When you engage in a spiritual practice each day you open yourself up to love (and I\u2019m not talking about romantic love).<\/p>\n
When you are open to love, the other states of anxiety, depression, etc won’t take hold.\u00a0 You cannot be in a state of love and<\/i> hold onto fearful states at the same time.\u00a0 Just like you can\u2019t be in Texas when you are in New York (well you could but that\u2019s a metaphysical discussion for another time).<\/p>\n
So you want to get rid of overwhelm and anxiety?<\/p>\n
Open to love.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow do I open myself up to love, you ask? \u00a0\u00a0I\u2019m a loving person, aren’t I already open to love?\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u2019m glad you asked.<\/p>\n
To open to love means raising your energetic vibration. \u00a0We are all energetic beings and vibrate at different rates at different times.\u00a0 All of those states we don\u2019t like, anger, fear, anxiety, and depression are of a lower vibration.\u00a0 Love is high.\u00a0 Love is at the top (followed closely by joy and gratitude).<\/p>\n
To shift your vibration and open yourself up to love you can do several things.\u00a0 Stay with me here\u2026.it\u2019s going to be easier than you think.\u00a0 It doesn’t need to be complicated or time consuming.<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t need to go to a mountain or sell all your worldly goods.<\/p>\n
You could meditate but there are other ways that are easier, more fun, quicker and for many of us more effective.\u00a0 Try adding one of these to your day.<\/p>\n
Drumming and Chanting<\/h3>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/wendywolfe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/wendys-drums.jpg\")
<\/a>A couple of my drums<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe vibration of drumming and chanting can open your chakras and move your energy.\u00a0 The sound vibrations resonate through every cell in your body stimulating the release of negative energy stuck on a cellular level.\u00a0 Your cells begin to vibrate in harmony and energy flows freely through you.<\/p>\n
You can choose to listen to recorded drumming and chanting or do the drumming and chanting yourself.\u00a0 For recorded drumming or chanting there are many CD\u2019s available.\u00a0 There are also many options on You Tube that don\u2019t require a purchase.\u00a0 Google shamanic drumming, healing drumming, etc and see what resonates for you.\u00a0 If you find an artist that works great for you then you can purchase the music.\u00a0 I\u2019ve put links to some of my favorites at the bottom of this article.<\/p>\n
Another powerful practice is to drum (think indigenous people).\u00a0 Drumming has been used for thousands of years to create states of euphoria, induce light trance, release anger and raise your overall vibration. Repetitive drumming moves the energy in our bodies.\u00a0 Studies show that drumming raises your alpha brain waves\u2026the brain waves you activate with meditation.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The paradox is that drumming can move you out of time and space (altered state) while still keeping you grounded and in the present.\u00a0 This is very powerful.<\/p>\n
Fortunately, you don\u2019t need any training.\u00a0 You only need a drum.\u00a0 Begin hitting the drum and see what wants to flow.\u00a0 Be forewarned it can startle the dogs and cats initially.\u00a0 In my experience they get used to it pretty quickly.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you’ve chosen this as your early morning spiritual practice you will of course need to consider the other people you share your home with.\u00a0 A quieter option for early morning is to use headphones and listen to a CD of drumming or chanting.\u00a0 Headphones also amplify the vibration shift.<\/p>\n
Even more powerful is to participate in a drumming circle although this takes us out of the realm of the daily spiritual practice.\u00a0 The resonance from many drums and other energy fields amplifies the effect.\u00a0 It\u2019s a great way to be in community with others but doesn\u2019t replace a daily practice.<\/p>\n
My personal practice is to listen to a CD of drumming or chanting first thing in the morning.\u00a0 I keep my favorite CD\u2019s, a small CD player and headphones in my nightstand.\u00a0 I wake up at 5:30 (because the dogs want to go out), let them out and then go back to bed with the headphones on.\u00a0 In thirty minutes or an hour my body is set for a good day.\u00a0 Then several days a week I will also drum or chant because actually moving the sounds through your own body is also very powerful.<\/p>\n
If you can, do whichever practice you choose early in the morning before checking email, before breakfast for the kids, or walking the dogs.<\/p>\n
When I fall out of my practice (we all tend to do this from time-to-time) life gets harder.\u00a0 Shifting back to the practice just takes a moment to pick up the drum or put in the CD.\u00a0 Let me know how it works for you.<\/p>\n
Drumming CD Options : Sacred Spirit Drums<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Sacred Spirit Chants<\/a><\/p>\nChanting CD Options \u00a0The Divine Name<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Sacred Chants of Devi \u2013 Mother Divine<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
*Clinical depression may not respond to a Spiritual practice and when we are in deep despair to even have the thought to engage is often beyond our means.\u00a0 If you suffer from deep depression, please seek professional help.\u00a0 I have been in the black hole and I truly understand how debilitating it can be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>The vibration of drumming and chanting can open your chakras and move your energy.\u00a0 The sound vibrations resonate through every cell in your body stimulating the release of negative energy stuck on a cellular level.\u00a0 Your cells begin to vibrate in harmony and energy flows freely through you.<\/p>\n
You can choose to listen to recorded drumming and chanting or do the drumming and chanting yourself.\u00a0 For recorded drumming or chanting there are many CD\u2019s available.\u00a0 There are also many options on You Tube that don\u2019t require a purchase.\u00a0 Google shamanic drumming, healing drumming, etc and see what resonates for you.\u00a0 If you find an artist that works great for you then you can purchase the music.\u00a0 I\u2019ve put links to some of my favorites at the bottom of this article.<\/p>\n
Another powerful practice is to drum (think indigenous people).\u00a0 Drumming has been used for thousands of years to create states of euphoria, induce light trance, release anger and raise your overall vibration. Repetitive drumming moves the energy in our bodies.\u00a0 Studies show that drumming raises your alpha brain waves\u2026the brain waves you activate with meditation.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The paradox is that drumming can move you out of time and space (altered state) while still keeping you grounded and in the present.\u00a0 This is very powerful.<\/p>\n
Fortunately, you don\u2019t need any training.\u00a0 You only need a drum.\u00a0 Begin hitting the drum and see what wants to flow.\u00a0 Be forewarned it can startle the dogs and cats initially.\u00a0 In my experience they get used to it pretty quickly.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you’ve chosen this as your early morning spiritual practice you will of course need to consider the other people you share your home with.\u00a0 A quieter option for early morning is to use headphones and listen to a CD of drumming or chanting.\u00a0 Headphones also amplify the vibration shift.<\/p>\n
Even more powerful is to participate in a drumming circle although this takes us out of the realm of the daily spiritual practice.\u00a0 The resonance from many drums and other energy fields amplifies the effect.\u00a0 It\u2019s a great way to be in community with others but doesn\u2019t replace a daily practice.<\/p>\n
My personal practice is to listen to a CD of drumming or chanting first thing in the morning.\u00a0 I keep my favorite CD\u2019s, a small CD player and headphones in my nightstand.\u00a0 I wake up at 5:30 (because the dogs want to go out), let them out and then go back to bed with the headphones on.\u00a0 In thirty minutes or an hour my body is set for a good day.\u00a0 Then several days a week I will also drum or chant because actually moving the sounds through your own body is also very powerful.<\/p>\n
If you can, do whichever practice you choose early in the morning before checking email, before breakfast for the kids, or walking the dogs.<\/p>\n
When I fall out of my practice (we all tend to do this from time-to-time) life gets harder.\u00a0 Shifting back to the practice just takes a moment to pick up the drum or put in the CD.\u00a0 Let me know how it works for you.<\/p>\n
Drumming CD Options : Sacred Spirit Drums<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Sacred Spirit Chants<\/a><\/p>\n Chanting CD Options \u00a0The Divine Name<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Sacred Chants of Devi \u2013 Mother Divine<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n *Clinical depression may not respond to a Spiritual practice and when we are in deep despair to even have the thought to engage is often beyond our means.\u00a0 If you suffer from deep depression, please seek professional help.\u00a0 I have been in the black hole and I truly understand how debilitating it can be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today I’m sharing \u00a0how to keep from getting overwhelmed, anxious, depressed*, angry and all those other pesky emotions we prefer not to feel on a regular basis. It\u2019s my go-to daily Spiritual practice and it keeps me in the flow. Being a highly sensitive empath means we require more self care than others.\u00a0 Our sensitive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-uncategorized","entry","has-post-thumbnail","gs-1","gs-odd","gs-even","gs-featured-content-entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wendywolfe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wendywolfe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wendywolfe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wendywolfe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wendywolfe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7513"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wendywolfe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7513\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wendywolfe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wendywolfe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wendywolfe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}