Cardin over at OptimistLab writes that she’s been doing a bit of “vibrational housecleaning”, and it reminded me how wonderful it can feel to go deep and clean-up your vibes every now and then.

How do you know when you need to clean up your vibes? I usually know when I find myself not feeling as “up” as normal, but my feelings aren’t being triggered by something in my external environment. This is usually a sign that I should spend a bit of time “going deep”.

If you’ve been feeling that way lately, here are seven tips that I’ve always found helpful for vibrational housecleaning:

1. Increase your meditation frequency. One of the fastest ways to clean up your vibes is to keep on track with your meditation, and make it a priority to temporarily increase the number of times or the duration of your meditation sessions.
2. Accept where you are and who you are. Often you’ll find yourself battling strong feelings of dissatisfaction with yourself - where you are, and who you are. Set aside time to practice processes that help you get back that beautiful sense of self-acceptance - the process I love most is the “self BOPA”. Developed by Denise Coates, the self BOPA takes the Book of Positive Aspects process from Ask and It Is Given, and makes you the subject of your book.
3. Play appreciation games. The practice of gratitude and appreciation is a very powerful way to “tune-up” your vibes. In addition to being uplifting, I always find that appreciation helps me to get rid of a lot of negative thoughts and feelings.
4. Make time for quiet and silence. Give yourself a period of time each day where you don’t have to do anything. Take this time, even if it’s only five or ten minutes a day, and sit and simply be yourself. You’re not meditating, you’re not playing with an abundance process, you’re simply Being. You’ll find it’s like taking deep breaths on a mental level that help to clear away vibrational cobwebs. Which brings us to …
5. Breathe deeply. Remember to stop every now and then to breathe deeply. Deep breathing can have a very cleansing effect, and help to center you. When you’re working on cleaning up your vibes, the physical act of deep breathing helps you to sharpen your internal focus.
6. Feel your way through whatever comes up. During this period of time, you will probably find yourself confronting strong feelings - and often these are feelings that you don’t really want to have. Don’t be alarmed. It’s all part of the process of vibrational housecleaning. It’s why you’re clearing a space and shifting your energies. When these feelings come up, reach for self-acceptance, and then gently reframe the feelings. I like to label these feelings as simply my “old stories”, and write down new ones for myself. It’s an easy way to reframe your perspective.
7. Reach for that feeling of trust. As you find yourself getting rid of thoughts, beliefs and feelings that no longer serve you, you’ll probably feel at least a bit of internal turbulence or chaos, some of which might even be reflected in your external environment. Practice reaching for that feeling of trust - trust that all is well. If you find accessing that sense of trust challenging, focus on that feeling of trust while you’re doing any of the things outlined above.

When you engage in vibrational housekeeping, what you’re really doing is getting rid of energy that is in conflict with who you are and what you desire. Cleaning up your vibes can be a quiet and soothing process, and when you emerge from your housekeeping, and shake the dust of past beliefs and thoughts off your “broom”, you’ll find a shift in your perspective that makes it all worthwhile.