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The past year has been hard for a lot of people, especially here in Michigan. There has been so much going on lately that I just want to clean house and begin anew! Even if it isn’t the end of the year when you traditionally take stock of your life. So if your feeling the need to clear out the cob webs, here are a couple of tips on decluttering and removing negative energy in your home.

10 Tips for Decluttering Your Home

• Recycle or donate any items that you haven’t used in the past two years. Unless of course the item has sentimental value.
• Ask yourself if you love or need it? If the answer is no, recycle or donate it.
• Keep the energy flowing while you work by playing music.
• Take frequent breaks. Organize your time into one-hour blocks, working for an hour and then recharging your batteries by changing your focus and then coming back to it.
• Visualize the space as you’d like it to appear and start with baby steps so it’s not so overwhelming.
• After a room is decluttered, work to remove negative or stagnant energy. Rooms that are especially vulnerable are rooms that aren’t lived in, and places where there have been arguments, or illnesses.
• Leave small bowls of salt in corners of the room for a few days to remove stall air.
• Sound helps to break up negative energy. Try using a bell, or clap your hands while walking around the edges of the room and reach toward the ceiling as you go. I know it sounds silly, but it really does change the energy of the room!
• Use incense. Sandalwood incense has been traditionally used in Buddhist and Taoit temples to help clear spaces.
• Open windows to let in fresh air.

-Danielle-

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