What is Raising Your Vibration? (The High Vibes Game)
Jun 4th, 2007 by chris
Do a Google search for ‘raising vibration’ and there is no lack of information available. But in the spirit of the ‘high vibes game’ meme started at OptimistLab (I’ve just been tagged … twice), I’ll give my take on it as well as five things I do to ‘raise my vibration’.
But first, the following individuals with great websites tagged me within a day of each other, before I had the opportunity to work on this post:
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Jonathan Bankert from JonathanBankert.com
Pamm from My Secret Spiritual Dance
Five Ways I Raise My Vibes
Raising your vibration means different things to different people. To some it means increasing your level of good feelings, to others it means increasing your level of spirituality. From my perspective:
The closer you are to who you want to be, the better you feel and the more things in life just seem to fall into place effortlessly. That said, these are the things that work to help me be in that place:
- Meditation/Breathing Exercises
As a daily practice, I like to start the day with meditation and some Kriya Yoga pranayams, or breathing exercises. This puts me in a positive frame of mind for the day.
- Modified Five Tibetan Rites
These exercises do not take much time to perform and are great for generating rejuvenating energy. There are plenty of instructions on the web, but I perform a modified version taken from the book Your Hands Can Heal You, by Master Steven Cho.
- Kirtan/Chanting
- Listening to inspiring music
- Unselfish acts
Whether with well-known Kirtan chanters such as Krishna Das, or with a local group which gets together once a month, an evening of Kirtan leaves me so hyped up with energy that I can be a bit overwhelming with my family after I get home.
Krishna Das, Wah!, Jai Uttal, and Snatam Kaur are among the artists that I listen to. Their music always puts me in a peaceful, positive, mood.
In an episode of Friends, Joey tells Phoebe that there is no such thing as an unselfish act. In a sense, I have to agree. While family and friends provide plenty of opportunities to do things for others that do not bring immediate benefit to myself, the mere fact that they benefit is meaningful. Why? Because we are all connected, and if something happens that makes another happy, why is it any different than if it were happening to me?
Spreading Good Vibes
As part of this meme, I’ve tagged and submitted the following posts to the website High Vibe It, which functions like the community-based Digg website for articles/posts/news, except that the intention of High Vibe It is to focus exclusively on positive-oriented content. Some of these writers might already have been tagged, but I felt it good to draw attention to these posts anyway.
- Are you Using the Language of Love?
By Mark at The Naked Soul, this post is a good reminder about being aware of how we speak to those whom we love.
- Installing the Love Software
By surjit at gurushabad, computer geeks (and others, too) will find humor and meaning in this post about the ingredients for love.
- A compass tells you what you want most
JackDirt at excommunicate.net tells how to tap into your subconscious for answers.
- A Better Way to Unleash Your Potential
Lee over at absolutelee.com shows why our failures are no reason for giving up on a dream.
- Gardening for Your Soul and Your Success
Joseph Bernard at Explore Creating a Meaningful Life relates gardens to our current life and beyond.
Thank you for sharing these ways to raise your vibes
Nice list.
- Roger
Thanks for the tag Chris! I read over the high vibes “game” and I will have to see what I can come up with. Ironic thing is I was planning on linking your site soon.
Hey Chris!
Great list! Thanks for playing the High Vibes Game!
Cardin Lilly Routh
Thanks for sharing!
Thank-you so much for the tag and the link!
I really like this post. Raising vibration can involve taking steps to deepen spirituality and also to make life choices that simply generate positive feelings. I believe that as you exert effort to raise your vibration in one way, you are actually enhancing the other.
I teach Pilates and give my clients breathing exercises to breathe laterally (to the sides and into the lungs, not the abdomen). This is very helpful for body control and relaxation.
Ah yes… raising your vibrations is one of the most important and overlooked aspects of feeling your best. Thanks much for sharing!!
-Ben Ashanti