How To Use Your Spiritual Energy

Because the mind, body, and spirit are all intertwined, remember to use your physical body in your quest for the mystical. Dancing, drumming, yoga, singing, and even sports are all highly intuitive methods for us to express our spiritual selves through our bodies. See if you can get rid of your thoughts and just listen to what your body has to say.

How do you use spiritual power?

Seven Ways to Boost Your Spiritual Well-Being

• Examine your spiritual foundation. You are merely asking yourself questions about who you are and what you mean when you explore your spiritual essence.

How do you use energy around you?

Simply put, if you're having negative thoughts, stop. Focus your attention on the positive aspects of your life. “Let's pretend you're becoming a victim. ‘Poor me,' for example. Everyone is working against me. At work, no one cares about me. ‘I'll never get my pay hike.' She says, “You're working yourself up into a negative frenzy.” ‘You must come to a halt and say, ‘No, I'm not going there.'” Consider the following scenario: Compared to the billions of people who have lived and died on our planet throughout history, modern conveniences alone have improved your quality of life immensely. There are numerous things for which you should be grateful.

How do I start a spiritual awakening?

The spiritual journey—and the resulting “spiritual awakening” we seek—always appears to take place in some exotic location or following a spectacular incident.

Perhaps you believe you need to travel to Peru to drink ayahuasca or leave your spouse to get the spiritual awakening you seek?

From the comfort of your own home, you may connect with your spirituality and awaken to the lessons that are meant for you over and over again throughout your life.

How do I find my spiritual path?

For many people, finding their spiritual path is best accomplished with the assistance of someone who is more enlightened than they are. With the guidance of a professional psychic, many people have been able to properly decide their spiritual path. Speaking with a psychic may also help you gain a greater understanding of specific events and situations in your life, allowing you to watch things unfold for their intended purposes. For more information about online psychic reading services, check these reviews.

Because meditation allows you to become more at one with yourself, it is an excellent tool for determining your spiritual path. Meditating will assist you in better controlling your thoughts and feelings, as well as gaining a deeper understanding of yourself, allowing you to connect with your true self.

Seeking for your higher self via strategies like those outlined above will help you identify your spiritual path in life. It will be easier for you to discern and follow your path once you begin to grasp that you have a higher self and what it represents.

The Problem with Selflessness

Do you ever feel like you've gone above and beyond to impress others? Or that you prioritize others' needs, desires, and feelings before your own? Do you feel resentful, frustrated, overwhelmed, or depleted as a result of this? Do you feel cut off from what your body, mind, and spirit require to function at their best?

If you were reared in the United States, you were probably taught at a young age that selflessness and altruism are noble values. Many of us were chastised for being selfish with our possessions and time, and were taught that we should prioritize the needs and desires of others before our own.

What are the consequences of this? Adults who are too preoccupied with managing the expectations and sentiments of others to take care of themselves. Many of my clients have expressed feelings of guilt as a result of their actions “putting their own needs first.” To be a good leader, according to most leadership manuals, one must be unselfish. I've spent most of my adult life trying to unlearn these deeply ingrained cultural notions that make me feel exhausted and drive me to ignore my inner compass.

While I don't condone selfishness in the sense of being inconsiderate of others, I do feel that one should be concerned with one's own enjoyment and experience of life first and foremost. Many of us have been taught that we are not only in charge of, but also responsible for how others feel. No, we aren't. Only our feelings are under our control.

The instructor, Goenkaji, taught me in my Vipassana training, a 10-day silent course in which we sat still in meditation for about 10 hours per day, that as adults, we are responsible for 100% of our feelings and mental suffering—our sadness, anger, anxiety, fear, discomfort, jealousy, hatred, comparison, worry, anticipation, and mental/emotional stress—not 50%, not 75%, not 95%, but 100%. This is a game-changing statement for many of us, challenging the mental and emotional framework we've been taught.

While this statement initially surprised and perplexed me, bringing up feelings of shame as I reflected on times when I had blamed someone or something (my job, my family, my upbringing, my lack of time, life) for how I felt, and anger as I reflected on how people do inflict pain and suffering on others all the time (slavery, genocide, racism, sexism, homophobia, murder, gaslighting, the list goes on…), I have since come to

Not because it has made my mental pain go away, but because it reminds me (and I still forget) that I am in charge of mending the individual and generational trauma as well as cultural conditioning that has influenced my suffering.

Yes, only I have the ability to alleviate my own mental anguish. Rather of succumbing to blame or judgment and waiting for some external event to change so that I can feel better, be happier, or suffer less, it is up to me to assess and address how I am feeling from the inside out.

Again, we should not expect to be free of pain by adopting the mindset that we are 100 percent responsible for how we feel. We're human…we form attachments and expectations, which are at the root of all pain – attachments to things and people that are ultimately fleeting (as everything is), and unmet expectations we place on ourselves, others, and our lives. To maintain our self-image, we instinctively blame people and events.

Also, as I already stated, things beyond our control DO have the ability to cause us suffering. And sometimes we need to experience the agony for a while before we're ready to recover.

But, with that stated, we can take responsibility for our mental anguish when we're ready, reclaiming our power in the process, which takes me back to why I was prompted to write this post…

All of this necessitates self-care and repetition. As a result, we must question the notion that selflessness is a good thing. Why? Because we learn to live outside of ourselves when we take a selfless perspective. With time, we become so focused on the other that we lose our natural ability to be acutely aware of what our own bodies, brains, and souls require. We come to a halt “paying regular visits to oneself,” which we're naturally disposed to do as youngsters. We then begin to focus more on the things that are beyond our control, such as our inner landscape, rather than the ones that are under our control.

So, how can we apply this knowledge to better our life, our well-being, our ability to experience more joy and less pain, and to shine our light on the world? Here are some of the techniques I've found to be most effective in drawing my energy back in and transforming how I feel from the inside out.

Ways to Instantly Take Your Power Back

One of the most significant strategies for bringing one's attention and concentration back to oneself is to do this. There's an old adage that says, “Energy flows where attention flows.” We pull our energy back in when we focus our attention on our body and how we feel at the level of feeling. All emotions and thoughts begin at the level of sensation in the body, so we integrate what we're going through far more efficiently when we process at this level through embodiment—which simply means being present for the feelings in the body rather than responding or ruminating in the mind.

Another excellent approach to bring our attention and energy back into ourselves and the present moment is to feel our feet against the ground. Take a deep breath and bring your awareness to your feet on the floor, feeling the sensations on the bottoms of your feet if you find yourself caught up in your thoughts. You can feel your garments and the air touching your skin at this point. Even better, remove your shoes and stand or walk barefoot on the ground (learn more about the science of Earthing).

Nonjudgmental awareness of the current moment, your sensations, thoughts, emotional triggers, environment, and the conduct of others is what mindfulness entails. It's the act of carefully observing without reacting. We're focused on how we're receiving the present while we're mindful. Begin by consciously noting the colors, objects, and other aspects in your direct line of sight to develop your mindfulness capacity. And the next time you're having a discussion with someone, practice seeing them clearly – the characteristics in their face, the colors of their attire, and other details of their appearance, voice, and facial emotions. Not with a critical eye, but with an open mind. Then note how all of these observations make you feel – what judgments come up, how often does your thoughts wander from the present now, what do you feel in your body (worry, ease), are you provoked by this person?

And recognizing all of this without condemning yourself is what truly makes this a mindfulness practice. The key to mindfulness is to avoid identifying with the ideas and feelings you're having. This is not to say that we should dismiss them; in fact, ignoring ideas and feelings makes them stickier. Mindfulness practice teaches us to accept and be with our feelings, whether they are pleasant or terrible.

Meditate if you wish to improve your embodiment and awareness. One of the most effective ways to interact with yourself, learn about the nature of your mind, and connect with how you're feeling is to practice regular meditation. To begin started, try sitting motionless and focusing on your breath for five minutes, or use the Insight Timer App to listen to free guided meditations.

Another effective technique to connect with yourself and shift your condition is to set aside time to put words to how you're feeling and release any festering thoughts onto paper. Use any of the following prompts to get started:

• What has been the most recurrent notion in my mind today? Yesterday? Is this thought beneficial to me?

Did you know that the brain and nervous system receive more messages from the heart than the other way around? The heart is where we digest emotion, and coherence aids in the efficient processing and shifting of feelings and emotions.

Place your hands over your heart, feel your heartbeat, and begin breathing into your heart area for at least two minutes while sitting or standing still. Concentrate on the sensations of your heartbeat and breath. This causes the heart and brain waves to align, which is linked to positive emotions like thankfulness. More information and strategies for bringing your head and heart into alignment can be found at HeartMath.

Expect to take a long time to perfect any of these skills. These techniques take a lifetime to master, so be patient, kind, and compassionate with yourself while you work on them. We can't merely read about it; we have to be dedicated to doing it in order for the advantages to be realized.

About the Author: Allie Andrews

Allie has partnered with 65 organizations and helped hundreds of achievers and workaholics discover a pace and rhythm to living that feels sustainable and nourishing in her ten years in the wellness and coaching sector.

Allie helps her clients increase their impact while prioritizing their health, improving their relationships, and following their passions as a coach.

Allie is a licensed health coach, yoga teacher, and sex and relationship counselor who has been studying personal improvement for her whole life.

How do you get a good aura?

• Affirmations that are positive. You may take a shower to wash away physical dirt, just as you might take a shower to wash away mental dirt “Bathe” yourself in positive thoughts to remove bad energy and allow you to focus on more positive ideas.
• Meditation. Your aura may become more bright if you spend time focusing on your emotional and mental wellbeing.
• Visualization. Imagine yourself in this situation “Cleaning” your aura by inhaling positive energy and exhaling negative light will help you remove smudges or black spots from your auditory layers.
• Smudging. Burning sage is an ancient ritual for clearing negative energy from areas or persons.
• Energy healing and balance Spiritual instructors and advisers may be able to assist you in identifying and correcting energy imbalances.