Ever felt like you're walking a tightrope between absorbing others' energies and maintaining your own balance? You're not alone. 

Let's dive into 5 healthy principles for cultivating clean energy exchanges in every day life, and especially in your Reiki practice:

Embrace Empathic Sensitivity: Your heightened sensitivity isn't a curse - it's a superpower! But with great power comes great responsibility. Learn to dance with the ebb and flow of emotions, feeling deeply without drowning in them. Just because you feel doesn’t mean its personal.

Find Your Balance: Forget the idea that protection means putting up walls. It's all about finding that sweet spot between shielding yourself and staying open to connection. Think of it as being transparent and flexible, rather than building a fortress.

Navigate Social Dynamics: Ever found yourself giving away your energy in exchange for approval? Recognize those sneaky social contracts and reclaim your power. Healthy boundaries lead to healthier relationships.

Embrace Self-Acceptance: Love yourself like your favorite cozy blanket. Seeking validation from others is like searching for warmth outside, when you've got a snuggly fire within. Cultivate self-acceptance, and watch those codependent patterns melt away.

Observe Without Judgment: Picture yourself as a wildlife documentary filmmaker, observing the fascinating ecosystem of your own mind. Embrace non-judgmental self-observation to uncover your habits, reactions, and motivations with curiosity and kindness.

Understanding the mechanics of energetic exchanges are so important in life and especially when giving a Reiki treatment. Every interaction, every moment, is a flow of energy. 

By honouring this exchange and applying these 5 principles to ensure a clean exchange, we create balance, healing, and harmony within ourselves and with others.