Here are some of my favorite Eden Energy techniques that help me find a sense of peace and calm when I need it.

Blowing out the Venom is an exercise I do whenever I feel like I need to get rid of negative thoughts or frustrations, and I often do it at the end of the day to release anything I no longer need and get a good night’s sleep.  To begin, bring your arms to either side of your body and make fists, imagining that all your frustrations and negative feelings are in your hands. On an inhale, bring your arms above your head, and on an exhale, bring them down quickly and open your fists, using the “shhh” sound. Repeat three times and on the last movement, bring your hands down slowly and deliberately and let it all go.

Taking Down the Flame is another exercise that I like to do before bed and anytime I feel a need to calm down and take a little pause and regroup. Take a deep breath in and out with your hands on your thighs. On the next inhale, raise your hands on either side of your body and connect them above your head so that your fingers and thumbs meet.   Bring them down to your head, touching your thumbs to the top of your head, and exhale. Inhale and bring your thumbs to the middle of your forehead, and exhale. Inhale and bring your thumbs to your heart, and then exhale. On the next inhale, bring your thumbs to your naval, and exhale. On the next inhale, flatten your hands on your thighs and move them down your legs, and off your toes. Then trace your hands up the inside of your legs, finishing in the same spot you started.

The Nine Hearts exercise helps bring me into a place of joy and gratitude. Start by tracing three hearts around your face starting at your forehead. Next, trace three hearts starting at the middle of your chest and down to your pubic bone. Lastly, trace three big hearts over your head and down to your thighs or even to your feet. Sometimes I keep going and trace as many hearts as I like.

The 2nd & 4th Chakra Hook-up helps me to center, find a sense of calm, and I often hold these two places when I am meditating. Place a flat hand over your heart area and the other hand flat across the area beneath your belly button. Take deep breaths and hold as long as you would like.

(Originally published in Front Porch Magazine, November 2021)