Most lightworkers have been to hell and back, and are typically very aware of their shadow side. This is commonly what has led them down the path to their soul calling to help elevate the collective consciousness.
Self-care is extra beneficial for you in order to stay in alignment with your inner being and in a higher vibration. In this article, I'm going to share self-care tips specifically for the lightworkers of the world.
We'll also discuss what a lightworker is, their purpose, and how to know if you are one (if you're even asking, you already know the answer to that one). Let's get started!
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What is a lightworker?
A lightworker is a person who has a strong desire or calling to spread a message of love in order to raise the level of human consciousness on our planet.
They can look like teachers, writers, speakers, singers, creators, artists; any position where they are able to impart a message that helps others see the light within themselves.
Their position is unique in that they are bridgers between one level of consciousness and the next, which means they must tend to their own energy in order to keep their focus on the light and not in the shadows where most people are focused.
A lightworker is like a warrior of love, leading the masses towards the light and away from the baser energies of lower consciousness.
The purpose of a lightworker
As we are entering the Age of Aquarius, lightworkers are coming in more numbers than ever because the collective is preparing for a big shift towards higher consciousness.
Old paradigms are falling away. Things we've believed for so long are being replaced with new discoveries, such as thought being the creation of all matter. We are just beginning to realize the immense power of our consciousness and what that could mean for us as a planet.
Lightworkers hold steady in the storms of human chaos and keep their focus on the becoming–not the past. This means their own level of consciousness needs to withstand what their physical senses are perceiving in front of them so that they can remain at a higher vibration.
When our vibration is kept at a higher level, we are able to bring the collective consciousness up and positively affect the whole planet.
We're able to help lead the others cross the bridge to a higher level of awareness and being.
How to know if you're a lightworker
Anyone can be a lightworker, but there are people who come here with a burning desire to help the planet elevate and heal.
They may not be aware of this desire until a certain point in their life, but if the desire is there, then they are considered apart of the lightworker force that is sweeping the world (welcome aboard).
Here are a few common hallmarks of being a lightworker:
- You've always questioned rules and traditions
- Injustice and inequality hurt your heart, especially at younger ages
- Your dreams have always felt big
- You've always sensed there was an easier, more peaceful way to do things
- You innately know that we are not alone in this universe
- You're no stranger to darkness/pain/trauma
- You love to absorb forward-thinking information
- You feel a strong pull to unite and bring others together
- Positively affecting others deeply fulfills you
Lightworkers come in all forms from all kinds of backgrounds, but the main way to know that you're being called to be a lightworker is your desire for elevating the consciousness of mankind–for bringing people out of the dark and into the light.
Self-care tips for the lightworker
Self-care is so beneficial for the lightworker because their light only shines if they are connected and tuned into a higher frequency.
If you're out there shining your light for the world, I first of all want to high five you and acknowledge the beautiful light that you are. Thank you 🙏
Secondly, I want to share some self-care tips that I have found helpful for myself to stay in my light during this exciting movement towards higher consciousness that we are experiencing.
The following self-care tips are ideas for you and not a "must-do" list. Pick one or a few to incorporate into your life and see how they make you feel, and of course adjust them to your lifestyle, beliefs and personal preferences.
1. Plug into Source daily
The most powerful thing we can do as lightworkers is to quiet our minds once a day through meditation. Abraham Hicks, one of my favorite teachers on consciousness, says 15-20 minutes is all that is needed and that it will transform your life.
When you meditate, your vibration is allowed to rise which puts you in the frequency of beautifully inspired ideas, circumstances, and rendezvous' with people who will enrich your life.
Abundance, love and joy flows to you when you do this simple daily practice because all of those things are of a higher vibration. Your lightworker battery is revived to green status with daily meditation.
My favorite way to meditate is to play a white noise on a phone app, like a fan or washing machine, and listen to the sound as I quiet my mind. When thoughts come in, I just go back to the sound and focus on it again.
The goal is to get to a place of feeling detached, which might not happen every time, especially at first. Either way, quieting your mind for 15-20 minutes will raise your vibration.
2. Ground & breathe
Nature is pure consciousness, which is why spending time outdoors feels so good. Similarly, spending time with animals has the same effect on your energy.
Grounding is necessary in order to slow down thoughts and energy that can make you feel overwhelmed. It centers and realigns you with your inner being.
There are many ways to ground, but a few of my favorites are:
- Walking around outside barefoot
- Petting an animal and connecting with its energy
- Taking slow, deep breaths anywhere that you are
- Touching plants
- Taking a bath or getting your feet in water
- Putting your forehead (vagus nerve) on any sturdy surface (yoga mat, table, ground)
- Using a weighted blanket
3. Expand your energy field
Many lightworkers work one-on-one with others or are simply in frequent contact with others who aren't intentional with their energy and vibration, so it feels amazing to expand and clear your energy field.
Clearing your energy field is like opening windows and turning on fans to circulate the air. You want your field to be expanded and free of debris.
This is accomplished with physical movement and exercises like yoga, qigong and tai chi, as well as generally participating in things that make you feel joy.
You can also expand and clean up your field using your mind through meditation and visualization. Simply sense and visualize your energy field surrounding your body and then see it expanding to take up the whole room that you're in.
Another thing that feels amazing is to envision cords attached to you that are from people and situations you've engaged with recently, and then lovingly cutting them and releasing them back into the universal field to be transmuted.
Such a hard homework assignment, right? Joyfully move your body in a way that feels good, find reasons to be happy, and use the power of thought to expand and clear your energy field.
4. Transmute your own shadows
A lightworker's light shines so bright because they have known the darkness. When you notice a recurring negative pattern happening in your life, it's time to put your mining hat on and go excavating.
In order to transcend, sometimes it is first necessary to transmute. Many things can be shifted without shadow work, but the stuff that is causing repeating patterns in your life is the stuff you're gonna want to shine the light of your consciousness on.
I wrote a whole article here about how to do shadow work, but I'll recap the steps here:
- Figure out the pattern or issue that is coming up over and over for you
- Link the emotions underneath the recurring issue (what is the underlying emotion the issue causes you to feel?)
- Connect the emotion back to where it first began in your life
- Clarify your new way of feeling and being
The more we heal and transmute our own shadows, the happier we'll be and the easier we'll be able to show up in the world with our light shining bright.
5. Ask this question all day
One of the easiest, most fulfilling ways to connect with your intuition and take inspired action is to ask yourself "What would be fun to do now?" Or "What do I feel like doing now?"
This stops you from going through the motions like most people who are living their life on autopilot and gives you the chance to take inspired action.
It's also an excellent way to make sure you're taking care of your needs because a lot of times that answer will be something that isn't considered "productive" but it's exactly what you need in order to raise your vibration.
I try to ask myself these questions as often as I remember throughout the day. Some days I don't feel like working, other days I'm on fire to write. Sometimes I realizing I'm craving a bath, or silence, or sitting on the porch, or talking with a friend.
You'll be amazed to find out what it is you're truly desiring when you begin asking yourself directly what it is you would like to do next. It is hands down one of my favorite ways to stay in alignment with myself and inner being.
Conclusion
I hope you found something to take away with you. Lightworkers commonly have very tender, open hearts with empathic characteristics, which is why self-care is so very helpful for them.
You've signed up for a beautiful calling–don't forget to take care of you first if you want to assist anyone else.
Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed this article and found something to take away with you.
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With love,
Jessica
Jessica Dimas is the creator of Manifesting Magic with the Moon, a holistic self-care ritual bundle.
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Gabrielle Thomas
Hey Jessica, read this piece thinking, Am I really a lightworker? Funny thin is the self-care tips U described is basically jow I'm living my life today. AND I've understood in the past several years, that to me, the only thing that makes sense for me in this world, is to HELP other people. Nothing else matters to me anymore. NOTHING. I am here and OPEN to serve in any way THAT I CAN.😇
Jessica Dimas
I love that Gabrielle, that's so beautiful! I can feel your loving energy <3