March 28, 2026
How to Strengthen Your Intuition (3 Simple Daily Practices)
You’re not lacking intuition — you’re just not recognising it. The more you notice it, the stronger it becomes. Once you begin recognising your intuition, the next step is learning how to strengthen it. In this episode, I share simple, practical ways to deepen your connection to intuition and start trusting it in your everyday life. Rather than something mysterious or out of reach, intuition is already present — it just requires awareness, space, and trust. I also share a personal story of fo...
You’re not lacking intuition — you’re just not recognising it.
The more you notice it, the stronger it becomes.
Once you begin recognising your intuition, the next step is learning how to strengthen it.
In this episode, I share simple, practical ways to deepen your connection to intuition and start trusting it in your everyday life.
Rather than something mysterious or out of reach, intuition is already present — it just requires awareness, space, and trust.
I also share a personal story of following a strong intuitive nudge that led to an unexpected and meaningful reconnection, showing how intuition often guides us one step at a time.
We explore why slowing down is essential, how overthinking blocks intuitive guidance, and how shifting your focus away from needing to be “right” allows your intuition to come through more clearly.
If you’ve ever questioned whether you’re intuitive, or wondered how to strengthen it, this episode will help you see that it’s already there — and show you how to begin working with it more consciously.
Hosted by Lisa Brandis — bestselling author, founder of Intuitive Reiki International®, and intuitive channelling expert and spiritual medium.
Connecting to Spirit is a podcast dedicated to intuition, channelling, energy healing, and soul-led transformation. With over two decades of experience as a Reiki Master Teacher and spiritual mentor, Lisa blends grounded wisdom with higher guidance to help you strengthen your intuition, trust your connection to Spirit, and awaken your gifts with confidence.
Each episode shares real stories, intuitive insight, and practical spiritual tools to help you deepen your awareness and live in alignment with your soul’s guidance.
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intuition is something that actually gets stronger.
00:00:04.073 --> 00:00:06.288
The more that you notice it.
00:00:06.355 --> 00:00:09.385
I had this strong feeling, I decided not to question it.
00:00:09.391 --> 00:00:12.391
intuition doesn't always explain itself.
00:00:12.451 --> 00:00:15.590
It doesn't give you the full picture, It just gives you that next step.
00:00:15.611 --> 00:00:17.949
the stronger your intuition becomes.
00:00:18.015 --> 00:00:24.495
you listen to my last episode, you'll know that intuition is often something we override.
00:00:24.885 --> 00:00:29.446
We feel it, and then a moment later we question it.
00:00:29.446 --> 00:00:36.676
So the next question becomes, how do you actually strengthen your intuition?
00:00:37.560 --> 00:00:42.331
Not in a big, overwhelming way, but in your everyday life.
00:00:42.720 --> 00:00:45.060
Welcome to Connecting to Spirit.
00:00:45.095 --> 00:00:55.231
I'm your host Lisa Brandis, and in this podcast we explore intuition, spiritual awareness, and the deeper guidance that is available to.
00:00:55.731 --> 00:01:09.710
All of us, and this episode really is the next step in that journey because once you've started to recognize your intuition, the most important thing becomes learning how to build the trust with it.
00:01:10.286 --> 00:01:15.021
One of the biggest misconceptions about intuition is that it's something you either have.
00:01:16.150 --> 00:01:30.850
Or you don't have, and I know we've covered that in other episodes, but what I've seen over and over again, both in my own life and working with my students is that intuition is something that actually gets stronger.
00:01:31.186 --> 00:01:33.400
The more that you notice it.
00:01:33.911 --> 00:01:36.671
It's not something that is separate from you.
00:01:37.305 --> 00:01:38.626
It's already there.
00:01:38.656 --> 00:01:43.396
It always has been woven into your everyday life.
00:01:43.396 --> 00:01:49.816
So the first way to strengthen your intuitive knowing is the hard part.
00:01:49.846 --> 00:01:54.165
It's to slow down, slow down enough so that you can notice it.
00:01:54.165 --> 00:01:56.475
Because intuition is subtle.
00:01:56.475 --> 00:01:58.876
It doesn't come in a loud, booming voice.
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It's not dramatic.
00:02:00.225 --> 00:02:01.281
It's often that quiet.
00:02:01.691 --> 00:02:05.561
Feeling a gentle, just a gentle knowing.
00:02:05.801 --> 00:02:08.711
Something that kind of passes through the mind quickly.
00:02:08.950 --> 00:02:15.161
And if your life is busy and fast and constantly moving, like most of ours is, you're going to miss it.
00:02:15.586 --> 00:02:20.741
So I was trying to think of an example, and I remember this one moment really clearly.
00:02:20.741 --> 00:02:22.631
I had this, I was just in the house.
00:02:22.631 --> 00:02:30.941
I had this strong feeling, came through like a really clear message to go outside and I felt it so clearly and it was so strong.
00:02:31.561 --> 00:02:32.911
I decided not to question it.
00:02:32.915 --> 00:02:38.580
So I got up, I walked outside and I remember standing in my driveway, leaning on my car, thinking, okay, what's next?
00:02:38.735 --> 00:02:40.170
Like, what am I doing out here?
00:02:40.621 --> 00:02:47.040
And then I looked up and saw the beau, a beautiful sunset, and I kind of thought, Hmm, maybe my guides wanted me to experience this.
00:02:47.161 --> 00:02:52.441
And then as I was just out there in the present moment, I noticed.
00:02:52.816 --> 00:03:05.536
Uh, someone was walking towards me and there were quite a bit of distance, um, walking their dog, and as they started to get closer, I noticed that it was someone that I knew and that I loved very dearly.
00:03:05.536 --> 00:03:12.556
I recognized her as she got closer, she came into focus and I realized it was my old boss and.
00:03:12.756 --> 00:03:13.866
A spiritual mentor.
00:03:13.866 --> 00:03:18.425
I know you've heard me talk about Raylene, and she was someone I hadn't seen in a very long time.
00:03:18.425 --> 00:03:20.346
We'd both moved into the same area.
00:03:20.346 --> 00:03:28.656
Neither of us knew where each other lived, and in that moment we were just so genuinely happy to see each other.
00:03:28.925 --> 00:03:32.885
And it was the first time she'd walked around the park that was opposite my house.
00:03:32.885 --> 00:03:33.575
She was just.
00:03:33.830 --> 00:03:35.540
Acting on inspiration as well.
00:03:35.781 --> 00:03:38.751
We ended up spending the most glorious two hours together.
00:03:38.996 --> 00:03:41.241
I invited her into my home, showed her around.
00:03:41.241 --> 00:03:47.901
We chatted with the family, and then by the time we'd finished connecting, it was dark outside, so I offered to drop her home.
00:03:48.545 --> 00:03:52.471
Popped her and the dog in the car, and then I got to see her, how she showed me around it.
00:03:53.040 --> 00:03:56.700
And when we worked together, she had very clear boundaries.
00:03:56.700 --> 00:04:03.390
So I'd never been into her home before, but now that I was no longer working with her, that relationship had shifted and.
00:04:03.445 --> 00:04:19.315
It felt like something or, or our spirit guides had brought us together, not through planning, not through effort, but through a simple moment of following that impulse, that feeling that made no logical sense.
00:04:19.735 --> 00:04:24.805
And this is what I mean when I say intuition doesn't always explain itself.
00:04:24.865 --> 00:04:28.196
It doesn't give you the full picture, like go outside Rayeleen's out there, right?
00:04:28.466 --> 00:04:30.115
It just gives you that next step.
00:04:30.536 --> 00:04:32.336
And the more you listen to those.
00:04:32.336 --> 00:04:36.565
Small nudges, the stronger your intuition becomes.
00:04:36.805 --> 00:04:39.326
And I like to think of it as playing in this.
00:04:39.795 --> 00:04:43.355
Bigger, beautiful synchronistic world.
00:04:43.355 --> 00:04:51.576
So the second way to strengthen your intuition is learning how to get out of your head, because this is where most people block themselves.
00:04:51.966 --> 00:04:59.826
And one of the things I see all the time when I'm teaching students how to trust their intuition is that people think they don't have intuition.
00:05:00.036 --> 00:05:03.216
They'll say things to me like, I'm not getting anything, Lisa.
00:05:03.216 --> 00:05:03.995
Nothing's coming through.
00:05:04.821 --> 00:05:11.990
But what's actually happening in that moment is fear stepped in their mind, starts to doubt and analyze.
00:05:12.230 --> 00:05:16.071
They also compare themselves to what the other students in the class might be receiving.
00:05:16.401 --> 00:05:22.401
And before they've even given themself a chance to receive anything, they're starting to block their guidance.
00:05:22.406 --> 00:05:25.581
So what I simply do is guide them into.
00:05:25.886 --> 00:05:35.725
Getting in the power, I get them to pause, to take a deep breath, to just come back into that moment and let go of any expectation of needing to get the message right.
00:05:35.725 --> 00:05:44.125
And as soon as they do that, something starts to come through, not because they're suddenly more intuitive, but because they got out of their own way.
00:05:44.456 --> 00:05:47.336
And this is really important to understand.
00:05:48.766 --> 00:05:58.946
Intuition doesn't come through when you are analyzing or thinking it comes through when you're simply open-hearted and being receptive.
00:05:59.305 --> 00:06:09.985
And one of the easiest ways that I've found to do that is to just take your focus off yourself instead of thinking, oh, what if I don't get it right, or, what if I look silly?
00:06:10.430 --> 00:06:11.841
What if it's not accurate?
00:06:12.141 --> 00:06:15.651
Instead shift into asking your guides.
00:06:15.651 --> 00:06:18.836
Help me to be of service to the person I'm doing this reading for.
00:06:19.295 --> 00:06:20.526
What wants to come through?
00:06:20.526 --> 00:06:26.435
Be curious, be open, and because the moment you do that, you move out of overthinking.
00:06:26.435 --> 00:06:31.386
You get back into the connection with the person that needs to hear that message from you in that moment.
00:06:31.776 --> 00:06:38.701
And one more way that you can strengthen your intuition is to start trusting in those small everyday moment.
00:06:39.391 --> 00:06:40.620
Not big life decisions.
00:06:40.620 --> 00:06:47.401
They're the hard ones, but the small ones like just go outside because intuition grows through the relationship.
00:06:47.490 --> 00:06:47.701
Okay.
00:06:47.701 --> 00:06:51.661
And like any relationship, it builds through consistency.
00:06:51.935 --> 00:06:56.880
So it might be something really simple like find me a car park.
00:06:57.011 --> 00:07:07.091
Or thinking about someone, and then they message you, having a quiet feeling about something, and then just be really aware of your first response to a situation.
00:07:07.451 --> 00:07:11.740
So instead of brushing it off, you just simply acknowledge it.
00:07:12.221 --> 00:07:17.680
And even if you decide not to act on it, noticing it starts to strengthen.
00:07:18.105 --> 00:07:20.711
Your brain interpreting those messages.
00:07:21.071 --> 00:07:23.531
And when I tune into this.
00:07:24.235 --> 00:07:26.545
What I hear is something very simple.
00:07:27.055 --> 00:07:31.766
Intuition strengthens through relationship, not pressure, okay?
00:07:31.975 --> 00:07:34.286
It's not something you can force.
00:07:34.286 --> 00:07:37.946
It's something you begin to trust over time.
00:07:37.946 --> 00:07:43.076
So if you take one thing from this episode, let it be this.
00:07:43.375 --> 00:07:45.446
You don't need to become more intuitive.
00:07:45.995 --> 00:08:01.836
You just need to become more aware of the intuition that's already there and start noticing these small moments, those quiet nudges, those first responses, because that's where it all begins.
00:08:02.105 --> 00:08:07.086
And if you are ready to go deeper into this and you want guided support.
00:08:07.850 --> 00:08:20.511
I do teach this in a much more structured way where you can actually develop your intuition and begin using it in a way that not only supports your life, but also inspires uplifts and helps others.
00:08:20.846 --> 00:08:23.425
You can find all the details in the show notes.
00:08:24.136 --> 00:08:27.435
So I hope you have enjoyed this podcast episode.
00:08:27.435 --> 00:08:45.706
It's been so great for me to reminisce over those past moments and quite challenging when you've been doing this for 20 years to come up with an example and a story that kind of highlights the basic instructions of how you two can develop your intuition and how you can get clear.
00:08:46.096 --> 00:08:46.785
Guidance.
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It's going to empower you and make life just that much more incredible.
00:08:52.275 --> 00:08:55.995
So if you've loved this episode, please share it with a friend.
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Let me know.
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Send me a message.
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Catch me catch me in the dms.
00:09:00.655 --> 00:09:02.005
Would love to connect with you.
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And for now, have a great week and I will see you next week.
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Bye for now.
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intuition is something that actually gets stronger.
00:00:04.073 --> 00:00:06.288
The more that you notice it.
00:00:06.355 --> 00:00:09.385
I had this strong feeling, I decided not to question it.
00:00:09.391 --> 00:00:12.391
intuition doesn't always explain itself.
00:00:12.451 --> 00:00:15.590
It doesn't give you the full picture, It just gives you that next step.
00:00:15.611 --> 00:00:17.949
the stronger your intuition becomes.
00:00:18.015 --> 00:00:24.495
you listen to my last episode, you'll know that intuition is often something we override.
00:00:24.885 --> 00:00:29.446
We feel it, and then a moment later we question it.
00:00:29.446 --> 00:00:36.676
So the next question becomes, how do you actually strengthen your intuition?
00:00:37.560 --> 00:00:42.331
Not in a big, overwhelming way, but in your everyday life.
00:00:42.720 --> 00:00:45.060
Welcome to Connecting to Spirit.
00:00:45.095 --> 00:00:55.231
I'm your host Lisa Brandis, and in this podcast we explore intuition, spiritual awareness, and the deeper guidance that is available to.
00:00:55.731 --> 00:01:09.710
All of us, and this episode really is the next step in that journey because once you've started to recognize your intuition, the most important thing becomes learning how to build the trust with it.
00:01:10.286 --> 00:01:15.021
One of the biggest misconceptions about intuition is that it's something you either have.
00:01:16.150 --> 00:01:30.850
Or you don't have, and I know we've covered that in other episodes, but what I've seen over and over again, both in my own life and working with my students is that intuition is something that actually gets stronger.
00:01:31.186 --> 00:01:33.400
The more that you notice it.
00:01:33.911 --> 00:01:36.671
It's not something that is separate from you.
00:01:37.305 --> 00:01:38.626
It's already there.
00:01:38.656 --> 00:01:43.396
It always has been woven into your everyday life.
00:01:43.396 --> 00:01:49.816
So the first way to strengthen your intuitive knowing is the hard part.
00:01:49.846 --> 00:01:54.165
It's to slow down, slow down enough so that you can notice it.
00:01:54.165 --> 00:01:56.475
Because intuition is subtle.
00:01:56.475 --> 00:01:58.876
It doesn't come in a loud, booming voice.
00:01:58.876 --> 00:02:00.046
It's not dramatic.
00:02:00.225 --> 00:02:01.281
It's often that quiet.
00:02:01.691 --> 00:02:05.561
Feeling a gentle, just a gentle knowing.
00:02:05.801 --> 00:02:08.711
Something that kind of passes through the mind quickly.
00:02:08.950 --> 00:02:15.161
And if your life is busy and fast and constantly moving, like most of ours is, you're going to miss it.
00:02:15.586 --> 00:02:20.741
So I was trying to think of an example, and I remember this one moment really clearly.
00:02:20.741 --> 00:02:22.631
I had this, I was just in the house.
00:02:22.631 --> 00:02:30.941
I had this strong feeling, came through like a really clear message to go outside and I felt it so clearly and it was so strong.
00:02:31.561 --> 00:02:32.911
I decided not to question it.
00:02:32.915 --> 00:02:38.580
So I got up, I walked outside and I remember standing in my driveway, leaning on my car, thinking, okay, what's next?
00:02:38.735 --> 00:02:40.170
Like, what am I doing out here?
00:02:40.621 --> 00:02:47.040
And then I looked up and saw the beau, a beautiful sunset, and I kind of thought, Hmm, maybe my guides wanted me to experience this.
00:02:47.161 --> 00:02:52.441
And then as I was just out there in the present moment, I noticed.
00:02:52.816 --> 00:03:05.536
Uh, someone was walking towards me and there were quite a bit of distance, um, walking their dog, and as they started to get closer, I noticed that it was someone that I knew and that I loved very dearly.
00:03:05.536 --> 00:03:12.556
I recognized her as she got closer, she came into focus and I realized it was my old boss and.
00:03:12.756 --> 00:03:13.866
A spiritual mentor.
00:03:13.866 --> 00:03:18.425
I know you've heard me talk about Raylene, and she was someone I hadn't seen in a very long time.
00:03:18.425 --> 00:03:20.346
We'd both moved into the same area.
00:03:20.346 --> 00:03:28.656
Neither of us knew where each other lived, and in that moment we were just so genuinely happy to see each other.
00:03:28.925 --> 00:03:32.885
And it was the first time she'd walked around the park that was opposite my house.
00:03:32.885 --> 00:03:33.575
She was just.
00:03:33.830 --> 00:03:35.540
Acting on inspiration as well.
00:03:35.781 --> 00:03:38.751
We ended up spending the most glorious two hours together.
00:03:38.996 --> 00:03:41.241
I invited her into my home, showed her around.
00:03:41.241 --> 00:03:47.901
We chatted with the family, and then by the time we'd finished connecting, it was dark outside, so I offered to drop her home.
00:03:48.545 --> 00:03:52.471
Popped her and the dog in the car, and then I got to see her, how she showed me around it.
00:03:53.040 --> 00:03:56.700
And when we worked together, she had very clear boundaries.
00:03:56.700 --> 00:04:03.390
So I'd never been into her home before, but now that I was no longer working with her, that relationship had shifted and.
00:04:03.445 --> 00:04:19.315
It felt like something or, or our spirit guides had brought us together, not through planning, not through effort, but through a simple moment of following that impulse, that feeling that made no logical sense.
00:04:19.735 --> 00:04:24.805
And this is what I mean when I say intuition doesn't always explain itself.
00:04:24.865 --> 00:04:28.196
It doesn't give you the full picture, like go outside Rayeleen's out there, right?
00:04:28.466 --> 00:04:30.115
It just gives you that next step.
00:04:30.536 --> 00:04:32.336
And the more you listen to those.
00:04:32.336 --> 00:04:36.565
Small nudges, the stronger your intuition becomes.
00:04:36.805 --> 00:04:39.326
And I like to think of it as playing in this.
00:04:39.795 --> 00:04:43.355
Bigger, beautiful synchronistic world.
00:04:43.355 --> 00:04:51.576
So the second way to strengthen your intuition is learning how to get out of your head, because this is where most people block themselves.
00:04:51.966 --> 00:04:59.826
And one of the things I see all the time when I'm teaching students how to trust their intuition is that people think they don't have intuition.
00:05:00.036 --> 00:05:03.216
They'll say things to me like, I'm not getting anything, Lisa.
00:05:03.216 --> 00:05:03.995
Nothing's coming through.
00:05:04.821 --> 00:05:11.990
But what's actually happening in that moment is fear stepped in their mind, starts to doubt and analyze.
00:05:12.230 --> 00:05:16.071
They also compare themselves to what the other students in the class might be receiving.
00:05:16.401 --> 00:05:22.401
And before they've even given themself a chance to receive anything, they're starting to block their guidance.
00:05:22.406 --> 00:05:25.581
So what I simply do is guide them into.
00:05:25.886 --> 00:05:35.725
Getting in the power, I get them to pause, to take a deep breath, to just come back into that moment and let go of any expectation of needing to get the message right.
00:05:35.725 --> 00:05:44.125
And as soon as they do that, something starts to come through, not because they're suddenly more intuitive, but because they got out of their own way.
00:05:44.456 --> 00:05:47.336
And this is really important to understand.
00:05:48.766 --> 00:05:58.946
Intuition doesn't come through when you are analyzing or thinking it comes through when you're simply open-hearted and being receptive.
00:05:59.305 --> 00:06:09.985
And one of the easiest ways that I've found to do that is to just take your focus off yourself instead of thinking, oh, what if I don't get it right, or, what if I look silly?
00:06:10.430 --> 00:06:11.841
What if it's not accurate?
00:06:12.141 --> 00:06:15.651
Instead shift into asking your guides.
00:06:15.651 --> 00:06:18.836
Help me to be of service to the person I'm doing this reading for.
00:06:19.295 --> 00:06:20.526
What wants to come through?
00:06:20.526 --> 00:06:26.435
Be curious, be open, and because the moment you do that, you move out of overthinking.
00:06:26.435 --> 00:06:31.386
You get back into the connection with the person that needs to hear that message from you in that moment.
00:06:31.776 --> 00:06:38.701
And one more way that you can strengthen your intuition is to start trusting in those small everyday moment.
00:06:39.391 --> 00:06:40.620
Not big life decisions.
00:06:40.620 --> 00:06:47.401
They're the hard ones, but the small ones like just go outside because intuition grows through the relationship.
00:06:47.490 --> 00:06:47.701
Okay.
00:06:47.701 --> 00:06:51.661
And like any relationship, it builds through consistency.
00:06:51.935 --> 00:06:56.880
So it might be something really simple like find me a car park.
00:06:57.011 --> 00:07:07.091
Or thinking about someone, and then they message you, having a quiet feeling about something, and then just be really aware of your first response to a situation.
00:07:07.451 --> 00:07:11.740
So instead of brushing it off, you just simply acknowledge it.
00:07:12.221 --> 00:07:17.680
And even if you decide not to act on it, noticing it starts to strengthen.
00:07:18.105 --> 00:07:20.711
Your brain interpreting those messages.
00:07:21.071 --> 00:07:23.531
And when I tune into this.
00:07:24.235 --> 00:07:26.545
What I hear is something very simple.
00:07:27.055 --> 00:07:31.766
Intuition strengthens through relationship, not pressure, okay?
00:07:31.975 --> 00:07:34.286
It's not something you can force.
00:07:34.286 --> 00:07:37.946
It's something you begin to trust over time.
00:07:37.946 --> 00:07:43.076
So if you take one thing from this episode, let it be this.
00:07:43.375 --> 00:07:45.446
You don't need to become more intuitive.
00:07:45.995 --> 00:08:01.836
You just need to become more aware of the intuition that's already there and start noticing these small moments, those quiet nudges, those first responses, because that's where it all begins.
00:08:02.105 --> 00:08:07.086
And if you are ready to go deeper into this and you want guided support.
00:08:07.850 --> 00:08:20.511
I do teach this in a much more structured way where you can actually develop your intuition and begin using it in a way that not only supports your life, but also inspires uplifts and helps others.
00:08:20.846 --> 00:08:23.425
You can find all the details in the show notes.
00:08:24.136 --> 00:08:27.435
So I hope you have enjoyed this podcast episode.
00:08:27.435 --> 00:08:45.706
It's been so great for me to reminisce over those past moments and quite challenging when you've been doing this for 20 years to come up with an example and a story that kind of highlights the basic instructions of how you two can develop your intuition and how you can get clear.
00:08:46.096 --> 00:08:46.785
Guidance.
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It's going to empower you and make life just that much more incredible.
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Let me know.
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Send me a message.
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Would love to connect with you.
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And for now, have a great week and I will see you next week.
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Bye for now.