The last time someone said to me “God Sonia, you’re so sensitive “ I responded “ I know I’m so lucky. “

I haven’t always been excited about my constitution. For most of my life, I’ve been apologizing for and trying to get over this fundamental flaw – extreme sensitivity. I’ve tried to toughen up, push on through, and be like everyone else. At times I pretend I can drink coffee every day, party till late into the night, and remain unaffected by criticism. But I can’t, not really. Can you relate?

Do you live a healthy lifestyle and still feel a bit meh? You could have a congested energy field and need to clean your chakras. Ugh not that weird stuff again. I know, I used to hate it as well….but I dare you to read on.

We each have an energetic field around us. Your energy field is like the blueprint or program for your physical body. It organizes matter the same way a magnet organizes iron filings.

In the same way that you can energize your physical body with regular cleansing, you can also cleanse your energy body. It’s quick, easy and very effective.

There are heaps of different tools to use so choose what most appeals to you. In this 3 part series I’m going to share with you 3 quick easy methods to get you started.

Salt rocks. Seriously.

It has so many applications for health I could write a book about it. For now, let’s stick to what it can do to cleanse your energy body. In part 1 of this series you learned about your chakras and how to clean them every day in the shower. This next method can be used 1 -2 times a week or any time you feel weighed down by heavy energies. Yes, with just a little practice you will easily begin to feel when this happens. It’s quite natural and everyone can learn to sense these more subtle aspects of themselves. Salt is a natural extractor – it pulls from your body. Here are a few ways to use it

How do you cleanse your energy field if you’re not near a shower, bath tub or salt?

You smudge.

Smudging or burning certain plants to cleanse your energy field… has been around forever. About 50,000 years across all cultures.

You’ll see smoke being used everywhere from the ceremonies of the Anglican, Roman Catholic, and Orthodox churches to the Native Americans, the Zulus, the Maoris and Australian Aboriginals, the Asian religions Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Taoism, all across South America.

Anything that’s been so widely practiced probably works.

Are you paralyzed by keeping too many options open? It could be time to shut the back door.

My friend ‘Lisa’ is in the same line of work as I am but her business has never taken off. She loves her work and is extremely gifted. So why isn’t her business successful?

Because she’s never fully committed to it.

Instead Lisa runs her back up plans, just in case. She shares an office so she’s limited in how much time she can put into her business. To make up for this loss of potential income she waitresses and bar tends. If Lisa quit her side jobs, rented her own office, and put all her energy into the work she loves, she would experience the success that comes from whole-hearted commitment.

Because we’re afraid of failure, so often we keep other options open for “security.” But at what price?

Ever wonder how others see you?

One way to find out is to look at your posture. It speaks volumes about you and causes people to respond to you in very particular ways.

Take my client Mary who was having trouble being taken seriously at work. In meetings she’d stand on one leg, barely breathing, head tipped to one side and no-one paid attention to what she was saying. She was so frustrated she thought about quitting.

We worked together to balance her weight between her legs, free her breath and put her head back on straight. When the finally day came for one of those dreaded meetings she calmed her breath, stood up straight and walked into the room to speak. What happened next shocked her.

Do you find yourself repeating family patterns ad nauseum ?

It happens to all of us to some degree. Despite our best efforts, we play out the very same dramas in our own life that drive us crazy about our family.

Why ?

Aside from obvious traits like physical appearance and psychological tendencies, you can also inherit “life themes” from your ancestors. These might be positive things like a life of optimism and abundance or more negative influences like turbulence and scarcity.

New studies in epigenetics suggest that not only genes but the life experience of your grandparents can get passed down and affect your life today. The Guardian recently published this article describing how children of Holocaust survivors are directly affected by the trauma their parents experienced. This is not learned, but transmitted directly through tags on the children’s DNA.

How Do You Start Your Day?

Do you wake up well rested and full of energy, take the time to sit quietly and set the tone for your day, then proceed slowly to do whatever needs to be done that day feeling calm and clear?

Ah, Maybe Not Always.

Sounds ideal right, but sometimes we get off track and it doesn’t go quite like that. I certainly can get pulled into the immediate screen suck and dive straight into work or parenting before I’ve even had time to breathe out.

During my time in Peru, we spend hours every day doing ceremony with the Q’ero medicine men and women. This beautiful and powerful ceremony was one we do often and creates the biggest shifts.

Initially it was all completely new to me and sometimes arduous, but I just did what I was taught and became astounded by the results. Even our friend’s Dad, a conservative Catholic who was just along for the ride finally said “ geez ok, I can actually feel this thing.”

Similar to a mandala or sacred art, a despacho holds symbolic elements and the wishes of the participants who created it. It’s a living prayer which creates a palpable vortex of spiritual energy that helps bring healing, grace and manifestation of the prayers it contains.