The Art of Living: Energy Conservation

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This is Energy Shield practice at the heart of Zen Journal:

Before you start your day, take a few minutes to sit still. Breathe slowly and deeply for several cycles. Feel your body present here, right now. Feel your breath and the physical presence of your body. Then set a clear intention:

"Today, I stay within my own energy field. I connect with others through awareness. I listen when I'm full enough to hold space. I listen, but I don't absorb. What doesn't belong to me will not stay with me."

Next, visualize a warm golden light wrapping around your entire body, shaped like a standing egg. This light covers you evenly from the crown of your head down to the soles of your feet, at just enough distance from your body that you feel safe and comfortable.

This light doesn't separate you from the world. It helps you hold your boundary. What belongs to you stays. What doesn't belong to you passes through without sticking. You still listen, still engage, still show up - but your energy doesn't get pulled away.

Visualize a golden light surrounding your body. It protects your energy, allowing only love and peace to enter.

During the day, if you suddenly feel tired after a conversation, pause for a few breaths. Place your hand on your chest or belly. Repeat silently to yourself: "I return to myself."

You don't need to maintain this visualization all day. You only need to establish it once with clear focus. When fatigue hits, just recall the feeling of that light, remember the steadiness of the space around you, and return to your breath.

Holding your energy field helps you stay in your own center, allowing relationships to unfold with clarity and lightness. And you don't carry burdens that were never yours to begin with.

Practiced each morning in the light garden on my porch

Ban Nguyen (pandev00)