Protecting your energy is crucial to your mental and physical health because it is the ultimate determinant of your overall happiness. We give a lot of ourselves away every day, at work, to our friends, our loved ones. We need to recognize that our needs are just as important as everyone else's.

Hey Titans,

Hope you are all well! 

Let's talk about protecting your energy. As I said protecting your energy is the ultimate determinant of your overall happiness. Here's how to protect it:

12 powerful energy protection practices🦚

1. Tune into how you're feeling.

Stressed? Know the signs, so you can chill out better and faster. Irritability, tension headache, feeling out of sorts or just not like yourself are all signs of stress lurking somewhere in the background. We all deal with so much during the day that it's easy to stop paying attention to these signs, but it's such an important thing to do. You're not a machine. Things upset you. Cultivating an awareness of your emotions is the first step to protecting your energy, not wasting it on stress. This time last year I was an an anxious mess. Living through a whole pandemic was taxing on my mental health. A year later even though we are still in a pandemic I choose to let go of things I can't control. And focus on things I can!

2. Set boundaries to conserve energy.

As an empath my social battery runs out quick. Because I am able to sense other peoples emotions to the point where I feel them myself, it only takes a few interactions before I get exhausted. To protect myself I have set boundaries specific to me in order to preserve my energy.

Learn  to say that doesn't work for me, maybe some other time, no thanks. Drawing a line beyond which you simply can't extend yourself is a powerful protective measure that lets you husband your energy, and keeps the draining influences of other people's demands at a distance. Don't feel bad for saying no. Your needs are just as important as the next person's

3. Use Mindfulness to limit your exposure to negativity.

This is all about policing your thoughts and intentions. We are what we think we are, so when you constantly focus on how stressed or tired your are, how busy this awful day is, then stressed, tired and busy are all you'll be. Mindfulness is the practice of being aware of what you're thinking and how you're talking to yourself, as well as how the attitudes of those around you affect you. When you achieve this awareness, tuning into positivity, and away from negativity (inside and out), becomes so much easier. Focus on the positive!

4. Find your happy place.

Then close your eyes and go there in your mind. No joke! Visualizing a place you love, where you feel safe and calm, is a strong tool to use when it comes to protecting your energy. Maybe you think of your bed, all cozy and piled with comfy blankets. Maybe it's that trail you love to hike. For me it's the beach, because I'm a mermaid ;) . Taking one full minute to sit with your eyes closed, breathing deeply, imagining that space in as much sensory detail as possible, recharges your battery like you won't believe. When my anxiety was affecting my sleep I downloaded an audio of the ocean, it helped me fall asleep.

5. Be aware of your triggers.

Does too much stress make you anxious? Of course it does. Protect your energy from the wasting effects of both anxiety and stress by learning, and working with, your triggers. If deadlines make you curl into the fetal position, learn to become a maven of organization. Social nerves? Limit your encounters to ones you find actually enjoyable, rather than those you feel pressured to attend. Again, there is such power in saying no, no thank you, pass.

6. Create a sanctuary.

Create a soothing home full of textures, colors and scents that you love. Designate areas just for your favorite activities, and dedicate time for doing those things you love. Cooking, crafting, learning: whatever your hobbies or interests, take time to indulge in them. Knowing you have a lovely space to return to at the end of a hectic day will offset a lot of stress and negative energy. It can even be the happy place you take a time out to visualize. I recently joined a Gym, and it might be the best decision I ever made. I've gymed before but not this consistently. The gym is part of my sanctuary, I feel at peace there , it re-energizes me and its also a form of therapy.

7. Clean your physical and mental spaces.

De-cluttering your zones at home, at work and in your head is a powerful way to protect your energy. Maintaining a solid, grounded mental state is difficult when you're hemmed in on all sides by physical and emotional stuff. That kind of environment lends itself more to disorder, chaos and stress.

Clear the dross. Get rid of things that just aren't doing you any good. From old clothes you'll never wear again to anxiety-inducing social media you follow and especially to toxic people: donate, un-follow, un-friend. Difficult? Sometimes. But also totally worth it. I did this excercise a few weeks ago I closely examined my follow list at every account that had me feeling any sort of negative energy, I unfollowed. You can easily sense this, you know when you see a post and your heart either jumps (in a bad way) or drops thats negative energy you're absorbing, Unfollow!

8. Trust your gut.

Dealing with a person or situation that feels unhealthy? Protect your energy by listening to your instincts. You'll learn who or what isn't good for you by how you feel after dealing with them. If they leave you feeling drained or just distracted and a little overwhelmed, there's a reason for that. Pay attention and limit your exposure to anything and anyone that causes you to feel off.

9. Build a solid social circle.

Go toward people, groups and activities that make you feel good. Just as someone draining you negatively affects your energy, so being around happy people that make you feel comfortable will have a positive effect.

At work, this can mean seeking out coworkers whose vibes you really like and finding ways to spend more time together. Coordinate lunch or coffee breaks, after-work drinks or even a weekend hangout. Tuning in to folks who leave you feeling energized makes it that much easier to protect yourself from the influences of those who don't. However, if you're energy is not positive you cant seek to feed off of other people's energy, because the truth is you're probably draining there's.

10. Build a "wall."

When it comes to protecting yourself from negative energy, creating a barrier is a super useful practice. Much the same as thinking about your happy place, doing this taps into the power of visualization. Take a breath, close your eyes and surround yourself with a soft white positive light. Think of it as a protective bubble, a force field or some good old fashioned light therapy. Whatever you call it, it's a solid way to block out negative vibes. I use prayer, and affirmations every morning pray about everything i'll do that day and say my affirmations and at night I pray about how the day went and for protection during the night. 

11. Stop giving away your energy.

The fact is, you feel drained because you allowed someone or something to take all that happy healthy energy from you. When it comes to saying no and setting boundaries, you have to want to do so. Not because you know you should, but because you understand the benefits of protecting and feeding your own energy, as well as the consequences of always feeding someone else's. A difficult idea to put into practice for a lot of us, since we tend to want to help our coworkers, friends and family more than ourselves. But that old adage is true: you have to love yourself, first. You have to really want to. I usually don't give advice unless asked. People don't change because you tell them to, they change when they are inspired to.

12. Control that ego.

How much energy do you waste reacting to negative influences, throwing it away on things that just don't matter? Be honest with yourself about just how much you obsess over that perfectly Instagrammed life, or how easily you're drawn into an argument over some gossip. Your ego is at work any time you react to toxic energy, worry about looking as good as someone else or try to "fix" someone's opinion of you. Before you react, pause. Don't let your ego run your mouth or wast your energy. Ask yourself, first, if this issue is even worth your valuable energy. Chances are, it isn't.

Protect your energy. Give yourself the gift of a truly healthy head space.

Titans protect their energy.

Titans vibrate at higher frequencies!