Energy and Anxiety: A Path to Inner Alchemy
- Lori Chown
- Jun 29
- 2 min read
Updated: Jun 29
Many of us struggle with anxiety.While some causes are easy to identify—stress, trauma, overwhelm—there are often deeper, energetic influences beneath the surface. Anxiety is not just mental or emotional; it’s an energetic response to the world around us.
As intuitive beings, we naturally sense the energies of people and environments. This sensitivity can be a gift, but it can also feel like a burden. Sometimes we just know—what someone else is feeling, thinking, or hiding. While intuition can guide us, it can also overwhelm us when we feel too much, too fast, or too often.
The key is not to block the knowing—that only adds tension and energetic blockages. Instead, healing begins with discernment: knowing when to lean in and when to let go. You don’t have to carry everything you feel. Learning to recognize, respect, and release energy is a sacred skill—one that brings relief, balance, and freedom.
We explore these practices more deeply in our Healing Journal, but the foundation is simple:Meditation. Journaling. Yoga.This trio, lovingly called The Power of Three, helps calm the nervous system and offers grounding for anxiety, depression, and even addiction. These tools gently return you to yourself.
But when you’re in the moment—spinning, overwhelmed, or flooded—here are a few supportive tools you can try:
🌿 The 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Technique
A simple but powerful sensory ritual to pull you back into the present:
5 things you can see
4 things you can touch
3 things you can hear
2 things you can smell
1 thing you can taste
This practice engages your senses and shifts your awareness out of the mind and back into the body.
🌬️ Box Breathing
Breathe in for 4 counts… hold for 4… exhale for 4… hold for 4.Repeat several rounds. This calms the nervous system and creates a sense of rhythm and control during moments of anxiety.
🌸 Hand on Heart + Affirmation
Place one hand gently over your heart. Close your eyes and say:“I am safe. I am present. I return to myself.”Feel your breath rise and fall beneath your hand. This simple action brings immediate comfort to the energetic body.
Each of us carries pain, patterns, or past wounds that can keep us in a cycle of fight or flight. This can make us overreact or shut down in everyday situations. I often say that anger is an automatic emotion—but behind it is usually sadness, fear, envy, or loneliness trying to be seen.
Through The Power of Three, and grounding rituals like these, we begin to decode the body’s language:That flutter in your chest.The clenching in your stomach.The hairs rising on your neck.
These are energetic messages—not emergencies—asking for your attention. By tuning in, we start to notice which environments, people, or habits are triggering our anxiety.
This is the beginning of inner alchemy:Transforming reactive patterns into conscious responses.It takes time. It takes compassion. But the more you listen to your body, the more aligned and peaceful you'll feel.
Let’s keep learning this together. The more we understand our energy, the less power anxiety holds over us.
Love & Light to You,
🌿✨ FREE Earth Alchemy Card with Sacred Grounding Rituals below to support your healing journey.










