What it Means to Shift Your Vibration
And 10 Ways to Vibe Higher Today.
The other day, as I was parking my car in the very front space at Trader Joe’s, I warmly said to myself and the Universe, Thank You. Then, as I was walking into the store with money in my wallet and the ability to buy food, I felt so grateful for such a gift and again thought, thank you.
I wondered as I passed by people going in and out of the store, if anyone else was thinking and feeling the same.
When I first started a gratitude practice, after hearing how it can change your life, I started with a list.
I made a list of all the things I was grateful for in that moment. Initially my gratitude list came after a bitch-fest I had first transcribed in my journal. I used the gratitude list to enable me to shift my vibration, if I could. It helped a little.
What I didn’t know then, that I know now, is that raising your vibration isn’t just about spouting words, it’s about cultivating those words into feelings and beliefs.
All our thoughts and beliefs about ourselves and the world, cultivate feelings inside of us.
When we look at life as if we have the short end of the stick, we can feel a dip in our vibration. We vibe lower.
When we feel joyful and grateful for what we have, we can feel an elevation in our vibration. We vibe higher.
It can be as simple as this…
All thoughts that stem from love, feel good. Hate and fear and all thoughts that support it, feel bad.
When we are in a low vibe state, our body feels heavy and constricted. When we are in a high vibe state, our body feels light and expansive.
Our thoughts create our beliefs, and our emotions respond to our thoughts and beliefs. This creates feelings in our bodies. The feelings we carry in our body are the set point for where our current vibration lies.
Imagine it like this…
You are always tuning into a radio frequency.
Say you are tuned in to the 101.5FM easy listening channel. This is your baseline frequency. It feels fine. Then, you get a call from a friend, who tends to be stressed out and worried all the time. After you get off the phone from listening to their worries or complaints, you feel a shift in your vibration. A little lower. Maybe agitated.
This is because their baseline frequency is tuned in at 93.1FM, and since you have been tuning into it, your vibration has decreased.
Let’s look at another scenario. Again, you are feeling fine and tuned into the baseline of 101.5 easy listening. Then, your boss acknowledges your work and appreciates you. You feel good! You go up in frequency. Then, you go outside and the warm sun is shining on your face and because you vibe a little higher, it feels good and go up even further. Then, you get home and your dog licks your face and your cat loves on you and up you go! Even higher. By the time you share an evening walk with your partner, you’ve leveled out all the way to 106.1 on the dial.
As you start to vibe higher, you attract and notice higher vibe experiences and feelings. The same goes if you are vibing lower.
You attract circumstances that can only meet you in your current vibration. No pun intended.
This is why, bad things “happen in threes, fours, and fives”, or so people think. This is why when you are low, it seems like you can’t catch a break. That’s because you couldn’t see the break, if it was standing in front of you! It can’t meet you in your lower vibration!
This is also why some people seem to catch all the breaks. They feel good. They expect it, and their beliefs affirm their continued breaks.
What you put into your body, what you consume on social media, and who you spend your time with can all affect your state of vibration.
Here are 10 Ways to Shift Your Vibe to a Higher Energetic Frequency Today…
Take a nature walk! Nature is pure love and at the highest level of frequency. When we are in nature, without distraction, our vibration will level up to the vibration of nature. We are inherently nature, after all.
Set boundaries! You don’t have to answer the phone when that habitually low vibe person calls. You don’t have to go spend time with people you don’t feel like spending time with, or doing things you don’t like doing. Say no! Do what feels right for you – regardless of what others think.
Create! Whether this is drawing with chalk on the sidewalk, crafting papier mache, writing songs or poetry, or cooking and baking – just create. Feed your joyful creator and feel you vibe go up!
Self-care! Take a soothing bath, get a massage, and treat yourself! Do something nice for yourself, something indulgent that makes you feel good and eases tension.
Tune into sound frequencies! There are specific sound frequencies that will elevate your vibration. Look for healing sounds like this on a meditation app. I recommend 432hz for grounding and relaxing, and 528hz, which is known as the love frequency.
Quiet the mind! So often what lowers our vibe are our own thoughts! Taking time to practice peace as a ritual, even for just 5 minutes a day can really shift your vibe. Our true, soul self – the one who notices the thoughts, but isn’t the thinker, is always vibing high.
Aromatherapy! There are beautiful healing scents that can elevate your mood. Stop and smell the roses, every time. Smell the mint, jasmine, orange peel, lemon, chamomile, rosemary, and lavender to name a few. Tea will give you the smell and the taste – double uplifting!
Gratitude! Practice gratitude every single day. Start with a list like me, and then start training your mind to find the good whenever you can.
Spend quality time with those you love! Be fully present with someone you love. Enough said.
Reiki healing and energy balancing! Reiki energy healing is an amazing way to bring the body, mind, and soul back into alignment and harmony.
Every time I have someone on the reiki table, no matter how low they vibe coming in – they always leave in an elevated state. Reiki clears away the energetic baggage we carry and brings us back to baseline.