The Fabulous Four Energy Management Secrets
by Michaela Scherr
Some people practise their golf swing, lines for a play, recitals and a whole range of other things. There are many things I too practise but there is one thing I practise consistently and that is energy management.
So what exactly is energy management? In this case, it’s not managing coal or natural gas reserves, it’s about how we manage ourselves during times of stress and anxiety; when our energy isn’t grounded and our thinking scattered; or when our minds are too full of everyday ‘stuff’ to think clearly.
The secret to dealing with times such as these are through employing a selection of energy management techniques that have worked exceptionally well for me and which I’d like to share with you.
Wondering what the secret is? Quite simply it’s nothing new and really no secret at all. The secret to managing our energy is by accessing the present moment, meditation, mindfulness, and letting go.
See, nothing new and no secret but it’s great to revisit (including for me) these techniques in a nutshell!
The first technique is to learn to be in the present moment. This is the starting point for all energy management techniques and is a great tool for bringing back scattered energies of thoughts in the past, and future which robs us of the many wonderful experiences to be had in the here and now.
To begin find a comfortable spot to sit and do nothing except become aware of the rise and fall of your chest as you breathe in and out, listening to the sound of your breath.
Using your 5 senses, focus and notice what is happening inside and outside your body.
Became aware of the sounds you hear, eg people, traffic, music, inside your body, and anything else that is around you at this present moment.
Become aware of colours around you, of your clothing, furniture, the seat you’re sitting on, the colours surrounding the windows and doors within your line of sight.
Notice and feel the texture right now of the clothing you’re wearing, is it soft and silky, rough or cool, warm or fluffy? Notice the weave of the shirt, trousers or skirt you’re wearing? Are there any marks on your clothing?
Move your tongue around inside your mouth and feel your teeth.
Start massaging your palms and notice the lines in your palms, does your skin feel dry, smooth, or rough. Massage the tops of your hands. Do you notice any differences?
When you have conversations with others, really be there with them. Listen attentively; match their tone, speed, volume and pitch, also their breathing rate and if they smile, smile in return. People can sense when you’re not paying attention to them. Put yourself in their shoes. Do you want to be listened to when you speak to others?
When you go through this exercise retain your focus for at least three minutes because the longer you stay focused the longer you’ll get used to being in the ‘now’. When thoughts of dinner; what’s on television; the shopping etc, begin to float into your consciousness refocus on your breathing to centre yourself again.
The second energy management technique is to become mindful. ‘Mindfulness’ can mean:
Paying attention to our bodies, mind, and spirit, from within and outside our selves, in an objective, non-judgmental way.
Acceptance.
Become aware of emotional patterns.
Use of the senses: visual, kinaesthetic, auditory, gustatory, and olfactory, and our sixth sense spiritual/intuitive.
Learn to observe yourself in a non-judgemental way through a ‘mindfulness’ exercise. Make any mental notes of findings you may want to deal with after this exercise.
To begin this exercise first become comfortable in your space, move around until you find the best level of comfort, and then take several slow deep breaths. Then become fully aware of what is happening to your body, internally and externally passing no judgement on what you find.
Notice and become aware of feelings (emotional and physical), internally and externally. Notice the feel of your chair, whether your hips are comfortable and aligned, is it hot, cold, warm, cool or indifferent. Is there pain and if so to what level?
What are the emotions you’re currently experiencing? Observe these emotions objectively and notice how it affects you physiologically and making no judgements on what you find.
Become aware of what you notice visually, are there are colours, images or moving pictures, or even words or numbers.
What internal dialogue do you hear and is it loud or quiet, positive or negative, clear or abstract? Where do you notice sounds or internal dialogue are coming from and what emotions are associated with it.
Also become aware of any tastes or smells and notice physiological changes as you notice these senses.
You can expand on this exercise as much as you want to. All it requires is for you to be objective and observe.
Next we have the third energy management technique, ‘letting go’. Have you ever wanted something so badly it hurt? I know I have, and it was only by me letting go of ‘wanting’ something that I attracted it. Quite a paradox really – let go to receive.
Wanting creates an energy pull which acts much like two magnets of the same polarity – the two never meet. Maybe you’ve already experienced such a play of energy. If not, next time you’re sitting quietly think of something that you really want badly, fully experience this wanting then notice the energy it takes to produce this wanting.
When you release this pull, but keep working towards your goal, it allows for divine timing to come into play.
Years ago my family experienced the stress of a poor investment choice. To cut a long story short, a property market crash ensued around the time it came to renegotiate the mortgage. No financial institution would help because the property was now worth far less than the amount needed to refinance (even though repayments were easily manageable).
There were many sleepless nights and much negotiating with many banks and decided that if the only way out was through bankruptcy then so be it, enough was enough! What happened then was we let go of the situation.
The following morning we both woke up feeling peaceful for the first time in ages. By lunchtime that day all our problems were solved through an unexpected phone call from a bank. A deal was struck with an outcome far exceeding our wildest hopes.
What we did was to let go of wanting to control our situation but still worked at finding a solution to our problem. What we didn’t do was to let go and give up.
When we let go of the energy pull of ‘wanting’ we can give it up to the higher power, the universe, or whatever it is you’re comfortable calling ‘it’. While you do this continue to work towards achieving your goal. It’s much like putting your stresses on the backburner while you go about doing what needs doing.
Last but not least is the fourth fabulous energy Management secret – Meditation!
This would have to be my all-time favourite and something I do for at least 20 minutes each morning before starting work, more if I have time.
Meditation can provide greater clarity in:
And can facilitate:
Greater life balance.
Less stress.
Better health and wellbeing.
The creation of better personal and business relationships.
Harmony for yourself.
Finding the middle ground.
So there you have it in a nutshell; the Fabulous Four of Energy Management Secrets. If you’re new to these techniques it may take a little practise to become familiar with them so maybe enrolling in a course where these techniques are taught will be useful - plus you may have lots of fun like I did, learning these techniques!
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