Paint is a fascinating material.   On the physical level paint is applied to a wall surface as a liquid, and through a chemical process becomes a solid thin coating that sticks to your wall – which is kind of cool to think about.  That the coating can be different colors, textures, or applied in layers to create visual effects is even cooler.

From an energetic perspective paint in it’s liquid form is a plastic substance whose vibration can be altered or permeated.  Once the paint dries this vibration becomes more fixed and is sealed into the surface of the wall forming an imprint.  The imprint emits a vibrational frequency which effects the quality of experience in that room.  It creates a subtle atmosphere – a space of consciousness – that effects the quality of all the activities that take place there.

What this means is that every time you paint a room, you are creating a layer of vibrational imprint.  This imprint will reflect your state of being at the time you create it.  So if you are happy and excited to be painting your room the green color that you love because it inspires you, this uplifting vibration will be imprinted into your walls.  If you are resentful that you have to paint and angry that your partner is not helping you, then a heavy, resentful vibrational frequency will permeate your paint.   If you hire painters who just want to get the job over with so that they can collect their pay and survive, then this survival attitude will subtly influence your space, your choices, and behaviors.

Here are three tips you can use to paint to change the energy of your room:

1. Design Top Down
Spend a little time considering what you want the end result of the energy of your room to be like – even before you choose a color.  Do you want it to be light and uplifting or earthy and cozy?  Do you want energy that will help you be more productive and creative in your home office?  Are you wanting to reinvent your kitchen so that it’s a haven of nourishing satisfying energy?  Are you wanting to invite a new partner into your heart and ignite more intimate energies?  Or would you like to create the energy for a greater level of abundance?
Once you’re clear, on what energy you desire, then you have to feel that desire and energy inside yourself.  What is the energy of it like in your body, in your awareness?  Does it tickle the depths of your belly?  Does it warm your heart?  Does it make you tingle all over, or bring you to a quiet, grounded space?  Once you feel it, choose your colors from there.  It makes all the difference.  This process works outside your discursive mind, and gets you in touch with your authentic wantings.  Once you can feel it, you can embody what you want and create space for it to unfold in your life.

2. Charge your Paint
Before you begin to paint your walls, spend a few moments going inside.  Sit down with your paint can in front of you and remove the lid.  Close your eyes.  Breathe.  Go back to the space of feeling what you want the energy of your room to be like. Revel in this feeling!  Enjoy it!  Open to it more and more deeply until it becomes tangible light or vibration through your whole being.  When you feel ready, rub your hands together at chest height.  Slightly separate your hands and feel the energy, like a ball between them. Then gently extend your hands, one on each side of the paint can, palms facing inwards.  Let the energy flow though your heart, into your hands and permeate the paint. You can have your eyes softly open or closed, and take as long as you need, until you feel satisfied that the energy of the paint resonates with the energy inside you.

3. Get out of your Mind!
While painting, let go of worries, nagging fears, and repetitive thoughts that do not support you.  Focus on what you are creating!  Fall in love with the color you’ve chosen, be more conscious of every inch of the room you are transforming.  Feel how much you will enjoy being there.  And during it all hold the energy of what you want it all to feel like inside you.  Radiate.  If you get distracted by something – say a phone call – make sure that the conversation resonates with the energy you are holding.  Otherwise leave the room until it’s over and then spend a moment closing your eyes and re-engaging the feeling before you start working again.
Recently one of the clients I am coaching to paint her home office told me this great tip. “I light a candle before I begin painting, and then when I’m done I blow it out.  It helps me bring a greater awareness to the work I’m doing, and gives my painting sessions a clear beginning and ending – no fuzzy gray area!”

I hope that you find these tips useful to improving the energy of your living spaces.  If you give any of these suggestions a whirl, I’d love to hear your questions and experiences!  Drop me a line or call for a chat. And in the meantime, keep shining!

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Here is a gem of an article written by Linda Freya who is a Space Clearer and IST practitioner.  Follow this link to her website to learn more about her work and upcoming events.  What do you think makes a space sacred?  I’d love to hear your thoughts!

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Do you want to spice up your sex life? Are you in a phase of exploring your sexuality? Or do you want to re-ignite the spark with that special someone? A Painted Sacred Space designed to evoke passion and sensuality will help you to increase vitality, libido, creativity, and fun in your bedroom.

Why is sexuality so compelling? When you are sexually active it engages the life force. The centers of energy located in the belly and at the base of the body are gateways into creativity, vitality, as well as the animalistic side of human consciousness. Exploring your relationship to your sexuality puts you in touch with these vital forces, and outside the controlled reality of your ordinary mental consciousness.

It is possible to have profound experiences while having sex and come in touch with deeply intimate parts of your being, bringing depth, opening, self awareness, and pleasure. When you become consciously aware of this driving force inside yourself and build a relationship with it, you can access it when you need to spark a creative idea, charm a potential business partner, power though that last mile of your morning run, or seduce a partner for an experience of shared bliss.

Creating Sacred Space for Desire

Becoming clear on what you want sexually is important. The more intense a desire is, the more vital force is tied up behind it. With a highly charged desire there can often be emotional entanglements, conditioning, or belief systems that compel you towards or away from the desire. Sometimes my clients are not even aware of the sea of desires inside, waiting to be discovered like exotic treasures. So let’s start simply. What do you like in bed? Are there certain positions that turn you on? Is there something your partner does that really works for you? Are there certain times of day or night where you feel your desire most? Work with your strengths and what you and your partner can do well together and see if you can make your best experiences even better. If there is something that your partner does that really does not work for you, come up with an alternate suggestion that you would like to try.

Once you are clear on the experience(s) you would like to have see if you can perceive a “feeling thread” or a core feeling that runs through the background of the majority of your desires.

It could a the desire to experience oneness, a desire to completely let go,  a feeling of freedom, or the desire to experience a particular quality of intensity. Regardless, once you have a sense of this essential desire inside, you can begin to design your Painted Sacred Space.

Here are some questions to help you:

1. What colors resonate with your core desire?
2. When you feel your core desire, are there textures that are most appealing?
3. From the sense of your core desire, do you feel light and uplifted, or grounded and dense?
4. Does the space of your core desire feel light or dark?
5. When you feel your core desire does the space feel large and expansive, or close and intimate?

Now look at the answers to your questions. Begin to piece together ideally the kinds of colors, textures, and ambiance that will help facilitate your experience. Your core desire is the foundation of your Sacred Space for sex.  By openly acknowledging your core desire you can begin to arrange your bedroom to support it.
Create Space to Explore your fantasies:

Another way to spice up your sex life is to explore your fantasies. Start inside. What are the experiences you would like to have? What are the sensations you would like to experience? Write them down in a private place, or share them with your partner. Then create your fantasy bedroom!  Set the scene, the ambiance, the lighting, the music. Get the accessories, the outfits – whatever it takes. Have fun and make it a really special time between you and your partner! The act of giving a partner a fantasy that they have always wanted is an empowering and deeply fulfilling experience for both of you, sure to win you undying adoration and deepen the space for future experiences. The act of receiving a long held fantasy can be a hugely liberating experience that can demolish limiting belief systems, bring you of new levels of self confidence, and stoke your passion for life.

I’m to sexy for my self:

Let’s face it – here is nothing less sexy than a person who whines about what they’re not getting, or continually complains about a lackluster sex life.  Take a look at your bedroom.  What does it say about you?   Does it reflect your sizzling sensuality?  Does it inspire passionate abandon? Fear not!  A Painted Sacred Space will create the environment for you express your divine deliciousness.
Start with yourself.  Do you want the lover who looks at you like a tiger stalking it’s prey? Become the tiger and stalk your lover. Do you want a partner that oozes magnetic charm, makes you laugh, and is spontaneous in the bedroom? Find what sparks your inner magnetism, make yourself and your partner laugh, and surprise yourself by being spontaneous in your lovemaking. You will either attract a partner that resonates with you or create the experience you desire by knowing the parts of yourself that you have always wanted to be, and have not dared to express. A Painted Sacred Space is a reflection of an essential aspect of you.  Creating a sacred space in your bedroom that holds and reflects your sensuality, libido, creativity, and fun, will help you embody the vital forces inside you.

How have you created Sacred Space for sex in your bedroom?   Share your ideas by leaving a comment below!

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Painting Sacred Spaces – client feature Mira & Chad

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Do you sense a difference in this room from the before and after shots?

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