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How to Raise Your Vibration: 10-Step Guide

Achieving inner peace and raising one’s vibration are essential steps toward spiritual growth and fulfillment. As an energy healer and spiritual teacher, I have guided many through this transformative process. Here, I share key steps to help you elevate your vibration and find greater peace.


At the end of the article, I have included a handy infographic that you can download for easy reference as well.


The Connection Between Inner Peace and Global Peace


If you want to bring peace to the Earth, make your own life peaceful. It is true that personal tranquility contributes to global harmony. The journey to inner peace and a higher vibrational state is not just a personal endeavor; it has far-reaching implications for the world around us.

Our thoughts are things and have tangible effects on our reality. And with or without our awareness, our mental energy shapes the world around us.

With the understanding that our thoughts and personal vibrations influence our reality, we are empowered to harness this power to create more fulfilling and peaceful lives for all.


How to Raise Your Vibration


Here are 10 steps anyone can take to cultivate a higher vibration and bring more peace to the world.

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1. Mindful Awareness


The first step in raising your vibration is cultivating mindful awareness. This involves being fully present in each moment, observing your thoughts and emotions without judgment.


Daily practices such as meditation and mindful breathing can enhance your awareness. Sit quietly, focus on your breath, and allow thoughts to pass like clouds, neither clinging to them nor pushing them away.


2. Refocus


Refocusing is essential because it helps shift attention from negative thoughts and external distractions to positive, high-frequency thoughts and present-moment awareness. Over time, this practice reprograms old ways of thinking and calms the nervous system.


This conscious redirection of mental energy also enhances our ability to manifest desired outcomes, maintain emotional balance, and contribute to both personal and collective harmony.


3. Gratitude and Positive Thinking


Gratitude is a powerful tool for raising your vibration. Begin each day by listing things you are grateful for. This shifts your focus from what you lack to the abundance around you, elevating your vibrational frequency.


Complement this with positive affirmations to rewire your subconscious mind. Statements such as “I am worthy,” “I am love,” "I am abundance," and “I attract positivity” reinforce a high vibrational state.


4. Energy Cleansing and Balancing


Our energy fields accumulate vibrations from various sources in life (people, situations, substances) and some of those influences can lower our vibrations. Regular energy cleansing helps remove these unwanted energies.


Sound baths and spending time in nature, especially where there is moving water such as streams, waterfalls, and waves are particularly helpful. Practices such as smudging with sage, using crystals, and practicing Reiki or other forms of energy healing such as Qi Gong and energy medicine will help purify your aura and surroundings.


5. Healthy Lifestyle Choices


Your physical body is the vessel for your spirit. Nourishing it with natural foods, staying hydrated, engaging in regular physical activity, and getting adequate rest supports higher vibrations.


Many substances use more energy than they produce in the body, thereby lowering one's vibration. It is important to consider avoiding processed foods, excessive caffeine and alcohol as well as some pharmaceuticals since they can lower your vibration.


6. Move Your Body


Moving the body is crucial for raising vibration as physical activity helps release stagnant energy and increase the flow of vital life force throughout the body.


Exercise elevates endorphin levels, reduces stress, and enhances overall mood, which contributes to higher vibrational frequencies. Additionally, regular movement supports physical health, aligns the body with positive energy, and creates a strong foundation for emotional and spiritual growth.


7. Connect with Nature More


Nature’s frequency is inherently high and harmonious. Spending time outdoors, whether in a forest, by the ocean, or simply in your garden, can attune you to these natural vibrations. Walking barefoot on the earth, known as grounding or earthing, can help balance your energy field and foster a sense of peace.


8. Emotional Healing


Unresolved emotions can anchor you in lower vibrational states. Release thoughts of victim-hood (understanding that we have come here to experience what we are not). Elevate your perspective when interacting with others, and work on eliminating fears of failure and being "wrong," as it causes resistance and lowers vibration.


Engaging in practices that promote emotional release and healing, such as

journaling, talking to a trusted friend or therapist, or participating in healing groups, can free you from these burdens.


Forgiveness and acceptance, both for yourself and others, is a significant aspect of emotional healing and raises your vibration significantly over time.

Acts of kindness and compassion toward others elevate your own vibration. Whether it’s a smile, a helping hand, or simply listening, these small gestures create ripples of positive energy into our world.


Remember, the love and kindness you give to others return to you many-fold, further raising your vibrational state.


9. Spiritual Practices and Rituals


Engaging in spiritual practices that resonate with you can significantly raise your vibration. This could include prayer, chanting, participating in spiritual groups, or practicing mindful movement. These rituals connect you to a higher power and the universal energy, fostering a deep sense of peace and alignment.


10. Surround Yourself with High Vibrational Influences


Your environment and the company you keep influence your vibration. Surround yourself with positive, like-minded individuals who uplift and inspire you.


Declutter your living space, infusing it with elements that bring joy and tranquility, such as plants, crystals, and soothing music.


Final Thoughts


By incorporating these steps into your daily life, you align with the higher frequencies of the reality, opening doors to profound spiritual growth and lasting peace. Remember, the journey to inner peace begins within you. Embrace it with an open heart and a willing spirit, and watch as your life transforms in beautiful and unexpected ways.


Raising your vibration and achieving inner peace is a continuous, evolving journey. It requires commitment, patience, self-love, and support.

If you are in need of support, at Sacred Awaken, I offer a variety of in-person and remote sessions to help you on your journey, including sound baths, Reiki and energy rebalancing, grief counseling, health and life coaching and more.

Book Online today and transform your life.


Infographic on Raising Vibration

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