Being an empath
/Approximately 14 years after opening my Health Store, I realized that I was sensing what my customers were physically feeling and emotionally feeling. This was a strange thing at first because at the end of the day, I felt drained and had taken on the energy of those customers. This is how my journey began and what a Medical Empath is as I researched and discovered for myself.
The definition for empathy is broken down to mean "en (em) in ,+ pathos, feeling. The ability to sense intellectually and emotionally the emotions, feelings and reactions that another person is experiencing and to communicate that understanding to the person effectively. The feeling of oneself as being in and part of them." (The Dictionary - Medical Definition by Farlex)
We are all in a sense empathic most of us have shut this ability down or tune it out. An example of experiencing an empathic feeling would be: when we go to a social event and we go in feeling a little drained or upbeat and over time we experience our energy shift to the vibe of the social event. This ability to sense our environment is an amazing gift and we all have the opportunity to develop.
At first when I started working with the knowledge that I was a medical empath, I found myself taking on the energies of those that I met. Through the guidance of my inner knowing I learnt to distinguish what was my energy and what was not. I learnt to clear my energy field and to become aware of what was my energy and what was the energy of the other person.
When I work with my clients I share this knowledge and give them tools to clear their own energy field. Many of my clients have informed me that in the past they have been exhausted at the end of the day, but now with these tools, they are feeling refreshed at the end of the day.
For myself this gift has been crucial in tuning into my clients energy field and assessing the blocks and or imbalances that exist. Over the years I have honed my abilities paying attention to the energies that I pick up in my clients. It allows me to essentially scan the clients body to understand the energy blocks and emotional blocks. With that knowledge, I am able to move the energy to a place where it shifts and I able to sense and feel that shift when it occurs.
I am privileged to have this ability and I share this knowledge with my clients and students and therefor they are able to strengthen their own abilities.