Throughout August, I’ll be sharing tips and techniques I use to help me center and feel better in about 5 minutes or less!

Along with the bubble of light and morning ritual, the swap and drop is something I do every day. It helps me to center by clearing my energetic space of anyone else’s energy.

As you interact with others, there is an exchange of energy. Connections can also form between you called energy cords – invisible hollow tubes through which energy passes between you and another. That means you’re sharing energy and can end up with other people’s energy in your space. Even with a bubble of light around you, you’re still allowing certain energy into your space.

These connections happen naturally, usually unconsciously, and bring another level of communication to the interaction. For a short term they’re ok. What you don’t want though is other’s energy to be in your space for a long time. It can be like having that person in your head. It can be hard to focus, your thoughts keep going back to them. You may even start taking on their stuff – like trying to figure out their problems for them. It’s that feeling of not quite feeling like yourself. I’ve also noticed that when I have other’s energy in my space, I toss and turn all night. My dreams are chaotic and about the people I’m still connected to.

The swap and drop is sending energy back to others, bringing your energy back to you and dropping energy cords. It’s basically saying “thanks for sharing your energy with me. I’m going to own my space now and also respect yours by doing this. Because that will feel good to both of us.”.

To do the swap and drop, just say:

I lovingly give everyone back their energy that I’ve interacted with.

I call my energy back to me.

I drop all energy cords between us.

That’s it! I like to close my eyes when I do it to help me focus on what I’m doing. I also pause between each sentence until I know it’s done. Many times I can feel the swap of energy, sometimes I see it, other times I just know it. However it comes through to me, I know and trust that it is happening.

I like to do the swap and drop in one fell swoop, keeping it general by saying everybody, but you can do it for specific people too, especially if you were just interacting with them and want to clear your space. Just say the person’s name instead of everyone.

One concern people have is that by dropping energy cords they are completely disconnecting from the people they love. That’s not the case. We also connect to others with love cords, which only have unconditional love going back and forth through them and can never be broken. If you’re going to be connected to someone, love cords are the way to go, not energy cords. That way you can share the love and own your space!