Other people will either give or take our energy from us. It's inevitable as breathing.

Energy exchange happens in every interaction in the world. More often than not, empaths are the ones who become drained.

An important first step in being a skilled empath is to learn to quiet your mind so that you can have awareness of when people infringe on your
energy. There's a famous story that tells of how Jesus knew when
someone had tugged on his robe and therefore pulled some energy from
him. As empaths, we also get people tugging at us, asking for our
energetic help. We must be like all the great spiritual masters and
become aware of when these dynamics are at play. Only then we can take
steps to preserve our energy, primarily through the act of saying no.

Our second primary task is to make our energy fields (auras) bigger than
they have ever been before. We do this through ritual practices that
keep the chakras open and allow us to take in more Light energy. When
we have a larger spiritual "mass" (e.g. a larger aura that can hold more
Light), then when other people do take from us, it won't harm us as
much. Make it your goal to have a little extra energy "padding." It's
like wearing an energy coat that extends, say, 15 feet all around us,
made of pure light.

Empaths are warriors in the spiritual realm. Our weapon is Light.

As an empath, you have a choice. You can let others overtake you with
their lower vibration. Or you can overtake them with your high
vibration.

The only way you will overtake others is through the purposeful creation of Light.

It really is that simple.

Creating Light can be done in a variety of ways. Yoga, martial arts, and
mind-body meditation practices are just some of the many techniques that
connect body and mind with the intention of more Light. It is up to
you to find a discipline and a ritualistic practice, something that you
take seriously in order to raise your vibration and create more Light.


(Finding the right rituals for you are explored in detail in The Complete Empath Toolkit & also my latest book Navigating 2012. This is also what we do in my personal mentoring and coaching work).

If you've been sitting on the sidelines, now is the time to kick it up a notch!

That's what the universe is asking of all of us. May you find the fortitude,
the courage, and the will to keep moving forward, to keep bettering
yourself, and to become more in tune with spiritual principles. Until
next time, onward!