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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy New Year! I and many others hope that this year will be better than last year on many fronts.  The pandemic, chaos, divisiveness of 2021 caused massive uncertainty and produced anxiety and stress throughout the US.  While these issues will not go away easily or quickly there are energetic techniques you can do for yourself to help make 2022 feel more peaceful, joyful, and stable.  Remember when your energy system is open, flowing and balanced your vibration is high and that promotes health and well-being in your body, mind and Spirit. This allows you to maintain a strong immune system, think clearly, and face challenges with compassion and calmness and discover the best resolution.  It also helps those around you if their vibration is low.

Below are various methods that support your energy system in different ways.  Read all of them, find the one(s) that appeal to you and give it a try.  You have nothing to lose and much to gain!

Keep positive thoughts and practice gratitude 

Your thoughts affect your energy system as well as you mental and physical well-being.  This does not mean you should never feel sad, angry or stressed, we all have those feelings sometimes however finding something positive in a bad situation and expressing gratitude for the good things in your life supports your energy system and mental processes. Positive affirmations are wonderful at cultivating positive thoughts.

Gratitude can be for things large or small.  You can be grateful for a sunny day, a good cup of coffee, finding a parking spot fast, avoiding a car accident, getting a new job, reconnecting with an old friend, and the list goes on.

For example, when I was diagnosed with cancer I was shocked and anxious at first.  Then I was grateful that it was discovered early and very treatable. My thoughts focused on a successful surgery and fast recovery. I spent some time reflecting on what was really important to me and refocused my energies on those areas where as before I was being pulled in many directions.  I was also grateful for all the support of my family and friends before, during and after surgery.

Healing touch to keep your energy field open and balanced

Changes show up in your energy field before you develop physical symptoms or dis-ease.  Energy can become congested for many reasons:  emotions such as fear or anger, bodily injury, traumatic events. Over time even small things like being stuck in traffic on a daily basis or listening to too much news can adversely affect your personal energy system.

The Healing Touch Level 1 class teaches some self-care techniques you can do to open and clear any congestion such as the self-chakra connection.  I work on myself regularly, however, I find receiving a session from another person at least monthly to be very beneficial.  So I encourage you to reach out to classmates and set up an exchange.

If you haven’t taken a class or just want to receive a session from a practitioner I would be honored to work with you.  Now through Feb 4^th I am offering a 20% off ($112 regularly $140) for a 1 hour 15 minute session because I want everyone to start 2022 with good vibrations!   With the COVID surge all of my sessions are virtual.  Click here to schedule a session.  Contact me by phone or email if you need an evening or weekend appointment.

Aromatherapy

Are you aware every essential oil has its own vibrational frequency and that by inhaling or applying it topically you can raise your vibration?  A healthy human vibrates at 62-78 MHZ, at 58 or below illness or dis-ease can occur.  Essential oils range from 52 – 320 MHZ.  With a client’s consent, I use essential oils in my healing touch sessions because it raises both our vibrations which allows me to clear and balance the field easier.

Rose has the highest frequency at 320 MHZ and is one of the most expensive oils.  Lavender (105 MHZ) and Roman chamomile (118 MHZ) are very helpful in relieving both anxiety and stress.  Lemon, jasmine and ylang ylang assist in alleviating stress.  Bergamot, geranium and mandarin (especially good for children) help decrease anxiety.

If you want to discover what specific oils your body and energy field are craving schedule a free 30 minute consultation.

Guided Imagery

You may already know that imagery can help you heal your body, improve your mood and reach your goals but did you know it can help improve energy flow?  If you feel like you’re “stuck” in an emotion or that your energy isn’t flowing well take a few minutes to try this.

Get into a comfortable position sitting or lying down.  Take 3 deep breaths, inhaling through your nose and exhaling through your mouth.  Now do an internal scan and determine where you feel this emotion or where your energy is congested.  Is it in your gut, heart, arm, head or somewhere else?  What is the sensation attached to this area of congestion – tightness, thickness, solid like a brick or something else? 

Now allow an image to form in your mind’s eye that can help break-up the congestion.  Perhaps a ball of light, a colored substance, an animal or little folks with pick axes.  Whatever pops into your mind go with it.  What does this image look like?  Does it feel welcoming, fierce, supportive, strong, calming or something else?   Is it making any sound or does it have a scent associated with it?  Ask it to help you remove the congestion and allow it to answer you in some way. 

Now imagine the image is removing the congestion in whatever way it wants.  For example a light may change colors and push through the congestion or suck it up, an animal may chase it away or eat it and folks with the axes can chip away at it.  Whatever method the image uses is perfect for you.  After a few minutes or when the congestion is cleared, bring your attention back into that area and notice how you feel.  Is the tightness less or resolved, perhaps the brick is gone or the feeling of thickness has dissolved.

If the energy does not feel like it is fully flowing ask the image what you can do to help fully resolve it.  Allow it to answer you in some form.  Then thank the helpful image for coming and the work it did.  Now allow the image to fade, wiggle your toes and fingers and come back to this time and space.

I hope this has given you some new ideas or rekindled old ones that help you in 2022 and beyond.  Remember everything is energy so let’s use it to our advantage! 

If you have any questions please contact me via email:  la****@***************od.com 

 

 

 

Are you feeling fearful or anxious? Have you been experiencing nausea, or feel like there is a “knot” or “ butterflies” in your stomach?  These symptoms may be your solar plexus expressing emotions through physical sensations.  It means you need to check-in with yourself and make time for some self-love.

 Your solar plexus (the third chakra) is associated with the ego, self-esteem, personal power, personality, and physically the digestive system (stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas).  Yellow is the color of this chakra and it is related to the mind and intellect.  Its dominant element is fire but air also resides here.

 Worry, anxiety, and fears of all sorts can make you feel powerless or less-than creating an imbalance or depletion in the chakra.  Your chakra is strong and balanced when you feel a strong sense of personal power, have high self-esteem, and are digesting well.

 Here are a few symptoms of an unbalanced or weak solar plexus:

 Shallow, rapid breathing

Constricting feeling in your stomach area (knot) – This and the above are like contracting in on yourself to protect against the outside world.

Nausea or vomiting, especially if it occurs when thinking about a particular situation.

There are many ways to energize and balance this chakra which will decrease your fear and anxiety.  Then you will be able to think clearer, stand in your power, and take actions toward resolving the fearful or anxiety-producing situations.

 Here are ways to energize your solar plexus:

• Wear the color yellow
• Eat foods with violet, blue, or indigo skin such as eggplant, purple cauliflower, purple carrots, purple sweet potatoes, blueberries, acai berries, blackberries, passionfruit, purple cabbage. The reason for this is yellow foods absorb light from all colors of the spectrum except yellow, which it reflects.  Therefore you need to eat foods with violet, blue or indigo skin because they have absorbed yellow light.
• Perform a visualization using an image of something yellow. Here are a few examples:                              Imagine a sunflower blossoming, see the petals slowly opening and radiating the color yellow throughout your chakra, then your entire body.  See the beauty, feel its strength as it stands tall swaying with the wind but not breaking, feel the peace and joy it brings.                                                          Picture a bright sun in your solar plexus, feel its heat.  Now imagine it is burning away all fears and emotions that are no longer serving you for your highest good.   Allow the rays to radiate out into your entire body, warming you and filling you with energy.
• Do sit-ups, martial arts, or other invigorating exercises.
• Dancing with fast, vigorous movements of the arms and legs.

 If you would like assistance in resolving emotional issues contact me to schedule a session.   Not sure this is for you?  Click here to schedule a free 30-minute consultation with Laurie.

 

 

This past April my family was presented with unexpected events that overwhelmed us.  I am ecstatic that I had many friends that helped to support me emotionally and energetically to get me through it especially while in quarantine.  I want to share my story, which has a happy ending, because I believe many of you can relate to it. 

At the beginning of April my nephew, who was only 58, died unexpectedly (it was not COVID related). He had been healthy, active, going to work so this was a big shock to all of us.  What made the situation worse was we were all in quarantine so we could not come together as a family to grieve. His daughter, who lost her mother over a decade ago to cancer, was devastated and I wanted to support her.  Long phone calls and distance healing touch sessions ensued. My husband was very close to him so he became very reactive and had frantic energy about him.  He did not want HT sessions, he wanted to deal with it his own way.

My nephew’s death didn’t feel real to me until we did a funeral via zoom.  When I saw him in the coffin, when we watched him being entombed with my niece, then it felt real.  Grief replaced the numbness and disbelief I had felt. 

I also was feeling irritable, like intense, chaotic energy was surrounding me.  I believe this was the energy of fear generated by COVID.  Remember we are all connected and when a large number of people have the same emotion it is intensified.  I am also aware my husband’s energy state was affecting me.

Sometimes, as a healer, I feel like I know so many self-care techniques I should be able to deal with issues on my own.  Do you ever feel that way?

I did some HT self-care, used essential oils, did some earthing but what gave me the most support was receiving an HT treatment from my friend Jeri.  We do an exchange with each other monthly.  This calmed my nervous system and cleared away a lot of the irritable, chaotic energy.  I could not have done that on my own in the state I was in.

Just when I was starting to feel somewhat normal again another death happened.  My cousin, who was 59, was hospitalized with a blood infection and died a few days later.  This death hit me even harder, she was my best friend.  Again not being able to come together with the family added to my grief and made it harder to work through. I couldn’t think clearly, my heart was heavy, I was unmotivated to do any self-care except putting on oils occasionally.  The week she died I couldn’t think about anything else.  I couldn’t work, I could barely cook and do the basic things.  My husband and daughter were supportive but they too were grieving and their energy was low.  I realized I could not get out of this funk on my own so I reached out to friends in the healing touch community. 

Many folks sent me healing energy and emailed or texted me condolences.  I received 2 distance healing touch treatments in 1 week then weekly for 2 weeks and one two weeks later.  That is what helped me to process my feelings and finally be able to get back on track with my life.  By the last session, my chakras were open and my field was light and clear.  I was working again and felt like I could talk about my cousin without bursting into tears.

If you would like some support with emotional or physical issues during these unusual times please contact me for a free consultation.  Sometimes we just can’t do it alone no matter how much we know about self-care.  You don’t have to suffer in silence or alone, reach out for assistance whether it be me, a counselor, reiki practitioner, naturopath, or other healthcare practitioners.