Space clearing techniques have been used throughout history to remove negative energies that naturally accumulate on the land or in a space. The methods and tools vary from culture to culture, but the intent is the same – purifying the energy of the environment to create greater harmony and balance.
From a Feng Shui perspective, blessing ceremonies are a powerful way to change the Chi of your home, your property and your life. While Feng Shui cures have an impact on specific circumstance in your life, a blessing ceremony can simultaneously improve all areas of your life and environment.
Kids love to participate in happy ceremonies that honor special occasions like birthdays and New Year. They can’t seem to get enough of the candles, music, bells, horns, drums and firecrackers. But it is also useful to teach kids ceremonies to clear sadness, worry and negative feelings after being ill, disciplined, or for overcoming a bad report card.
You can teach kids simple techniques to clear themselves and their spaces by using water, orange peels, bells, prayers and special transcendental methods given to us by His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun. Stick to the principles of the cure and modify them for kids according to your inspiration and creativity. You know your kids best.
One easy method is to have kids move 27 things in their rooms. This cure by sense of touch is child friendly because kids can perform it themselves and understand why it works. Simply have them move 27 things in their room and visualize that whatever is troubling them is moving and heading out the door.
It’s best to try to find things that haven’t been moved in a while, so use your inspiration and help kids to set intention. “Moving” can be lifting, dusting, trashing, donating and recycling. An overstuffed closet is a great place to start. Reorganizing is a great movement ceremony if you pair it with a clear intention. When you’re finished, spray the room with a water/orange essential oil mix and you’re ready to go (until the next clearing ceremony).
Plan ahead and assemble a portable space clearing kit – negativity can pop up wherever you find yourself. Peeling an orange works wonders for clearing negative energy when you are on the run with kids, like when you’re on the way home from a loss at the ball field or some sort of “try out” that went awry. Never leave home without an orange or a little bottle of orange spray.
Singing is another great choice to clear and lift a child’s spirit, particularly when you couple it with clapping, snapping and other physical movements. For an instant Chi transformation, adults must participate in the singing and carrying on. Works every time. Never leave home without a CD that everyone loves.
An orange peel bath is a powerful clearing ceremony for kids. In addition to the transcendental benefits, the kids love seeing the little peels floating around the tub and bathing relaxes them before bed. In a pinch have kids wash their hands, particularly if the negative event involved touch. Have them imagine all the bad feelings going down the drain.
The late His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun commented on my knack for incorporating his teachings into a creative, contemporary approach to working with children of all ages. It’s not hard to do. You just have to move beyond just accumulating ancient knowledge and turn the principles into modern wisdom that you use in every day life.
