The V-A-K Sensor

Are you predominantly visual, auditory, or kinaesthetic? We all have a sensory filter through which we perceive the world. A person who is visually dominant (“I see what you’re saying,” “I get the picture”) responds best to pictures, diagrams, and charts. An auditory type (“I hear you”; “that rings a bell”) is sparked by sound, or voice. A person who’s predominantly kinaesthetic? “I like a hands-on approach”; “that feels right.” They are huggers.
If you suspect that you are a combination of all three, you’re right. And yet, one sensor is dominant. The V-A-K Sensor Exercise clarifies which sense you naturally lean into. 

The three words to remember are: Calm, Candle, and Breath.

1. Close your eyes. Say the word “calm” out loud.
   
   
2. Now, say “calm” softly, under your breath.
   
   
3. With your eyes closed, softly repeat “calm” in your mind, for about ten seconds: “Calm, calm, calm,” almost like a faint, distant bell you’re hearing.
   
   
4. On a scale of one to ten, with ten being extremely relaxed and one being barely relaxed at all, rate how it felt to you: