We are more affected than we think...
Many of you are aware that we are needing to find deeper levels of self-care for our energy bodies because every interaction we have is so layered with points of attention and attachment as we move through the world. This happens in the workplace, in relationships, in crowded environments and events, and also while traveling.
In my own travels, I have found that when navigating long international flights, airports, busses, and trains, it is not so much an issue of movement, but of relating and interacting. There are layers of people in each public space... emotions, expectations, languages.
Remember that you are more than a physical body. You interact, knowingly or not, with each body of energy around you. The people. The land. The ancestors of place.
If you are sensitive or empathic, this may register as increased anxiety or tension, a sense of being overwhelmed, difficulty focusing, agitation.
We are sharing air and confined spaces, rushing for connections and trains that have changed platforms, standing room only on a bus with many threads of experience interacting for the next 7 minutes.
We are always affected by each other, yet we can regulate our energy bodies to stay strong and balanced in the midst of this overlapping chaos.
There are steps I take on every journey to reinforce and clear, to ground myself, to protect my energy and clear my aura.
A few basic strategies that I practice:
+ after leaving public spaces, sweep your aura to clear unwanted energies
+ play with the size of your aura, contracting it closer to you as you move through crowded spaces, expanding when you are in safe open places.
+ use your vertical axis of connection through Root and Crown to stabilize your movements in the horizontal world.
+ reinforce your connection to your Root Chakra and the Earth, repeatedly.
+ use Water, Smoke, and/or Feathers to clear the debris in your energy field and cut cords of attachment.
+ practice surrendering to a Flow that allows all transitions and movements to be easy.
+ Let yourself be guided by intuition instead of forcing solutions and controlling outcomes.
+ Honor the land where you are, each time you arrive, acknowledging the ancestors and energies that reside there.
Listen. Trust.
Ground. Center. Clear. Protect. Surrender.
With love,
Alicia
P.S. If you are seeking additional support for strengthening your energetic boundaries, consider enrolling in my Energetic Boundaries and Spiritual Self Care course—a self-paced program designed to expand your awareness of how you connect with yourself and the world around you.