Energetic cords typically don’t form during average, day-to-day interactions, and a simple, regular releasing routine is all that you need to wash away that kind of energetic residue. However, the cords we do form tend to be deep, and often on an unconscious level.

Some people view energetic cords in a very fearful and dark way, as if they were products of dark magic or some kind of energetic attack. But in truth, we form cords when we become invested in someone else’s life, and on some level, we wish to control their choices or actions.

So what happens when we get home at the end of a long day, and we feel a little overwhelmed or have physical twinges that we can’t quite identify? This is where a regular grounding and releasing practice comes in! Being able to wash ourselves clean of others’ energies and cut cords that hold us down are key techniques for any empath or HSP.

Every time we walk through a crowded shopping center, turn on the television, or sit down to have coffee with a friend, we are exchanging vibrations- we’re having an incredibly complex conversation that we may not even be aware of! So as we go through our day, we have the potential to pick up a lot of other people’s “stuff”, just like they have the potential to pick up ours. But what if we don’t want it? Well, that’s the first key in energy hygiene.

Human energy is a huge and complex web, and it’s not uncommon for our threads to feel tangled with everyone else’s sometimes. You may be picking up energetic “stuff” that isn’t even yours and not even knowing it, and all that gunk can sometimes cause unwanted effects. Our bodies and brains are being bombarded with energetic signals from all directions, and for some of us, that can take a toll on our health and well being.