=\"1706\" title=\"priscilla-du-preez-7aOhiPe6_30-unsplash\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mindvalley.com\/coach\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/priscilla-du-preez-7aOhiPe6_30-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" data-width=\"660\" data-height=\"440\" role=\"presentation\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">We discussed how spiritual intelligence shows up for us, as a voice inside our head that notices our thoughts, emotions, body, and more.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p><strong data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">From that awareness, we can make a choice. A choice of what we want to create in our lives. Of what we want to experience.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">All of a sudden, we\u2019re able to manipulate our own reality in a way we never thought possible. Or maybe we thought about it and quickly disposed off the idea, deeming it too powerful.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">But now you know, it&nbsp;<em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">is<\/em> possible. And not only for yourself, but for your coaching clients.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Teaching clients and helping them to listen to those voices in their heads. Teach them how to tune into one and tune out of another to discover this new awareness. And &nbsp;the opportunity to create their desired reality from the inside out.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">One simple tool you can use to help your clients see the different voices in their head is called&nbsp;<em data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Dialogue with Yourself<\/em>.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-17cbb4446dc\" style=\"\">\t<h4 data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-17cbb453d65\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">Here\u2019s How It Works: &nbsp;<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-styled_list\" data-icon-code=\"icon-circle-solid\"><ul class=\"tcb-styled-list\"><li class=\"thrv-styled-list-item\"><div class=\"tcb-styled-list-icon\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_icon tve_no_drag tcb-no-delete tcb-no-clone tcb-no-save tcb-icon-inherit-style tcb-local-vars-root tcb-icon-display\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f74425f\" style=\"\"><svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" data-id=\"icon-circle-solid\" data-name=\"\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div><span class=\"thrv-advanced-inline-text tve_editable tcb-styled-list-icon-text tcb-no-delete tcb-no-save\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f748158\" style=\"\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">For the next 10 minutes, write down every single thought that comes, on a piece of paper. Make sure your pen keeps writing and you don\u2019t stop writing. Even \u2018ums\u2019 and \u2018uhs\u2019 or half-sentences are fine.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"thrv-styled-list-item\"><div class=\"tcb-styled-list-icon\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_icon tve_no_drag tcb-no-delete tcb-no-clone tcb-no-save tcb-icon-inherit-style tcb-icon-display\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f74425f\" style=\"\"><svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" data-id=\"icon-circle-solid\" data-name=\"\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div><span class=\"thrv-advanced-inline-text tve_editable tcb-styled-list-icon-text tcb-no-delete tcb-no-save\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f748158\" style=\"\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">After a few minutes, you\u2019ll notice your mind \u2018emptying out\u2019.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"thrv-styled-list-item\"><div class=\"tcb-styled-list-icon\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_icon tve_no_drag tcb-no-delete tcb-no-clone tcb-no-save tcb-icon-inherit-style tcb-icon-display\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f74425f\" style=\"\"><svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" data-id=\"icon-circle-solid\" data-name=\"\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div><span class=\"thrv-advanced-inline-text tve_editable tcb-styled-list-icon-text tcb-no-delete tcb-no-save\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f748158\" style=\"\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Then, start asking yourself questions on that piece of paper and see what answers come up.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"thrv-styled-list-item\"><div class=\"tcb-styled-list-icon\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_icon tve_no_drag tcb-no-delete tcb-no-clone tcb-no-save tcb-icon-inherit-style \" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f74f8c4\"><svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" data-id=\"icon-circle-solid\" data-name=\"\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div><span class=\"thrv-advanced-inline-text tve_editable tcb-styled-list-icon-text tcb-no-delete tcb-no-save\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f748158\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">&nbsp;At the end of the 10 minutes, you should have most of your thoughts captured on paper. If you did ask questions that you genuinely don\u2019t have an answer to, you should be able to see that the answers to those questions don\u2019t exactly come from the same place as the questions come. <br role=\"presentation\"><\/span><\/li><li class=\"thrv-styled-list-item \"><div class=\"tcb-styled-list-icon\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_icon tve_no_drag tcb-no-delete tcb-no-clone tcb-no-save tcb-icon-inherit-style \" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f7529ba\"><svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" data-id=\"icon-circle-solid\" data-name=\"\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div><span class=\"thrv-advanced-inline-text tve_editable tcb-styled-list-icon-text tcb-no-delete tcb-no-save\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b0f748158\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Once you\u2019ve done this a few times, you can remove the paper and have a dialogue with yourself while meditating. It works either way.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">While we talk about spiritual intelligence, it is yet just another reminder of who we are and what we\u2019re really capable of. To explore this even deeper, have a look at&nbsp;<a data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mindvalley.com\/courses\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tve-froala\" style=\"outline: none;\" aria-label=\"Michael Neill and Christy Whitman\u2019s work - opens in new tab\" uw-rm-external-link-id=\"https:\/\/www.mindvalley.com\/courses$michaelneillandchristywhitman\u2019swork\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"false\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"na\">Michael Neill and Christy Whitman\u2019s work<\/a> on the Evercoach platform.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">I have found that the conversations we have about the very nature of our being can remind us and our clients of the power we\u2019ve always had in our lives, but may have forgotten to exercise.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">So, now\u2019s your chance to start. 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