How Our Actions Affect Our Energy

This short meditation will guide you to notice how your daily actions either drain or replenish your energy. Through simple reflection and breathwork, you’ll release what depletes you and invite in what restores you. The practice helps you reconnect with your inner vitality and set an intention to choose energy-boosting actions. By the end, you’ll feel clearer, lighter, and more grounded in your own strength.

Transcript

Hello,

I am Rashid Zahidi,

Creator and author of the Emojim Journal,

A journal and workbook for emotional awareness and for balancing your wheel of life.

This meditation is about how our actions affect our energy.

Take a moment to find a comfortable position.

Allow your body to settle,

Your spine tall yet relaxed.

Gently close your eyes or soften your gaze and begin by taking a slow deep breath.

Breathe in fully and exhale fully.

Feel your body letting go of tension with each out-breath.

Breathe in,

Exhale fully.

In,

Out fully.

Now bring your awareness inward.

Imagine your energy as a reservoir within you,

Like a glowing light in your chest or belly.

Notice how it feels right now.

Does it feel bright and full or dim and low?

Simply observe without judgment.

As you breathe,

Recall a recent action or habit that left you feeling tired,

Depleted or heavy.

Maybe it was a rushed meal,

Maybe it was too much screen time or an interaction that drained you.

Picture it briefly and notice how your inner light or reservoir dimmed when you engaged in it.

Now take a deep breath in and as you exhale,

Imagine releasing that heaviness.

Now shift your focus to an action that fuels you.

Perhaps a nourishing meal,

A walk in nature,

Laughter with a friend or family member or journaling your thoughts.

Visualize yourself in that moment.

Notice how your inner reservoir of energy grows brighter,

Warmer and more expansive.

Feel that light spreading through your whole body,

Filling you with vitality.

With this awareness,

Silently repeat to yourself,

I choose actions that energize me.

I release actions that deplete me.

My energy is precious and I honor it.

Let these words anchor into your heart.

I choose actions that energize me.

I release actions that deplete me.

My energy is precious and I honor it.

Take a few more deep breaths.

Feeling your energy reservoir steady and strong.

Know that each small positive choice you make has the power to fuel your light.

When you're ready,

Gently wiggle your fingers,

Wiggle your toes.

Gently open your eyes and return to the present,

Carrying this awareness with you.