Travel Tips: Clear the Energy in your Hotel Room for a more Comfortable Sleep!

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Travel Tips: Clear the Energy in your Hotel Room for a more Comfortable Sleep!

November 10, 2008

I’ve been gone for a week (maybe more, I’m not sure); I went on a holiday with my family. Well, I can’t really say that it was a real vacation because I still worked at night – I had a difficult time sleeping at night, you see, so I had to make use of the time to do something productive. I took the liberty of catching up with work while my daughter slept soundly on our temporary bed.

I know a lot of you have experienced this at least once during travel – feeling a strange vibe when you walk into a room. Personally, what usually happens is that I get to sleep at 7pm (my daughter’s usual sleeping time) and wake up at around midnight. Sometimes I get spooked by strange sounds or by the feeling that someone is watching me. Of course it was Halloween, maybe that contributed to the “terror”.

Some people call it a hyper active imagination, others use the term “paranoia”. But for people who believe in the supernatural, entities, nature and spirits, this is more than real – it’s a different form of energy vibrating at a different level than what we are used to. That’s why it sometimes makes us nervous – because we know that this “entity”, “energy”, whatever you call it, is not one of our kind. Some would attribute this to the fact that too many people go in and out of these rooms and the room accumulates energies from its occupants. Others claim that since hotel rooms are rarely aired out, energies can stagnate which can cause the magnification of all kinds of emotions – sadness, anger, grief. This is also true for businesses and even private homes. I’m not sure if I believe this but I’ve encountered a couple of unbelievable circumstances which I find hard explaining, and somehow, my belief is really flexible. For some reason I can’t really disregard the claim of energy circulation and such.

Anyway, my discussion isn’t really about the supernatural. What I wanted to talk about are the tips you can clear the negative vibes of a room so you’ll feel more comfortable for your short stay. These tips were written by Lia Bernardo of the Philippine Daily Inquirer:

Aromatherapy: Through this method, you can clear the negative energy and replace it with positive one. Essential oils such as lavender not only purify the space, it also relaxes you and will even promote better sleep. This is the reason why most wellness spas have rooms which smells good. For some people, a good alternative is incense.

Night ritual: Before going to sleep, lay your hand on the pillow and say “this is my bed for the evening, I clear this bed and pillows of previous energies. It is mine tonight and I will sleep comfortably.”

Bring a clear quartz crystal with you: They say that crystals are efficient in bringing good energies into a room.

Remember you night prayer: “Angel of God my guardian dear…” Yup! You need to ask your angels for protection. I usually have nightmares when I sleep in a hotel room, and I use some form of this prayer during my sleep. Yes, I meant while I am sleeping. For some reason, when I have a nightmare, I feel as there’s another part of me who is not having the nightmare and that part I summon to wake up and pray a prayer which only I can understand. Through this prayer, I make my other self wake up.

A clean room is important – remember the saying “cleanliness is next to Godliness”? Well, this is all too true. Personal cleanliness also qualifies in this category.

Rearrange the furniture. This I always do in any hotel room I inhabit. I mark my territory this way

Here’s one tip that I discovered: Try not to get your sheets changed. I know this is not easy for some people, but for me, I need to be able to smell my scent in the sheets so I can sleep better. When I went to Taiwan, I had trouble sleeping because my sheets were always new. When I stayed in Thailand for a week, I asked the housekeeping lady to change the pillow cases and the bed sheet but the blanket had to stay. I had a peaceful sleep the whole time.