How to Cleanse Your Energy: 12+ Proven Methods for Clarity

by Vickie Gould

If you’ve ever walked into a room and instantly felt heavy, gotten unspoken vibes from another person (good or bad), or left a conversation more tired than when you started, you’ve already experienced what I call energy in motion. It’s not something you always see, but you can absolutely feel it. Every one of us radiates a field of energy, often referred to as an aura.

That aura can shine bright and expansive when we’re aligned… or feel dull, sticky, and off when we’re not.

Your energy is the invisible language your body, spirit, and emotions speak fluently. And just like your physical body collects dirt, your energetic body picks up emotional debris, worries, projections, past traumas, even the mood of the person you sat next to in yoga.

So why does it get stuck?

Think of your energy like water. It’s meant to flow freely through a series of channels and energy wheels, your chakras. These spinning centers of energy align along your spine and regulate everything from your sense of safety to your ability to speak your truth.

But when trauma, burnout, toxic interactions, or even too much doom-scrolling hit your system, that flow gets disrupted. It’s like placing a dam in a river. The current gets blocked, the energy backs up, and suddenly you’re overwhelmed, drained, or just feeling “off” for no clear reason.

That’s where energetic hygiene comes in. It’s the sacred practice of tending to your energy flow, cleansing, balancing, and protecting your aura and chakras, so you’re not absorbing everyone else’s chaos or holding onto yesterday’s residue. It’s how you return to your aligned, vibrant self.

Two Quick Solutions to Cleanse Your Energy Right Now

Sometimes you don’t have time for a full moon ceremony or an hour-long epsom salt bath. You just need something fast to shake off the funk and find your center. Whether you’re running between clients or coming home from an emotionally heavy day, these two tools can help you shift your energy quickly, one takes just a minute, the other is a deeper investment with lasting effects.

1-Minute Reset: The Chi Hand Sweep

If you’re new to energy healing, this simple hand movement is your new best friend. Think of it as brushing lint off your aura.

Here’s how:

Stand or sit quietly and take a deep breath
Slowly move your hands just above your skin from the top of your head down to your toes, like you're dusting off invisible threads.
Move your hands in a clockwise motion to amplify and activate your energy.
Use counterclockwise circles to calm, soothe, and release.

You don’t need to see colors or feel heat to “do it right.” Trust me, energy follows intention. If your heart is in it, your energy is already shifting.

This is especially useful if you’re feeling overwhelmed after interacting with lots of people (hello, empaths), or if something just feels “off” and you can’t quite put your finger on it.

Invested & Intentional: Sound Healing with Crystal Singing Bowls

If you’ve only got a few minutes but need a big shift, grab your crystal singing bowl. Yes, it’s an investment, but the results are fast. The moment that tone begins to vibrate through the air, your energy begins to recalibrate.

Sound is one of the quickest ways to cleanse your field because it doesn’t just touch your ears, it resonates through your entire body. Within seconds, it activates alpha brainwaves that reduce stress, clear mental fog, and release stagnant emotional residue.

Even just two to five minutes of focused sound can move what’s stuck and lift what’s heavy.

So yes, this is an investment. But it’s also one of the fastest, most effective energy-cleansing tools you’ll ever use, whether you’re starting your day, closing a session, or just clearing the vibe after a long Zoom call.

10 Free (and Powerful) Ways to Cleanse Your Energy

Energy cleansing doesn’t have to cost a dime. In fact, some of the most effective methods are ancient, intuitive, and available to you right now. Below are tools I’ve used myself, especially when I was deep in recovery and needed powerful, accessible ways to reset my frequency without leaving home. These are practices to help you feel lighter, clearer, and more like yourself again.

1. Epsom Salt Baths (with Visualization)

Epsom salt has saved me more times than I can count, especially when I was recovering from surgery and felt like everyone’s emotions were clinging to me like static. It’s still one of the first things I reach for when my energy feels heavy.

Epsom salt isn’t just for sore muscles. It’s a spiritual purifier, used for centuries to draw out energetic debris. When you mix it with a little baking soda in a warm bath, you’re not just soaking, you’re steeping in a sacred soup that pulls emotional sludge from your aura.

Here’s what I do:

I light a candle, play soft music (sometimes a crystal bowl recording), and step in with full intention.
As I soak, I visualize the heaviness, grief, stress, even energy that’s not mine, melting off my body and swirling down the drain in murky shades of gray or brown.

I picture the water absorbing it all like a sponge.

And when I rise from that tub, I take a moment to stand still. I imagine myself stepping into golden light, like a beam from the sun itself, wrapping around me like armor. It’s not just a bath, it’s a spiritual release valve. A full-body energetic detox. A coming home to myself.

You don’t need anything fancy. Just Epsom salt, breath, and a few moments of sacred intention. You’ll feel the shift.

2. Walking Barefoot Outdoors

There’s a reason our ancestors walked barefoot: they were connecting to the Earth’s natural electromagnetic frequency. Today, we call this “earthing,” and it’s one of the fastest ways to discharge emotional static.

Kick off your shoes and place your feet on grass, sand, or soil. Feel the coolness beneath your toes. With each breath, picture yourself releasing your worries into the Earth like roots letting go of dead leaves.

And if you’re really feeling brave? Try grounding under a full moon. Lie back, look up, and imagine that silvery glow pulling stagnant energy out of your cells like a magnet. Cold weather? Perfect. Some believe stuck energy becomes “necrotic” as it cools, making it easier to release.

3. Chanting & Breathwork

Sound is frequency. Frequency is energy. When you chant, you’re literally reorganizing your inner vibration. That’s why mantras like “OM” aren’t just spiritual fluff, they’re tuning forks for your nervous system.

Sit or lie comfortably. Take a deep inhale through your nose, and as you exhale, release the sound “OM” slowly and fully. Let the vibration ripple through your chest and throat.

Feel silly? Do it anyway. After a few rounds, your mind quiets. Your breath deepens. Your aura starts to resonate at a higher frequency, one that welcomes clarity, not chaos.

Breathwork on its own, like box breathing (inhale 4, hold 4, exhale 4, hold 4), can also reset your nervous system and bring you back to center. Add chanting for an extra vibrational lift.

4. Journaling for Soul Detox

Some thoughts just need a place to land. That’s why I call journaling “emotional composting.” You’re taking the mess, grief, confusion, and resentment, and breaking it down into something fertile.

Start with unsent letters to people (or parts of yourself) you need closure with. Then move into a brain dump, stream-of-consciousness writing with no filter or structure. Don’t worry about grammar. Just release.

If you’re thinking, But what if I don’t feel lighter afterward?, that’s okay. Emotional detox isn’t always immediate. Just like a physical cleanse, your system needs time to realign. Trust that the act of releasing is working, even if you can’t feel it yet.

5. Visualization with White Light Shielding

You are the artist of your energy field. One of the most effective (and empowering) practices is to visualize a column of white light flowing through you like a pressure washer for your soul.

Picture this light starting above your head, streaming through your crown, and washing every layer of your aura. As it moves, see it lifting off residue, cords, and stuck emotions. Let it all drain into the Earth.

Now add a shield, a bubble or cloak of light. Want to feel powerful? Make it gold. Need calm? Try blue or lavender. This isn’t “pretend.” Your subconscious responds to imagery like this, shifting your energetic posture in the real world.

6. ChakraFlow (Somatic Movement Reset)

This one might look a little silly, but your nervous system will thank you.

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and begin to gently shake your arms, hands, shoulders, and hips. Let your body move intuitively, jiggle, bounce, sway, whatever feels natural. Do this for 30 seconds to a few minutes while keeping your breath flowing.

This isn’t just movement for movement’s sake. This is ChakraFlow, a somatic technique that helps dislodge stuck energy, awaken your chi, and stimulate your chakra energy wheels. Rooted in ancient practices and modern somatics, it helps your body remember what flow feels like.

If your inner critic says, “This feels weird,” just smile and keep going. What looks silly to the mind can be sacred to the soul.

I love to do this before meditation or after holding space for someone else. It clears my energetic slate and brings me back to center, fast.

7. Elemental Energy Reset

When your energy feels scrambled, turn to the elements, they’ve been healing us since the beginning of time.

Fire: Light a candle and stare into the flame while repeating a releasing affirmation.
Water: Splash your face or take a mindful shower with intention.
Earth: Hold a grounding stone like hematite or bury your bare feet in soil.
Air: Practice deep breathing, or open a window and let the breeze carry heaviness out.

Combine all four for a multi-sensory experience. It’s especially helpful after an intense day or emotional event. You’re not just calming your mind, you’re restoring harmony to your elemental body.

8. Cord Cutting Ritual

Every interaction leaves an imprint. Some people plant seeds of love. Others leave energetic cords, tethers that quietly drain your light. Cord-cutting helps you release those invisible ties without guilt or drama.

Close your eyes. Breathe deeply. Now imagine the cords attached to your body, some thick, some thin, connecting you to people, situations, or even outdated versions of yourself.

With intention, pull them out by the root. Don’t just snip, gently remove the entire cord. Then, visualize filling the space with white light, sealing it with love, and placing a healing patch of energy over the area.

And if you’re wondering, What if I can’t feel or see anything?, that’s okay. Energy doesn’t require sight, only belief. Trust the process. Your subconscious knows what to release.

9. Cleanse Tools After Use

This is one of the most overlooked parts of energy work: your tools hold energy too.

After using your singing bowls, crystals, or tuning forks, especially if you've worked on others, cleanse them. You can do this by:

Running them through smoke (sage or palo santo)
Placing them under moonlight
Using sound (yes, sound clears sound)
Intentionally wiping them with a cloth while setting the intention to release all energy they’ve absorbed

I’ve had customers ask, Can my tools actually hold bad energy? The answer: absolutely. Just like you wouldn’t reuse a dish without washing it, don’t skip this step. Especially for empaths, keeping your instruments energetically clean is vital to staying clear yourself.

10. Energetic Hygiene Routine

Think of this as your spiritual skincare. Just like you wouldn’t go a day without brushing your teeth, your aura needs daily care.

Here’s my go-to rhythm:

Cleanse – Clear energy with breath, light, or sound.
Ground – Touch the Earth, use grounding stones, or visualize roots.
Protect – Visualize your shield of light.
Self-care – Rest, hydrate, move, and do what brings you back to center.

And if you’re a practitioner or healer: wash your hands between clients. Not just for hygiene, but for energetic reset. As you rinse, affirm: I release what isn’t mine.

This routine doesn’t need to be perfect. It just needs to be yours. A little intentionality each day adds up to massive energetic resilience over time.

Paid Options That Deepen the Practice

Once you’ve built a foundation with free practices, you might feel called to go deeper, to anchor your energetic hygiene into your everyday life in more tangible, intentional ways. That’s where high-vibrational tools come in. These aren’t just pretty objects. When chosen with care and used with purpose, they become sacred allies in your healing journey.

Crystals for Cleansing and Protection

Crystals are more than just sparkly decor, they're energetic filters. I call them nature’s tuning forks. Three of my must-haves:

Black Tourmaline: A fierce protector that shields your aura from toxic energy and EMFs. Place one by your front door or in your bag.
Selenite: The aura-smoother. I use it to “comb” through my field when I feel heavy. Just don’t get it wet, it’s water-sensitive and can dissolve.
Clear Quartz: The master amplifier. It boosts the intention of other stones and reconnects you with your higher self.

Want to get creative? Try vision boarding with crystal placement. As you place images of your goals, charge each one with the vibration of a crystal that supports it. It's manifestation and energy cleansing rolled into one.

Crystal-Infused Water Bottles

Hydration with intention? Yes, please.

Our Crystal Infused Bamboo Water Bottles turn every sip into an energetic reset, what some call structured water. When water is exposed to crystals like rose quartz (for love), amethyst (for calm), or obsidian (for protection), its molecular structure is believed to shift, enhancing its vibrational quality.

Drinking becomes a ritual. You’re not just nourishing your body, you’re aligning your energetic field from the inside out. It’s energy work disguised as self-care.

And because every bottle is charged with Reiki and made from eco-conscious materials, you’re not just honoring your body, you’re honoring the Earth, too.

✨ Curious about how structured water works? We’ve got a full article breaking it down on our blog.

Sound Healing with Tuning Forks

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If you’re craving precise, chakra-specific healing, tuning forks are your jam.

Each fork vibrates at a specific frequency designed to balance one of your chakras:

1st chakra (root) makes use of 194.18 Hz (Earth - Day) and it helps to release fear and guilt.
2nd chakra (sacral) makes use of 210.42 Hz (Synodic Moon) and it enables change.
3rd chakra (solar plexus) makes use of 126.22 Hz (Sun) and it enables transformation.
4th chakra (heart) makes use of 136.10 Hz (Earth - Year/Eros) and it helps one connect to others. THIS FORK IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE OM FORK.
5th chakra (throat) makes use of 141.27 Hz (Mercury) and it encourages expression and solutions to problems.
6th chakra (third eye) makes use of 221.23 Hz (Venus) and it encourages the intuition to be awakened.
7th chakra (crown) makes use of 172.06 hz (Earth - Platonic Year/Chiron) and connects you to the Divine and The Universe.
8th chakra (Soul Purpose) makes use of 272.20 hz. It is located about 6 to 10 inches above your head. This fork can help re-establish your connection with the Divine. It can help in visualizing your material goals and help you manifest them.

Gently tap the fork and place the base on the body or hold it near the ear. Combine with visualization, like imagining green light flooding your heart chakra, and you’ve got a potent, multi-sensory reset.

Our sets come with everything you need, including an activator, and they’re infused with intention and Reiki before we ship them out. Because every detail matters in healing.

Create a Soul-Aligned Energy Practice That Lasts

Here’s something I wish more people said out loud: you don’t have to get it perfect, you just have to get it personal.

One of the biggest mistakes I see is people leaning too hard on a single method. They sage everything, every time. Or only use their bath routine, hoping it’ll “clear it all.” And then they wonder why they still feel off.

Energy is layered. It’s emotional, spiritual, physical, ancestral. That’s why your practice needs a toolkit, not just a tool.

Some days, you’ll need sound. Other days, silence. Sometimes, grounding outdoors will do more than a crystal ever could. The secret? Rotate. Mix. Listen. Tune in to what your soul is asking for, and let your practice evolve with you.

This isn’t about checking boxes. It’s about creating rituals that feel like home. Your energy deserves that kind of care.

Final Recommendations: Life Changing Energy’s Top Tools & Courses

At Life Changing Energy, we don’t just sell tools, we create soul-centered experiences. Every product we offer has been intentionally chosen, Reiki-infused, and community-tested. Whether you’re doing this work for yourself or sharing your gifts with others, these are our top recommendations:

For Personal Use

Crystal-Infused Bamboo Water Bottle: Hydrate with intention. Each bottle infuses your water with the healing vibrations of natural crystals like rose quartz or amethyst. It’s ritual meets practicality, ideal for daily energy balancing from the inside out.
7 Chakra Singing Bowl Set: These quartz crystal bowls are individually tuned and incredibly resonant. Use them for meditation, chakra healing, or emotional clearing. Whether you're playing them for five minutes or facilitating a sound bath, the results are deeply transformative.

For Coaches & Practitioners

Sound Healer Certification: Go beyond intuition, learn the ethics, science, and techniques behind sound healing. This bite-sized but big-hearted course covers bowls, tuning forks, chimes, and more. You’ll feel confident facilitating sessions and charging for your services with integrity.
Sacred Ceremonies Course: Perfect for those holding space for others. Learn to design and lead meaningful, soul-shifting rituals, whether for individuals or groups. This is for the healer ready to step into leadership and legacy.
Vocal Vibrations Course: Use your voice as medicine. Explore the power of chanting, toning, and intentional sound to clear blocks, open energy centers, and activate healing frequencies.
Breathwork for Healers: Breath is your first and most powerful instrument. This course teaches you to guide transformational breathwork safely and ethically, for emotional release, nervous system reset, and spiritual alignment.
Somatic Dance & ChakraFlow: Move energy through the body with our somatic dance course. This is where movement meets medicine, ideal for trauma-informed facilitators and anyone looking to embody their energy work more fully.

Remember: Your Energy Is Sacred

If no one’s told you lately, you’re allowed to protect your peace. You’re allowed to say no, take up space, cry it out, laugh too loud, or cancel plans because your energy feels off. This isn’t selfish. It’s sacred.

Cleansing your energy isn’t about being perfect. It’s about being present. It’s about showing up for yourself, again and again, even when it’s messy or hard or quiet.

You don’t have to use every method in this article today. You don’t even have to finish the list. Just start where you are, with breath, with light, with love.

Because here’s what I know: your healing ripples out. When you tend to your own vibration, you help shift the vibration of your home, your community, and yes, the whole planet.

So take the next step. Explore the tools, courses, and community waiting for you at Life Changing Energy. Whether you’re just beginning or deepening your practice, you’re never doing this alone.

Explore Life Changing Energy and take the next step in your journey. ✨

Disclaimer: The practices and information shared in this blog are for educational and entertainment purposes only. They are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, nor are they a substitute for professional medical advice. Life Changing Energy and its representatives are not licensed medical doctors. Always consult with your healthcare provider before starting any new wellness practice, especially if you are pregnant, have a medical condition, or are currently under medical care.