Lower Chakra Strength Meditation for Empath Overwhelm

Easily exhausted, cranky, anxious, irritable…

Feelings of lightheadedness in crowded places, the need to retreat after prolonged interaction with people, ongoing need for quiet time to reflect and recharge…

Moderate to extreme sensitivity to others’ tones, expressions, words and behaviors (or anticipation of the same)…

Does any of this sound like you?

If yes, you may be experiencing ‘Empath Fatigue & Overwhelm’ – a phenomenon in which certain triggers cause your energy to drain out, often accompanied by feelings of anxiety or overwhelm.
In this article, I would like to share one way in which I cope when Empath Overwhelm takes over.

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)

This is a tool that helps to free trapped emotions from the body. This is achieved by tapping on specific points while reciting some affirmative healing statements.

This technique helps to come into acceptance of one’s emotions, after which the process of release becomes easier. EFT is easy to learn and can be practiced by anyone.

When I feel consumed by my emotions, I first do some EFT to help them find an outlet, and then I proceed to the following step.

Lower Chakra Strengthening

As energy healers, many of us connect easily to higher frequencies of light.

This benefits our higher chakras and we thrive when we must operate from our higher energy centres – for instance, when we must work with our intuition, manifest specific outcomes, listen to others with empathy, communicate effectively, spread love and joy or extend kindness to someone in need.

We spend a lot of time developing the qualities of our higher chakras. However, our lower chakras may not always be strong enough to handle the denser frequencies that come our way – which means they can be weak or underactive.

So, when we encounter people with the opposite energy – those with overactive lower chakras – such as those who exert unhealthy power and authority or those who are emotionally insensitive, we may feel overwhelmed by the heavier energy they project.

Such interactions have the potential to become an energy tug of war between overactive and underactive lower chakras. And the result is that the person with a weak or underactive chakra feels overwhelmed and wants to retreat into a shell or safe space.

Remember, this is an energy dynamic and can play out very subconsciously. Someone may not say an insensitive word directly to you, yet being in an environment full of insensitive people can have a draining effect on you.

This is the reason empaths tend to go crazy in crowds – because they feel bombarded by hundreds of different frequencies of energy.

When I feel overwhelmed, one technique I have found helpful is to strengthen my lower chakras in this way –

1. Take a few deep breaths and centre yourself.
2. Feel your feet planted firmly on the Earth.
3. Take your attention to the core of the Earth and see a bright red light glowing there.
4. Breathe and draw this red light up through your feet and body.
5. Feel it penetrating your root chakra and filling it up.
6. Now slowly direct this red light to your entire body or to specific parts of your body (as you feel guided).
7. Draw in this light for as long as you feel guided to.
8. When I do this process, I usually reach a point where the overwhelm dissipates and I feel more strong and centered within my physical body. I stop the meditation at this point. This is how it may end for you too or you may find it ends differently. Just go with whatever works for you.

Please Note:

1. If you feel the need, you may repeat this process using the other lower chakra colours too – that is orange for the sacral and yellow for the solar plexus.
2. This is not a permanent fix for Empath Overwhelm & Fatigue. Most empaths remain empaths for life! So, this process can be repeated whenever you find yourself feeling overwhelmed.

Article by Haripriya Suraj, Reiki Master

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Haripriya Suraj is a Reiki Master, Angel Healer and Starseed Lightworker. Reiki is her constant companion from which she derives peace and contentment. She is deeply connected with the Stars and Angels and they form an integral part of her Reiki practice. Her core mission is to help bridge the worlds of Spirit and Science and to help people connect with their unique soul missions. Haripriya offers Reiki healing sessions and training programs in Bangalore, India. Reach Haripriya at lightworkersonearth.com, whenspiritmeetsscience.com on email at angelhealingbangalore@gmail.com and on Facebook at Angel Light.