If you are an empath, then chances are that you probably know some grounding and shielding techniques that can help you to keep your heart open. There are different shielding techniques that can help you to open your heart so that you can keep the heart energy strong and healthy.
No matter where you go or who you talk to, people all over the world are full of pain and suffering. This doesn’t matter if you are male or female, what color your skin is, where you are from or how old are you, people of all shapes and forms are suffering all around the world.
When you look at people in and out of your life, you will see that they have suffered in some way or another and more than likely they will suffer from something else in the future.
There is suffering everywhere you look in the world and this can be from small sufferings to something that is huge and hard to deal with.
If you are someone that is sensitive, then you will probably be considered an empath. This means that you likely pick up the feelings of those around you and that means when someone is suffering, you are suffering too. This can cause you to feel overwhelmed and stressed.
Not only do you have to deal with your own pain, but you also have to deal with the pain of others. Empaths can feel suffering just by listening to the news, watching a sad movie, or even looking at pictures.
Empath Shielding
There are all kinds of things that you can do as an empath to shield yourself. You might be someone that wants to shield yourself from the negative things that are going on around you. If you are talking to people around you, you can hear how everyone suffers in their own life and how suffering comes from strong emotions.
Reiki is one way that you can become more sensitive to the energies and emotions around you, and this can increase the suffering that you feel of others.
Some people know some great ways to cope with these strong and sensitive feelings while others need to learn new ways to cope. Here are some great ways that you can cope if you are an empath, or you are sensitive to emotions:
- Put yourself in a bubble.
- Get rid of negative energy by using reflective visualization mirrors.
- Put up energy walls.
- Go into spinning tornado energy.
- Visualize water going around you.
All of the things above are visualization techniques that you can use to get rid of negative energy coming from others to you. There are things that you can try and find which ones work for you.
Open Heart Technique
It is important to meditate but if you are an empath this is even more important. You will need to make sure that you are keeping charge of your mentality when you are sensitive so that you ca be strong.
One problem with visualization is that if you are dealing with huge amounts of negative energy then you need to make sure that your heart is not changing. You need to make sure that your heart stays happy even when you have emotions that other people send to you.
There are different mind techniques that you can use to get rid of the strong feelings from others, but they will not always stop the negative energy from coming to you completely, they can just stop some of it. Some of the energy will always get into your heart.
Even though visualization can help you to reduce some of the negative energy that others send to you, the energy that gets into your heart will still be there and you have to make sure that you are keeping your heart open so that it will stay strong no matter how hard it feels.
When you can visualize getting rid of some of the negative energy then you will have more power. You will be able to be happy and change your thinking. You will become a master at being in charge of your emotions and your heart feelings.
When negative energy comes from someone else, you need to make sure that your heart is full of good energy. Instead of trying to block out all of the negative energy, you need to try to fill your heart with other things that are good to keep yourself safe.
Loving and Protection
Love is the energy that can fill your heart and keep you safe. You can find the love inside of your heart even when negative energy is coming to you. Love will surround your heart and will keep you safe from some of the negativity that comes towards you.
If you do not keep your heart open to love, then you will have a void that will cause you to have negativity that is around you at all times. It will keep your heart full but not of goodness but of negativity which will cause you to feel sad and depressed.
Changing Your Heart
Here are some ways that you can change your heart and keep it open to love:
- Pay attention to your spiritual heart.
- Smile with your heart.
- Smile with your mouth.
- Keep your heart open.
- Surrender your heart to your higher self.
- Smile and know that your heart is full of love.
When you feel something surrounding your heart, you will feel a warmth that can make you feel calm and peaceful. You will feel tingling in your body and sometimes you might feel lightheaded.
Keep smiling and make sure that you let your love come from you and up to the sky. Keep smiling while you say over and over, “love.”
Each time you say love, let your heart feel softer. Let the love go deeper inside of your heart. When you feel negative energy, you can do this simple technique and you will see that your love is coming from your divine self.
Do This Each Day
Being relaxed will help you to be able to keep your heart happy and strong. You can do this if you are full of will power and you will not have to force it. You can visualize your feelings and you can connect with your higher power. This will change how you feel, and it will change the energy around you.
If you do not feel love in your heart immediately, you need to keep doing this until you are able to bring yourself to a place of calmness. Keep doing this each day and learn how to feel connected to your heart anytime you pick up good or bad energy. Let divine love fill you.
You don’t even have to close your eyes or sit still because you can reach your heart if you visualize or if you don’t. As you practice, you need to teach your heart to smile, and you can control your feelings inside rather feeling good or bad. Keep doing it until you become a master of it.
You don’t have to let others send negativity into your life and you don’t have to take on the sufferings of others. Do not let the world take over your heart. Do not let the world make your heart suffer.
The world needs you to be strong and needs you to have love in your heart. The more love that you have in your heart the more the world will feel your love and your peace.
While I understand the need for emotional protection as an empath, I wish this article had addressed more practical approaches as well—like setting healthy boundaries or seeking therapy. Visualization can help, but sometimes you need real-world solutions too.
Maybe it’s about finding a balance? You can use both spiritual techniques and practical strategies together.
Totally agree! It’s one thing to visualize positive energy, but sometimes talking things out with a professional can make all the difference.
“Empath shielding” is a concept many are unfamiliar with, but it’s fascinating how visualization can be used as a tool for emotional protection. This could be particularly beneficial for those dealing with high-stress environments or jobs that require constant interaction with others.
@CuriousCat12 But let’s not confuse practical visualization techniques with unproven claims like ‘tornado energy.’ There’s a line between helpful mental exercises and pseudoscience.
@InsightfulIvy, that’s true! Visualization has been used in various fields like sports psychology too, so it makes sense that it could work emotionally.
This article resonates deeply with me as an empath. The techniques mentioned, especially the concept of visualizing love, offer a powerful approach to maintaining emotional balance. I’ve been searching for ways to protect my energy while still remaining open to others—this post provides some excellent tools for that.
Ah yes, ‘Reiki will make you feel more sensitive.’ Just what every already-overwhelmed empath needs: *more* sensitivity!
“The world needs you to have love in your heart.” This sounds nice in theory but ignores the complexity of real-life suffering. Love alone doesn’t solve systemic problems or personal struggles—action and change do.
I found the advice on keeping your heart open interesting—it reminds me that we don’t just need protection from negativity; we also need ways to let positivity flow into our lives without being consumed by others’ pain.
*Put yourself in a bubble!* Really? That’s exactly what I’ve been doing… except mine is made of chocolate and sarcasm.
@WhimsicalWanderer Chocolate shields are superior to all other forms of protection—scientifically proven by zero studies!
Honestly, this feels like a lot of spiritual mumbo-jumbo. Shielding yourself with ‘visualization mirrors’ or ‘spinning tornado energy’? It’s hard to take these concepts seriously when they’re not grounded in any kind of scientific evidence.