The Sense Behind the “Off” Feeling: Listening to Your Inner Knowing
What is that hit in your gut when you walk into a room and something feels off? Do you notice it? Do you listen? That sensation is one of the ways your intuition speaks to you. In energy work we call these pathways the Clairs—from the French clair, meaning “clear.” They describe how we receive information beyond the five senses.
Most people know about clairvoyance (clear seeing) and clairaudience (clear hearing). The gut sense you feel is often clairsentience (clear feeling). Sometimes it lands as claircognizance (clear knowing)—a truth that you know, without a logical path. Both can be present at the same time.
As an Intuitive Energy Healer, I work with these senses every day. They help me recognize when I’ve “got it right” as I tune into someone’s field. That’s important—I’m not guessing. I’m listening with my whole system.
Reading the Room (and Why You Do It)
Everything—people, spaces, conversations—carries a tone or “vibe.” You’ve felt it when you enter a crowded room and sense the emotional temperature before anyone speaks. Without realizing it, you adjust: your posture, your volume, even your breathing. We’re wired for connection, so we unconsciously match what we’re around.
Now imagine growing up in an environment that didn’t feel safe or steady. You had to read the room constantly. Over time, that hyper-responsiveness becomes your normal. Years later, you might find yourself in a relationship “feeling out” the temperature all the time—never quite landing in your own body. You know something isn’t right, but you can’t name it. You only know you’re exhausted and unhappy.
That pattern isn’t a flaw; it’s a skill that kept you safe. But it can also keep you disconnected from your own knowing, your truth.
Rewiring Starts in the Body
You can absolutely change this. The brain can learn new pathways, and we begin with the body. Before awareness, before big changes, we build safety.
I call this foundation grounding. Grounding is a weighted, steady feeling in your body—a felt connection to the support beneath you. Think of it as your inner “safe and sound.” When grounding becomes familiar, the body tells the brain, We’re okay. From there, the nervous system quiets, and your intuition becomes easier to trust.
Healing doesn’t happen without a sense of safety. That’s why I don’t rush this part in sessions. We take the time we need so your system can learn that being present is safe. Trust—between your body and you, and between you and me—is what allows transformation. This work is co-creative: we move together, in a rhythm.
What Grounding Feels Like
A gentle heaviness in your body
Slower breath without forcing it
Muscles softening
More space inside your chest and belly
The sense that you can observe the experience and stay with yourself
A Simple Grounding Practice
Feel your feet. Sit or stand and place your attention on the soles of your feet. Notice points of contact with the floor.
Breathe low and slow. Let the exhale be a bit longer than the inhale.
Name the now. Quietly identify three things you see, you hear, you smell, and one you feel inside your body.
Claim your space. Imagine a gentle boundary around you—like a soft blanket—keeping you connected to yourself while still in connection with others.
Two minutes is enough to begin. Repetition teaches your nervous system that it’s safe to be present.
Returning to Your Own Frequency
When you’re grounded, you stop automatically matching everyone else’s vibe. You can still sense the room, but you’re no longer lost in it. This is where clairsentience and claircognizance become reliable allies rather than alarm systems. Your body becomes your friend and you can trust your inner knowing.
This is the heart of my work: helping you come home to your body, settle your nervous system, and restore the internal environment where your intuition can speak clearly. You were never missing it—you were simply managing too much noise to hear it.
You can learn to listen again. Start with your feet. Let your breath gently move through your body. Feel your body settle down. Build safety first. From there, your clear feeling and clear knowing unfold—one steady moment at a time.
