A Healing & Releasing Technique

Begin somewhere quiet, where you can lie still without being interrupted. For me, that was my bed. You might prefer a couch or another comfortable spot where your body feels supported.

Turn off your phone notifications. If other people are home, ask them to give you a little time to yourself. Or choose a moment when you have the place to yourself, if that makes it easier to settle.

Let your breathing find its own easy rhythm. Notice the support beneath you, and give yourself permission to leave the day’s tasks alone for a moment. You don’t need to empty your mind or reach a special meditative state before you begin.

When I first tried this, I simply lay quietly and paid attention. That was enough of a starting point.

Once you feel settled, slowly move your attention through your body. You might begin at your head and work down toward your feet, noticing each area without trying to change anything.

In my first experience, I sensed patches of warmth that appeared red in my mind’s eye. I thought of them as little pools of energy or debris. They weren’t only around my solar plexus, where my friends had described them; I noticed them in different parts of my body.

At the time, I wondered whether I was simply making it all up. But I stayed with the exercise and followed what came naturally. I understood it as guidance from my higher self and the Archangels, although I hadn’t been taught this particular process.

You don’t need to reproduce the red color I imagined. Your experience may be very different, and you may prefer to work with a simple idea or feeling rather than a clear mental picture.

For this exercise, treat any colors or images as personal symbols. They don’t tell you that something is wrong with your body or confirm an energy blockage. Simply notice what arises, without judging it or searching for something you think should be there.

After noticing those warm, red patches, I imagined a point as small as the tip of a pin inside my body. In my mind, it acted like a powerful magnet, drawing the scattered energy toward it.

I pictured it collecting more and more of what I had noticed during the body scan. Rather than focusing on each separate patch, I now had one place in the visualization where it could all gather.

The pin was only a mental image; there is nothing physical to use or do here. If you prefer, imagine a small golden light instead. Choose an image that feels comfortable and easy to hold in your mind.

Take your time with this part. You don’t need to create a strong sensation or gather a particular amount. When the image feels complete enough for you, move on to the next step: imagining the release.

When I felt I had gathered enough, I imagined it rising out of my stomach area like a volcano erupting or a geyser bursting upward. Above it, I pictured a beautiful white bag collecting everything I was ready to release.

In my mind, there was enough to fill a kitchen trash bag. That was simply the scale of the picture that came to me; you don’t need to imagine the same amount or use such a dramatic scene.

For me, this part felt liberating. As I pictured the release, I felt lighter throughout my body. I was still wondering whether it was all my imagination, but the experience was meaningful to me.

If the volcano or geyser image feels too intense, use the gentler flow described above. Keep breathing comfortably and let the scene unfold without straining, holding your breath, or trying to push anything out physically.

There is no particular sensation you need to feel. When you are ready, imagine the flow coming to a close and the white bag holding what you have gathered. In the final step, you’ll tie it with a golden ribbon and let it float away.

Once the white bag felt full, I imagined tying a beautiful golden ribbon around it. Then I watched it float upward, higher and higher, until it rose beyond Earth’s atmosphere and into the distance.

In my mind’s eye, the bag traveled toward a faraway galaxy. I spoke words about releasing it back to the galaxy and allowing it to be transmuted. By that, I meant transformed. Then I imagined the bag bursting into beautiful white light, scattering like a meteor shower.

If you would like words to accompany your own visualization, you could use this simple version or choose something that feels more natural to you:

“I am ready to let this go. I release what I have gathered and imagine it transforming into light.”

Watch the bag become smaller as it moves away. If it feels right, picture it dissolving into a soft shower of white light. Or simply let it drift out of view. There is no need to force a vivid ending.

Even as I was doing this, part of me wondered whether I was just imagining the whole experience. I hadn’t done anything like it before. What stayed with me was the sense of release I felt while following the imagery.