@herondreams, @laynara and everyone who's overwhelmed right now...
Here is a good exercise to help clear away all the heavy energy that we are constantly being exposed to and absorbing as empaths.
- Begin by grounding yourself by sitting or lying on the floor and just becoming one with the earth. Feel the energy coming up from below and energizing your base chakra. You can also focus on the color red and absorbing its energy.
- Set the intention to remove any lower vibrations from your energy field
- Next, standing up, with your arms at your side, begin to slowly rotate your arms like you have two hula-hoops winding around your shoulders (or ribbons wrapping around, alternatively)
- Slowly move/rotate the hula-hoops down towards your hands as you arc your arms out and up towards the sky.
- When your hands reach the top, clasp them together and imagine the hoops becoming one large hoop.
- Now, slowly start rotating/moving to bring the hoop down your arms, over your head, shoulders, torso, hips, knees, down to the feet and into the ground.
- When the hoop reaches the floor, reverse direction and bring it all the way back up, sending it into the sky.
- Finish, by breathing in deeply and exhaling as you slowly arc your arms down to your side.
- Namaste
You can do this as often as you like, but it is especially helpful right before bed and first thing in the morning.
If you would like some variety, I posted a similar exercise here awhile back.
I am so sorry to hear you lost your kitty. It will be a rough time right now for sure. I am glad you were able to talk with others who are cat lovers. It must be challenging especially during this time we are living. When you are ready, there will be a fur baby who will need your love and your heart will find room for that animal too. Love have no bounds, it has unlimited room.
Sending you love Yogagirl.
Greeting from NYC everyone -- disaster epicenter but life goes on. I'm working from home today but got up at 6 am to get in line at the grocery store before I get down to working. I got everything I need. It's going to rain all day and I'm looking forward to staying in and having some quiet time. I spent most of my childhood in South Florida, where the sun was unrelenting that it sometimes got to be too much, so it's funny that rainy days put me in a good mood.
I am very grateful to have the luxury of working from home, unlike the folks at my grocery store. I admire them as never before. I am grateful to have a steady income (for now) and to have this wonderful community. Your posts are inspiring and I so enjoy learning from all of you.
Nothing else to report. Just wanted to check in. Love to all of you during these challenging times.
@lynnventura
Love hearing from you Lynne.
My husband and think about and send best thoughts to New Yorkers every day. Having never been there we can't help but wonder how people even get by day by day.
We envision tiny corner or neighborhood markets and cafes or delis with takeout. Please share even that which might seem more mundane as we truly want and need to feel closer and more united with the rest of our country as well as our world