A Daily Protection Plan
 

As you start your day, take a few minutes to ground, cleanse and protect yourself.  This is especially important if you are a "sensitive" who attracts, like a sponge, surrounding energies of lower energetic vibration.  Unfortunately, this can have a detrimental effect that inhibits maintaining balance in your life or achieving a constant state of positive well-being.

Are You a "Sensitive?"
Signs or symptoms indicating you are affected, at an energetic vibrational level, will vary from person to person.

Most often you may feel claustrophobic in crowded areas and choose to avoid large, noisy crowds.  Or while in a crowded environment you may experience an oncoming throbbing headache or you may start to feel anxious, tired or overwhelmed (without just cause).  Or while visiting a hospital you may suddenly feel pain or sadness that has no physical or emotional association to you.  Or when you are in contact with certain people you may feel a sudden drop in energy or a change in emotional well-being indicating that your energy is being "sucked" or that you act as a "sponge" to others.  These are only a few ways to recognize that you are like a beacon who attracts lower vibrating energies.  But as long as you maintain awareness and make a concerted effort to practice daily protective measures, you can avoid encountering unwanted or unnecessary distress.

As a "sensitive," it is necessary to implement a protection plan that is adhered to on a daily basis before you leave your home.  It's no different than washing your face or brushing your teeth each morning.  Practicing haphazardly is not beneficial.  Depending on circumstances, it may be necessary to practice several times throughout the day.  Although this can be done privately, it can also be executed while in close proximity to others by using visualization methods.

Starting Out
The following are examples that can be used as part of your daily protection plan, but feel free to use any method that you feel most comfortable with.  But before you start, take some time to learn how to properly breathe so that life-force energy can circulate and encourage your body to release, cleanse and energize, which will promote regeneration and balance.

How to Deep Belly Breathe

1. Inhale and exhale through your nose (you can use your mouth if it’s easier)

2. As you inhale through your nose, expand your stomach like an inflating balloon - feel it push out

3. Then draw your breath up into your diaphragm.  Continue pulling it further up into your rib cage

4. As you exhale through your nose, push the air down into your stomach.  Suck your stomach inward toward your spine

5. Count this is one full deep belly breath

6. Continue inhaling and exhaling in this pattern for the duration of your meditative state

Grounding Technique
The "tree root" is an easy and popular method.  There are many other methods to choose from, so use whichever method you find easiest or which resonates with you.

Tree Root Method

1. Sit comfortably on a chair or you can also do this standing

2. Close your eyes, take 3-deep belly breaths and relax

3. Your intention and focus is to visualize tree roots spreading from your root chakra (the base of your spine or buttocks) down to the soles of your feet and continuing to the centre of the earth

4. See the tree roots spreading out in all directions, attaching themselves to the earth's centre

5. Feel and know that you are grounded firmly to earth energies

Cleansing Technique
The "waterfall/shower" and "dry brush" are two popular methods to employ.  Cleansing can be done during the day, as needed – monitor your feelings and thoughts for negative changes to your overall well-being.  There are a variety of other methods to choose from, so use whichever method you find easiest or which resonates with you.

Waterfall/Shower Method

1. Sit comfortably on a chair or you can also do this standing

2. Close your eyes, take 3-deep belly breaths and relax

3. Visualize standing under a waterfall or shower (this can be clear, a specific colour or a rainbow)

4. Your intention and focus is to feel and know that the water is washing and cleansing away all energy blockages, all lower vibrating  energy, plus all toxins from your body.  Know that these will flow to the centre of the earth to be transformed into higher, finer vibrating energy (also called positive energy) that will be re-used by the universe at the appropriate time

5. You can cleanse several times per day if you feel that you have absorbed outside energies (E.g. you may start to feel a headache, or your energy may feel drained or you may become irritable, headachy or uneasy, etc.)

Dry Brush Method

1. From a standing position, use the palms of both hands and gently brush or "dust" yourself off from the top of your head to your feet

2. Your intention and focus is to feel and know that you are cleansed of all debris, toxins, energy blockages or lower vibrating energies

3. Feel and know that the all debris, toxins, energy blockages or negative energy will flow to the centre of the earth to be transformed into  higher, finer vibrating energy that will be re-used by the universe at the appropriate time

Protection Technique
The "bubble" and "deflecting mirror" are two easy methods to employ.  There are many other methods to choose from, so use whichever method you find easiest or which resonates with you.

Bubble of Colour

1. Close your eyes, take 3-deep belly breaths (instructions follow) and relax

2. Visualize surrounding yourself in a bubble of colour – any colour that you are attracted to use; don’t be concerned about the significance of the colour’s meaning

3. Visualize surrounding the other person in a different bubble of colour

4. This separates your energy from the other person

5. Know and feel that you are always protected from outside lower vibrating energies (also called negative energies)

Deflecting Mirrors

1. If you require further protection, then after you surround yourself in a bubble of colour, visualize an armour of mirrors, facing outwards, surrounding you

2. Your intention and focus is to feel and know that any lower vibrating energy directed at you will be deflected up towards the universe to be transformed into positive energy that will be re-used by the universe at the appropriate time

Meditation Technique
Do this at a convenient time, but try to practice consistently for 10 to 30 minutes daily to help calm and balance your energy on all levels - physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.  But if your busy schedule only allots 5 minutes, then do just 5 minutes per day, which is still more beneficial than doing 1-hour once per week.

It's important to breathe slowly, deeply and rhythmically.  This process takes you from beta state into alpha state or theta state, giving you access into higher states of awareness.

Simple 1-2-3-4 Counting Meditation - (Note: You can increase the count to 6, 8 or 10 breaths)

1. Turn off your phone and sit upright in a comfortable chair

2. Dim the lights and play soft music if you desire

3. Put a light covering on (your body temperature will drop)

4. Close your eyes, take 3-deep belly breaths (explained as follows) and relax

5. Inhale deeply through your nose to the count of four seconds 1 and 2 and 3 and 4, while expanding your stomach, then draw your breath up into your diaphragm and pull it up into your rib cage

6. Hold for the count of four seconds 1 and 2 and 3 and 4

7. Exhale through your nose to the count of four seconds 1 and 2 and 3 and 4, as you push the air down into your stomach and then suck your stomach in towards your spine

8. Hold for the count of four seconds 1 and 2 and 3 and 4

9. Each time a thought comes in, acknowledge it and allow it to go – don’t dwell on it or build upon it with another separate thought

10. Continue breathing in this fashion for 10 to 30 minutes

11. Don’t worry about intruding thoughts, acknowledge them and then let them go; eventually they will stop.  Avoid building upon the intruding thought

12. If you lose count, start again at number one

13. If you fall asleep, don’t worry, your body needed additional rest

Daily Affirmations
Remember......you are what you "think" - thoughts consist of vibrations or waves of energy, which induce a pattern of thinking that promotes action or re-action (whether positive or negative - right or wrong - good or bad), thus influencing manifestation of your present reality.  Realize and remember that you always have the freedom of choice and free-will, as to which direction you prefer to follow.

It is important to become consciously aware of how you think and talk to yourself.  Bad habits are formed from a young age; therefore, unsavoury self-talk is not readily recognized.  How many times have you said to yourself, “You idiot, why did you do it that way?...... You’re so stupid, that’s not the right way!…… You dummy, when are you going to learn?...... There's no way I can do this; I'm just not smart enough! ...... You are so fat and ugly!...... He/she is so much smarter or better than I am...... I'll never be a good as he/she......etc.”  If this isn’t the way that you would talk to, encourage or treat others, then why criticize yourself with this type of disrespect.

When saying affirmations keep the first two words in the present tense – "I AM".  Your subconscious mind initiates your request that it is happening NOW.  Using a mirror, look deeply into your eyes and always repeat in the present tense (E.g. "I AM ……..)."  Below are some examples, but feel free to make affirmations designed to your specific needs.

I THINK - expresses a thought that is a possibility for the future and is not yet fully believable.

I WILL - expresses a thought that is about to be realized, but it is not quite ready.

I AM - expresses a thought that is happening right now, in the present time. 

Affirmation Examples:

1. Everyday, in every way, I AM getting better and better and better.  I feel this, I know this and it is so

2. I AM healthy, safe and secure at all times

3. I AM beautiful/handsome and I AM perfect in every way

4. I AM very intelligent, in which I have the ability to learn or do whatever I desire

5. I AM accepting full responsibility for my own healing process on all levels (physical, mental, emotional and spiritual), to improve my daily well-being and my quality of life

6. I AM protected and free from other people’s lower vibrating energies and I AM always protected from negative cords or hooks attaching to my body

7. I AM acknowledging and releasing all toxins, lower vibrating energies and blockages from my body.  These flow freely through my foot chakras to the centre of the earth to be transformed into higher, finer vibrating energy that will be re-used by the universe at the appropriate time

8. I AM the master of my own destiny.  I AM empowered with self-esteem, self-confidence and self-love and I AM creating a fulfilling life blessed with abundance

Overall Benefit
Naturally, as with all good things, to really benefit the effects of daily protection, conscious time and effort is required.  It is necessary to maintain discipline, dedication and determination, but once a conducive strategy is developed, one that you can willingly adhere to, you will reap grand rewards.  No longer will you be a prisoner or victim of your "sensitive" nature, but instead you will have the tools and ability to maintain, plus enjoy the power of personal freedom.

© Margaret I. Jang
www.onesourcelearn.com
Dec. 18, 2009

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About the author: Margaret Jang is a spiritual poet and inspirational writer, as well as an intuitive arts teacher focusing on psychic/channelling development.  She also dedicates her time to soul numerology readings and is a Reiki Master Teacher and practitioner.  Margaret established One Source Learning Centre for Inner Healing in 2005 in Vancouver, BC, Canada.  She may be contacted via e-mail.

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Disclaimer
The above information is not intended to replace, diagnose, prescribe or treat any ailment or to be used as a replacement for medical treatment or consultation.  It is only intended to enhance your knowledge or general interest and is offered as an alternative and complimentary source of information.   In all cases, it is recommended that you continue to follow medical treatment as prescribed by your medical physician.
 

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