How To Thrive As An Empath

The Complete Empath Toolkit: 44 Practical Steps to Master Your Energy
EmpathConnection.com - Online resource center for Empaths.
The Empath Experience - Audiobook for Empaths & HSPs.

LodeStarre Blog - Blog from empath Pamela Glasner who wrote a fiction novel on empaths.
EmpathGuide.com - new resource site
Altered State of Consciousness Mp3's - Automatically promotes intuition & psychic development. I use them at night to promote lucid dreaming.
A forum for empaths and those coping with sensitivity and Empathic gifts.
LDintuitive.com - Discussion of intuitive healing with Empath L.D. Porter.

Free tips to heal yourself with the power of your mind.
Akasha Sacred Journeys - I am a facilitator for these spiritual tours to sacred power places worldwide.
Santa Fe Metaphysical Film Festival - For those interested in spiritual cinema as a way to transform the world & uplift consciousness.

Order the CD on Amazon.

In this lesson you will learn:

* Why your superhuman efforts to create boundaries don't work.

* Why you can not turn off your empath sensitivity - ever.

* The radical paradigm shift that will change the way you view your life as an empath.

* How banning 6 "off-limits" words in your vocabulary will make your life easier as an empath.

* How to deepen your intuitive listening skills to make sense of energy, not just words.

* How to tap the power of your two additional empath "brains" & go beyond the ego.

* A structured meditation to dialogue with and open your heart chakra.

* How to alleviate empathic & spiritual suffering through the empath burden cure.

* How to re-write your empath life story to create more of what you want.

Order The Empath Experience - Order on CD or Mp3 album download from Amazon.com

Do you find yourself listening with ease to other people's problems? Do strangers easily share intimate secrets? If so, you probably have gone through life being more affected by other peoples' energies than you realize. Perhaps you already know that you're off the scale in terms of your intuitive ability to feel others. Perhaps only just now are you waking up to the fact that the shape of your life has been unconsciously influenced by the desires, wishes, thoughts, and moods of others.

As an empath, you are someone who has been hard-wired, from birth, to perceive and experience other people. It is more than being just a sensitive person, and not limited to just emotions. For you, it can be like living an episode of Star Trek! You don't even have to try and you just know the motivations and intentions of other people.

You cannot change the fact that you are an empath. It is akin to eye color. You either are or you're not. Being an empath is not teachable; it's not something to learn. However, you can learn to manage and adapt to your empath nature. Hopefully you will make it your intention to modify the intensity of the experience through adaptive means (meditation, grounding, movement, wearing protective stones). However, it is quite common for empaths to modify the feelings through not-so-adaptive means (alcohol, drugs, addictions). If you fall into that category, it is completely understandable and you are not alone! Almost every empath has, at one point or another, sought to alter consciousness through drugs, alcohol, sex, or other addictions.

The definition of being an empath means you are always "on," constantly available to process other people's feelings and energy. As an empath, you have a gift, or in many cases, what may feel like a serious curse! For now, let's set aside any notions of judgement. Even if being an empath feels like a burden, which it certainly is at times, your responsibility is to yourself first, others second.

Beware, though. Identifying and recognizing yourself as an empath may give you a charge. It may cause lingering sensations of relief, bordering on giddyness! So with that in mind, let's talk about some of the most helpful methods of keeping yourself clean, strong, and healthy as an empath.

1. REFRAME YOUR MENTAL OUTLOOK

Being an empath is indeed a burden at times. To be maximally effective, we must do what counselors call reframing, that is, changing our mental outlook. Empaths can do very little to change inherited genetic characteristics (although I believe that prayer from a sincere heart can change the past, present, and future. But that's a whole other story).

Somewhere along the line, it is my belief, and my personal belief only, that empaths have agreed to help come to the Earth in this time of tremendous social and environmental transition to be the "vacuum cleaners." Our task is to clean up the suffering that we individually and collectively created in the past. This is a personal outlook that serves to help put my empathic gifts in perspective. It also helps to promote what I believe to be my serious responsibility to myself and others. It is ultimately my own choice to fulfill that responsibility. And whether or not you choose to view your empath nature in these terms is ultimately up to you.

It is helpful to take a close look at our personal narrative. What are the stories that we tell ourselves as we wash dishes or peel potatoes? If we believe in a story that as empaths we need protection from evil spirits or negative energy, then we more likely set ourselves up for the manifesting of that scenario. It is natural and necessary that empaths need protection and defense. There is no denying that we can get knocked around by other people's energy. However, in the same breath, let's be careful not to overdo that story and feed it too much energy. Focusing too much on just protection inherently assumes we are weak. If we focus instead on how to maintain a strong healthy aura, any negative energies will be naturally dispelled. Negative energy cannot exist in the presence of light. To use a sports or political metaphor, it's a question of whether you want to be on offense or defense. Focusing on promoting your positive strengths is always more effective than a mental outlook that's designed to protect your energy from invasion.

2. USE PROTECTING STONES AND WEAR A MEDICINE KIT

Stones are the oldest material on the earth; they are living creatures who offer their healing medicine to us. Stones can be worn by carrying a medicine pouch around your neck or by wearing stone jewelry. I have found that the three best repellants for negative energy are Tourmaline, Onyx and Obsidian. Just like you as an empath, your stones must be cleaned regularly. Give your stones at least 2-3 hours of direct sunlight in a crystal or glass bowl filled with sea salt and water. If you can't get access to sunlight, run them under some tap water.

3. USE NEW TECHNOLOGY

There are several great products appearing on the market, and they are fabulous. The first products that deserve mention are far infrared lightwave (heat) producing mats that penetrate deep into the body. I own a massage-table size product called The Amethyst BioMat that I have found indispensable in cleaning out junky energy. I lay on it every day when I feel energy accumulation. It uses far infrared heat, coupled with negative ions and the healing power of Amethyst, to increase blood circulation, thus producing an artificial fever in which the body's immune system is stimulated. As you relax on top of the warm Amethyst, toxins are cleaned and delightfully scrubbed away in as little as 30 minutes a day. If you can afford it, this can be quite a powerful way to keep yourself energetically clean as an empath.

The second set of products worth looking into are the Electromagnetic field (EMF) protectors. It has been my experience that finding the right EMF protector for one's unique energetic makeup can be hit or miss. I tried several products without success before finding The EarthCalm pendant. It's a scalar resonance electric circuit which grounds one to the Earth's energy field. It's important to understand that everyone's energy system is different. Some products, including the Earthcalm, may actually do the opposite of what they are intended to do and make your sensitivity even more pronounced. The Q-Link pendant is another option. (P.S. I am not a distributor of any of these products. I list them for informational purposes only because I have found them to be helpful for either myself or others).

There are many additional technologies that I've found to be effective. I use brainwave entrainment audio mp3's every few days as a means of calming the Mind, clearing chakras & promoting connection to Spirit guides. Also, be sure to download The Complete Empath Toolkit for hundreds of unique, powerful, and practical steps to master your energy.

4. MOVE!

Movement in any form is a great way for empaths to move out old energy and pull in fresh energy, especially martial arts. Even a simple movement of one's arm might be enough, or an acknowledgement that your wrist hurts. The body responds to focused attention in-kind.

If you are intimidated by the concept of martial arts, then try yoga, Tai Chi, or a user-friendly practice such as Nia, which is now emerging worldwide. I certainly wouldn't be as effective without my daily Nia practice. The Nia Technique is a practice that re-trains the nervous system by combining a series of intentional, healing body postures with the power of dance and yoga. I find it to be the most joyful and playful experience of every day.

DOWNLOAD THE REST OF THIS GUIDE

It is truly an honor to share this information with you. You can download the rest of this 20+ page resource guide for Free when you sign up for my monthly newsletter, which is packed with information and tips each month. Go here to sign up, and you'll be sent "A Resource Guide and 15 Powerful Tips to Develop Inner Power and Energetic Balance." Many blessings to you! Michael R. Smith

Sign up for The Empath Connection Newsletter