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Dear people,

I've already wrote about grounding and cleansing, both very basic but important healing tools when you feel something is amiss in your energy flow, energy body or life. Grounding helps you stay connected to your body and the now and doing it regularly helps you stay vibrant and alive. Cleansing helps release old energy and outside influences, so doing that regularly means that you can easily process what happens to you. Another very important tool is centering, which is the art of being fully within yourself. 

When do you need centering?

We all have things that can knock us off center: negative things like loss, trauma or burnout, but positive emotional events like promotion, weddings, pregnancy also count. Sometimes our lives change drastically and we feel like we don't know who we are anymore. This is when we desperately need centering. When we are off center we often feel increased stress, despair or anxious feelings and can create negative outcomes due to bad decision making. A decision based on fear, even when getting great results, always feels off. 

Rarely, we can drift off center, due to being very busy with others or having very little free time. Bit by bit we forget who we are, lose hobbies, our values and of course connection with ourselves. Sometimes people find this out after the end of relationship or during a holiday when they finally have time to reflect. This kind of drift can have serious negative consequences, because once we are centered again, a lot of our life will feel like it no longer fits. 

If you don't center yourself, you could experience illness to help you recenter, because once we can't be busy with our day to day and are stuck in bed, we have to spend the time to rest and reflect.  

I recommend you regularly center yourself to make sure you aren't experiencing drift and are able to deal with the up and downs of life. I usually center every week, unless there are massive changes or I'm in a very emotional situation, in which case I will do it more often. 

How do you center yourself?

There are many different ways in which we can center ourselves. Some are personal, they remind you of your own center, while others are common tips that help you find space, time and reflection. Depending on what knocked you out of your center, some centering tools are more appropriate then others. 

To give you a good idea on what can help, I've split different centering tools based on what caused the situation of being off center, but for the best results, just check what calls out to you. Often, we are subconsciously looking to center ourselves.

Centering tools after drifting

If you are off center due to drift, so you feel like your life doesn't fit, feel unfilled or struggle with meaninglessness, here are some good tools:

• Any type of self reflection (journaling, talking with friends, Dream work etc.)
  
• Any type of planning for goals/hopes (setting a schedule, making appointments etc.)
  
• Any type of self knowledge work (meditation, Dream work, Guidance from Guides etc.)
  
• Do the Interview Yourself-exercise
• Do the Taking Charge of Changes - exercise
• Use the True Unity videos on my YouTube channel like for example Releasing despair, Meaninglessness or Breaking Free from a Rut.
  

Centering tools after drastic changes

If you feel off center due to drastic changes in your life, it matters of course if those are positive or negative, but most tools that help release or process emotions will help regardless of what those emotions are. So here are some good tools after drastic changes:

• Any type of emotional expression (writing a letter, talking with friends, creative pursuits etc.)
• Any type of emotional processing (EFT, cleansing in combination with other exercises etc.) 
• Anything that increases Positive Flow (Affirmations, Creating Joy Videos etc.)
  
• Reconnecting with your body (exercise, yoga, hand on stomach/heart)
• Reconnecting with a positive habit/ritual
  
• Taking the time to rest 
• Taking the time to reflect (see tools above)
  

Personal centering tools

Depending on who you are and what you need, you might find yourself centered in different ways. Sometimes I ask people to imagine what their place of Power looks like, their own Inner Strength. For some people it's a mountain, while others see a meadow or an object or color. Often, those are places or activities, that help us center. While it's not always possible to go to the mountains or do an activity,  you can watch movies, look at photos or bring an object to get in touch with that energy. 

For some people being alone might help you center, because you are away from people and can focus on yourself. While other people feel centered around friends, family or loved ones, because those people remind them who they are and surround them with love. 

Spending some time to get to know your own centering activities/places or objects is really useful. I highly recommend finding and creating your own centering rituals or tools.

Do you want to share your experiences with centering? You can email me, post a comment on the blog or send me a message on the Facebook Fan Page or on Instagram.

We are all beautiful Souls that should sparkle and shine. Yet some of us are afraid to show up, have trauma that keeps us from showing ourselves or need a little support to really receive that boost from authenticity. If that's you, today's affirmations are for you. Regardless on if you feel all sparkly today or if you are just starting out to find your way, take some time today to do these affirmations to reconnect to your own Shine!

Dear people,

A lot of people work with (guardian) Angels and with Guides, but you can also work with Animal Totems. While most people who are attracted to Animal Totems practice some form of Shamanism or are connected to Native Tribes, not all people would consider themselves part of that tradition. Some just feel connected to nature or natural energy, find a totem while meditating or keep feeling attracted to Animal Totems. So let's talk today about what they are.

Animal Totem vs Animal

While an animal can guide and give wisdom, because who hasn't been taught a lesson by their pet or even just a wild animal, Animal Totems are different. Energetically speaking, you can connect to their energy and really feel a wise and different energy greet you. Animal Totems are beyond the animal itself, as they contain wisdom and intelligence, but also lessons mirrored with the actual animal. 

Animal Totem vs other guiding energies

I think like calls to like, so if you are attracted to Animal Totems, I'd advise you to welcome their guidance. Compared to other guiding energies, I find Animal Totems to have more lessons that mirror nature: there is no good or bad, just different ways of being. All emotions are contained in nature, as she can bring peace, but also show anger. There is more understanding of natural cycles compared to other guiding energies.

While Guides or Ancestors might be focused on things more in the human world and Angels might bring more grace and protection, Animal Totems help you understand yourself and your place in the world. If you want to read more about different guiding energies, check out this blog post.

Connecting to Animal Totems

There are many ways to connect to Animal Totems. You can draw cards (Animal Card Oracles), meditate, connect to the animal and through them to the Animal Totem or even do any type of shamanic ritual or exercise like soul journey's or visiting different planes. 

The easiest is to connect through the animal. If you keep seeing a certain animal (in the flesh or in images, movies or in other ways) welcome them into your life. Ask that you might understand what it is that they are telling you can simply listen or watch the animal. Googling on the name of an Animal Totem will also bring you common lessons and information.

Deeper work with Animal Totems

If you want to you can work deeper with Animal Totems by connecting with them daily, inviting them into your life and listening to their advice. Every single encounter will help you build a stronger connection and allow you to connect with more ease. You can choose to ask for advice for your life, but also for help with a certain project or goal.

Do you want to share your experiences with Animal Totems? You can email me, post a comment on the blog or send me a message on the Facebook Fan Page or on Instagram.