The first step to healing your home and creating a haven and a sanctuary for you and your family is clearing any negative energy that may be preventing the warm, welcoming atmosphere you want in your home.

Negative energy, like the kind created by a heated argument, an illness, or a period of depression, can build up in your home, and get in the way of creating the warm, loving atmosphere you want.

You know how people say, “If these walls could speak?”. Well, they do, in a way. Each room holds the energy of all the memories that took place there–unless they’ve been cleared. Once they are cleared, you will have made room for all the loving memories you want to create, and that energy is what will welcome you when you come home!

To maximize your own results, it would be best to clean your house first and clear as much clutter as you can. Also, just before you start, take a few minutes to think through and get clear on your intention for the house and the results you expect. You might even want to write it down.

Preparing Yourself…

(1) Take a saltwater bath to clear your own energy

(2) Drink a full glass of water just before you start the clearing process

Preparing Your Home…

(1) Light an aromatherapy candle in every room of the house and keep them lit throughout the process.

(2) Open a window in every room. If it’s incredibly cold, just crack the windows! Even that will help the energy disperse.

Healing Your Home…

(1) Do an energy work exercise, holding the vision for the sanctuary you want to create in your home. As you do the energy exercise, dedicate your home to the intention you have chosen (peace, harmony, creativity, spiritual growth, etc). This exercise will harmonize you with your home.

(2) Mist every room, using water that has an essential oil added to it. Lemon, sage, cedarwood–any one or all of these oils could be used. As you mist each room, keep your overall purpose in mind. You might even say a brief prayer of dedication.

(3) Light a stick of sage incense to help clear and purify each room, repeating your dedication prayer.

(4) Get a bowl of salt and sprinkle a little salt in every corner.

(5) Create sound by clapping into every corner of the room to help dissipate the stuck energy there. You can repeat your prayer with each of these energy-clearing techniques.

If some of the negative energy in your home is because of arguments or relationship stress, request a journal exercise for finding the memories and beliefs that need to heal. Go to http://www.istheresomethingmore.com, complete the form at the bottom of the home page and leave a note in the comments section requesting the exercise and mentioning which article you read. Jeanine Byers Hoag is a certified healing practitioner, life purpose analyst and the author of The Life That’s Waiting for You, which offers a simple system for identifying your life purpose and crafting a life that fulfills it.