How to Bless Before, Cleanse After

This week, I found myself having several conversations about a decidedly heavy, negative, upsetting topic. I was talking to spiritually-oriented friend about it, and she advised me to take care to protect myself before and cleanse myself after these conversations.

Say a blessing of protection before you go into the conversations, she advised. And as soon as possible, take a shower afterward. My friend knows me, knows that I am a sensitive body (and that I've caught three different respiratory viruses this spring), so she had my attention.

I started thinking about all the toxic energies that swirl around us in everyday interactions, conversations, life. Blessing ourselves before and cleansing ourselves after feels like a really useful intention to carry through any day. Let's come up with more ways to accomplish it!