InnSaei: The Power Of Intuition (2016)

The Icelandic word “InnSaei” has several different meanings, each of which is interconnected. Translated, it means ‘The Sea Within,’ ‘To See Within,’ and ‘To See Inside Out.’ All of these form a great description of what’s covered in this documentary on the subject of the power of intuition and creativity. So much information is covered over the course of its runtime that I managed to get one of my best lesson plans for a mindfulness class simply by using the notes I took from watching it. It makes the case that the logical side of our brains is overwhelming us and in a constant state of stimulation with society’s focus on numbers and logic, suffocating and stifling the more creative and intuitive parts of ourselves.

Through the use of interviews, imagery, and fascinating scientific research, directors Hrund Gunnsteinsdottir and Kristín Ólafsdóttir take you on a thought-provoking and extremely powerful journey that reminds us of the internal consciousness that binds us all together. It also touches on how mindfulness and meditation play a role in garnering that intuition, how nature is ‘the silent witness of intuition,’ and how the destruction and desecration of the natural world is an outward symptom of how disconnected we are from ourselves. It’s a short but vibrant little documentary that has more to say in its shorter time than a lot of documentaries say with all of the time in the world and is well worth seeking out.