If you’ve ever visited a place of worship and smelled incense or heard bells ringing, you’ve experienced energy clearing in action. Nearly every culture has its favored means: drums, rattles, salts, prayers, smoldering resins.
“The methods and tools have varied from one culture to another, but the intent has been the same — to create greater harmony and balance,” explains energy practitioner Denise Linn in her book Secrets of Space Clearing.
What’s true for spaces is also true for your body. It’s easy to unconsciously absorb other people’s moods or carry around negative imprints from past experiences. Yet there are plenty of ways to clear out other people’s energy and balance your own.
“Even wind, rain, or sunlight can move energy in our bodies, the same way they move energy in our environment,” notes integrative physician Ann Marie Chiasson, MD, in her book Energy Healing: The Essentials of Self-Care. She suggests standing in a strong wind and noticing how you feel afterward. Most likely, you’ll feel refreshed and restored. Free energy work!
In short, you don’t always have to visit a practitioner when you feel off-balance. Start with these DIY strategies to regain your equilibrium.
How to Clear Energy
MOVE YOUR BODY
Taking a walk around the block is a time-tested way to clear your head — and your energy. So is lifting weights, doing a set of jumping jacks, or dancing in your kitchen.
“Rigorous exercise is a means of moving energy, but even small movements can have a profound impact,” explains Chiasson. If you feel stuck, take a few minutes to move your body. Focus on the goal of shaking it off — whatever it is.
FOLLOW A SCRIPT
Many of us habitually absorb other people’s moods. Therapist Jane McCampbell Stuart, MA, LMFT, CPCC, sees this as a boundary issue. You’re more vulnerable to assuming other people’s energy when you habitually try to occupy less space, she says. But when you fill up your own space (which she describes as an energetic bubble extending several feet around your body), you create a “living edge” that helps you maintain your clarity. She suggests this script to help you reestablish your edge:
- Focus on someone or something, such as a child or pet, that fills your heart with gratitude, appreciation, or uncomplicated loving feelings. This can help settle your heart rate and allow you to ground into your body.
- Say your own full name aloud while spreading your arms out as far as you can reach. “I am [first name] [middle name] [last name]. And I take up my space!”
- Visualize the edge of your energy field growing stronger and firmer.
- Repeat the “I am” script using your full name, ending with “And anything that is not mine needs to leave my space now.” This can be friendly, but make it firm.
- Visualize whatever isn’t yours — someone else’s mood, a critical remark, unwanted advice — leaving your sphere.
- Repeat the “I am” script one more time, finishing with “And I am sovereign in my own space.”
USE SOUND
Sound is vibration, so it’s ideal for tuning up energy in a space. Although drums, bells, and gongs are the original tools for space clearing, clapping your hands, playing a musical instrument, and singing also work.
What matters is that you feel a connection to the instrument or tool you’re using, Linn notes, and that you make a decision to clear energy before you begin.
“Effective space clearing happens only when your heart is open and your intention is clear,” she writes.
(For more on how sound can create a deep sense of well-being and promote healing, see “The Healing Power of Sound.”)
CLEAR SOME CLUTTER
A full-on decluttering session can be a major energy boost, especially “if you have been feeling sluggish, uninspired, or overwhelmed,” writes Linn.
Yet even tidying your desk or throwing out a pair of threadbare socks can give you a lift if energy clearing is your goal. This can be as simple as taking a shower or lighting a candle, then saying a few words announcing your purpose. In her book, Linn suggests something like “May Higher Wisdom be with me as I clear this object with intention.”
She adds: “Even the simplest act will have a positive effect on how you feel if it is done with the intent of transforming the energy in your life.”
(Ready to start? Focus on the high-traffic areas at “4 Easy Decluttering Projects” that will help maximize your space and minimize your stress.)
Energy Healing
Energy medicine has a long history across many cultures. Today, we also have research to confirm the value of these subtle modalities for health and well-being. Explore other articles in our Natural and Energy Healing department to learn how you can embrace these modalities in your own life.
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