The Truth About Energy Blockages

By Naomi M. | Purple Phoenix Wellness

Have you ever felt stuck — emotionally spinning your wheels, relationships stuck in repetitive loops, or a nagging sense that something inside you won’t shift no matter how hard you try? If so, you may be facing energy blockages.

In my work as a Reiki Master Teacher, grief life coach, meditation guide, forest therapy practitioner, and death doula candidate, I’ve seen how these invisible obstacles can quietly derail lives. The good news? They’re not permanent. They can be released, healed, and transformed.

What Are Energy Blockages, Really?

Picture your body’s energy system like a river flowing through channels and streams. When the flow is smooth and clean, life feels vibrant and alive. But when leaves, debris, or old sediments pile up, the water slows, becomes murky, and stagnates. That’s what energy blockages feel like.

They can stem from:

  • Unexpressed emotions, past wounds, or trauma

  • Negative thought patterns and limiting beliefs

  • Environmental stressors, toxic relationships, or energetic “drains”

  • Disconnection from self, nature, or spiritual alignment

Over time, those blockages can express themselves in our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual lives.

Signs You May Be Blocked

You might resonate with one or more of these:

  • Waking up drained, even after a restful sleep

  • Repeating patterns in relationships, work, or personal growth

  • Chronic tension, unexplained aches, digestive issues, or headaches

  • Sudden emotional waves—sadness, anger, or anxiety—that feel disconnected from the moment

  • Feeling like no matter how much positive thinking or visualization you do, your desires just won’t manifest

If this sounds familiar, it’s a sign your energy might need a reset.

How to Start Clearing the Flow

  1. Awareness Is Step One
    Begin by noticing where you feel stuck—physically, mentally, emotionally, or spiritually. What patterns repeat? What emotions linger?

  2. Energy Practices

    • Work with your chakras: meditation, visualization, or guided breathwork can help restore balance.

    • Emotion release: journaling, expressive movement, breathwork, or even letting yourself scream into a pillow.

    • Rituals & space clearing: smudging (sage, palo santo), salt baths, sound healing, or space cleansing to refresh your aura and surroundings.

    • Grounding methods: walk barefoot, spend time in nature, forest therapy, or connecting to the earth through trees, soil, and natural rhythms.

  3. Relationships & Boundaries
    Sometimes, blockages come from relationships that drain or entangle. Try cord-cutting rituals or intentional boundary practices—releasing energetic ties that no longer serve your growth.

  4. Support & Healing Allies
    When a blockage feels deeply rooted, having a sensitive, skilled guide (like a Reiki Master) can be transformative. They can sense where the energy is stuck and help you move it with awareness, compassion, and energetic technique.

Why This Matters (Beyond the “Woo”)

These aren’t just spiritual ideas — they tie into how your body, mind, and soul communicate. When energy flows well:

  • You feel more vitality, clarity, and aligned action

  • Emotional healing becomes easier to access

  • You can tap into deeper intuition, creativity, and presence

  • You begin to walk in your personal sovereignty, not as someone fragmented by old patterns

How This Links with My Other Modalities at Purple Phoenix Wellness

In my holistic practice, energy work doesn’t live in a vacuum—it’s woven together with:

  • Grief support and coaching: Helping you move the emotional content that often creates energetic congestion

  • Meditation and breathwork: Cultivating clarity and energetic awareness

  • Forest therapy: Using nature as a powerful conduit for energetic reset and grounding

  • Death doula / transition support: When life is deepening or nearing a threshold, energetic clarity becomes essential to presence, ritual, and reconciliation

Together, they create a rich tapestry of healing—supporting you on multiple levels and anchoring your energy body in alignment.

A Few Notes Before You Dive In

  • This isn’t a substitute for medical or psychological care. Always seek appropriate professional support when needed.

  • Healing is not linear. Some days feel lighter; others feel heavier. Be gentle with your process.

  • Even small shifts—moments of clarity, relief, or release—are meaningful and valid on this journey.

If you feel called to explore beyond self-practice and want a guided energy clearing, I invite you to Book a Reiki session or reach out. Let’s uncover what’s been quietly holding you back—and set your energy free.

May your energy flow, may your spirit rise, and may your path become more luminous.

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