Come Back to Yourself: A Life Force Clearing Meditation

There are days when you can feel completely fine when you wake up - and yet, by the end of the day, something feels different.

You feel heavy.

Drained.

Scattered.

Perhaps your mind is busy, your emotions are heightened, or you simply don’t feel quite like yourself.

Sometimes we assume this is because we’re tired, overwhelmed or carrying too much.

And sometimes, there is another possibility:

You may be carrying energy, emotions or expectations that aren’t actually yours.

We move through the world constantly interacting with other people, environments and experiences.

We listen to someone’s problems.

We absorb the atmosphere of a room.

We respond to someone else’s anxiety.

We hold space for a loved one.

We navigate conflict.

We spend hours online consuming other people’s thoughts, opinions and emotions.

We step into roles—partner, parent, friend, colleague, caregiver, leader—and sometimes become so accustomed to being there for everyone else that we lose touch with what is actually happening within us.

Over time, it can become difficult to distinguish between what belongs to us and what we’ve simply picked up along the way.