Whenever you open up your spiritual energy, whether it’s through meditation, being highly sensitive or your work in the world, it’s so important to protect yourself. Everything is energy and your energy is precious, just like you. If you don’t treasure and tend to that subtle part of you, you’ll quickly become depleted.

In this post, I’m sharing 5 simple ways to protect yourself, get grounded and clear your auric field.

All day long, we have energetic cords plugging into our bodies and leading away from them, plugging into something else. In some places, we’re giving our energy away, and in others, people are hooked into us, siphoning our energy. Without protection, we’re constantly leaking and diffusing energy into the world.

People can unknowingly steal your energy or leave their energetic imprint on you and if you've ever felt anxious, upset, frustrated or tired, but weren’t sure why, this has likely happened to you. 

Before I started teaching yoga, I didn’t know the extent I needed to protect myself. I used to walk around wide open, energetically porous and soaking up other people’s feelings like a sponge! I often felt drained and overwhelmed. Now I know how to nurture my sensitivity, I can protect my peace and sanity, and I feel so much lighter. 

These 5 simple tools are particularly helpful if you’re a sensitive soul, a natural empath, a healer or an introvert because they’ll make such a difference in how you manage your energy and stress levels.

In order to share our light, we need to feel power-full. 

The best part is, you don’t have to do this alone. This is a devotional practice and when you call on divine Source energy, you can stop feeling drained and allow yourself to be lifted. 

1. Shut Down Your Spiritual Energy Field

It’s a lot easier to shield your energy than it is to retrieve it, so we’ll start there. 

Close your eyes and envision yourself wrapping a cloak of light around you. You can even wrap your arms around yourself. This creates a powerful boundary that blocks negative energy as it sends a signal to the Universe that your spiritual energy field is closed. 

In the same way, you can zip yourself up. Imagine a zipper from your root to your throat chakra. Physically zip this up to seal in your energy. This covers your most tender, sensitive and emotional areas so your spiritual energy field isn’t left wide open. 

Do this whenever you show up for your soul's work or go out into the world. 

2. Set An Intention 

The simplest way to protect your energy is to set an intention. I like to think of this as a prayer to the Universe. Let's do it together right now.

Gently close your eyes and place your hand over your heart. Take a deep breath in, and as you exhale, feel a calming presence surrounding you. Either out loud, or in your mind, say: 

Thank you Universe for helping me protect and honour my energy today. 

Or, if your energy needs to be restored:

Thank you Universe for restoring any positive energy I’ve lost and removing any negative energy I’ve gained. May it be recycled and transmuted into white light. 

The “thank you” part of the prayer signifies that it’s already done. 

Come back to these prayers whenever you need guidance, safety or protection. 

3. Meditate to Clear and Restore Your Energy 

Whenever anyone asks me how to clear and centre their energy, I say: meditate. 

A Cord-Cutting Meditation will help you release any invisible energetic attachments with anyone that’s lowering your vibration. Often, these connections hook into our energy field and can negatively affect us. Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. Feel the flow of your breath in and out - your energy coming and going. Notice anyone you feel energetically entangled with. Where does this cord attach to your body and theirs? Is it connected to a particular chakra? See yourself with a pair of scissors and cut this cord now. It falls to the floor, dissolves into light and disappears. Continue to breathe and call your energy back home. 

Another favourite of mine is a Light Bath Meditation to fill yourself up and restore your own light. Close your eyes and visualise yourself standing under a waterfall of white light. As the light pours over you, it cleanses and calms you. Continue to breathe deeply and feel the light recharging, renewing and replenishing your energy.

If you'd like to meditate with me, you can download my Light Work Meditation Collection which includes my favourite meditation for energy protection and clearing here. 

4. Take a Salt Bath

Salt baths are such a powerful way to cleanse your energy field. The high dose of magnesium softens tension in your body, soothes your adrenals and helps you slow down. If you’re feeling energetically vulnerable, this will dissolve away any negative energy around you. Fill up your tub with a cup of Epsom Salts, a few drops of essential oil (like lavender) and soak for 20 minutes or more. If you don’t have a bath, you can always use a salt scrub in the shower. Massage it into your skin and as you wash it off, imagine any negative energy swirling away down the drain. 

5. Let Nature Nourish You 

Being out in nature fills me up like nothing else. Go for a walk, or go barefoot on the grass and plug down through your feet, allowing the energy of the Earth to recharge you. Even just the colour green is soothing to the nervous system. You can also lie down and feel the back of your heart beating along with the pulsation of the planet. This is a great way to get grounded and infuse yourself with the positive, healing energy of nature. 

More Spiritual Tools to Restore Your Energy

You can also:

• Rest, sleep or try yoga nidra;
• Gather your crystals like clear quartz or selenite;
• Eat something or drink a cup of tea to ground you; or
• Practise restorative yoga to nourish your nervous system. 

This is probably the most important lesson I've learnt as a spiritual student and teacher so if there's one thing you take from this, it's that your energy is your most treasured resource - tend to it well! 

I'll leave you with a mantra: I call all of my power back to me now. I am whole and complete.