Salt Clearing Techniques
There are weeks when an autoimmune disease flare up hits and your energy may be in the dumps. A healthy home is the foundation of wellness. A healthy home helps you balance your nervous system. When you are experiencing a flare up or your home just feels off, turn to a Salt Cleanse. The process will open up your home and help remove anything that is pulling you down. My flare ups are typically caused by two things, stress and sugar. The Salt Cleanse will not take away the sugar in my body but it will remove the dense energy created from stress.
This is a fantastic way to clear your home without the scent of Sage or Palo Santo.
There are two ways I use salt for clearing, the Salt Cleanse and a Salt Burn Clearing for a deep clearing.
Salt Cleanse
What you will need:
A small glass bowl
1/2 Cup of Himalayan Sea Salt (I buy Costco bulk, I always have salt on hand.)
Process:
- Take a small bowl of Himalayan Salt and fill it about three-quarters full. I use glass so the bowl does not absorb the negative energy.
- Leave the bowl out for 24 hours to capture the non-beneficial energy and re-energize your space! Do not leave out for more than 24 hours.
- Remove the salt by giving it back to the Earth or dumping it in a garbage bag and disposing it in an outdoor garbage container.
Salt Burn
This process is more involved; plan to set aside at least 45 minutes or more.
You will be using fire in this process, I like to do this clearing when I am alone. I use the time during the burn to clear my mind and reset.
Please be mindful and take the necessary precautions as you are working with fire.
Do not leave the fire unattended.
What you will need:
- A small oven safe bowl (I like to use a small pyrex dish)
- A pie dish with about 1 inch of water in it
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1/2 Cup of Himalayan Sea Salt (I buy the Costco bulk, so I always have it on hand.)
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1/8 Cup of 91% Rubbing Alcohol
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Matches
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Pot holders or heat protection gloves
Process:
You will need to be in an area like your kitchen where you can safely burn the salt. Please remove anything flammable before you do this.
1. Take a small bowl of Himalayan Salt and fill it about three-quarters full, which may be about 1 cup.
2. Set the small bowl into the middle of your pan of water.
3. Pour the rubbing alcohol over the salt.
4. Take a deep breath, hold it, and slowly breathe out, counting to nine. Do this three times.
5. In your mind or speak out loud three times: I clear my home from all non beneficial and negative energy with this salt and fire.
6. Light the alcohol on fire, taking precautions to protect yourself as the flame will jump around. The flame reacts to the energy it is clearing. Sometimes your flame will burn longer if the energy is dense.
7. Watch the flame and think about the things you would like to clear from your mind as it burns. Negative thoughts and emotions, or set an intention to remove some habits not supporting you. Or spend the time watching the fire in a meditative state. Watching fire has been used for thousands of years for meditation.
8. Let the fire naturally run its course. It will eventually burn off all the alcohol.
9. Bless your home, and say a prayer filling the home with positive love and light after the flame has stopped burning. The Earth fills voids naturally, be on purpose of filling the space you opened up with positive energy.
10. Once the flame is complete, use the gloves or pot holders to remove the salt. Either dump it down the toilet or outside, away from your home.
11. Wash the dishes by hand with soap and water, do not put them in the dishwasher to wash later. You want to remove the negative energy immediately.
Both processes are very effective and are wonderful tools during and after illness, when you feel like there is angst in your home, or even after you host guests.
Let me know if you have questions and enjoy the salt clearing!