Last week I took advantage of the full moon energy and did a release ritual, releasing anything that was preventing me from moving forward. I released stagnant energy, toxic thoughts and emotions and faulty beliefs that were coming up for me.

While it’s even more powerful to do a release ritual during a full moon, you can do them anytime. Holding onto things that aren’t serving your highest good, that are lowering your energetic vibration and are affecting you living the fullness of your life, can be highly toxic to our health and wellbeing.

Doing a release ritual, helps aid in the energetic release of these thoughts and issues in a cathartic, freeing, nourishing and supportive way.

How to do a release ritual

Choose your location: Choose a place that gives you feel good energy. A place that allows you to feel expansive and is not filled with clutter and distractions.

I chose to do mine on my patio in my backyard, under the full moon sky. I played some Bob Dylan, had backyard lights on and it was a very relaxing and abundant environment, being under the big, open sky.

Set the stage:

Find items that feel good to you, help you align with your highest vibration and will help you connect with your calm, inner being. Also, if you have, select items that will help support the release of negative energy.

I brought a lavender candle, lavender essential oils, a Ganesh (remover of obstacles), clear quartz – the “master healer” crystal and palo santo – used for energetic cleansing.

For you this may involve other items such as sage or a mala beads or something else.

Determine your release approach:

There are several ways to do a release ritual.

You can burn it by writing what you want to release and burning those pieces of paper.

You can release in the wind by blowing dandelion seeds in the air or letting sand run through your hands on a windy day at the beach.

You can release in water by throwing rocks or flowers or paper boats with your thoughts on them as they float away.

I chose to do the burning option. You can watch it here.

You get the idea. There is no right or wrong way to do this. Find an approach that feels right to you.

Prepare what you’re going to release:

I meditated and then wrote down any thoughts, beliefs or attachments that I needed to release on pieces of paper.

Release:

As I burned each paper and issue or thought that I wanted to release, I allowed myself to feel closure with that sentiment and give my system and mind the opportunity to let go of these emotions in an intentional and liberating way.

I also spent time journaling afterwards, illuminating what I wanted to call in, without knowing the “how”. I connected with the emotions, desires, feelings that I wanted to call in through conscious prayer, journaling and really allowing myself to embrace those exact feelings as if I already had them.

I connected with freedom, alignment, truth and abundance.

Low and behold, this past weekend, the clarity, opportunities and answers I had been seeking came rushing through me with maximum impact.

It was mind blowingly magical and gave me a massive release and energetic shift.

I moved from a state of anxiety, rumination and stagnation, to a state of calm energy, precision alignment and clarity on direction in all the ways, massive inspiration and momentum and a ton of joy.

I highly recommend doing a release ritual if you’re feeling heavy, stressed or feel you’re holding on to situations, beliefs or thoughts that are not serving you.

The moment you release them to the universe, you make space to welcome in the abundance and gifts you are meant to have. You raise you energetic vibration and release the tension inside.

Have you ever done a release ritual?

xo