Spiritual Hygiene for the Everyday Healer
If you’re sensitive, intuitive, or doing any kind of energy work (including parenting, caregiving, or simply existing in this chaotic world); you need spiritual hygiene.
Just like physical hygiene keeps your body healthy, energetic hygiene protects your spiritual ecosystem. Without it, you might absorb other people’s emotions, get drained by everyday stress, or stay entangled in old energetic loops.
And you don’t need to be a full-time healer to benefit.
What Is Spiritual Hygiene?
Spiritual hygiene is the practice of clearing, maintaining, and protecting your energy field on a regular basis. It helps you stay rooted in yourself and separate from what isn’t yours.
Think of it as preventative care for your soul.
Daily Practices for Energetic Clarity
Here are five grounded ways to practice spiritual hygiene—no elaborate rituals required.
1. Smoke or Plant Clearing
Burning ethically sourced herbs like sage, cedar, or palo santo (or using local plant allies like rosemary or bay) is a fast way to reset your field. Wave the smoke around your body with intention.
2. Salt Showers or Baths
Water + salt is a powerful combo. Add sea salt or epsom salt to your bath, or scrub your body with salt in the shower to absorb lingering energy.
3. Energetic Cut + Reset
Run your hands down your body, then imagine cutting cords at your heart, solar plexus, or head. Visualize yourself glowing in golden or green light.
4. Daily Grounding
Place your feet on the earth for a few minutes a day. Breathe deeply. Feel your spine anchor you. Grounding prevents you from floating in other people’s energy.
5. Protective Intention
Before you leave your house, pause. Say aloud or mentally:
“Today, I walk in my own energy. What is mine stays with me. What is not mine returns to Source.”
6. Florida Water in a Spray Bottle
Personally I use Florida Water throughout the day to clear any energy that feels to be lingering or to clear anything I would like to release. In the mornings, I Florida Water myself in the showers, and throughout the day I spray myself as needed.
Why It’s Essential for Healers and Sensitive People
Whether you’re a curandera, a nurse, a teacher, or just someone with an open heart; you are exposed to a lot. Without regular clearing, you can:
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Take on clients’ emotions
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Lose your sense of self
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Burn out or feel scattered
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Stay stuck in loops that aren’t yours
Spiritual hygiene is not optional. It’s sacred maintenance.
Looking for a Deeper Cleanse?
For those moments when the weight is heavier than usual, I offer 1:1 Limpieza sessions to help you clear, recalibrate, and reconnect with your own power.