Protecting Your Energy

Hi, unique learners! Have you ever been around someone and you got all sucked in their restlessness, fear, or anger? I know I have! This meditation is for people to protect their energy. The session covers six strategies to protect ourselves, and we will do a breathing exercise as well as a visualization practice. Listen to the music and follow my lead.

Transcript

Hello,

Unique learners!

Have you ever been around someone and you got all sucked in their restlessness,

Fear or anger?

I know I have.

This meditation is for people to protect their energy,

And the session covers six strategies where we will do a breathing exercise and a visualisation practice.

If I speak for myself,

I know I am an empath that has the ability to be an emotional sponge.

So when I am around co-workers for example,

I can feel their quote on quote energies,

Emotions,

Which can be exhausting sometimes.

And there are six common strategies to help you manage your emotions more effectively and stay centered without observing negative energy.

And let's start with strategy one,

And I had to laugh really hard when I read it,

And it's a move away.

When possibly,

Distance yourself by at least a couple of meters from the suspected source,

And see if you feel relief.

And you know,

At gatherings,

Try not to sit next to the identified energy vampire,

Because physical closeness increases empathy.

And when I read this I was like,

Yeah but,

Okay,

Isn't it pathetic to not be sitting next to your co-worker?

And is it always possible?

No.

But then I read the second strategy,

And that is surrender to your breath.

If you are suspecting that you are picking up someone else's negativity,

Concentrate on your breath for a few minutes.

To purify fear and pain,

Exhale stress and inhale calm.

And what can help is if you picture your emotion as a gray fog lifting from your body,

And wellness as a clear light entering in.

So let's try to do that together.

I would like to do a quick breathing exercise,

Where you breathe in through your nostrils for four seconds,

You hold it,

And you breathe out through your mouth,

Completely emptying your lungs for five or six seconds.

So let's breathe in.

One,

Two,

Three,

Four,

Hold it,

And breathe out through the mouth.

One,

Two,

Three,

Four,

Five,

Six.

And picture that clear light entering in.

One,

Two,

Three,

Four,

And breathe out that gray fog from your body.

One,

Two,

Three,

Four,

Five,

Six.

One more time.

Picture that clear light.

One,

Two,

Three,

Four,

And breathe out that gray fog completely emptying your lungs.

One,

Two,

Three,

Four,

Five,

Six.

Feel better now?

A third strategy is to practice grounding and naming the feelings.

So be sure to take a moment before the gathering,

Centering yourself,

Feeling your heart,

Get strong,

And if you counter emotional or physical distress while at an event,

Act fast and try to ground for a few minutes.

Sometimes you can do this by even taking refugee in a bathroom or an empty room.

But again,

This isn't always the case.

And that brings us to the fourth strategy,

And that is when you are sensitive to other people's energy,

It is difficult to know what you are feeling and if that feeling belongs to you or someone else.

So what might help is naming the feeling you are experiencing.

If you were having a great day and when someone joined in and anger came up,

This feeling might not belong to you,

And being able to differentiate and name your feelings can help you realize what feelings belong to you and which ones might be to someone else.

So is it happy,

Sad,

Anger or fear?

And if you notice yourself absorbing the energy of those around you,

Ground yourself back in the present moment.

Focus on a specific object nearby,

Name the things that are around you.

Touch something with a unique texture.

When your focus is on the experience rather than the feeling,

It is easier to keep the energy around you separate from you.

The more you are able to be fully present in the moment,

The less likely you are to take on the negative emotions of others.

But again,

It isn't always possible to take your moment.

So the fifth strategy is setting your limits and boundaries in a healthy way.

Control how much time you spend listening to stressful people and learn to say no.

Set clear limits and boundaries with people,

Nicely cutting them off at the pass if they get critical or mean,

And remember,

No is a complete sentence.

And one strategy I would like to try out now is visualize protection around you.

Research has shown that visualization is a healing mind body technique.

A practical form of protection involves visualizing an envelope of white light around your entire body.

See the white light as a shield.

And see how the shield surrounds your entire body.

You can stretch your arm out and almost touch the screen.

You can feel a warm sensation floating from the shield.

It feels cozy with a little tingling that gives little sparks on your body.

It is a nice light.

It's not overwhelming.

The shield makes you want to smile.

Behind the shield you can hear and see the other person,

But they cannot go through the shield.

You notice their energy,

But it can't get through.

The shield dims the sound and it dims the vision.

This vibrant shield is protecting you from the person.

It is protecting you from outside emotions,

Vibes,

Energies.

You are safe.

You are safe in your own body,

Even if you feel tensed,

Angry,

Sad,

Anxious.

You are safe here.

It is okay.

Now place your palm on your solar plexus on the lower chest area in front of your heart and send in this loving kindness warmth of your shield.

Breathe in.

Hold it and breathe out.

Once again,

Breathe in and breathe out.

How was that?

Can you feel the warmth in your chest?

Keep practicing with your protection shield,

But for now let's go to our last strategy of define and honor your empathic needs.

If you are listening to this meditation,

You well know that this is a sensitive topic for you and that you wish to safeguard your sensitiveness.

What you can do is in a calm,

Collected moment,

Make a list of your top 5 most emotionally rattling situations and then formulate a plan for handling them so you don't fumble in the moment.

This plan can include taking walks in nature,

Practicing yoga,

Doing more breathing techniques and also remember,

No is an answer and it is okay to express to others how you feel.

What has helped me is to express to another person,

If you dare,

Hey,

I feel in my body some tension and I have the feeling you are experiencing,

Fill in the blanks,

Stress for example,

Is this true?

And this is an opening for them to engage yes or no.

Even if your assumptions are correct,

Sometimes people just want to be heard.

Being curious about the other person and what they are feeling and how it is affecting them can help you separate what they are feeling from what you are feeling.

Instead of taking on someone else's bad mood,

You can ask them questions about what they are going through,

Gaining a deeper understanding of what the other person is experiencing and why can keep your own feelings separate,

No matter how empathic you might be,

Showing curiosity about what someone is going through enables them to begin to process their experience through sharing which can help you both feel closer.

But no matter how the other reacts though,

You have gotten it,

Literally off your chest and this is honoring your needs.

You are not responsible for someone else's emotions,

So be compassionate to yourself and don't feel guilty if you take on other people's emotions,

But also don't feel guilty if you seek respite from being overwhelmed,

Because doing so ensures that you can be more engaged with others in the long run,

Rather than less so.

And it also means that you keep yourself whole by not immersing yourself negatively.

So Unique Learners,

For now let's practice these 6 tragedies and I thank you for listening and I wish you all the best with your protection shield.

I hope it works,

I know I need to practice with it,

But remember,

Don't feel guilty if it doesn't happen in one go.

I wish you a lovely day or a lovely night.

Namaste.

Reviews

That was wonderful, thank you!!

Wonderful! Very helpful. Thank you 🙏🏻

I love the music during the protection shield visualization … perfect ❤️

I'm so glad to have found you on insight timer. I'm gathering all these tools to better enjoy my vacation with my in-laws. Thanks so much. Love your voice and pauses allow time to practice. Thanks

Thank you for this gentle practice.

Thank you so much...!
I have been experiencing a lot of overwhelming emotions from others lately, I feel the covid situation also makes us even more sensitive. And staying mainly in our own bubble other peoples energy can be too much. This really helps and is exactly what I was searching for. Namaste 🙏

Thank you. Theses seem like good steps to try.

Wow I loved these strategies! Thank you so much. I really needed this!! My only comment is I wish the volume of the recording was a little higher. Thanks for sharing these tips! I definitely struggle with absorbing others emotions sometimes so I'm looking forward to practicing these tips :)

Wonderful suggestions that I will be putting into use immediately. Thank you for sharing this with us here. I see you and the light within you. Be well. 🤲🏻❤🤲🏻