Cleansing your Home
Whilst we talk about ourselves being made of energy, we sometimes forget about where we live or work. We all have bad days where we clash with a spouse, child or colleague and are carrying some anger or resentment around, maybe snapping at each other or just sitting in a funk. Or maybe you are feeling low or discombobulated after receiving some bad news or an illness?
This is all energy and that energy can get trapped in your home which can make the energy feel heavier than it needs to be, maybe limiting your creativity and motivation.
Here are 7 tips for getting rid of any stuck energy in your home:
1/ DECLUTTER
When we hold on to stuff we not only create spaces for negative energy to congregate but we are keeping all that “old energy” in the house. What do those items mean to you? Do they bring you joy or are you hanging onto them out of:
A sense of obligation -maybe they were gifted from a relative or inherited?
A sense of lack? Are you worried that you can’t afford to replace it or there’s not enough to go round?
Or maybe laziness? You can’t be bothered or don’t have the time to clear the stuff out?
Whichever it is, I’m sure you’ll agree that none of them feel great energetically!
By clearing and tidying your space you are not only creating a lighter, brighter and more inspiring place to be, you are also creating room for new, better “stuff” to enter into your life. So is it time to let go of the old, stuck energy of your home and replace it with more positive energy?
2/ SMUDGING
One of the most well-known ways of clearing negative energy from your home is to Smudge it, using either white sage, insence or Palo Santo. They are all thought to be vigorous energy cleansers and in fact white sage has lots of medicinal benefits too as it has antimicrobial and antibacterial properties. So in addition to cleansing the air of unwanted bacteria, the benefits of smudging and producing negative ions are many, including:
Increasing your sense of well-being and improving mental focus
Nature’s antidepressant
Relaxing effects
Increased energy
3/ SOUND
Who knew that your favourite music could make a difference?! If you have some singing bowls or tuning forks, using this high vibrational music is a wonderful way of shifting old stuck energy in your house and in fact it’s an ancient method of cleansing using sound to break up negative vibrational patterns.
Ringing bells or going from room to room clapping your hands can also dispel stagnant or low vibes from your house. As an added benefit clapping also has miraculous benefits as there are secondary charkas (energy points) in your palms which get activated when clapped together.
Wind chimes in your garden or doorway can break up negative energy that surrounds your home. Even nature can help as thunderstorms are natures way of clearing negative energy naturally.
Use chimes in your garden to cleanse the energy round your home.
4/ CRYSTALS
Crystals are mini powerhouses and not to be underestimated! With powerful energy fields of their own they are capable of not only increasing the high vibe in our homes but also of absorbing the negative energy we create. Two great stones to place around your home are black tourmaline and hematite, which will not only cleanse the energy but ground it also too.
Don’t forget that these crystals will need cleansing regularly in order to keep doing their job well. Place them in sunshine or moonlight is a lovely ritual way of making sure they are clear and ready for work!
5/ SALT
Salt is not only good for sterilizing everything but also for clearing negative energy too. Here are some great ways on incorporate it regularly into your home care ritual:
Dissolve sea salt in a spray bottle filled with water and mist the air of every room.
Place a thin line of sea salt in front of your home's entrance or around the perimeter of your property.
Include a small dish of salt on your altar.
Dissolve salt in water used to clean surfaces and floors.
Use Himalayan salt lamps which are great at removing potentially harmful chemical and pollutants from the air.
6/ ESSENTIAL OILS
Another fantastic natural way to cleanse you house is to use essential oils, which hold the highest vibration on the planet. As essential oils are created by steaming or pressing a part of the plant in order to produce its oil, it maintains it’s completely natural compounds. Don’t just think it’s flowers that are used, a plant's flowers, bark, leaves, or fruit may be used for this process, depending on which type of essential oil is being made.
Used in an atomiser is the best way to spread this powerful cleanser round your rooms, as it uses nebulising technology to diffuse the essential oils. As it does not use water or heat to diffuse the essential oil blends it helps to retain the purity of oil and enhances the wellbeing benefits.
If there has been illness in the house use Lemon, grapefruit, and orange essential oils as they are all antimicrobial. Other oils you can use are:
Bergamot Oil: Fight of feelings of fatigue and so is great to help cure your drowsiness.
Sage Oil: Eliminate negativity and has been used as an ancient practice to cleanse spaces of negative energy and occurrences.
Ylang Ylang Oil: If you are in negative perceptions of ourselves, this oil promotes a positive self-image
You’ll also get a gorgeous smelling room!
(caution is advised using essential oils round pregnant or breastfeeding woman)
Make energetically cleansing your space a regular ritual, it’s a wonderful way of ensuring you are surrounded by the energy YOU want. So choose which method speaks to you and once you’re done finish off by this wonderful technique to “lock” it all in!
7/ INTENTION
Imagine a glowing, golden light inside your heart space. As you breathe in deeply, expand that light until it's outside of your body. Now spread that light into your living space, with the intention that all of the energetic congestion has cleared out and you home is not clear, cleansed and lighter.