Aura Hygiene for Sensitive Souls
by Ann Albers
During lectures, classes, and in private sessions, I've been
privileged to meet thousands of deeply caring and sensitive
individuals. Sensitive souls have the courage to feel deeply, connect with their loving and compassionate nature easily, and receive accurate spiritual guidance once they learn to trust their intuition.
If you're reading this article, chances are good that you are one of
these individuals.
Have you ever:
* felt drained or exhausted after spending time with a needy,
demanding, depressed, or critical individual
* experienced the emotional or physical pain of another, or felt
scattered in a chaotic crowd or workplace
* felt ill or scattered around someone who was angry or disturbed
* had the tendency to second-guess or doubt your own feelings while in
the presence of others with strong opinions?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you already
understand the challenges of feeling deeply and being sensitive to the
world around you.
Unfortunately, this level of sensitivity is often misunderstood and
mistrusted by people who don't allow themselves to feel so deeply. In
our society, feeling your emotions is often perceived to be a weakness
or a burden. I've met many men who would love to feel and express
their emotions on a regular basis, but were taught, "big boys don't
cry." I've encountered women who were labeled "hysterical" when they
allowed years of pent-up emotion to finally surface. I've met numerous
adults who suffer from depression because they were once children who
were taught to "be nice" instead of being allowed to express their
upsets or sadness in a healthy way. And I know far too many intuitive
individuals whose abilities are ignored or ridiculed by those who
don't understand.
The logic of the mind has been honored and applauded for centuries.
The logic of the heart is often ignored. Many people in our society
would like us to "sugarcoat" our feelings or justify our intuitions,
but we cannot.
If you've ever been labeled "too sensitive" or told that you should
stop being "so over-sensitive, " take heart. These criticisms are most
often aimed at you by individuals who are not even aware that they
harbor a deep fear that your strong emotions might trigger their own.
If a person is not at peace with or honest about his or her own
feelings, they will not be able to comfortably witness yours.
According to the angels, there is no such thing as being too
sensitive. Is it possible for a radio to be "too finely tuned?" they
asked me, once when I was wondering if an outburst of sadness and
tears was an over-reaction to someone's unkindness. "Not at all," they
continued. "Your sensitivity helps you finely tune your abilities to
receive spiritual information and clear direction from God and your
angels.
Your sensitivity allows you to love and feel deeply. Your
sensitivity is beautiful!" They repeated, "There is no such thing as
being too sensitive!"
The angels have taught me that we can learn to manage our energy so we
can feel peaceful no matter what the outer circumstances of our lives.
You can go into a chaotic workplace or crowd and still feel centered.
You can visit cranky family members without taking their criticisms
personally. You can maintain your integrity around people whose
desires don't match your own. Your sensitivity becomes a blessing when
you learn how to embrace its gifts and manage its challenges.
In order to live amidst the drama, chaos, insensitivities, and pains
of the world, the angels insist that those of us with great
sensitivity need to be as diligent about maintaining our energy as we
are about brushing our teeth.
"You have oral hygiene," they once told me. "You need aura hygiene!"
From that day on, I took their words seriously and adopted both
philosophies and disciplines that keep me energized, stable, balanced,
and centered in my own point of view. The process of maintaining your
energy field is almost identical to the process of maintaining your
physical well-being: stay healthy, learn to detect imbalances before
they become major problems, learn to heal when you do get out of
balance, and have a few tried and true remedies in your spiritual
closet to help you when all else fails.
Here are the basics:
1. Prevention is the Best Medicine - Keep your Energy Strong & Healthy
As the old saying goes, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of
cure." This is true whether we're discussing the maintenance of your
car, your body, or your energy field.
Exercising, eating reasonably, and taking care of your physical body -
while they may require a bit of discipline - are much easier prospects
than dealing with sickness, drugs, surgery, or chronic conditions.
Likewise, engaging in activities that uplift your spirit, maintaining
an awareness of your connection with God, and living in integrity are
much more efficient ways to maintain your energy than constantly
protecting yourself, clearing negative beliefs and influences,
patching up holes in the aura, or healing chronic spiritual diseases
such as depression or emotional exhaustion.
2. Know your Flow - Learn to Notice when Something Disturbs your Balance
No matter how diligent we are about maintaining our energy, we're
human and we slip up at times. Just as you can prevent an extended
illness when you learn to notice the early warning signs, you can also
prevent serious energy drains and irritations by learning to take
regular inventory of your energy level and learning to recognize the
attitudes, beliefs, and actions that drain you. You can learn to
detect imbalances before they become serious energy deficiencies.
For example, if you know you are allergic to pollen, you might take an
antihistamine before going to work in your garden. Likewise, if you
recognize that a situation or person irritates you, you can make
healthy choices ahead of time to avoid falling into resentment and
rage - both of which would seriously drain you.
Taking inventory of your energy flows to learn what uplifts you and
what drains you is something you can learn to do automatically
throughout your life. With a little bit of practice, you can learn to
become impeccably honest with yourself, and prevent spiritual diseases
rather than having to cure them.
3. Know your "No" - Learn not to Accept Situations that Drain or
Disturb You
If you were on a diet, you would have to learn to say "no" to foods
that weren't conducive to your well-being. Likewise, if you engage in
aura hygiene, it is essential to learn how to say "no" to activities,
beliefs, and attitudes that disempower you, as well as the situations
that aren't honestly in alignment with your spirit.
If you knew you were allergic to shellfish, you probably wouldn't even
entertain the notion of eating it. Similarly, if you know you aren't
going to enjoy an event, a date, or a conversation, why would you
engage in the very same, unless you can find some value in the
situation? We can learn to overcome old habits and beliefs that
prevent us from being in integrity with our spirit. Much like an
alcoholic must develop new habits and beliefs to overcome his or her
addictions, we too can cure ourselves of the "disease to please," "the
need to be needed," and the "ache for approval." We can learn to make
our "yes" mean "yes" and our "no" mean "no."
4. Last but not least, it doesn't hurt to have a few tips and techniques!
Every now and then, despite your best attempts to be healthy, you get sick. Likewise, there are times, especially when you are first learning to maintain your energy, when you will feel drained,
exhausted, or attacked, and you need to have ways to recover. For
example, taking a bath with a pinch of salt in it (any type of salt
works) is a wonderfully quick and refreshing way to clear your aura.
Sitting outside by a tree can boost your energy, as can uplifting
music. These are like spiritual "vitamins" that can boost your energy
and keep you from absorbing negativity along the way.
You can have compassion without pity. You can care without necessarily having to be a caretaker. You can serve people's souls rather than their personalities, and you can choose to live with greater levels of authenticity. You can, through taking time in stillness and play, learn to feel your connection with God so strongly that you will never again have to be affected by the energy of the world around you. You can learn to "walk in the valley of the shadow of death and fear no evil." You can learn to be with and assist people in the most dire circumstances and love them without taking on their pain.
Energy is energy, the angels say. They would rather we not even use the words "positive" and "negative," but rather refer to the energies we feel in the world around us as "heavy" or "light," because those designations are closer to the truth. All energies serve a purpose in this school called earth. Light energies simply feel better.
If you choose to take time in stillness and play, you'll be strong,
healthy, positive, and able to handle life's challenges. Prevention is
the best medicine, whether you are talking about your aura or your teeth!
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