Negative Energy at Home? 9 Simple Ways to Cleanse Yourself and Your Space

Signs the energy around you feels heavy

• Arguments or tension at home without a clear reason
• Feeling tired or low as soon as you walk into a room
• Feeling drained after meeting certain people
• Things keep breaking, getting delayed or going wrong

9 simple ways to cleanse your energy and space

1. Rock salt bath: add two handfuls of rock salt (sendha namak) to a bucket of warm water and bathe with it, letting the water wash heaviness away.
2. Salt in the corners: keep a small bowl of sea salt or rock salt in the corners of a heavy-feeling room and replace it every week.
3. Salt-water mopping: add a spoon of salt to the water when mopping the floor, especially near the entrance.
4. Camphor (kapoor): burn a small piece of camphor in the evening, or with two cloves, and let the fragrance fill the house. Never leave it unattended.
5. Morning sunlight and fresh air: open every window and curtain for at least 15 minutes after waking.
6. Sound: ring a bell, play a conch or a mantra softly while walking through each room.
7. Diya at sunset: light a ghee or sesame-oil diya near the entrance or your prayer space at dusk.
8. Plants: keep a tulsi plant near the entrance or in the balcony, and a money plant or snake plant indoors.
9. Declutter: clear one cupboard, drawer or corner each day. Broken items and old papers hold stagnant energy.

Cleansing yourself after a heavy day

• Wash your hands, face and feet as soon as you come home.
• Take three slow breaths at the door, imagining the day's heaviness staying outside.
• Sit quietly for five minutes with a diya or candle before starting evening work.

When home remedies aren't enough

If you still feel heavy after weeks of cleansing, the blockage may be in your own energy rather than your space. An Aura Blockage Scan shows which areas of your aura and chakras look blocked or low, so you know exactly what to work on.