With all the uncertainties occurring this year, it’s essential to maintain a high energy vibration—for your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being, as well as to support others. Here are a few tips to help you do just that.

Ground and Center Yourself Daily

The bare minimum is to ground and center yourself at least once a day. This helps bring you into the present moment rather than spiraling into anxious thoughts. It also protects you from absorbing other people’s low vibrations.

Visualize Protective Light

Once grounded and centered, visualize yourself surrounded by a semi-permeable cocoon of white and golden light. This adds another layer of protection and is especially helpful if you’ll be around people who are in a lower energetic state. The light allows you to stay connected without absorbing their emotions or energy. If you’re highly sensitive and find yourself taking on others’ emotions, this technique can be a game changer.

Raise Your Vibration Regularly

A powerful way to raise your frequency is by doing the Hara alignment meditation (from the Level 3 Healing Touch class). Another excellent option is the High Frequency Shift from Awakening Healing Axis (AHA).

To learn the Basic High Frequency Shift for free:

• Visit AHA’s homepage.

• Scroll to the “Why Raise Your Frequency” section, paragraph 3.

• Follow the link for a free 30-minute course and accompanying audio.

I highly recommend doing one of these three meditations at least twice a week, ideally daily. If you’re doing one regularly, you’re already grounding and centering yourself.

Personally, I’ve found the High Frequency Shift to be the most beneficial for me. I do it 4–6 times a week. When I skip a few days, I notice I become irritable, drained, or unmotivated. That said, something is always better than nothing—even a quick chakra connection can bring noticeable benefits.

Receive Energy Work

Get energy work from another practitioner at least monthly—and more often when possible. I’ve been exchanging monthly Healing Touch sessions with my friend and fellow practitioner, Jeri Lawson, for several years. Since May, we’ve both found that receiving treatments two or more times a month helps us stay balanced in body, mind, and spirit during these chaotic times.

I encourage you to connect with classmates, Healing Touch friends, or other energy practitioners and receive regular treatments. This helps clear congestion from your energy field, making it easier to raise your vibration.

Limit Media Exposure

Limit how much time you spend watching the news or political commentary. It’s easy to go down a rabbit hole and feel overwhelmed. Some people find that restricting news intake to 30–60 minutes a day helps them stay grounded. Others benefit more from taking complete news breaks for a few days.

Find what works best for you—and stick with it.

Practice Gratitude Daily

Find things to be grateful for—no matter what. Gratitude isn’t about pretending everything is fine or ignoring real challenges. It’s about choosing where to place your focus.

Yes, pain, injustice, and suffering exist. But when we focus on life’s gifts, we tap into a sense of well-being. Gratitude increases our energy, gives us strength, and often inspires us to support others in meaningful ways.

Final Thoughts

I hope you found at least one of these tips helpful. I’d love to hear which ones resonated with you. Which practices are already part of your routine, and which ones would you like to try?

Please drop me an email or leave a comment below—I’d love to connect.

In my early years as a nurse, the prevalence of hospices was not as widespread, necessitating hospitals to often shoulder the responsibility of caring for individuals at the end of life.  I often wished I could provide more than just medication and listening to alleviate the suffering of patients and their families during this transition. The fear of the unknown, sometimes restlessness and agitation, and the overwhelming grief were palpable, and I longed for a holistic approach to address their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Fortunately, I found a way; unfortunately, it was 30 years later. 

In 2008, I discovered Healing Touch, an energy therapy that allowed me to provide comprehensive, holistic support to patients and families.  I have worked with numerous families and observed various transformations –  a profound sense of calm and peace for all parties navigating the challenging realm of end-of-life care.  Some patients, reluctant to be constantly medicated, found Healing Touch decreased their pain so they could spend quality time with loved ones.  Others, suffering from agitation and restlessness, sometimes even in their sleep, experienced tranquility. 

The profound impact of Healing Touch is illustrated in these two client stories.  A close friend’s father, in his final week of life, experienced hallucinations and agitation. Even in his sleep, he would be grabbing at things, and his feet would be moving.  Administering a Healing Touch technique called the Chakra Spread, I watched as his body, once in perpetual motion, eased into a state of stillness and peace.  He slept peacefully for over an hour and was calm when he awoke. This state of calm remained for several hours.  Every time I gave him a treatment, the results were the same, which offered comfort to both the patient and his family.

Another client contending with widespread cancer expressed a fear of dying and the unknown.  He was not sleeping well and chose to use pain medication sparingly because he was afraid he might not wake up. Utilizing a combination of techniques, including Chakra Spread and pain management strategies, he underwent a transformative journey.  Gradually, his fear subsided, allowing him to embrace moments of joy, connect with loved ones, and manage his pain more effectively. With assistance, he even went to another family member’s home for a change of scenery for a day. Ultimately, he transitioned peacefully at home,

To those actively caring for individuals in hospice care, whether as professionals, volunteers, or dedicated family caregivers, I extend an invitation to explore the transformative power of Healing Touch. Enrolling in a Healing Touch Level 1 class can equip you with invaluable techniques that address the whole person – body, mind and spirit, and enhance the quality of care provided during this delicate phase of life.   Click here to learn about upcoming Level 1 classes.  

When we become injured or ill, we often focus solely on alleviating physical symptoms while neglecting the intricate connection between our bodies, emotions, and minds.  However, ancient wisdom and emerging research highlight the undeniable interconnectedness of physical, emotional, and mental healing. 

Emotional Healing

Emotions serve as messengers that communicate valuable information about our experiences, needs, and desires.  Illness, physical pain (acute and chronic), and injury all have emotional components that need to be addressed to heal. Suppose you are injured in a car accident, such as fractured bones or other injuries. In that case, you might experience anger at the other driver, become fearful that another accident could happen at any time, or become anxious that your injury will not heal well.  Ignoring or suppressing your emotions can have detrimental effects on your physical healing.

Mental Healing

Research consistently demonstrates the powerful influence of positive thinking, optimism, and a resilient mindset on physical healing. Maintaining a positive mental outlook can enhance the body’s natural healing processes, improve immune function, and speed up recovery. On the other hand, persistent negative thoughts, self-doubt, and limiting beliefs can hinder the healing process, impede treatment outcomes, and even exacerbate physical symptoms.

I worked with a client that came to me for back pain that she felt had an emotional component.  She had experienced some physical and emotional abuse as a child. She had worked with a therapist and experienced other modalities in the past.  Over time we discovered a pattern regarding physical symptoms and her emotional and mental states. The pattern we discovered was that she experienced physical pain in her left hip, back and sometimes neck when new or old emotional issues bubbled up regarding her immediate family or boyfriend.  When stressed at work or school, she experiences bloating and digestive problems.  She learned how to process her feelings by using essential oils, healing touch, acupuncture, and other therapies as needed.  She developed a self-care program and modified it as necessary to improve her physical, mental, and emotional health and well-being. 

How to Promote Holistic Healing

To truly promote healing and wellness, it is vital to adopt a holistic approach that addresses the physical, emotional, and mental aspects of our being.  Taking time for self-care on all 3 levels is one way of achieving that.  Eating nutritious food, exercising, and getting enough sleep are lovely for the physical body.   Mindfulness, yoga, walking or seated meditation, and gardening can help quiet the mind.  Socializing with friends, doing HT on yourself, doing something creative (playing music, sculpting, writing, dancing), and using essential oils are just a few ways to help balance your emotional state.

I strongly suggest you do something for yourself daily to help calm your body, mind, and spirit.  You will feel a difference in your being.

By nurturing and supporting all aspects of your being, you pave the way for true healing, growth, and a more vibrant and fulfilling life. Remember, you are an interconnected being, and the path to holistic wellness lies in embracing and nurturing every facet of your being.

Pure spiritual love is life’s most powerful healer.  Whether you desire to heal yourself or others, coming from a space of unconditional love allows you to raise your vibration and assist the body to self-heal. To experience a harmonious and fulfilling life, keeping our heart chakra clear and balanced is crucial. In this blog, we will explore the heart chakra, its significance, and practical ways to maintain its openness and balance.

Understanding the Heart Chakra:  The heart chakra, also known as Anahata in Sanskrit, is the fourth chakra in the traditional Indian chakra system. This chakra relates to compassion, love of self and others, giving and receiving love, forgiveness and understanding. Here is where all aspects of our self become integrated through unconditional love. It is situated at the center of our chest, and the corresponding color is green. In the realm of energy centers within our body, the heart chakra holds a special place as the bridge between the lower and upper chakras. It acts as a powerful center for exchanging energy, connecting the 3 physical chakras (root, sacral & solar plexus) with our 3 spiritual chakras (throat, brow & crown).

When our heart chakra is balanced, we accept ourselves even though we are not perfect.  We experience profound love, empathy, and connection with ourselves, others and the world around us.

Signs of a Compromised Heart Chakra: An imbalanced heart chakra can manifest in various ways, including feelings of isolation, guilt, anger, fear of intimacy, possessiveness and an inability to forgive.  Physical symptoms may include high blood pressure, asthma, heart, lung or circulatory problems, and auto-immune issues. Recognizing these signs allows us to take steps toward restoring balance and vitality.

Practical Techniques to Clear and Balance the Heart Chakra:

Say Affirmations to reprogram your subconscious mind, reinforcing positive beliefs. – I give and receive love unconditionally.  I love and accept myself.  My heart is full of love and compassion. I am trusting, grateful and able to forgive myself and others.

Healing Touch Hands Still Technique – After grounding and centering yourself, place your hand(s) on your heart.  Envision energy coming up from the Earth into your heart and energy from the heavens through the top of your head into your heart.  See the two energies blending in your heart.  Now imagine this energy going up your spine, into both shoulders, down both arms to your hands and into your heart. You are receiving beautiful energy and sending it to yourself.  After several breaths or minutes, remove your hand(s) and notice how you feel.  

Color therapy – Green is the dominant color of this chakra.  Wear emerald or deep green, or place something with those colors in your home. Pink is the complementary color, so you can wear that as well. 

Essential Oils – Rose, Geranium, Jasmine or Goldenrod- are oils you can smell or apply topically to the chest or neck to promote heart chakra clearing and balancing. 

Practice Gratitude and Forgiveness – Cultivate gratitude by acknowledging the blessings in your life. Expressing gratitude opens your heart to love and appreciation. Similarly, practicing forgiveness frees you from emotional baggage and allows love to flow more effortlessly.

Crystals- Emerald, green aventurine, tourmaline, or jade.  Rose quartz and pink tourmaline also help this chakra come into balance. Carry one on your person, put it by your bed at night, or meditate with one or all of the above!    

Sound – Listen to or play romantic or joyful music or a singing bowl with the F note.  I recently purchased a bowl and play it in the morning and at bedtime.  It allows me to start and finish my day with peace, gratitude and love for myself and others. 

Conclusion: We can foster balance and flow within our heart chakra by adopting practical techniques.  Nurturing this energy center allows us to experience deep connections, embrace love, and radiate compassion towards others and ourselves.  Let us embark on this beautiful journey of heart chakra healing, enabling us to live a life filled with love and authenticity.

I would enjoy hearing which methods you find beneficial.  You can comment below or email me.

I hope you feel love every day of your life.

If your heart chakra has issues and you need some assistance in clearing and balancing it, schedule a free consultation or appointment with me.

la****@***************od.com

Your mind is a powerful tool for physical, mental, and emotional health and well-being.  Let me share a client story with you to illustrate this.  A woman that we will call Sharon, came to see me because she had lost all motivation to do anything at home.  The dishes had piled up, she was cooking very little and lost interest in house and garden work.  She said her house was very cluttered now.  It was a struggle to get up, get ready, and go to work. She normally enjoyed her work but no more. 

I started by testing her for oils that were stimulating and could help with emotions of depression, lack of motivation, and lethargy.  I made a 3 oil blend she liked and instructed her to use it 4 times a day. 

We then did an ideal self-guided imagery.  She imagined herself doing all the things she desired but was unable to in the present.  I assisted her to feel that in her body and talk with her ideal self. She came up with a plan to begin moving forward in her life.  She agreed to meet with her ideal self once a week.    I made a guided audio for her to use at home.

When I saw her 2weeks later she had made some progress on household chores and felt more energetic.  We did a different guided imagery so she could amplify the positive feelings and tap into her inner strengths.  She felt very energized and empowered by this experience. 

When I saw her 3 weeks later she said she felt like her old self.  She had energy, had cleaned her house, and started to work in the garden again.  She had also started another project about her family history. 

Imagery is the language of our subconscious mind, emotions, and autonomic nervous system.  It is thinking with our senses of sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell.  It is our creative self.  Imagery allows your mind to be active yet calm and you can access your inner wisdom, shift your mood, build personal strengths to help you cope with worry, stress, or other life situations that arise.  Imagery is dialoguing with different parts of our self. 

Unfortunately, imagination is also the source of most of our worry and stress if we let it get out of control.  When we think of all the bad things that might happen, our mind and body react as if it has happened.  The good news is we can use our imagination to make new brain pathways to replace worry and stress with calmness, creativity, and curiosity. 

Guided imagery benefits include:

• Decreases physical pain
• Decreases stress & anxiety
• Aids in problem-solving
• Manages emotions of depression, sadness, anger
• Improves performance (athletic, theatrical)
• Assists in making lifestyle changes

When I work with clients 1:1 in-person or distance, I do interactive imagery which takes the person deeper into the image.  I ask questions of the person so all of the senses are involved. I have you ask questions of the image and can get information that may not have been received when doing a recorded version.

If you are curious to learn more or would like to schedule an appointment to experience guided imagery please contact me.

la****@***************od.com

If you have been experiencing emotional ups and downs, have difficulty sustaining healthy relationships or lost your creative mojo, your sacral chakra may be in need of healing.  The sacral chakra is one of 7 major energy centers in the body that affects your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. This chakra governs our love/hate relationships and feelings of pleasure/desire.  Physically it relates to reproductive organs, low back, kidney, and bladder. Our inner child, the ability to feel emotions and to create is housed here.

The Sacral chakra is located about 1 ½ inches below your naval, just in front of your spine.  The color associated with the chakra is orange and the element is water.

When the Sacral chakra is out of balance you may experience:

Excessive Energy – Mood swings, aggressiveness, over-indulgent (food, alcohol, sex, drugs), jealousy, manipulative behavior.  Deficient Energy – Depression, detachment, loneliness, low libido, distrust, guilt, loss of imagination/creativity.

Potential Physical Disorders – Reproductive issues, PMS, low back, pelvis or hip pain, bladder and kidney disorders, lower abdominal complaints.

Tips to Balance the Sacral Chakra

1. Wear the color orange or place something orange in your home where you will see it regularly. For example orange flowers, vase, picture.
2. Essential oils: Choose 1 or 2 of the following and inhale or apply topically 3-5 times a day.  Clary sage, Ylang Ylang, Jasmine, Orange, Rose.
3. Eat orange colored foods: Carrots, honey, melons, mangos, nuts (almond, walnut), sweet potatoes.
4. Receive healing touch treatments to relieve congestion and open, balance and connect your chakras for ultimate energy flow.
5. Connect with water. Go for a swim in a natural body of water or pool, take a bath (you can add orange essential oil in Epsom salts if you like), sit by the sea, a lake or pool. Drink additional water.
6. Move your body. Dance, do stretches or yoga poses that stretch the lower back or open the hip joints.

When the Sacral chakra is balanced

You feel emotionally content and in touch with your feelings. You are uninhibited in your personal relationships, trusting of others and capable of intimacy.  Your creativity is flowing.  You feel alive and vibrant!

If you would like to have a conversation about any of these or schedule a session, please contact me at la****@***************od.com or click here and complete the form on my website.