If I’m So Mindful, Why Do I Feel Overwhelmed?

Being in touch with your energetic self doesn’t mean you won’t experience stress, overwhelm, or strong emotions. Your sensitivity and deep connection to energy make you more receptive to the feelings and vibrations around you.

Here are three things you can do to regain balance when you feel overwhelmed:

1. Breathe

Your breath connects your energetic and physical selves, and harnessing the breath can dramatically affect your well-being.

• Practice the So Hum breath. So hum means I Am. This breath reminds you of the most important thing: You are not your emotions, thoughts, or personality traits – you are timeless and whole, just as you are. As you breathe in, silently chant so, and as you breathe out, silently chant hum.
• Practice mindful breathing. Inhale into your belly, pause, exhale through your nose, pause. Slow down your breath and let your exhale become longer than your inhale. Rest all your awareness on the sensations of your breath.
• Activate the vagus nerve by breathing deeply through the nose and exhaling with a loud sigh.

2. Ground

While walking barefoot in winter may not be an option, other ways exist to connect with the earth.

• Carry a grounding crystal, like black tourmaline.
• Lower your center of gravity below your navel and walk with heavy steps.
• Standing in mountain pose, or Tadasana, visualize a cord of light from your tailbone to the earth’s center. Release what no longer serves you to the earth with each exhale, and draw up energy with each inhale.
• Use a grounding mat below your feet when sitting or on your bed while sleeping.

3. Clear Your Energy Field

The energy within and around your body becomes disharmonious with stress and emotions. Clearing it allows you to return to a place of stillness and presence.

• Use sound healing (tuning forks, singing bowls, or chanting) to reset your vibration.
• Schedule a Biofield Tuning session.
• Smudge with sage, palo santo, or essential oils to help clear stagnant energy.

Lastly, treat yourself with the kindness, curiosity, and compassion you would offer a good friend. Embrace your beautiful humanity—you are just as you were meant to be. Gently guide yourself from reacting to responding, from chaos back to the steady presence of I Am.