How to Shake Off What’s Not Yours
If you often walk into a room and feel a mood before a word is spoken, or leave a conversation feeling heavier than when you arrived, there’s a good chance you’re picking up on energy that isn’t yours. For sensitive people, this is more than just “bad vibes” or feeling emotional. It’s a real, felt experience that lingers in the body and mind.
At Zenpath, we speak to people who feel inexplicably exhausted after family visits, agitated after time in a crowd, or uneasy without knowing why. Often, the root of this discomfort lies in energy that’s been absorbed but never cleared.
Energy clearing isn’t about fixing something broken. It’s about coming back to yourself.
Let’s talk about what it really means to clear energy and how you can begin releasing what isn’t yours.
What Does It Mean to Carry Other People’s Energy?
As sensitive beings, we often pick up the unspoken and the unseen. That glance from a stranger, that tension in the office, that friend’s offhand comment that seemed to sink too deeply.
You might absorb other people’s stress, sadness, anger or anxiety. Not because you’re weak but because you’re wired to connect. That’s your superpower. But it’s also why learning to release is so important.
Without regular clearing, energy builds up. You may feel foggy, heavy, over-emotional or just off. Your thoughts may not even be yours. That’s how subtle this can be.
Signs You Might Need an Energy Clear-Out
- Feeling emotionally overwhelmed for no clear reason
- Headaches, fatigue or restlessness after socialising
- Being unusually snappy or tearful
- Struggling to concentrate or sleep
- Feeling like you’ve “lost yourself” in someone else’s emotions
If any of that feels familiar, your system might be overdue for a reset.
Gentle Ways to Clear Your Energy Field
Here are some practical, grounding ways to let go of what you’ve absorbed and return to yourself.
1. Salt Water Showers or Baths
Salt is known for its cleansing properties. Let it wash over your body and imagine it taking the day with it. Even a handful of salt in a warm bath or at the bottom of the shower can help.
2. Brush It Off
Use your hands to lightly brush down your arms, chest and legs as if sweeping dust away. Say quietly, “This isn’t mine. I let it go.” It may feel silly at first but it works.
3. Grounding Through Breath and Nature
Step outside and place your bare feet on the earth or stand beneath a tree. Take three slow breaths and visualise the heaviness flowing down into the ground. You are not meant to carry it all.
4. Visualisation Technique
Close your eyes and imagine standing under a waterfall of light. See it flowing from head to toe, gently clearing away all that doesn’t belong to you. Imagine your energy field brightening and tightening around you, like a protective cocoon.
5. Energy Sweep with Sound
Use a soft bell, chime or even clap your hands gently around your body, especially around your head and heart. The vibration helps reset the energy field. Music with high vibrational tones can also support this process.
6. Cut the Invisible Cords
Sometimes, we stay energetically tied to people or conversations long after they’re over. Visualise any invisible cords gently detaching from your body and returning to the sender with love. You don’t have to stay connected to everything.
You Deserve to Feel Like You Again
Energy clearing is not a one-time fix. It’s a kind of hygiene, just like brushing your teeth or taking a shower. Sensitive people, empaths and HSPs need daily ways to come home to themselves.
You’re not fragile. You’re powerful. And your power lies in your ability to feel and release with grace.So next time you feel off balance, ask yourself, “Is this mine?”
If the answer is no, it’s time to let it go. If this feels like it’s a step too far for you, then this is covered within our foundation course, Root and Reconnect Journey.
Final Thoughts from Me
There’s no need to carry the world on your shoulders. You were never meant to.
Clearing your energy doesn’t make you selfish or unkind. It makes you clear, present and true to yourself. It is also possible for it to become second nature rather than something that you continually have to do. That’s where we come in.
We’re here when you’re ready.
