{"id":1292,"date":"2009-04-14T07:53:07","date_gmt":"2009-04-14T11:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spaceclear.com\/wordpress\/?p=1292"},"modified":"2022-05-19T10:50:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T14:50:59","slug":"space-clearing-is-loving-up-a-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spaceclear.com\/2009\/04\/space-clearing-is-loving-up-a-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Clearing is \u201cLoving Up\u201d a Place"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-37711\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaceclear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/leaf-droplets-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaceclear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/leaf-droplets-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.spaceclear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/leaf-droplets-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.spaceclear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/leaf-droplets-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spaceclear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/leaf-droplets-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.spaceclear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/leaf-droplets-610x610.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/www.spaceclear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/leaf-droplets-266x266.jpeg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaceclear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/leaf-droplets.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Part 3 of 7 *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s our second skin.<\/strong> Homes and workplaces are extensions of us. Through doorways and hallways, they circulate energy <em>(chi)<\/em>\u2013or don\u2019t, depending on how cluttered, congested, and gummed up they are. Like people, they get stressed out, out of balance, even sick.<\/p>\n<p>Houses and buildings breathe by expanding and contracting. They are affected by the land they sit on, the weather, the neighboring properties, and yes, even the residue of memories left behind by previous occupants. Homes thrive when they\u2019re nourished and well tended. Like people, they respond well to love.<\/p>\n<p>I often tell my clients that at the very core of this practice, space-clearing is &#8220;loving up\u201d a place: restoring balance by paying attention, acknowledging, and holding a space for the home or workplace with \u201cspacious detachment.\u201d Watch a mother hold her disconsolate child without conditions, or an agenda, or a need to fix or \u201cdo\u201d anything, and you get the idea. The child walks away feeling all better because his mom simply held a space for him.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, <strong>a simple act of witnessing and honoring that comes from mindful tending does wonders to shift the energy in a space. <\/strong>You can practice this yourself by simply doing something in your home that makes you feel good. The good energy will ripple out, and circulate into all areas of your home and life. If you like to cook, for example, prepare something that you love, with smells that you know will waft and linger. If you like to dance or listen to music, crank up the music and boogie at least once a day\u2026 maybe even while you\u2019re cooking, or washing the dishes.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>If you thought it was just you, your family and your pets that occupied your space, think again. There is way more going on in our homes than meets the eye. <strong>Find out in my next post, Part 4:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spaceclear.com\/wordpress\/?p=1310\">&#8220;Space Clearing: There\u2019s More Going On Than Meets the Eye.\u201d<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>*To see the Series overview, simply enter &#8220;Space Clearing&#8221; in the Search box in the upper right header<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part 3 of 7 * It\u2019s our second skin. Homes and workplaces are extensions of us. Through doorways and hallways, they circulate energy (chi)\u2013or don\u2019t, depending on how cluttered, congested, and gummed up they are. Like people, they get stressed out, out of balance, even sick. Houses and buildings breathe by expanding and contracting. 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