What To Do When The Energy Is Dense

Do things suddenly feel intense and overwhelming? Like something's wrong and you don't know how to right it? Whether the cause is clear or not, it can be unsettling to find yourself stuck in emotional mud.

How can we move through the thickness? How can we stay engaged without overreacting? How can we self-care instead of suppressing?

In this audio, I share three practical things that, from my own experience, can lead to great relief. Grab a pen and paper, write down what resonates, and take the first practical step.

Wishing you health and strength on your journey.

Rachael

Transcript

It's not all sunshine and rainbows,

Is it?

There are times when perhaps there's a sense of being trapped in our emotions or in our overactive mind and it might be due to being triggered by a particular event or situation,

Whether that's a personal event or a societal event.

Maybe it's hormones,

Maybe it's the latest mercury retrograde.

There are many reasons that we might find ourselves in this place of energetic density.

So I'm going to offer briefly three suggestions to help you move through this density and even to use it,

To use it to deepen the connection that you have with yourself and particularly your higher self and maybe gain new insights that are valuable that help you to move forward in your journey.

So number one is allow it.

Allow the feelings,

Allow the emotions,

Allow what is here in your experience to exist.

When there is discomfort because something is unpleasant,

The mind goes to work to try and get rid of it,

To figure out how to eliminate the discomfort.

But when we resist what is our emotions,

Our thoughts,

Our circumstances,

The energy of all that emotion just gets expressed in the self-criticism,

In rumination,

In anxiety,

In maybe lashing out at others.

So resistance fuels a loop of doom rather than actually alleviating the discomfort.

It kind of reinforces it.

But how do we allow?

How do we allow?

So one way is to notice where you're tense in your body,

In your face,

In your being.

Notice where there is tension and tightness and gripping which essentially are signs of no,

Of resistance.

So notice that tension and wherever you find it,

Soften it.

So kind of using your awareness,

Your attention as this softener.

So wherever you find that tension through your awareness,

That tension can soften.

So intending wherever I find tension,

I will allow this part of my body to soften.

And when we do that,

Because the mind and the body are in connection and talk to each other,

Some of the tension in our mind,

In our emotions will also start to be released if we allow the body to be soft.

Another way is just reassuring yourself.

So maybe putting a hand on your heart and just reminding yourself that actually it's okay to feel whatever you feel right now.

And maybe saying the words,

I allow,

I allow,

I allow this emotion,

I allow this density.

And that may feel kind of hard to do because it's uncomfortable and we don't want it to persist,

But recognizing that it's not the resisting that gets rid of it.

It's actually allowing that creates space for the natural release of that density.

And another way is of allowing is just to just simply observe the sensations.

So how does this density,

How does this emotion,

This anxiety,

This frustration,

This resentment,

This fear,

Whatever it is,

Where is it showing up in my body?

Where is it?

Where is it?

And how does it feel from one moment to the next?

So bringing our attention from the doing mind into the body,

Into a state of being with.

So you can do that informally.

So just in the moment,

Noticing,

Or you can do a meditation.

Okay,

So number one of moving through dense energy is allowing.

So number two is move.

So I know it can be really tempting when things are dense and there's a sort of heaviness in the air or in our body.

It can be tempting to just kind of close the curtains and go to bed and just stay there.

And there is definitely a place for rest.

There is definitely a place for rest and knowing when you just need rest and solitude.

However,

I would invite and encourage just taking a break from some of that rest and some of that solitude,

If that is your natural go to.

Even if it's just a 15 minute gap where the intention is to move.

So this could look like taking a walk outside.

And I would say that this is probably the number one suggestion in terms of movement because there's naturally a sense of expansion when we go outside.

When you're inside,

You're in the same room,

The energy is just kind of stagnant.

And I think just having like a roof over your head just sort of reinforces the sense of stuckness and limitation.

And just getting a break from that,

Getting outside and that sky that is limitless above you,

Helps you to kind of get in touch with this feeling of expansiveness.

And I also think just the dynamic nature of being outside.

So just lots of different stimuli and,

You know,

Whether it's birds or people or noises or smells or sights,

Like there's a lot going on,

Which I think actually helps us to think in different ways.

So when we are in a new environment,

Our brain is in a different mode,

Let's say,

Than it is when we're in the same environment that we're always in,

Always kind of seeing the same cues that trigger the same kind of thoughts.

So getting outside can be really helpful in terms of just expanding our perception,

Our thought tracks,

Our feelings and emotions.

So I mean,

I'm sure I don't have to talk too much about that because everyone knows that the power of just like taking a walk,

It's really simple,

Really basic,

But so powerful.

So take a walk outside,

Even if it's just five minutes.

Sometimes I just go out to take the bins out and I come back home and I'm like,

Wow,

I feel like I've just done Mount Everest,

Like that was transformational.

So it doesn't have to be a crazy track.

Other options are doing yoga,

You know,

Putting on some music and dancing,

Doing some sort of workout,

Whatever it is that you like to do.

But again,

Just moving your body,

Moving the energy is going to help you not get so kind of stuck in that density.

Another way of moving could be cleaning.

So cleaning your space,

Decluttering,

Mopping the floor,

Wiping down surfaces,

Putting like candles,

Lighting candles,

Maybe getting some Palo Santo burning,

Opening the windows,

Changing the bedsheets,

Cleaning out the fridge,

Getting rid of junk.

So if we have a clean physical space,

It's going to facilitate a clean mental space.

And research shows that clutter creates stress,

Creates mental stress.

And both the act of cleaning and also the end result of cleaning can lead to improved mood,

Reduce stress,

Reduce anxiety.

And similar to the what I said about getting outside,

Just making small shifts in our environment can help to change the way that we're thinking.

If things are just in this particular configuration and they have been for eons,

That's all kind of feeding into us having being stuck in the same sort of loops.

Okay,

So number two is move.

I've given you a few options for doing that.

So once you've done that,

By the way,

My suggestion is this,

These three,

Doing these in this order.

So allowing,

Then moving.

And then number three is journaling.

So getting your thoughts on paper,

Allowing yourself to be expressed,

Because what we often do when we are struggling is muting ourselves,

Muting our emotions,

Muting our thoughts,

Maybe because they feel too dense.

We want to help the energy be expressed.

And if we can do this with our thoughts,

It can really help to create clarity,

And also a sense of being heard in this sort of safe space.

So I feel blah,

Blah,

Blah,

These are the thoughts that are going on in my mind,

This is what has triggered me,

This is where I'm feeling stuck.

And also,

If you have done kind of movement practice,

The likelihood is that you will have shifted somewhat in how you're thinking or how you're feeling.

And it doesn't have to be from night to day,

But,

You know,

Just a subtle shift,

Like recording that.

So writing down how you felt,

And then what you did,

And then how you felt after.

So the invitation here is just express,

There's not really any right or wrong.

So just kind of blank sheet of paper and just write.

So that's one way is just simply expressing yourself,

Expressing your thoughts,

Feelings,

Emotions,

And any new insights that have come up.

Another option is just writing a supportive note to yourself if you feel like that is what you need,

Like you will intuitively kind of know like,

Oh,

I really just need to express or oh,

I really just need to feel and know and be reassured that I'm okay and that I have my back.

So just maybe writing a note to yourself from the most compassionate and the most wise and loving part of you to you.

And lastly,

Hopefully this recording will have served as a reminder of this,

That it's not just you.

So this density that you're experiencing,

It's not just you.

Life is just this way,

Isn't it?

There are going to be moments of this density,

And it's not that there's anything wrong with us.

It's just natural life.

So the more you can use these moments to kind of go inward and allow and remind yourself that you're not just a passive victim to the waves,

That actually you are a participant,

You are active,

You are rolling with life.

The more you do that,

The more kind of cycles of this density that we go through in a proactive way,

The more evidence we have of the fact that we can do this and there is meaning behind it.

There is meaning,

There is wisdom and there are strengths to be gained from every round of density that we move through in an engaged,

Open-hearted way.

So I hope that was helpful,

And yeah,

Just you're not alone and you're doing so well,

So well.

Just keep going.

Reviews

Great talk, I found this really helpful thanks 🙏🏻

Thank you so much. Very useful, encouraging and uplifting. Great for helping you to keep on keeping on.

I really can acknowledge to try one or all of the insights provided. After an intense working day, to accept it and have a walk outside, starting from a small to a broader perspective, from density to openness. Thanks 🙏 Rachael.